Tempting Fate

A Psychological Horror Short Story

By: Barbara Henslee

Narrated by: Barbara Henslee

After a woman dies, she watches over her son as he struggles with life’s challenges. When he dies, too, he comes to her for help, but she has different plans in store for him.

©2020 Barbara Henslee (P)2020 Barbara Henslee

A Mother's Love

This was a short but creepy tale of a mother who died when her son, Rafe, was 10 years old. Little does he know what is in store for his life. An intriguing idea and a good short tale when you want something quick and a bit scary. The author is also the narrator of the audiobook and she does a pretty good job if you speed up the reading. I was given the chance to listen to this audiobook through Story Origins and chose to review it.

Okay

Great book, kept my attention all the way to the end, amazing audio delivery, loved it. Will be reading again, every chapter was received amazingly do recommend you give it a read.

Great book

This was quite an interesting story it ended in an unexpected way and with the writer also being the narrator it makes it more appealing so if you like surprise endings you need this story

Incredible

One thing I really can’t stand is authors who narrate their own stories. This is the third one I’ve listened to and they’ve all sounded dull and listless.

My gripes with the narration aside; This story is fantastic. Unfortunately, that’s about all I can say. I can’t talk about what I enjoy with this story without spoiling it. I’m not going to spoil it because I know some people get upset with spoilers and I aim to keep all my reviews spoiler-free.

I really hate those reviews that are just a summary of the book or even worse, a summary of the summary. So all I can really say without spoiling it or summarizing it is how well done it is. This is a story I’d recommend to my friends if I had any.

NOTE: This copy was provided to me free of charge as a digital review copy. The opinions stated in this review are mine and mine alone, I was not paid or requested to give this book a certain rating, suggestion, or approval.

Devious & Twisted

This was my first experience with Barbara Henslee's work and I found it intriguing. I plan to look into more of her writing. Although this is a short story, it had a great impact and caused me to experience a moment of horrified what if? I recommend it to others who enjoy psychological horror stories. Barbara Henslee's narration is great as her prosaic style adds to the horrific impact of the tale. I was given a free copy of the audiobook and I have voluntarily left this review.

Twisted

Very short but a bit intriguing and deeply twisted. Barbara done a wonderful job preforming this story. I would recommend it.

I didn't see the end coming

What a horrible thing for a mother to do. I did not expect the story to take that twist.

Powerful message

Tempting Fate may be a short book but it contains a very powerful message about morals and right and wrong. Barbara Henslee did a phenomenal job writing and narrating this short. I highly recommend this book to everyone especially those contemplating fate.

i got this audiobook in storyorigin

its a good story with a diferent ending 👌its worth of the time you spend listening

Disturbing Tale

The story was interesting at the beginning with a strong narrator, but there was not enough character development or stakes. The non-linear storyline was off putting, and the ending was not as surprising as it was disturbing. I appreciated that the narrator was the author herself though. The story had an interesting premise, I just wish it was developed a bit more.