We Hear Voices
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- Author：Evie Green
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Editor Reviews
An electrifying science fiction thriller that chronicles the aftermath of a pandemic。”
—Publisher's Weekly （starred review）
“Evie Green expertly blends the paranormal and the 'new normal' in a story that is both outlandish and eerily familiar。。。compelling， addictive and a perfect example of how we use stories to understand ourselves， the world， and our collective social experiences。”
—Anna Downes， author of The Safe Place
“We Hear Voices is startling in both its prescience and premise。 Deliciously chilling， this is also a book filled with heart—the terror experienced by Rachel when she discovers her little boy has survived a terrible virus， only to suffer from voice-hearing， is breathtaking in its realism。 While the plot is perfectly-paced and races to a terrifying climax， the relationships between the characters are gorgeous， and stay with the reader long after their heart rate returns to normal。”
—C。 J。 Cooke， author of The Nesting
“A fusion of horror and social commentary that chills。”
—Kirkus
Reviews
diibylo
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In a world that eerily parallels the pandemic currently faced， one small boy recovers from near death only to have found an imaginary friend who seems to control his very actions， actions that are often terrifying and unexplainable。 What could be happening to this innocent child？ Is the voice in his head real？ How will his mother deal with the horrors she must face？ Is she prepared to admit something is not right？ What of the others who have recovered？ Do they hear voices， too？ WE HEAR VOICES by Evie Green is a dark tale of family relationships， paranormal events and questions the unknown and the unexpected and the unbelievable。 Well written， Billy is a typical small child who begins doing horrific things。 His mother seemed too caught up in having a perfect family， almost seeming to deny a problem until further into the story。 The addition of a doctor “studying” pandemic-recovered children adds a brilliant element as all is slowly revealed。 A perfectly evil read for the upcoming Halloween season。 I received a complimentary ARC edition from Berkley Publishing Group！ This is my honest and voluntary review。
Dibyajit Patra
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A very good choice about child mental health and the risks various harmfull pandemics posses on children's brain thereby creating a general awareness among the masses ，，， certainly a very good pick ，，the style of writing is modern which makes it easy to read and understand ，，， which makes it a must read。。。🙂🙂
Britt Samples
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2。5
Carys Wiggans
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I wish I could give this more stars。 If I could， its getting a solid 20。 The timing of this book with the covid pandemic is creepy， and made it so much more gripping！ The story， the writing， the concept。 Aaaah， I just loved it so much！ I wish I could give this more stars。 If I could， it’s getting a solid 20。 The timing of this book with the covid pandemic is creepy， and made it so much more gripping！ The story， the writing， the concept。 Aaaah， I just loved it so much！ 。。。more
Autumn
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Even though Evie Green penned We Hear Voices before the outbreak of COVID-19， the parallels are unmistakable and chilling。 It follows the life of Rachel Jackman a mother of three living in London。 Shes trying to make a home for her family in a city where big corporations control almost every aspect of life。 She gave up a successful career as an attorney to take care of her children and would do anything in her power to make sure they were safe。So when the deadly J5X virus that is ravaging the Even though Evie Green penned We Hear Voices before the outbreak of COVID-19， the parallels are unmistakable and chilling。 It follows the life of Rachel Jackman – a mother of three living in London。 She’s trying to make a home for her family in a city where big corporations control almost every aspect of life。 She gave up a successful career as an attorney to take care of her children and would do anything in her power to make sure they were safe。So when the deadly J5X virus that is ravaging the outside world sinks its wicked claws into her six-year-old son， there’s absolutely nothing she won’t do to save him。Billy was so pale that his face was a bluish green color。 His hair was slicked back with sweat。 His temperature soared while he shivered。 She waited for the next breath。 When it didn’t come， she pulled him tighter against her chest， trying to use her heart to jump-start his。“Billy，” she whispered into his hair。 “Billy， it’s Mum。 Stay。 Stay with me。” She looked up， her child in her arms。 “Universe，” she muttered。 “God，” she added， hedging her bets。 “Allah。 Whoever you are。 Give me Billy back。 Give me my Billy， and I promise I will do anything。 I’ll sell my soul to anyone。 Let me keep him。”Nothing changed。Millions of people had died。 Billy would add one to the number of casualties。 Children under ten were particularly at risk。 Plus one for the children-under-ten statistics。“Please，” she said。 She kissed his head one more time。 One more。 One more。 “I love you， Billy。” She pushed her face into his and rubbed her warm cheek on his cooling one and tried to imagine her life without him。He wasn’t moving。 He wasn’t breathing。 He had…“Let me keep him，” she said。 “I don’t care what else。 Let me have Billy。” His body jerked in her arms， and he opened his eyes， just a fraction。 She felt his lungs expand。 She heard him exhale， felt the sour breath on her face。 He inhaled again with a rattling noise， a vibration。 He was breathing。Billy is miraculously spared and seems to recover fully with the help of his new imaginary friend。 Everyone believes that “Delfy” is completely harmless – until the unthinkable happens。 Rachel must once again fight for Billy’s life and she never gives up - not even when the odds seem insurmountable。 It’s this strength of spirit that inspired me to devour page after suspenseful page of this thought-provoking stunner… 。。。more
