The Tearsmith

A Novel

By: Erin Doom

Narrated by: Alexandra Hunter

Length: 23 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

NOW A HIT NETFLIX MOVIE • The bestselling international sensation and viral TikTok phenomenon—a dark, sexy, haunting novel of two aching young adults who are taken in by the same family and forced to reckon with a destructive love that could be the undoing of them both

“Ready for the next Twilight?”—People

Growing up in a ghastly orphanage run by an abusive matron, Nica coped in the only way she could—by retreating to her imagination, where she lived out fantastical stories, especially about the Tearsmith, the man who makes tears, a terrifying figure who forges all the fears that dwell in people’s hearts.

When she’s finally taken in by an adoptive family at seventeen, Nica thinks she’s leaving the group home, its torments, and her prison of otherworldly tales behind her. That is, until Rigel—a young man raised from birth in the same dreadful orphanage—joins her new family.

Rigel is as mesmerizingly handsome as he is troubled, and he and Nica have a long history of distrust and hostility. But as they come to live together again under one roof, the deep shared trauma of surviving such vicious circumstances sparks something magical, and Nica begins to fall for Rigel’s forbidden love.

Before any relationship can become reality, though, they’ll have to face the darkness of their past . . . and the dangerous stakes of pursuing a future together.

©2024 Erin Doom (P)2024 Random House Audio

enchanted

I like everything in it, even the things I don't and it made the story even more enchanting.

I love the writing style!

It was a really interesting story and I appreciated the way it’s written. I would definitely recommend!

So beautiful

I couldn’t stop I loved it so much! So much better and so much more than the movie. I will listen again

The best

Where has this book been? It was one of the best I’ve listened to in a very long time. It took several days to get through, but I never felt like any part was repetitive. The narrator’s Rigel voice was perfect, but it worked.

the way the story was told was amazing

I loved everything about the story from beginning to the end I started by watching the movie it was so good I just had to dig into the book and I was not disappointed

Monotonous

I wanted to listed to this 20+ hour book before I watched the much shorter movie. Now I understand why so much of the book was cut. It droned on and on and on. Were they paid by the word? Many beautiful, unnecessary words.

Amazing

I am obsessed with this book. Finished in 3 days. I highly recommend it.

Genuinely this book is five stars

Incredible and unlike any book I’ve ever read. Incredible writing. Incredible characters. Incredible plot. I loved the foster story aspect. I love how convincing their love for each other was. I didn’t want to skip a single part.

Lovely Story

I really Enjoyed the Story is a Teens Love, the tearsmith is quite a character and I loved how all emotions are so wide and ambiguous for all kinds of feelings, the lecture and perfomance was one pf my favorites, I feel if I had read the book instead, never have I ever would reach the depth of each character

A Hauntingly Beautiful Story

A beautiful story, well written. I watched the netflix version and it left so many details out I had to read/listen to the book. It was hauntingly beautiful.