The Reyes Incident

By: Briana Morgan

Narrated by: Derek Dysart, Rose McMahon

A local legend gone haywire.

A small-town cop.

An impossible eyewitness testimony.

Which is easier to believe—that killer mermaids exist, or that one person is worth risking everything for?

For fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Into the Drowning Deep comes a chilling horror story steeped in urban rumor.

©2022 Briana Morgan (P)2023 Fireside Audio

An odd mix of monster horror and tragic love

I started off enjoying the first two hours of exciting killer siren horror, but then stupid plot elements and a superfluous focus on tragic couples in love made the book very unsatisfying.  The book description really needs more detail for book buyers.  The romantic melodrama increased as the novella went on.  Furthermore, the inconclusive ending clinched the 3-star rating from me.  It is an unsatisfying story on many levels.  I don’t think that horror fans will like this much; maybe fans of paranormal dramas on CW might like it.  There is no sexual content; there is a bunch of bloody monster violence that is sometimes gory.

 

   The following are some of the stupid plot elements.  First, it would actually take a survivor a maximum of two days to tell the story to police, but it takes her a whole month!  Second, an airplane is improbably sitting in an underground bunker room without doors, and somehow the plane wing is used to effectively block a crack in the wall!

 

   The narration is pretty good, 4 stars.  The male narrator Derek Dysart only narrates about 15% of the novella.  He did a fine job, but his accents sound more like Kentucky than Georgia.  The female narrator Rose McMahon gave a very good performance that made the book come alive.  I was a little puzzled that she had Olivia Reyes say her name twice with a Spanish accent but then the Spanish accent never appeared again.

 

I requested and received a free review copy, and I voluntarily wrote this honest review.  #TheFlockVIPReviewTeam #FiresideAudio

Great audio performance!

I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this found footage style horror story. The only thing I wish was different is that I wanted more at the end. What happens with Reyes?! Does Andie have a final confrontation with her? I'd love to see that.

A great quick horror fix!

I really liked the story even though it didn't go deeper into the origin of the killer mermaids.
Loved the side love stories.
It is a great book if you need a quick horror fix!

4.5 Stars Wow An Intense Story of Friends and Horror

A horror story of friends who chase down urban legends and film their discoveries. Also we follow the Life of a police officer and the challenges a missing persons case effects her and her wife
I had to take a break (and I enjoy horror movies), but this story was intense and written so wellI could imagine each scene
We’ll written and perform short story
#AudioBook and #PinkFlamingo Reviewer

A wild ride!

The vibes are definitely strong with this one! Scary and a great plot. I read this one in a day and highly recommend.