carmen smith
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I read this book every night
Pamela
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I was given this arc of the book for my honest review。 This science-fiction horror novel reveals the tensions and fragility of family， worried that their landlord may sell their home out from under them。 Rachel， her boyfriend， and her teenage daughter get help for Bill from a doctor who is also having problems。 He begins to wonder if Billy and the other affected children in his hospital are really going mad or more terrifying that maybe something is really talking to the children。Read the rest I was given this arc of the book for my honest review。 This science-fiction horror novel reveals the tensions and fragility of family， worried that their landlord may sell their home out from under them。 Rachel， her boyfriend， and her teenage daughter get help for Bill from a doctor who is also having problems。 He begins to wonder if Billy and the other affected children in his hospital are really going mad or more terrifying that maybe something is really talking to the children。Read the rest of the review at http://www。ismellsheep。com/2020/12/bo。。。 （I actually finsihed reading the arc November 10th， but the review blog let the review released today， December 1st， as the book released then。 。。。more
Steve
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We Hear Voices is a cool crossover between Sci-Fi and Mystery。 And boy， does it work。 The book takes place in London amid a pandemic similar to what we are experiencing in the U。S。 In the offing is a planet where humans can start fresh， climate change， and pandemic free。 On Earth， a wealthy developer is building a utopia-like community that offers strict regiments and a degree of certainty in a vastly uncertain world。 Throw in a doctor trying to rehabilitate children who have been exposed and We Hear Voices is a cool crossover between Sci-Fi and Mystery。 And boy， does it work。 The book takes place in London amid a pandemic similar to what we are experiencing in the U。S。 In the offing is a planet where humans can start fresh， climate change， and pandemic free。 On Earth， a wealthy developer is building a utopia-like community that offers strict regiments and a degree of certainty in a vastly uncertain world。 Throw in a doctor trying to rehabilitate children who have been exposed and recovered from the virus， and strange side effects manifesting in children hearing and communicating with imaginary friends。 Affairs go from bad to worse and the reader is left stunned and taken aback by this all to the relevant and prescient novel。 。。。more
Cynthia
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Happy pub day！ Ive been looking forward to this one！ I was very excited to wake up and see that I won the ebook！ Thank you to the publisher and Goodreads！ Happy pub day！ I’ve been looking forward to this one！ I was very excited to wake up and see that I won the ebook！ Thank you to the publisher and Goodreads！ 。。。more
Permanently_Booked
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The synopsis had me utterly intrigued and I honestly can't say no to creepy kid-based horror books。 There is a strong start to this read that has you quickly sucked in but as things unravel and more POVs start to come in the plot seems to overstretch itself into different directions。 Mind you there is a reason for it， and it ties together epically in the end。 Getting there was a slight sluggish battle for me though。 There was a decent number of extra scenarios occurring that took away from the The synopsis had me utterly intrigued and I honestly can't say no to creepy kid-based horror books。 There is a strong start to this read that has you quickly sucked in but as things unravel and more POVs start to come in the plot seems to overstretch itself into different directions。 Mind you there is a reason for it， and it ties together epically in the end。 Getting there was a slight sluggish battle for me though。 There was a decent number of extra scenarios occurring that took away from the overall plot for me。 The inner monologues were repetitive for the mom and daughter even though I could understand the weight on their shoulders。 I also debated the necessity of the doctor's POV outside of the institution he ran。 I liked the inclusion of the pandemic and the tie in to looking to settle on another planet。 Very time appropriate for our current era and it really makes you sit back and think。 Overall， I was hoping for more horror but even though that aspect was minimal I still found myself flipping Kindle pages pretty fast。 The characters are easy to root for and the plot is unique from others I have read。 I look forward to finding more by this author in this genre。 。。。more
Melissa Lattin
