ABANDONED: A Lively Deadmarsh Novel Book 1 – Arrivals and Awakenings

Written by Katie Berry

Narrated by Alex Knox

On December 31, 1981, high atop a snowy mountain peak in the rugged interior of British Columbia, Canada, ninety-eight beautiful people eat, drink, laugh, and dance inside the opulent grand ballroom of the Sinclair Resort Hotel.

The clock strikes twelve, a cheer goes up and the music swells; balloons drop and streamers swirl.

Then blackness . . .

Fifteen seconds later, the power returns and every living soul inside the ballroom has vanished, never to be seen again.

Now, forty years later, Preternatural Investigator Lively Deadmarsh and his psychic twin sister, Minerva, have been brought in to solve this decades-old mystery once and for all.

Should they fail, they may become part of it, forever.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Jul 20, 2021
• ISBN: 9781666116762

Reviews for ABANDONED

[doug · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A good interesting story with some genuinely spooky concepts . This however is not a full story and forint really have an end , it's just part of a story .

[Jacques Hollands · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I just finished re-reading Abandoned, Arrivals, and Awakenings, and I must say, my opinion has evolved since my previous review. While my initial thoughts on the first two books weren't as positive as my feelings towards Katie Berry's Claw, I decided to give them another chance and complete the series with the last two books.

One of my concerns remains the book's length—it's quite short, almost like a novella. However, the fact that I can immediately delve into book 2 after finishing book 1 alleviates some frustration. The story ends on a cliffhanger, but the good news is that I won't have to wait for months to read the new book.

In my earlier reviews, I had a bit of a gripe about the interactions between the main characters, Lively and his twin sister, Minerva. I felt their conversations came across as too "nice" or polite to each other, and the playful sarcasm felt a bit forced. However, recently, I had the pleasure of meeting some Canadians and realised that perhaps that's just how they talk. Canadians are some of the nicest and most polite people I've encountered. I might have been too critical in my earlier assessment.

With these fresh perspectives, I eagerly look forward to continuing my journey with this series. It's undeniably original, and I can't wait to see how the story unfolds. There's something intriguing about the plot that keeps me hooked, and I'm excited to discover what the outcome will be.