Interesting story

Interesting- sometimes a little bit strange but in an enjoyable way! Narration was good, and I loved listening to a book based in Edinburgh- nostalgic for me!

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Gripping

Amazing story start to finish and the narrator was incredible! I highly recommend this book

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Drivel

Nonsense really. I tried to get into it but Couldn’t be bothered with any of them or story. Narrator did well with weak material.

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Fantastic! Creepy.

What a great story. Pulled me right in and kept me guessing. Well written. Bravo!

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Dark

This is a dark story.
The narration was excellent, really did a great job of pulling off so many voices and accents!

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Gripping and interesting

Loved this audiobook. Have listened to so many recently that I just lose interest in and have to listen on a faster speed. Not so with this.
Excellent and original story with well drawn characters and an underlying darkness. The characters are not especially likeable but I think this is exactly the point and the way they interact and develop as individuals and friends is well written. The narration is also excellent. Highly recommended.

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Excellent

Loved this book so much, really well written with lots of twists, if you liked the Secret History you will enjoy this.

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I hate everyone

I know characters don’t need to be likeable but I have to at least care about them in some capacity. Everyone was horrific.

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Masterpiece in Noir- so cleverly plotted. Loved it

There are many types of audiobooks I listen to, the highest accolade is those which I tell my husband about and then he becomes hooked, requests updates and we have many great discussions rather like a night time book club for two, as I usually listen in bed.

With this book I could barely wait for him to get back from the shower to tell him incredulously exactly what happened next and wonder at the superb writing, fiendish imagination and multi layered plotting that he had missed in this fast moving, ever shifting genius thriller!

I have no idea how long this book took to write but in terms of tightly woven plots - this is simply the most fabulous tapestry. Thankfully this amazing thriller is done perfect justice by the gifted casting of the incredibly talented Kristin Atherton was genius, as not only does she nail all the various accents and characters but her read is sensitive and compelling allowing the story to unfold without distractions.

I have sadly had to return too many excellent thrillers, including the latest by Ruth Ware and Susie Holliday, because the narrator managed to completely ruin them by being too overbearing, taking away attention from the plot with their overacting and making it all about their performance and not the story. Having had this frustrating experience makes me so appreciate that this outstanding and riveting adventure was allowed to reach its potential and indeed was enhanced by such a skilled, suited and nuanced read. I will be looking out for Kristin Atherton again as she really handled this demanding narration with great aplomb.

The opening scene had me a bit flummoxed and I wondered what I was getting into, but then the mood instantly changed and this is rather like the theme of the whole book. Like picking your way through shifting sands, you have no idea really if you are standing on solid ground, or will it all slip and slide away from you as what you thought you knew to be true evaporates like mist.

I got stuck in straight away and devoured it, thought I knew what it was all about and saw a satisfying resolution coming ... but that was just the beginning and I had not even reached Part Two.

It is simply a behemoth of a book taking place at university but with flashbacks to the protagonists earlier and later life and as I mentioned earlier it is just so cleverly and evocatively written you soon realise nothing much is as it seems as yet again the rug is pulled out from under you.

I simply cannot say when I enjoyed an audiobook more and the way the story just kept unfolding made me feel like I was on a roller coaster that lasted for days - just the next level of thrills, chills, twists, turns and marvellous misdirection.

What I really loved about it was that it was so dark and yet not gory or disturbing - just deliciously wicked. The great cast of, in the main, highly unpleasant characters were so beautifully brought to life that I saw the whole thing so clearly I could have been watching a film. Indeed I really hope someone snatches up the rights immediately as it would make an amazing movie and for all I know there is someone working on the screen play right now.

I think most of us know or know of a "Tabitha" and I think this is what brought contrast to the book as although she was devilish, her charm and charisma made the book so very, very addictive.

All the stars for this one of a kind, fabulously written, haunting, intriguing, breath-taking, genius thriller that just keeps on giving and has all the wonderful plotting amazing story telling and sheer delicious entertainment of at least six regular thrillers.

Bravo!

Please, please let there be another soon ... or there is even room for a sequel perhaps?

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Gripping, fun, weird

I loved it. The story was dark, twisty and enjoyable, while the overall vibe was weirdly relatable. Highly recommended.

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