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Thanks to @netgalley and @berkleypub for a galley copy of Evie Greens We Hear Voices in exchange for my honest review。 This book is eerily similar to the current state of affairs， but also， thankfully， different。 A pandemic hits that is killing a lot of people。 Some kids start recovering， but at what price？ Everything seems fine at first， except the kids wake up with an imaginary friend。 Their behavior starts to take odd and sometimes deadly turns， which the kids blame on their friend。 Trigger Thanks to @netgalley and @berkleypub for a galley copy of Evie Green’s We Hear Voices in exchange for my honest review。 This book is eerily similar to the current state of affairs， but also， thankfully， different。 A pandemic hits that is killing a lot of people。 Some kids start recovering， but at what price？ Everything seems fine at first， except the kids wake up with an imaginary friend。 Their behavior starts to take odd and sometimes deadly turns， which the kids blame on their friend。 Trigger warning for anyone who wants to read this book: SPIDERSI feel that this book could have been really great， but missed the mark a bit for me。 I enjoyed the plot of this book， with the creepy kids and pandemic， but I ultimately didn’t enjoy how it all came together。 For one， this is a pretty long big with a fair amount of buildup， but the conclusion seemed rushed and a bit unjust for the book。 Basically， poof and the ‘voices’ were gone。 I get that this comes back around at the end as maybe a cliffhanger or a possible lead in to a second book， but it really made it unworth it for me as a reader。 The juice was not worth the squeeze。 3/5 stars 。。。more
Candy
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OH MY GOSH ！ I loved this book。 I didnt know what to expect but it was brilliant ！ And I was totally not expecting that ending ！ 9/10 OH MY GOSH ！ I loved this book。 I didn’t know what to expect but it was brilliant ！ And I was totally not expecting that ending ！ 9/10 。。。more
Sheena
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Happy pub day！ A creepy debut novel with an assortment of genres such as horror， sci-fi， and thriller。 We Hear Voices takes place in an apocalyptic setting of Earth facing the brink of collapsing。 Technology took over a fair bit with virtual reality and artificial intelligence being prominent in this dystopian society。 The answer to saving humanity is to train a new generation to launch into space to create a new life。 On top of the plan for colonizing space there is a pandemic going on that is Happy pub day！ A creepy debut novel with an assortment of genres such as horror， sci-fi， and thriller。 We Hear Voices takes place in an apocalyptic setting of Earth facing the brink of collapsing。 Technology took over a fair bit with virtual reality and artificial intelligence being prominent in this dystopian society。 The answer to saving humanity is to train a new generation to launch into space to create a new life。 On top of the plan for colonizing space there is a pandemic going on that is similar to the flu， called JX5 that is untreatable and killing people all over the world。 Sound familiar？Billy recovers from the mysterious pandemic but with the recovery comes a new imaginary friend named Delfy。 His mother Rachel thinks Delfy is a blessing and believes that this is how Billy will be able to deal with the traumatic experience he just went through。 At first what seems like harmless pranks by a six year old boy， quickly takes a dark turn for the worst。 Billy claims that Delfy is the cause of these bad actions and is controlling him to do things he doesn’t want to do。 Is it really Billy or is something far more sinister at play here？ Meanwhile， Billy’s older sister Nina is training to become one of the pioneers to start over in space。 Nina does her own investigation in trying to figure out what is happening with Billy and finding other children who are in the same position as him。At first， it seems like the multiple plot lines are arbitrary and may be part of two entirely different books。 As you read on， these plot lines come together seamlessly and everything is actually far more interconnected than you realize。 The characters are well developed and strong， as well as linked together in ways they may not even expect。 The book also explores economic equality and the concept of corporations taking control of people’s families， jobs， homes， and more。 We Hear Voices kept me up well into the night， quickly flipping the pages in anticipation of what Billy will do next。 Everything comes together full circle with a surprising yet satisfactory ending。 I definitely will be on the lookout for Evie Green’s future novels！ Thank you so much to Netgalley and Berkley Publishing for providing an ARC in exchange for review。 Originally posted at mysteryandsuspense。com 。。。more
Monnie
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Back in my younger days， I ripped through sci-fi books with a passion - I think it was largely because technology， and all the possibilities it brings， has always been a fascination （probably because my formative years were spent using a crank telephone on a party line and getting news and music from a floor-model radio， so Sony's Walkman was enough to blow my mind）。 But my tastes these days lean more toward mysteries and thrillers， so when I was offered a pre-release copy of this book， I was a Back in my younger days， I ripped through sci-fi books with a passion - I think it was largely because technology， and all the possibilities it brings， has always been a fascination （probably because my formative years were spent using a crank telephone on a party line and getting news and music from a floor-model radio， so Sony's Walkman was enough to blow my mind）。 