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Baby Talk - Book 1: The Womb has Ears Kindle Edition

by Mike Wells (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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In this creepy horror novel, Neal Becker is convinced that his 5 month old baby daughter can talk. But that's impossible...isn't it? Except that Neal didn't really want to get married in the first place and pushed his wife for an abortion. And now, Baby Natasha knows it. She's out to get Neal, or so he believes. Join the two in a terrifying battle for survival that will make your blood run cold!

"A fantastic book, but don't read it at night. It gave me some very weird dreams." Theresa K., Boston

"Any parent who has ever reached his wit's end with a toddler will appreciate this terrifying story!" -- Jennifer W., Atlanta

"A nanny's worst nightmare!" -- Veronika P, Manchester, UK
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    Baby Talk
  2. Print length
    107 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publication date
    January 18, 2014
  6. File size
    1746 KB
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Mike Wells is an American bestselling author of over 20 "unputdownable" thriller and suspense novels, including Lust, Money & Murder and Passion, Power & Sin.  He is also known for his young adult books, such as The Mysterious Disappearance of Kurt Kramer, The Wrong Side of the Tracks, and  Wild Child, which are used by English teachers in high schools and colleges worldwide.  Formerly a screenwriter, Wells has a fast-paced, cinematic writing style.  His work is often compared to that of the late Sidney Sheldon, with strong and inspiring female heroes, tightly-written scenes, engaging action/dialogue, and numerous plot twists.  He currently lives in Europe and teaches part-time in the Creative Writing program at the University of Oxford.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0051V5QNY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ For Readers of Stephen King, Jack Ketchum, Peter Straub, Clive Barker, Shirley Jackson, and H.P. Lo (January 18, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 18, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1746 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 107 pages
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Mike Wells is an American bestselling author of more than 25 "unputdownable" thriller and suspense novels, including Lust, Money & Murder and Passion, Power & Sin. He is also known for his young adult books, such as The Mysterious Disappearance of Kurt Kramer, The Wrong Side of the Tracks, and Wild Child, which are used by English teachers in high schools and colleges worldwide. Formerly a screenwriter, Wells has a fast-paced, cinematic writing style. His work is often compared to that of the late Sidney Sheldon, with strong and inspiring female heroes, tightly-written scenes, engaging action/dialogue, and numerous plot twists. He currently lives in Europe and has taught in the Creative Writing program at the University of Oxford.

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Fiction Author Rhoda D'Ettore
5.0 out of 5 stars An unnerving and interesting tale!
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2014
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This is a creepy story to which most people can relate. A young man is unhappy in a marriage of obligation to a woman who got pregnant way too young. Working minimum wage jobs to support his young family makes him miserable, and he recalls that he originally wanted his then girlfriend to have an abortion. Instead, they married. Now the child is 5 months old and creepy things begin to happen.

The characters are EXTREMELY well written... Not only does the reader feel the depression and frustration of the husband, but also his fear. I personally found the wife so annoying I wanted to punch her in the face myself. THAT is great writing... making the reader connect and feel. My favorite part was when the husband did not want to take the baby home with him from the hospital-- his fear was evident! The story flows well and keeps the reader's interest.

The downside? There is no ending. As book 1 is free, the ending is then provided in book 2. By most standards, a "book" should stand on its own in a series. This cannot.

At first I was a little disenchanted with this type of marketing, and I have seen other reviewers bash authors for doing this. However, I have come to the realization that I have purchased many books in the past which left me disappointed. Even by such names as Danielle Steel and Dean Koontz, I have been disappointed after the purchase. The reader needs to take into consideration when reading this book that it is basically an extended free preview. Rather than getting the 15% normally provided by Amazon, the reader can read a significant portion of the story. As a reader, this is a great way to gauge whether you want to continue the story. Other comments were made saying "I don't mind paying for a story" and gave this book a low rating. My response is that i DO mind paying for a bad story---so now that I have gotten an in depth look at this author's writing style and flow, I can better determine whether I wish to purchase the second half, or his other books.

Thank you Mr. Wells for creating such an engaging and interesting story!
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Kaine Andrews
4.0 out of 5 stars Babies. You know they're creepy.
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2013
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What if your baby - your beautiful, bouncing five month old precious princess - started talking? Started plotting against you?

Maybe even tried to kill you?

