The Farmhouse

By: Chelsea Conradt

Narrated by: Brittany Pressley

Every woman who has lived on this farm has died. Emily just moved in.
When Emily Hauk’s mother dies, it’s time for her and her husband, Josh, to finally leave San Francisco. A farm in rural Nebraska is everything they want for a fresh start: clear skies, low costs, and distance from the grief back home.
They should have asked why the farm was for sale.
Three years ago, a teenage girl went missing from the farm. Soon after, the girl’s mother mysteriously died. The deeper Emily digs, the more stories she finds of women with a connection to her new home who’ve met their own dark ends.
The farmhouse was meant to be Emily’s fresh start, but with each passing day, her sanctuary slips further away. The barn seems to move throughout her property, as though chasing her. Her mother’s favorite music drifts across the corn. She swears she saw blood in one of the farmhand’s trucks. And the screams that wake her are not foxes, no matter how many times her husband says otherwise.
Despite Josh’s skepticism, Emily feels the darkness that has seeped into the soil of her farm. And if she wants to claim this place as her own, she’ll have to find the truth before whatever watches from the cornfield takes her too.

Too slow

The story is too slow and in desperate need of trimming down. Excellent narration. Not terrible.

Meh, ending!

This was a pretty good story. It just all of a sudden ended after a big build up. Overall, a good read.

Good mystery

This was rather good. I was expecting a twist at the end that didn’t come. A man not believing a woman is very understandable. What would make a person think you are crazy.

Unexpected

This story takes so many turns from beginning to end. There is a Hitchcock like vibe where you know bad things have happened but no one is listening to the main character. Emily is drawn into the past of the farm and no listens or believes her. Josh seems supportive but also not really checked in. This story keeps you on the edge of your seat. The last chapter went much differently than I expected yet it fits the development of the characters. Word of “caution” you might not want to be listening to this audio book on your 4:30 am walk where you a pass a field of cows. #CMCon26

Very slow

I didn’t enjoy it. There were too many ways the protagonist was seeming like she had mental health issues, and I felt it was being pushed too hard