MAEVE FLY

Maeve, the titular character of this chilling audiobook, should have enjoyed a perfect life. The L.A. native, who descends from Hollywood royalty, portrays the lead princess at a famed Anaheim theme park. Narrator Sosie Bacon artfully brings to life the narcissistic young woman and her ghoulish dark side, especially her love of Halloween music and gore. As life batters Maeve with setbacks, including an on-and-off sex-fueled relationship with her best friend's brother, she becomes increasingly unstable. Listeners go along for the ride as Bacon skillfully shepherds them into Maeve's unhinged mind. Hint: By volume's end, it's not an enjoyable place to visit. Thanks to Bacon's stellar efforts, this audiobook proves both gruesome and gripping. D.E.M. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2023]