Piñata

A Novel

By: Leopoldo Gout

Narrated by: Krysta Gonzales

A Head Full of Ghosts meets Mexican Gothic in Piñata, a terrifying possession tale by author and artist Leopoldo Gout.

Carmen Sanchez is back in her home country of Mexico, overseeing the renovation of an ancient cathedral into a boutique hotel. Her teen daughters, Izel and Luna, are with her for the summer, and left to fill their afternoons unsupervised in a foreign city.

The locals treat the Sanchez women like outsiders, while Carmen's contractors openly defy and sabotage her work. After a disastrous accident at the construction site nearly injures Luna, Carmen's had enough. They're leaving.

Back home in New York, malevolent and unexplainable happenings seem to swarm the Sanchez family, throwing their lives into chaos. And it might be too late for them to escape what's been awakened...

Inspired by the true, horrific history of how the Spanish conquistadors used piñatas to force Aztec children to break their gods, Piñata is a possession horror story about how the sinister repercussions of our past can return to haunt us.

©2023 Leopoldo Gout (P)2023 Spotify Audiobooks

Pretty dope take on possession

Appreciate the subversion of standard possession narratives. An interesting post colonial take. Makes me want a piñata

Powerful story of family love and ancestral connection

Beautiful characters in this story of family love and ancestral connection. Loved the story and even though it was supernatural it was totally believable.

Wow! Great story

I enjoyed listening to this story about a woman who travels to her native land with her daughters and is found by an ancient evil. I enjoyed listening to this story because it reminded me of my own roots. I look forward to listening to more stories from this author and this narrator.

It’s just the narration

I think the narrator isn’t the best fit for this story. If her voice was less high pitched & it was read more serious the story would be understood better. I’m trying to tough it out.

A sense of dread grows, tightens ....

This slow burn horror novel was absolutely INCREDIBLE, and the narrator was amazing as well! Highly recommend if you like Paul Tremblay .... Well done!!!