But my tastes these days lean more toward mysteries and thrillers， so when I was offered a pre-release copy of this book， I was a bit hesitant。I needn't have been。 It was， literally， hard to put down。 And while I won't describe it as anywhere near terrifying or horrifying， it was totally engaging - and eerily familiar because it takes place amid a pandemic， climate change devastation and people hopeful of a new beginning on a different far-away planet。 Elsewhere， a mega-developer has created a highly regimented， communal living/working utopia with Big Brother overtones and a doctor is secretly trying to rehabilitate children who recovered from illness and suddenly began hearing "voices" in their heads。The pandemic has taken the lives of thousands of earthlings， and many， many more have contracted and recovered from the J5X virus。 One of those is Rachel's young son Billy， and although her life is far from perfect， she's grateful that his life was spared。 She's even willing to overlook his newfound imaginary friend Delfy， who appeared in Billy's head shortly after his recovery。 But her acceptance doesn't last long; soon， Delfy seems to have taken control - telling Billy to say and do ever more frightening things。 Billy realizes what's going on， but he claims he's powerless to stop Delfy or ignore her commands。Meanwhile， Rachel has two daughters - Nina， who is in school and hoping to be on one of the rockets that will take people to start a new world - and Beth， who， amid all the chaos， is almost the perfect baby。 Rachel and her partner Al have been barely able to make ends meet since she stopped working to care for Beth， but both are resolute in their refusal to sign up for the communal work/housing program。 But then Delfy starts commanding Billy to do decidedly unchild-like things。As readers will suspect early on， these seemingly separate things - the space program， the work-life community and the doctor's hideaway - may be intertwined， and finding out how and why is what keeps the book a mind-grabber。 The ending， while not a total surprise， wraps things up yet leaves future possibilities up to the reader's imagination。 All told， very enjoyable and thought-provoking。 。。。more
Yvonne
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Nothing is worse than seeing your child sick。 Especially a child near death in the midst of a pandemic。 When Rachels son Billy miraculously recovers， she doesnt question it， she rejoices。 Things take a strange turn when Billy develops an imaginary friend named Delfy。 Rachel doesnt think much of this until Billy starts doing dangerous things on Delfys orders。 Everything gets worse and Rachels family is in serious danger。 Rachel will do anything to keep Billy and her family safe。 I wasnt sure Id Nothing is worse than seeing your child sick。 Especially a child near death in the midst of a pandemic。 When Rachel’s son Billy miraculously recovers， she doesn’t question it， she rejoices。 Things take a strange turn when Billy develops an imaginary friend named Delfy。 Rachel doesn’t think much of this until Billy starts doing dangerous things on Delfy’s orders。 Everything gets worse and Rachel’s family is in serious danger。 Rachel will do anything to keep Billy and her family safe。 I wasn’t sure I’d be up to reading about a pandemic， considering what we are going through right now， but this was quite addicting。 It’s a mix of science fiction and drama。 The characters are all well developed， even the imaginary one。 The situations are a bit far-fetched， but not that much considering what we are going through now。 Although， in this story， the people mostly effected are children。 We Hear Voices is very difficult for me to summarize。 I don't want to give anything away。 It is an edge-of-your seat reading。 A tense story I couldn’t stop reading until I got to the end of the book。 The author does a great job of keeping the reader wanting to know what would happen next。 This would make a good movie。 I can see a sequel in the air。 I’d definitely read it。FTC Disclosure: I voluntarily reviewed a free Advance Reader Copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher。 I was not required to write a positive review。 All opinions expressed are my own。 。。。more
Emily
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We Hear Voices started out really well， but it hasn't caught my interest again。 There's a lot of internal monologue with unnecessary details， and it's a dry read。
Lori
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How could you not want to read this book？ Set in near future London， we're plopped down in the middle of a global pandemic in which young children survivors develop post-flu imaginary friends。 The voices， which first appear to be a cute side-effect of recovery， quickly push the children they've infected to do horrific and sinister things。 As if that wasn't terrifying enough， the world itself is gasping its last breaths and Green's written a secondary storyline that deals with the state of the How could you not want to read this book？ Set in near future London， we're plopped down in the middle of a global pandemic in which young children survivors develop post-flu imaginary friends。 The voices， which first appear to be a cute side-effect of recovery， quickly push the children they've infected to do horrific and sinister things。 As if that wasn't terrifying enough， the world itself is gasping its last breaths and Green's written a secondary storyline that deals with the state of the planet in general and London's efforts to provide promising teenagers free training to become astronauts， because humanity has gotten really good at fucking up everything it touches and now we need to get our youth prepared to evacuate Earth in search of a new planet to populate。 