When We Were Monsters: The compulsive thriller from the bestselling author of All the Bright Places: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the When We Were Monsters: The compulsive thriller from the bestselling author of All the Bright Places audiobook runs 11 hours unabridged, narrated by Elena Rey and Briggon Snow and others (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 11 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Elena Rey
Elena Rey narrates 118 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,078 hours in all.
About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf
698 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
When We Were Monsters: The compulsive thriller from the bestselling author of All the Bright Places is an audiobook by Jennifer Niven: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Elena Rey, Briggon Snow and Saskia Maarleveld, released September 4, 2025, on the Tough Topics and Romance (Teen & YA) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- Elena Rey, Briggon Snow, Saskia Maarleveld
- Released
- September 4, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Tough Topics, Romance (Teen & YA), Mystery & Thriller
- ISBN
- 9780241773185
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the When We Were Monsters: The compulsive thriller from the bestselling author of All the Bright Places audiobook?
When We Were Monsters: The compulsive thriller from the bestselling author of All the Bright Places runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is the When We Were Monsters: The compulsive thriller from the bestselling author of All the Bright Places audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates When We Were Monsters: The compulsive thriller from the bestselling author of All the Bright Places?
When We Were Monsters: The compulsive thriller from the bestselling author of All the Bright Places is narrated by Elena Rey, Briggon Snow and Saskia Maarleveld.
Is When We Were Monsters: The compulsive thriller from the bestselling author of All the Bright Places worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.