Books with Shocking Plot Twists

Books with Shocking Plot Twists

The Night Olivia Fell book cover
Genre: Mystery

The Night Olivia Fell

By Christina McDonald, narrated by Kelly Burke and Laurel Lefkow
Tags: Mystery

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In the small hours of the morning, Abi Knight is startled awake by the phone call no mother ever wants to get: Her teenage daughter, Olivia, has fallen off a bridge. Not only is Olivia brain-dead, she’s pregnant and must remain on life support to keep her baby alive. And then Abi sees the angry bruises circling Olivia’s wrists.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

Other People's Clothes

By Calla Henkel, narrated by Lauryn Allman
Tags: Literary Fiction

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Hoping to escape the pain of the recent murder of her best friend, art student Zoe Beech finds herself studying abroad in the bohemian capital of Europe—Berlin. Rudderless, Zoe relies on the arrangements of fellow exchange student Hailey Mader, who idolizes Warhol and Britney Spears and wants nothing more than to be an art star.

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The Sanatorium

By Sarah Pearse, narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden
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Half-hidden by forest and overshadowed by threatening peaks, Le Sommet has always been a sinister place. Long plagued by troubling rumors, the former abandoned sanatorium has since been renovated into a five-star minimalist hotel.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mysteries Book 1)

By Mia P. Manansala, narrated by Danice Cabanela
Tags: Literary Fiction

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When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes. She's tasked with saving her Tita Rosie's failing restaurant, and she has to deal with a group of matchmaking aunties who shower her with love and judgment.

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I Know What You've Done

By Dorothy Koomson, narrated by Anna Acton, Ginny Holder, Madeline Appiah and, Mira Dovreni
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What if all your neighbours' secrets landed in a diary on your doorstep? What if the woman who gave it to you was murdered by one of the people in the diary? What if the police asked if you knew anything? Would you hand over the book of secrets? Or...would you try to find out what everyone had done?

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Genre: Young Adult

NOCTE

By Courtney Cole, narrated by Stephen Dexter and Simone Tetrault
Tags: Young Adult

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Save me, and I'll save you.... My name is Calla Price. I'm 18 years old, and I'm one half of a whole. My other half - my twin brother, my Finn - is crazy. I love him. More than life, more than anything. And even though I'm terrified he'll suck me down with him, no one can save him but me. I'm doing all I can to stay afloat in a sea of insanity, but I'm drowning more and more each day.

A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone Series Book 1) book cover
Genre: Fantasy

A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone Series Book 1)

By Scarlett St. Clair, narrated by Meg Sylvan
Tags: Fantasy

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Persephone is the Goddess of Spring by title only. The truth is, since she was a little girl, flowers have shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hopes to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

King’s Captive

By Amber Bardan, narrated by Sofia Willingham
Tags: Steamy Romance

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For three years, I've belonged to Julius King. Some people would think being stuck on a private island is heaven, but this is my hell. Because I'm not here as a guest. Not even close. I'm a prisoner. I'm his. Julius King. Powerful. Wealthy. Dangerous.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Written with Regret (The Regret Duet Book 1)

By Aly Martinez, narrated by Andi Arndt
Tags: Steamy Romance

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Every little girl dreams of the fairy tale. The one where the white knight rushes in to save her from the clutches of evil. They fall in love, have babies, and live happily ever after. By that definition, my life should have been a fairy tale, too.

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Genre: Science Fiction

The Hazel Wood

By Melissa Albert, narrated by Rebecca Soler and James Fouhey
Tags: Science Fiction

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Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice’s grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel Wood, Alice learns how bad her luck can really get: Her mother is stolen away.

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Genre: Science Fiction

The Dead Zone

By Stephen King, narrated by James Franco
Tags: Science Fiction

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Johnny Smith awakens from a five-year coma after his car accident and discovers that he can see people's futures and pasts when he touches them. Many consider his talent a gift; Johnny feels cursed. His fiancée married another man during his coma, and people clamor for him to solve their problems.