Listen free for 30 days
-
Behind Closed Doors
- Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wish list failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Audible Membership
$14.95 a month
Buy Now for $26.30
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
The Breakdown
- Written by: B. A. Paris
- Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Cass is having a hard time since the night she saw the car in the woods, on the winding rural road, in the middle of a downpour, with the woman sitting inside - the woman who was killed. She's been trying to put the crime out of her mind; what could she have done, really? It's a dangerous road to be on in the middle of a storm. Her husband would be furious if he knew she'd broken her promise not to take that shortcut home. And she probably would only have been hurt herself if she'd stopped.
-
-
Great book very alluring
- By Ross’s on 2018-11-07
Written by: B. A. Paris
-
Bring Me Back
- A Novel
- Written by: B. A. Paris
- Narrated by: Kevin Hely, Cathleen McCarron
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Finn and Layla are young, in love, and on vacation. They’re driving along the highway when Finn decides to stop at a service station to use the restroom. He hops out of the car, locks the doors behind him, and goes inside. When he returns Layla is gone - never to be seen again. That is the story Finn told to the police. But it is not the whole story.
-
-
Had me until the end.
- By Leandri on 2018-10-24
Written by: B. A. Paris
-
The Therapist
- A Novel
- Written by: B. A. Paris
- Narrated by: Olivia Dowd, Thomas Judd
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Alice and Leo move into a newly renovated house in The Circle, a gated community of exclusive houses, it is everything they’ve dreamed of. But appearances can be deceptive.... As Alice is getting to know her neighbours, she discovers a devastating secret about her new home, and begins to feel a strong connection with Nina, the therapist who lived there before. Alice becomes obsessed with trying to piece together what happened two years before. But no one wants to talk about it. Her neighbors are keeping secrets and things are not as perfect as they seem....
-
-
Bland and boring
- By Heather Stewart on 2021-07-29
Written by: B. A. Paris
-
Verity
- Written by: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson, Amy Landon
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.
-
-
Great book - HORRIBLE narration
- By emheb on 2019-05-07
Written by: Colleen Hoover
-
Then She Was Gone
- A Novel
- Written by: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Helen Duff
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Fifteen-year-old Ellie Mack was the perfect daughter. She was beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers. She and her boyfriend made a teenage golden couple. She was days away from an idyllic summer vacation, with her whole life ahead of her. And then she was gone. Now her mother, Laurel Mack, is trying to put her life back together.
-
-
This was an absolutely great book
- By Marc Faubert on 2019-07-21
Written by: Lisa Jewell
-
No Exit
- Written by: Taylor Adams
- Narrated by: Sarah Naughton
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Darby Thorne is a college student stranded by a blizzard at a highway rest stop in the middle of nowhere. She’s on the way home to see her sick mother. She’ll have to spend the night in the rest stop with four complete strangers. Then she stumbles across a little girl locked inside one of their parked cars. There is no cell phone reception, no telephone, no way out because of the snow, and she doesn’t know which one of the other travelers is the kidnapper.
-
-
Couldn't finish it
- By Drsek on 2019-05-09
Written by: Taylor Adams
-
The Breakdown
- Written by: B. A. Paris
- Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Cass is having a hard time since the night she saw the car in the woods, on the winding rural road, in the middle of a downpour, with the woman sitting inside - the woman who was killed. She's been trying to put the crime out of her mind; what could she have done, really? It's a dangerous road to be on in the middle of a storm. Her husband would be furious if he knew she'd broken her promise not to take that shortcut home. And she probably would only have been hurt herself if she'd stopped.
-
-
Great book very alluring
- By Ross’s on 2018-11-07
Written by: B. A. Paris
-
Bring Me Back
- A Novel
- Written by: B. A. Paris
- Narrated by: Kevin Hely, Cathleen McCarron
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Finn and Layla are young, in love, and on vacation. They’re driving along the highway when Finn decides to stop at a service station to use the restroom. He hops out of the car, locks the doors behind him, and goes inside. When he returns Layla is gone - never to be seen again. That is the story Finn told to the police. But it is not the whole story.
-
-
Had me until the end.
- By Leandri on 2018-10-24
Written by: B. A. Paris
-
The Therapist
- A Novel
- Written by: B. A. Paris
- Narrated by: Olivia Dowd, Thomas Judd
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Alice and Leo move into a newly renovated house in The Circle, a gated community of exclusive houses, it is everything they’ve dreamed of. But appearances can be deceptive.... As Alice is getting to know her neighbours, she discovers a devastating secret about her new home, and begins to feel a strong connection with Nina, the therapist who lived there before. Alice becomes obsessed with trying to piece together what happened two years before. But no one wants to talk about it. Her neighbors are keeping secrets and things are not as perfect as they seem....