That's the premise of Baby Talk... and I love it. Maybe it's just because babies always seem a little creepy to me, anyway - watching you, speaking in a language only they understand, acting in ways that are incomprehensible to most folks - and I'm never quite sure what they're up to. Maybe it's because the book leaves you wondering how much of it's really happening and how much is mere coincidence backed up with a man who has every reason in the world to be having a nervous breakdown. Either way, I was deeply disturbed with this book... and that's a good thing.

The sequences involving the tennis trophy - and the added discussion of wartime uses for feces - made me cringe for all the right reasons, and Neal seems appropriately bonkers; an interesting start point and curiosity to see how Neal got there kept me reading, which earns the book high praise. The language and style are clear, concise and well-executed, and foreshadowing is used to good effect - especially the trip to the mini-mart. The secondary characters are well thought-out and executed - I've worked for more than one "Mr. Snell" in my time, and found him properly revolting and amusing - and Annie sums up every neurotic mother I've had the misfortune of meeting.

Honestly, the only real down side to me is the length; it stops on a cliffhanger and hasn't yet gotten us back to where the story began. I understand the device - and it must be working, since I always end up buying Book 2s and 3s and such - but it just annoys me that the current market trends seem to be in favor of selling "incomplete" books that were arbitrarily sliced into quarters or thirds. Might just be me, though... and like I said, it's certainly good enough to warrant a second purchases. Plus, if one buys both volumes, you're paying about what a paperback costs these days, anyway.

Overall, a solid and entertaining read, but over too quickly. Give it a rip if you like a dash of paranoia in your suspense, or if you're like me and find babies a trifle worrisome.
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April McArthur
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2014
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Exciting and fast paced action Ready for book#2 Read this in less than 24 hours. Have to go purchase Baby Talk #2
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L. Hunter
5.0 out of 5 stars Childcare guide from hell.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 14, 2014
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This book was just perfect to read when the weather is howling outside and you want that 'creep' factor in your life. I just couldn't put it down and I was disappointed when I reached the very last page. Looking forward now to book 2.

This is indeed every parent's worst nightmare......and I'm sure any new parents will be watching their precious bundle of joy VERY carefully after reading this book. The scenario of a 5 month old child 'knowing' that her father wanted her aborted and being not so subtle at times in making her father Neil make him feel like he's either losing his mind, or his daughter is indeed trying to make him PAY !!!!

My only objection (and a small one that doesn't detract from loving the book) was that at the beginning of this Book 1, it already leapt ahead to give you a preview of things to come (no spoilers here lol), but those things aren't covered in this first book so hard to know how many weeks or months go by before these eventual happenings. Sufficed to say it's a little off-putting to know what's going to happen, but I'm sure Mike will do an excellent job in prolonging the story and many more things will happen between now and then to make us jump and squeal. Plus it might just be a 'beginning' of something much worse that we can't even begin to fathom. It's enough to make me go and buy book 2 so I can delve right in where I left off to see what happens next.
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Jenny Hayworth
5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic
Reviewed in Australia on January 3, 2014
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First "horror" I have ever read. I loved it enough after receiving it as free download that I bought Book 2. Just had to know more. The authors claim that his books are "unputdownable" is true. Loved this story of a man who believes his 5 month old is talking coherently to him and us out to hurt him. Strangely disturbing but compulsive reading. Characters believable and engaging. Awesome.
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The Paragon
4.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing characters and a clever plot
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2022
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The story follows Neal Becker, young husband and father who has been tricked into both roles by uncompromising Annie. With his new responsibilities, Neal has had to drop out of college and take an ordinary sub-minimum wage job that he hates in order to keep the new family’s heads above water. Resentful of his change in circumstances, disgusted by their rathole apartment, and regretful of the few seconds of pleasure that led to them, Neal freaks out in epic style when baby Natasha suddenly starts talking to him at the tender age of five months.

But worse is yet to come. With each interaction, Neal becomes more and more convinced that the baby is trying to kill him.

I found myself feeling every ounce of Neal’s frustration, particularly when his new wife dabbled in babble-speak when talking to the baby:

“'Can ooo help Mommy find a parking space?’
“Natasha smiled back and wiggled her arms.
“‘Sure you taaaan,’ Annie said, patting the baby’s fuzzy blonde head.”
72% in, Chapter Seven, Baby Talk Book One: The Womb Has Ears by Mike Wells

The fact that the mother uses half-formed words was rather galling, particularly as, behind her mother’s back, the child seemed to have a far larger vocabulary than her parent. It was, however, an important aspect of the mother’s character, which came across very clearly. The story was very well-written, with intriguing characters and a clever plot.
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Katherine B
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on May 8, 2015
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