And within THAT subplot are tentacles of an even deeper sub-story that begin to weave their way through the main "we hear voices" storyline， connecting the two together in ways that are sometimes predictable， and sometimes in ways that Green felt compelled to spell out in case it went flying by us。 While it's got all the right elements on the surface- creepy possessed kids， space travel， swarms of icky spiders， yup there are spiders - something just wasn't working for me。 And I couldn't seem to put my finger on it as I progressed through the book。 And for a much of the novel， I also couldn't stop thinking of the Dead Milkman's "Little Man in My Head"。 Google the song if you don't know it， and you'll understand why。 But oh my gawd。。。 that ending。 If I was on the fence at all about where I stood with this book。。。that ending just completely blew it for me。 There is nothing more frustrating than when an author takes the book just one chapter too far。 I purposely didn't add this to one of my goodreads shelves because if I had， I'd spoil the twist ending and I just。 can't。 do。 that。 to。 you。 I was kind of cool with things until that damn epilogue。 PS: I listened to this on audio， so I'm not sure if the author's note was also included in the print version， but I kind of chuckled that the publisher felt compelled to preface the novel with a disclaimer that it was written well before Covid was a thing， and that any similarities to our current pandemic was pure coincidence。 If you end up picking this one up， which I'm not sure I necessarily recommend doing， you'll see why I thought it was funny。 。。。more
Erin
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This was a debut and I thought it was really solid！ Creepy kids， a pandemic， conspiracies， I enjoyed it！ I think it suffers a little bit from editing and throwing one too many things at the wall， but overall？ Good job， Evie Green！ I'm excited to see what she comes up with next。
Aubrey
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Buckle up for this。。。 The story starts with a mother holding her young son who is sick with a new， deadly， flu-like virus。Sound familiar？The boy recovers from the disease but it has caused many lasting， terrible changes for him。 。。。How about now？Humans are worried about the condition of Earth and are planning to launch a new community on a nearby planet。 Have the parallels creeped you out yet？It's thoroughly weird and scary and hard to believe it was written before COVID times。 The issues at Buckle up for this。。。 The story starts with a mother holding her young son who is sick with a new， deadly， flu-like virus。Sound familiar？The boy recovers from the disease but it has caused many lasting， terrible changes for him。 。。。How about now？Humans are worried about the condition of Earth and are planning to launch a new community on a nearby planet。 Have the parallels creeped you out yet？It's thoroughly weird and scary and hard to believe it was written before COVID times。 The issues at hand in this future dystopia do not seem too far fetched。 Perhaps that's why I found this book unsettling。 For a chilly and dark fall evening， WE HEAR VOICES is an obvious choice。 Billy， Rachel's son who begins listening to his imaginary friend after recovering from the disease， does some incredibly strange and monstrous things。 At times it was actually difficult to read。 Nina， Billy's sister， is focused on figuring everything out。 She's devoted to her family and space exploration too。 If those two character descriptions seem like they would be in totally different books， we're on the same page。 Although WE HEAR VOICES was in fact creepy and checked all the scary novel boxes for me， it also left me thinking， "Did that really just happen？" and not in the good way。 In the way like "That ending？ For real？" Evie Green set up such an amazing story with amazing characters but the dialogue throughout combined with the most out of place ending is pushing me to give the book three stars！ I enjoyed the book， I really did。 But I cannot honestly give more than three stars because I feel the ending was rushed。 In my opinion， Green had an opportunity here to do so much more than。。 what she did。 。。。more
Dennis
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Have you ever been frustrated by a book， but then loved how it wrapped up？ This review will be short and confusing， because quite honestly， I don't know how to review We Hear Voices at all。The synopsis of this book is so relatablea global pandemic， quarantining， flu-like symptoms。。。 Evie Green wrote this book before COVID-19 began rampaging against our global community， but it's wild how similar the book is to reality。 However， I found the book a bit too dry for my liking。 I got bored very Have you ever been frustrated by a book， but then loved how it wrapped up？ This review will be short and confusing， because quite honestly， I don't know how to review We Hear Voices at all。The synopsis of this book is so relatable—a global pandemic， quarantining， flu-like symptoms。。。 Evie Green wrote this book before COVID-19 began rampaging against our global community， but it's wild how similar the book is to reality。 However， I found the book a bit too dry for my liking。 I got bored very quickly and almost gave up many times。 I absolutely loved the final chapter and how the story wrapped up， and I'm frustrated that this wasn't a bigger part of the novel。 I can't speak more about it without ruining the story so take this review for face value。 。。。more
☕️Kimberly
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Creepy。 Full RTC
