Audiobook Short Story Review – Evil Eye by Madhuri Shekar, Narrated by Various (2/5 stars)

Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Supernatural Thiller
Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
Publisher: Audible Studios
Release Date: May 2, 2019
Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone
Source: Audiobook from Audible.com
Rating: 2/5 stars

“Pallavi is an aspiring writer living in California. Her mother, Usha, is thousands of miles away in Delhi – and obsessed with finding her daughter a husband.

In Madhuri Shekar’s ingenious Evil Eye, hilarious back-and-forth via phone and social media takes a shocking, supernatural twist when Pallavi meets the perfect man – leading to a climactic showdown that will leave listeners on the edges of their seats.”

I got this from Audible for free as part of their two free Audible Originals per month deal for their members. I didn’t really enjoy this at all. It was okay but not really my thing.

This is a supernatural thriller about an Indian mom who is pressuring her daughter to marry. When her daughter finally meets the perfect Indian man, the mother has reservations.

This is actually done as a full production audio performance with many characters doing voices. The majority of this is book is told through phone conversations and voicemails. I found the constant phone ringing sounds pretty annoying, they were louder than the rest of the audio and very distracting. I think the performance would have been a lot better either without them or with the sound decreased.

This is one I really could have taken or leaven. It was an okay story but very predictable. There’s really nothing special here and I didn’t enjoy listening to it all that much. However, it was free so there’s that. I think some readers might enjoy the mystery or the interactions between the mother and daughter.

Overall I would recommend skipping. The story is okay but predictable. I also didn’t enjoy the performance and found it kind of annoying.