Soul Mirror

By: Edmund Stone, Crystal Lake Publishing

Narrated by: Danielle Muething

The world is what you make of it until you turn it upside down.

Edmund Stone’s Soul Mirror takes listeners into the mind of Jessica, a nonverbal young woman living with autism, who feels disconnected from the world around her. Her life has been a constant struggle, moving from one foster home to another, surrounded by adults more focused on their own issues than on her well-being. Yet, Jessica finds solace in a peculiar mirror—a mirror that doesn’t reflect her image but instead offers glimpses into the souls of others.

As Jessica becomes increasingly captivated by the mirror, she unwittingly stirs something dark—a malevolent entity determined to capture her soul and the souls of those around her. Now, Jessica must find a way to navigate this twisted reality and protect herself and those she loves from an evil that lurks just beyond the glass.

In this psychological and supernatural thriller, Soul Mirror explores themes of isolation, self-discovery, and the delicate balance between reality and the unknown. Jessica must face her fears, confront the darkness, and seek out unlikely allies in her fight for survival.

Will she find a way to escape, or will the mirror and its sinister force claim her forever?

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Pretty good

The Story: Overall decent. As an autistic person myself, I like that one of the main characters (I would say the book has dual protagonists in Jessica and Renee) who is autistic was not portrayed as a walking stereotype. Something about the pacing felt a bit off - I never quite felt the build up of tension I usually look for in horror. It felt a bit rushed from one thing to the next, and I think some things could have been explored in more depth. Because of this, I didn't care as much about the characters as I could have. But I do think there are some neat concepts in the story, and I liked the mirror world and the things related to that. It feels like the skeleton of a good story that I just wish had a bit more flesh on the bones.

Narration: Narrator was fine. She wasn't monotone and her pacing was good. I found the voice she used for Renee's kid kind of off-putting (very generic, lispy cartoon child voice). Also the fact that only the drug addicts had a 'Southern'/ redneck sort of accent was definitely...a choice. As someone from the South I'm used to that type of voice being used for 'dumb hick ' sort of characters but I still don't love it

Harrowing trip through the looking glass

Stone does a fantastic job navigating the unique POV of his neurodivergent young FMC. I have always been fascinated by lore involving mirrors and I loved this take.

this was good.

This was a good book, and it kept me interested. love the narrator, she did a great job.

A wild ride

This was a trippy book about an alternate reality inside of a mirror. I had such a good time with this one!!

A very good listen -horror & suspense

Considering that at the time I listened to this book it was part of the free read section, it was a surprisingly very good listen! The characters were fully developed, and the knowledge of the author regarding neurodivergent children was deep & on target. Interesting method in how she had a voice. Next, there was a classic horror trope which was not unveiled until the end. The narrator was excellent, but whomever decided to give one of the very young children a significant pronunciation issue, I was surprised that it was not suggested he was in speech therapy (his mom is an OT). Minor complaint really. Definitely one to listen to