Becky
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Billy was on the brink of death， one of many to catch J5X， the virus ripping its way through the population。 But just when all hope is lost， Billy recovers。 And that's when Delfy appears。 Or rather， doesn't。 Rachel believes Delfy is Billy's new imaginary friend adopted， she thinks， as a response to having been close to death。 But what Rachel doesn't know is that Delfy isn't the only imaginary friend to have appeared after a recovery from the "flu。" In fact， a local doctor has begun focusing Billy was on the brink of death， one of many to catch J5X， the virus ripping its way through the population。 But just when all hope is lost， Billy recovers。 And that's when Delfy appears。 Or rather， doesn't。 Rachel believes Delfy is Billy's new imaginary friend adopted， she thinks， as a response to having been close to death。 But what Rachel doesn't know is that Delfy isn't the only imaginary friend to have appeared after a recovery from the "flu。" In fact， a local doctor has begun focusing exclusively on such cases。 And he knows that it's only a matter of time before Delfy starts to have increased influence over Billy's behavior。 As Rachel struggles to support her family and deal with Billy's increasingly disturbing acts， his sister Nina， one of a handful of students accepted into an elite space program， has started her own investigation into Billy's new friend。 Soon it becomes clear to all of them that there is nothing normal about Delfy at all。 We Hear Voices is a near future science fiction with some great horror undertones。 It's also a weird one to read in this current climate， but don't let Covid deter you！Rachel， her partner， and her three children live in a London that is similar to today's except for a few things。 First， a mega corporation has bought up most of the city's land and housing and a good portion of the city is employed by said company。 Second， the world is on the literal brink of sending people to live in space。 People refer to J5X as a flu， but it's nothing of the kind。 There's no cure and it's killing swaths of people across the world。 And yet some people do recover。 Billy is one of the lucky few。 Which is why Rachel doesn't see what Nina sees from the start， that Billy's new "friend" isn't an innocent response to isolation and loneliness。 We Hear Voices is not without flaws。 I was somewhat underwhelmed by the ending， especially considering the momentum that drives the plot up to that point。 But I did love Rachel and Nina and the world-building involved in this particular story。 And even with Covid running as background noise throughout my reading， I found this to be excellent escapism。 I'm actually kind of hoping that there'll be a sequel， but I'm not at all sure if that's in the plans （the deal announcement is only for the one book， sadly）。If you're not necessarily a fan of science fiction or horror， I should point out that this is more in line with a thriller that has a lot of family drama components。 The main thrust of the novel is Rachel's concern about her family。 The genre elements definitely take a backseat to this， making the novel one that I think will appeal to a very broad audience。 。。。more
Meagan Beal
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⚠trigger warning for sickness in a pandemic。 I will first say I did think this was a horror now exclusively but it was mixed with Sci-fi which I didnt mind。 But wasnt expecting。 It interesting and creepy what do you do when you think your child is dying of a sickness and survives but with a voice in his head。 Billy and the other kids really had me creeped out。 This book had strong themes of the rich having a lot of advantage。 Overall I enjoyed it but I felt like it was a little to long。 3。5⭐ ⚠️trigger warning for sickness in a pandemic。 I will first say I did think this was a horror now exclusively but it was mixed with Sci-fi which I didn’t mind。 But wasn’t expecting。 It interesting and creepy what do you do when you think your child is dying of a sickness and survives but with a voice in his head。 Billy and the other kids really had me creeped out。 This book had strong themes of the rich having a lot of advantage。 Overall I enjoyed it but I felt like it was a little to long。 3。5⭐️ 。。。more
Jessica
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OHHHHHHMYYYYGODDD I am STILL screaming over the ending of this one！！！ We Hear Voices is the perfect blend of horror and sci-fi。 It is a gripping tale that chronicles the aftermath of a pandemic， which for some may hit a little close to home right now， but is extremely entertaining and perfectly paced。 The book is officially out next month December 1st， 2020 and I highly recommend you pre-order it now！！ We Hear Voices centers around a family whos 6 year old son， Billy gets sick with a deadly OHHHHHHMYYYYGODDD I am STILL screaming over the ending of this one！！！ We Hear Voices is the perfect blend of horror and sci-fi。 It is a gripping tale that chronicles the aftermath of a pandemic， which for some may hit a little close to home right now， but is extremely entertaining and perfectly paced。 The book is officially out next month December 1st， 2020 and I highly recommend you pre-order it now！！ We Hear Voices centers around a family who’s 6 year old son， Billy gets sick with a deadly virus。 He is on the brink of death when miraculously he gets better， and seems to have developed a voice in his head who everyone chalks up to being just an imaginary friend he created to help him get through the trauma of dying。 But when the voice starts making him do bad things they start to think maybe it isn’t just imaginary。。。or a friend。 And then they find out Billy isn’t the only one hearing voices。 The book revolves around the supernatural but also has a strong theme of family and the lengths we will go to in order to protect the ones we love。 This is set in a futuristic time， but it’s realism can be chilling at times。 The premise is compelling and terrifying。 Once you stop screaming about how good the ending was （and your heart rate returns to normal） readers will be left wanting more！ 。。。more
