Listen free for 30 days

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo + applicable taxes after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
A House at the Bottom of a Lake cover art

A House at the Bottom of a Lake

Written by: Josh Malerman
Narrated by: Taylor Meskimen, Ozzie Rodriguez
Try for $0.00

$14.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $17.48

Buy Now for $17.48

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Tax where applicable.

Publisher's Summary

From the New York Times best-selling author of Bird Box and Malorie comes a haunting tale of love and mystery, as the date of a lifetime becomes a maddening exploration of the depths of the heart.

"Malerman expertly conjures a fairy tale nostalgia of first love, and we follow along, all too willingly, ignoring the warning signs even as the fear takes hold.” (Lit Reactor)

The story begins: Young lovers, anxious to connect, agree to a first date, thinking outside of the box. At 17 years old, James and Amelia can feel the rest of their lives beginning. They have got this summer and this summer alone to experience the extraordinary. But they didn’t expect to find it in a house at the bottom of a lake. The house is cold and dark, but it’s also their own.

Caution be damned, until being carefree becomes dangerous. For the teens must decide: Swim deeper into the house - all the while falling deeper in love?

Whatever they do, they will never be able to turn their backs on what they discovered together. And what they learned: Just because a house is empty doesn’t mean nobody’s home.

©2020 Josh Malerman (P)2020 Random House Audio

What the critics say

“An intimate dive into eerie, ethereal...waters.” (Dread Central)

“Never has something so scary been so much fun.” (Dark Moon Digest)

What listeners say about A House at the Bottom of a Lake

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    0
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    2
Performance
  • 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    3
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 2 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    0
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    2

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

Fun idea

The story was fun and simply written. Great for teenagers. It was not my favourite

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

All plot and bad foreshadowing...we got it; the house was spooky.

I couldn't enjoy it as an adult. It felt very juvenile or maybe that was the point that was lost on me. A whole story to say two teenagers found a house in a lake that spooked them that didn't really exist. Ugh. I have never really written a bad review and maybe I just didn't get the intended audience but I wasn't that audience. It was well written and performed for what it was.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

interesting!

I found the growing obsession with the house and its ways pretty intriguing. The build up to the discoveries were good and tense.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!