Advanced Audiobook Review: The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens
The Hitchhikers
Author: Chevy Stevens
Narrators:
Lindsey Dorcus
Moniqua Plante
To Be Published: October 7, 2025
Audiobook: 12 hours 6 minutes
Reviewed By: Jessica
Dates Listened To: September 7-13, 2025
Jessica’s Rating: 4 stars
Book Description:
The open road beckons.
A chance for them to reconnect.
Then they make a fatal mistake.
It’s the summer of 1976 and Alice and Tom set out on the remote Canadian highways in their new RV, hoping to heal their broken hearts after a devastating tragedy.
They’ve planned the trip perfectly, taken care of every detail. Then they meet two young hitchhikers down on their luck and offer them a ride. But Simon and Jenny aren’t what they seem. They’ve left a trail of blood, destruction, and madness behind them.
Now Alice and Tom are trapped, prisoners in a deadly game, with nowhere to turn. As the tension builds, the lines blur, and the question becomes, in whose heart does evil truly lie? What secrets are Jenny and Simon hiding? And who will live another day?
Jessica’s Review:
It’s been four years since Chevy Stevens’ last novel, so I was excited to receive an advanced audio copy from the publisher via NetGalley!
A novel like this can only take place in the past (circa 1976 in Canada) now that cellphones have everything on them, which includes social media, notifications on what is going on in the world, and even just to call 911! The past for The Hitchhikers is in 1976 and our couple Alice and Tom were just in the wrong place at the wrong time, with good intentions. Our “Bonnie and Clyde” are Jenny and Simon and they are leaving destruction wherever they go.
I wasn’t sure how this one was going to end, and Stevens kept me on this RV roller coaster ride the entire time! Who is going to be injured or killed by our villains next and will Tom and Alice survive? What is going to be the ‘big twist?’ The Hitchhikers is a dark and tense thriller that I enjoyed.
The ending went in a ‘happily ever after’ direction and that didn’t work for me. I like my thrillers dark, and the endings don’t have to be positive. I’m not used to this with Stevens, though I see why she did write the ending in the way that she did.
The narrators are Lindsey Dorcus and Moniqua Plante, and both ladies brought their narration on! They really enhanced the characters of Alice and Jenny.
If you are a Stevens fan, then go read or listen to The Hitchhikers when it comes out on October 7th.
Many thanks to the publisher for granting me an advanced copy to listen to and review!
Pre-Order Links:
**I just love the UK cover!**
Amazon US
Amazon UK
First Line Friday #25
Today’sFirst Line Friday is by an author who is a favorite of mine. Still Missing is Chevy Stevens debut and it’s one you can’t put down! I re-read it last year and reviewed it here. It is a difficult read, but well worth it!
You know, Doc, you’re not the first shrink I’ve seen since I got back.
On the day she was abducted, Annie O’Sullivan, a 32-year-old realtor, had three goals—sell a house, forget about a recent argument with her mother, and be on time for dinner with her ever-patient boyfriend. The open house is slow, but when her last visitor pulls up in a van as she’s about to leave, Annie thinks it just might be her lucky day after all.
Still Missing interweaves the year Annie spent as the captive of a psychopath in a remote mountain cabin, which unfold through sessions with her psychiatrist, with a second narrative following the events after her escape—her struggle to piece her shattered life back together and the ongoing police investigation into the identity of her captor.
Still Missing is a shocking, visceral, brutal and beautifully crafted novel.
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Release Day Review: Never Let You Go
Author: Chevy Stevens
406 pages in hard back
Published: March 14, 2017
Dates Read: February 26 – March 11, 2017
My Rating: 5 Stars
Book Summary from Amazon:
Eleven years ago, Lindsey Nash escaped into the night with her young daughter and left an abusive relationship. Her ex-husband, Andrew, was sent to jail and Lindsey started over with a new life.
Now, Lindsey is older and wiser, with her own business and a teenage daughter who needs her more than ever. When Andrew is finally released from prison, Lindsey believes she has cut all ties and left the past behind her. But she gets the sense that someone is watching her, tracking her every move. Her new boyfriend is threatened. Her home is invaded, and her daughter is shadowed. Lindsey is convinced it’s her ex-husband, even though he claims he’s a different person. But has he really changed? Is the one who wants her dead closer to home than she thought?
With Never Let You Go, Chevy Stevens delivers a chilling, twisting thriller that crackles with suspense as it explores the darkest heart of love and obsession.
My Review:
Still Missing is Chevy Stevens’ first novel and is my favorite of hers. You feel every emotion Annie has and Chevy’s writing is compelling! With Never Let You Go, Chevy really does showcase that she is a master at what she does.
Never Let You Go is about Lindsey and her daughter Sophie. Lindsey is in an abusive marriage and wants to get out but isn’t sure how. Eventually she leaves with Sophie and her husband Andrew goes to jail. Eleven years later, Andrew is released from prison and Lindsey begins to feel that she is being constantly watched. She believes it is Andrew even though he says he has changed.
Never Let You Go is narrated by Lindsey and her daughter Sophie. In addition to both narrators the novel also takes place in the past when Lindsey was in her marriage and present day. Both transitions of the points of view between Lindsey and Sophie and past and present are seamless. They merge together well and there is no confusion when each chapter occurs or who the narrator is.
As with all thriller/suspense novels there are twists that you may or may not see coming. My suspicions were narrowed down to two characters as to whom I thought was stalking Lindsey. I just was not sure why they might have been doing it. I was excited to see that one of my suspicions was right! I normally do not like it when I guess who the guilty party is, but I think because I was not sure of the motive, that was why I still had my mind blown. When I read who was stalking Lindsey and why I had two reactions: “I knew it! and OMG!” The OMG thought was the motive that I did not see coming.
Chevy Stevens does a great job with you having empathy for Lindsey. At the beginning you really want her to get away from Andrew. Chevy pulls you in and takes you for quite a ride with Lindsey and Sophie. You want Lindsey and Sophie to come out fine at the end.
This is a very intense book that I never wanted to put down!
I must give a couple of warnings to readers:
- If you have issues with domestic violence you may want to stay away from this book. Some scenes are very intense.
- If you are an animal lover there are a couple of scenes that may bother you. I had a hard time reading those scenes, but a lot of the feeling was fear as to what was going to happen next.
With Never Let You Go Chevy Stevens shows how superior she is with her writing in the suspense/thriller genres. With this book, she is becoming a favorite of mine!
Never Let You Go is very highly recommended! If you have not read her novels and interested in reading them, then start with Still Missing and then move onto Never Let You Go!
**Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for my e-arc via NetGalley and my print arc copy!
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