Asheley
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I took a chance on something different and I really liked it！ We Hear Voices by Evie Green is largely the story of a young boy named Billy and his mother。 As the story begins， Billy is near death from the flu， which has been raging as a deadly pandemic。 Billy ends up surviving。 As he gains his strength after recovering， it becomes clear that Billy now has an imaginary friend named Delfy。 Whether or not this imaginary friend came to Billy during his illness or immediately after is not really that I took a chance on something different and I really liked it！ We Hear Voices by Evie Green is largely the story of a young boy named Billy and his mother。 As the story begins， Billy is near death from the flu， which has been raging as a deadly pandemic。 Billy ends up surviving。 As he gains his strength after recovering， it becomes clear that Billy now has an imaginary friend named Delfy。 Whether or not this imaginary friend came to Billy during his illness or immediately after is not really that important to his mother， because all she cares about is that he survived。 At first， everyone passes Delfy off as a harmless way to cope with near-death， but it soon becomes clear that Delfy may be a bigger deal than anyone anticipated。 In choosing to read We Hear Voices， I took a chance on something a little different and it ended up paying off。 Yes， the pandemic in the story has some eerie similarities to the one we are currently experiencing and I wondered how it would feel to read something like that during this time。 But the details of the pandemic aren’t the big part of the story here， and I was easily able to separate the story-pandemic from the real life one we have going on。 Billy is essentially a “creepy kid” in this story， and the addition of the imaginary friend really amps that up。 Some of the things Billy says and does are darn right horrifying， but it is when he begins to blame Delfy for these big， bad actions and words that the tension and suspense begins to build。 I loved the sense of foreboding that I felt the entire way through the story， like something dreadful was about to happen on the next page。 My favorite part of the story was Billy’s mother， Rachel。 Rachel has a lot of hard stuff going on in her life while Billy is sick and then recovering。 The family has been hit hard economically by the pandemic， and there are three kids in the family in total-not just Billy。 When Billy’s issues begin， Rachel throws herself headfirst into caring for him， during his sickness and during all of the craziness that happens after。 Her stress is palpable on the pages。 She cannot think of anything besides making sure that her child （children， really） are okay。 She is desperate for most of the story， and I love the way that really came through to me as I was reading。 Her desperation was a living， breathing thing， and I feel like it may have been the most real and true thing about this story。 I connected with her emotionally as a mother， caretaker， and provider。 I could almost put myself in her situation， trying to juggle everything while also being willing to get into some trouble to protect her child。 The tension and suspense were already there in the story， but Rachel made it great。 So， yeah， this was a fun read。 Definitely a distraction when the real world outside seems to be more and more stressful by the day。 The world in We Hear Voices doesn’t exist， but it is close enough that we can almost imagine it。 You almost have the ability to forget that this is a sci-fi/dystopian story sometimes with the way the world is written， and I think that made the story quite good。 The way the big reveals come out in the end may be a little quick for some readers， but I enjoyed them and I couldn’t have predicted that ending！We Hear Voices will be released in the US on December 1， 2020。 。。。more
Ken McDouall
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Evie Green doesn't pull any emotional punches in this eerie pandemic tale。 The first few pages present us with a mother caring for her dying son--a scene that these days perhaps should come with a trigger warning。 From that opening blast， the novel settles down into a steady rhythm of building dread。 The evil here strikes at the heart of families， and is sure to give any parent some shivers。 With a brisk pace and relatable characters， Green （a pseudonym for a previously published author） Evie Green doesn't pull any emotional punches in this eerie pandemic tale。 The first few pages present us with a mother caring for her dying son--a scene that these days perhaps should come with a trigger warning。 From that opening blast， the novel settles down into a steady rhythm of building dread。 The evil here strikes at the heart of families， and is sure to give any parent some shivers。 With a brisk pace and relatable characters， Green （a pseudonym for a previously published author） delivers a compelling story that will appeal to fans of both medical thrillers and supernatural suspense。 #WeHearVoices #NetGalley 。。。more
Chandra Claypool （wherethereadergrows）
