The House of Whispers

Living Nightmares, Book 1

By: C. Hebert

Narrated by: Katrina Medina, William Madison

A notorious murderer haunting the streets of Bedeville stumbles upon a mysterious woman, becoming obsessed as he spends his nights endlessly toying with her and turning her world into a living nightmare.

This dark and twisted retelling of Jack the Ripper mixed with Jekyll and Hyde takes place in a fantasy world filled with magic, mischief, and murder.

TRIGGER WARNING: This book contains dark romance, drugs, addiction, mental disorder, explicit language, detailed sexual scenes, gore, blood, death, mention of sexual assault, and attempted suicide.

©2023 C. Hebert (P)2024 C. Hebert

Free yourself

I first want to start off by saying that I went in to this audiobook knowing nothing. I bought the ebook but when I got a chance to listen to the audiobook. I couldn’t pass that up. I just love the cover. Let me be honest. Retellings are my thing. But I haven’t read one about Jack the Ripper. Really haven’t read to many books about the serial killer.
I haven’t read anything from this author. And damn this won’t be the last book either. I am hoping book 2 comes sooner then later. This book is so intense and spicy world came.
This is by far one of the darkest audiobooks that I have ever listened too. Yes this audiobook took me a little longer to finish. I just couldn’t and wouldn’t rush through this. Something very new to me. And I wanted every detail. I loved the world and the characters this author created. The narrators chef kiss. There was never a moment where I couldn’t stop this book.
Yes there is a lot mention of blood and death and sexual assault.
But if this darkenesss is your cup of tea. I highly recommend this book/audiobook.
Audiobook provided by: RRbooktours

Thank you the author and RRBOOKTOURS for allowing me the opportunity to listen to amazing audiobook. Can’t wait for book two.

an absolutely breathtaking performance

𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗘: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘯, 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵. "

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗜’𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸, 𝘀𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 — 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Oh my god. This book was absolutely screwed, in the best way possible. Two days on from finishing it and I am still trying to wrap my head around everything that occurred. The writing was beautiful, the character development was impeccable, the storyline. Just, shut up. I ✨𝑐𝑎𝑛’𝑡 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛✨ I loved it so much. Did I know what was going to happen? I had an inkling, but the way it evolved and erupted was just absolute perfection. This baby was dark. Like 𝘿𝘼𝙍𝙆, and yet still so beautiful. The story itself is a standalone, but I need more. In any form I can get it.

But, oh my 𝑔𝑜𝑑. The story itself was absolute gold, and the narration just brought it to life. I can still feel the slither of his voice on my skin. The whisper in the dark. There was a quality to the narrative that immersed me in a way I’ve never experienced. I wouldn’t call it the full cinematic experience that some novels have, but the little sound effects made the whole experience enthralling. 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘥. An absolutely phenomenal job to the narrators @katrina_the_narrator & @wmadisonvox 

𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗦:
💀 psychological thriller
💋 love/hate
🖤 dark secrets
🔺 love triangle
🗡 knife & blood play
🩸 blood & gore

As always my loves, 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 check the trigger warnings before diving into this one.

Dark psychological thriller

To start I have to say that this was probably one of the best audio narrations I have listened too!! The dual narrations was incredible and then they added sound affects in part that made you feel like you were there. There was a part that you could hear the background music that was playing in the book.

I'm sure the physical book is great but the Audio is a whole experience and this is probably one of the only books I would 💯 recommend the audio over the physical. (And I'm a physical book lover)

Ok now I will warn you... This book is DARK! Like serial killer dark.. And if you're the type that needs a happy ending then this might not be the book for you. It's a jekyll and Hyde/ Jack the Ripper retelling and it's sooo good! Lots of blood and gore so if you have triggers please check the trigger warning as every trigger listed IS IN the book heavy!

Dont let The house of whispers cover fool you into thinking it's just a dark fantasy, this is a dark psychological thriller fantasy that will have you wondering what is real.

FYI you may need to have a drink ready when the book end if your not already drinking because you will need to process the ending. I stared at the wall for an hour drinking wine, trying to process the last 2 hours of the book..

Will leave you breathless

There aren't words to describe my feelings over this audiobook, but I'll try.

The narration is perfection, the storyline is gripping and the finale...chef's kiss.

I'm absolutely obsessed with this audiobook and C. Herbert is now a one-click author for me.

One of best audiobooks

What a mindf*ck this book was! The author had me thinking one thing for more than half the book then all of a sudden, it hit me like a Mack truck. I was wrong the whole time, and I was blownnnn away at how twisted this story really was. It was dark and gritty, and the author did such an amazing job describing everything. I was fully immersed. Even more so because I was listening to the audio book and reading the physical book at the same time! It was intense. The narrators did such an amazing job bringing this world alive, and it was amazing with all the sound effects. I fell in love with the characters and truly began caring about them. There were points in the book that were so creepy, and in the audiobook they added sound effects of boots crunching, doors opening, creepy music. It was freaking great and I just want everyone to hurry up and read this book!

my favorite narration to date

This dark romance is also very much a horror. There is suspense, murder, gore, and stalking. The author really embraces the dark aspects of the story without any sugar coating, and I love how it all wrapped up.
The dual narration was so well done. I'll never understand how narrators can sound like entirely different people for different perspectives, they excelled at it in this one. This is the first audio I've listened to with sound effects and it really added to the experience, especially as someone who imagines scenes playing in my mind as I read and listen to books. Definitely a favorite audio experience for me!

What a mind bender!

I loved how immersive the story felt. I was guessing right up to the very end. What an amazingly dark and twisted story.

Bloody beautiful

It's absolutely amazing. It was as captivating as the first time i read this. From the beginning, it was a bloody mess but a mess so beautifully violent. The audiobook really sucks you in and holds you until the end. The narrators brought to life this story, and i loved how it was told.

Wow

Every time I read one of Cyn's books, I finish with the thought that it's my favorite, and this one is no exception. I really enjoy an unconventional ending, and wow, what an ending it was! This is certainly not your typical happily ever after. Additionally, I'm usually quite adept at predicting how stories will conclude, but this one kept me guessing. I never anticipated that twist.
Cyn, I am consistently in awe of your writing.
The narration was outstanding. It utilized a dual style that perfectly complemented the story. Both narrators brought the characters to life, making them feel incredibly real. At times, I felt like a bystander rather than just a listener.

Freaky ride enveloped in darkness ✨🌑✨

Well!! This was a freaky ride and i loved it ❤️
I loved this book sooo much that i purchased a hard copy.

I enjoyed every stage of the book. There was not a single moment of boredom. If darkness is your friend - then this book is perfect choice for you. Spice, blood and tension. I cant wait for the book 2. The narrators did a perfect job. Both were excellent choices for the main characters. I fell in love with the male narrator's voice ❤️
I will definitely listen to this book again!