Victoria's Reviews > A Black and Endless Sky

This is my first experience with Lyons' writing - but I have to say that I really enjoyed listening to this spooky story. With what feels like a full cast narrator, this book opens with a mysterious buried door in the desert and quickly moves from that eerie opening to a more mundane start. Nell drove north from Albuquerque to San Francisco to pick up her older brother for a road trip back to New Mexico in the wake of his divorce. The siblings had once been close, but Nell resents Jonah's sudden departure years before. Still, she looks forward to reconnecting with him on the trip back. The story unfolds with a real cinematic flair. Nell tries to bring back her brother's fighting spirit - stirring up trouble at a biker bar. But soon, the biker gang isn't the only one after them. Though a bit light on some overall answers, there are some genuinely unsettling moments here - especially when it becomes clear that something is happening inside of Nell...

Fast-paced and well-performed, I definitely found myself listening to this one at every opportunity. It's spooky and the visual details add to make this an even more captivating story as the listener can practically smell the cigarette smoke, experience the weather and feel chills from all that is not quite right... I am definitely looking forward to reading (or listening) to more from Lyons in the future!