Naked or Dead

By: A.E. Murphy, Xela Knight

Narrated by: Valentina Ortiz

Small town, small-minded people, small expectations, and big assholes.

Lilith Deville is the new enigma at Lakeside Preparatory Academy, a prestigious high school by a river and not a lake, which makes sense not. Already, she hates it despite its beautiful landscape.

Between riding her dirt bike through the sacred lands of the natives, plotting against those she meets, and holding greasy truckers at gunpoint, Lilith makes no time for love or friendship. Forever the walking mystery (read misery) of her new home and school.

That is, until Nokosi Locklear catches her eye with his arrogance and a hard, toned body that she’s certain she doesn’t want to climb. Shoved up against a locker by him in her first week, she sets him in her wicked sights.

Life is only fun when you have somebody else’s pain to focus on. So long as you stay detached. Something Lilith will find is impossible to do when it comes to Nokosi. A guy with looks but no charm. Strength but no power. Love but no morals.

With a serial killer roaming the country taking victims one by one, a past in Nokosi’s eyes that he tries to hide, and a mother who would rather work than keep her daughters happy, Lilith finds plenty of time to spare and plenty of things to keep herself occupied.

Note: This is your only trigger warning. Listen to it at your own risk.

©2019 A.E. Murphy (P)2020 A.E. Murphy

Overall 3.75

This is a hard book for me to rate. It’s not really what I was expecting, especially in the way it ends. If I had done more research I would have passed on this book. It’s not bad and the story for the most part I enjoyed. I can’t say exactly what it is I didn’t like because I don’t want to spoil it. I decided to go with 3.75 starts because I liked most of it. If the ending were different the rating would be higher. Just because it wasn’t my cup of tea doesn’t mean others won’t love it!

Narration was 5 stars. No problem following along with the story.

I received this copy in exchange for an honest review.

Excellently Dark & Twisted Tale

Valentina Ortiz provides pitch-perfect narration for this dark and twisted tale of teenage twins, high school horror and deeply hidden family secrets. Each character is clearly embodied with a distinct voice that makes you feel them come alive, especially as they come inches within death. The co-authors weave a web of mystery that has you guessing up until the very end. Highly recommend!

I LOVED IT!

I absolutely loved it! This book was full of drama, heartache and suspense! The narration was excellent! It will keep you entertained! The author did an excellent job with the character builds and plot! This was my first book from this author but definitely not my last! I look forward to reading more books by this author! I was given a free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Talk about living in the mind of an insane individual

This was a twisted tale that blew my mind. If you enjoy a good mystery, with a splash of romance, a helping of grief, and a dash of anger than this is the book for you. I won’t give anything away so I will say just go ahead and listen , because this book has a little bit of everything and just when you think you know what’s going to happen you get the shock of realizing you didn’t have a clue where the story was heading.

Omgomgomg!!

This is most definitely one of the best books i've read/listened to in recent memory. The narrator wasn't my absolute favorite but still good, and good enough to still enjoy the book. My best advice is to go into this one blind...don't you dare read any spoilers-not one! The angst meter is off the charts, so if you want the feels look no further. Mystery, romance, tragedy, twists.... its all there. I've already said too much, just download it!