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Imagine you're in a pandemic。。。 I know， I know。。。 it's a stretch， but just try。 Now imagine you're a kid that caught whatever "flu" （J5X） is going around， gets REALLY sick but then starts to recover。 But he's also brought with him a new imaginary friend named Delfy。 Imaginary friends are harmless right？ 😉 Spider bouquet anyone？ 🕷♥As an only child you would've thought I would've had an imaginary friend but I never did。 I would make up scenarios in my head all the time and hold conversations where Imagine you're in a pandemic。。。 I know， I know。。。 it's a stretch， but just try。 Now imagine you're a kid that caught whatever "flu" （J5X） is going around， gets REALLY sick but then starts to recover。 But he's also brought with him a new imaginary friend named Delfy。 Imaginary friends are harmless right？ 😉 Spider bouquet anyone？ 🕷♥As an only child you would've thought I would've had an imaginary friend but I never did。 I would make up scenarios in my head all the time and hold conversations where I was the voice of everyone that wasn't there。。。 but they were people I knew and never someone that didn't actually exist。 I have ALWAYS been fascinated with imaginary friends and then couple that with kids turned creepy AND add a pandemic to the mix？ I'm in！ Yes， I'm that person who watched all the pandemic movies when all of *this* occurred but anywayssssssssssss。。。。。。I'm SUPER torn in how I feel about this novel。 The concept it fantastic and the synopsis hooked me straight away。 I do feel that some parts of the book felt like we were being told， rather than shown， what was happening。 And this was usually in a cluster of sentences that basically told the reader what happened over a short period of time。 It just seemed off compared to the feel of the rest of the read。 （cluster of sentences。。。 paragraph， whatever 🤣） I had fun with how the characters ended up intersecting but that ending。。。。 Ok， let me say that I love when books get wonky。 And this absolutely gets wonky。 I'm undecided if I'm LOVING on it or just kinda MEH about it。 Either way， I swiped to the left one last time on my e-copy with a head shake and a smile。 There's certainly some plots holes but as a debut， I'm pretty excited for the whole concept of this story。 I'm gonna keep an eye on Green。。。 I'm excited to see what else she has for us in the future。 。。。more
Laura Medicus
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Dystopian sci-fi / not what I normally would read but I absolutely loved it。 Well done！！ Loved the female characters also。
Karen （kmo。reads）
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We Hear Voices is a debut novel by Evie Green and it did not disappoint。 Where are my creepy kid troupe fans？ There is a strange flu like virus called J5X infecting people。 They are dying。 There are a few kids who are recovering from it with a new 'imaginary friend。' This 'imaginary friend' is making them do very bad things。 Billy is one kid who miraculously recovers from J5X with an imaginary friend named Delfy。 His family is overjoyed that he is better until the day someone very close to them We Hear Voices is a debut novel by Evie Green and it did not disappoint。 Where are my creepy kid troupe fans？ There is a strange flu like virus called J5X infecting people。 They are dying。 There are a few kids who are recovering from it with a new 'imaginary friend。' This 'imaginary friend' is making them do very bad things。 Billy is one kid who miraculously recovers from J5X with an imaginary friend named Delfy。 His family is overjoyed that he is better until the day someone very close to them ends up dead。 Rachel， Billy's mom， realizes there is something very wrong with him。 His sister， Nina， is in a space program and is dating a rich kid named， Louis。 Together， with a friend， they try to figure out what is causing the virus and how it is linked to his past and his future。I really enjoyed this book。 It is a bit of horror and mystery all mixed together。 I love that the author did a great job intertwining the lives of the people in the book。 I am also glad the author didn't leave too much suspense as to the virus cause at the end of the book。 Now， I am hoping for a Book 2！！ Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for the #gifted copy of this ARC。 。。。more
Sarai Henderson
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If there would be anything that would freak me out more， it would be a book about a little boy that hears voices that tell him to do terrible things， after he survived a disease of pandemic proportions。 I can't deny that hit a little too close to home。 I have to say， I had a hard time connecting with this book。 The beginning seemed bland and slow for me and there wasn't much that the characters were able to give to the story。 Things started to pick up eventually and I was able to be sucked into If there would be anything that would freak me out more， it would be a book about a little boy that hears voices that tell him to do terrible things， after he survived a disease of pandemic proportions。 I can't deny that hit a little too close to home。 I have to say， I had a hard time connecting with this book。 The beginning seemed bland and slow for me and there wasn't much that the characters were able to give to the story。 Things started to pick up eventually and I was able to be sucked into the story。 It really was a good creepy read that gave me the chills and a lot of people loved it。 Worth a read。 Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review。 Sara | Book Confessions of an ExBallerina 。。。more
Chelsea | bookarethemagic
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