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Strange Nature
- Author
- Mary Watson
- Narrator
- Breffni Holahan
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 14 August 2025
- Run Time
- 10 hours 21 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Physical and mental health conditions
What to expect
Jasmin has always known that monsters are real. And they wear ordinary faces.
When she was a child, she witnessed her famous, adored grandfather attempt to kill her grandmother.
Now Jasmin is eighteen, watchful and curious. She hangs out at the local college, sneaking into the lectures of charismatic professor Theo Merrick and spying on an intoxicatingly cool group of older students. She can only dream of being part of their world.
Then, when a college student dies in mysterious circumstances, Jasmin seizes her chance to join the group as they try to solve the mystery - while unwittingly unraveling her own dark past.
A slow burn dark academia thriller, Strange Nature is a compulsive read that will haunt you long after the final page.
Critics Review
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A fiercely compelling, ferocious story full of fury and tenderness - a gorgeous read
Kiran Millwood Hargrave on Blood to Poison
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A tale that gets into your bones
Samantha Shannon on The Wren Hunt
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Details
- Author
- Mary Watson
- Narrator
- Breffni Holahan
- Duration
- 10 hours 21 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 August 2025
- ISBN
- 9781526657398
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Physical and mental health conditions
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Strange Nature by Mary Watson, read by Breffni HolahanJasmin has always known that monsters are real. And they wear ordinary faces.When she was a child, she witnessed her famous, adored grandfather attempt to kill her grandmother. Now Jasmin is eighteen, watchful and curious. She hangs out at the local college, sneaking into the lectures of charismatic professor Theo Merrick and spying on an intoxicatingly cool group of older students. She can only dream of being part of their world. Then, when a college student dies in mysterious circumstances, Jasmin seizes her chance to join the group as they try to solve the mystery - while unwittingly unraveling her own dark past. A slow burn dark academia thriller, Strange Nature is a compulsive read that will haunt you long after the final page.
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