-
-
Bland and boring
- By Heather Stewart on 2021-07-29
Written by: B. A. Paris
-
Verity
- Written by: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson, Amy Landon
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.
-
-
Great book - HORRIBLE narration
- By emheb on 2019-05-07
Written by: Colleen Hoover
-
Then She Was Gone
- A Novel
- Written by: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Helen Duff
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Fifteen-year-old Ellie Mack was the perfect daughter. She was beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers. She and her boyfriend made a teenage golden couple. She was days away from an idyllic summer vacation, with her whole life ahead of her. And then she was gone. Now her mother, Laurel Mack, is trying to put her life back together.
-
-
This was an absolutely great book
- By Marc Faubert on 2019-07-21
Written by: Lisa Jewell
-
No Exit
- Written by: Taylor Adams
- Narrated by: Sarah Naughton
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Darby Thorne is a college student stranded by a blizzard at a highway rest stop in the middle of nowhere. She’s on the way home to see her sick mother. She’ll have to spend the night in the rest stop with four complete strangers. Then she stumbles across a little girl locked inside one of their parked cars. There is no cell phone reception, no telephone, no way out because of the snow, and she doesn’t know which one of the other travelers is the kidnapper.
-
-
Couldn't finish it
- By Drsek on 2019-05-09
Written by: Taylor Adams
-
The Silent Patient
- Written by: Alex Michaelides
- Narrated by: Jack Hawkins, Louise Brealey
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening, her husband, Gabriel, returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face and then never speaks another word. Alicia’s refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety.
-
-
WOW WOW WOW
- By iyixi on 2019-03-22
Written by: Alex Michaelides
-
The Family Upstairs
- A Novel
- Written by: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Tamaryn Payne, Bea Holland, Dom Thornburn
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Gifted musician Clemency Thompson is playing for tourists on the streets of Southern France when she receives an urgent text message. Her childhood friend, Lucy, is demanding her immediate return to London. It’s happening, says the message. The baby is back. Libby Jones was only six months old when she became an orphan. Now 25, she’s astounded to learn of an inheritance that will change her life. A gorgeous, dilapidated townhouse in one of London’s poshest neighborhoods has been held in a trust for her all these years. Now, it’s hers.
-
-
Sample contains spoilers
- By Christina McEwen on 2019-11-28
Written by: Lisa Jewell
-
Pretty Girls
- Written by: Karin Slaughter
- Narrated by: Kathleen Early
- Length: 20 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Sisters. Strangers. Survivors. More than 20 years ago, Claire and Lydia's teenaged sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con and struggles to make ends meet. But neither has recovered from the horror and heartbreak of their shared loss—a devastating wound that's cruelly ripped open when Claire's husband is killed.
-
-
Pretty Girls
- By Toni Richards-Aikens on 2018-01-01
Written by: Karin Slaughter
-
Local Woman Missing
- Written by: Mary Kubica
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Jennifer Jill Araya, Gary Tiedemann, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Shelby Tebow is the first to go missing. Not long after, Meredith Dickey and her six-year-old daughter, Delilah, vanish just blocks away from where Shelby was last seen, striking fear into their once-peaceful community. Are these incidents connected? After an elusive search that yields more questions than answers, the case eventually goes cold. Now, 11 years later, Delilah shockingly returns. Everyone wants to know what happened to her, but no one is prepared for what they'll find....
-
-
Horrific
- By Scott Ogonoski on 2021-06-16
Written by: Mary Kubica
-
The Dilemma
- A Novel
- Written by: B. A. Paris
- Narrated by: Beth Eyre, Peter Noble
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It's Livia's 40th birthday, and her husband, Adam, is throwing her the party of a lifetime to make up for the wedding they never had. Everyone she loves will be there, except her daughter, Marnie, who's studying abroad. But Livia is secretly glad Marnie won't be there. Livia has recently uncovered a secret about their daughter that, if revealed, will shake the foundation of their family to its core. She needs to tell Adam, but she's waiting until the party is over so they can have this last happy time together.
-
-
Do not recommend this book
- By Adrien J Barrieau on 2020-07-28
Written by: B. A. Paris
-
Reckless Girls
- A Novel
- Written by: Rachel Hawkins
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Lux McAllister and her boyfriend, Nico, are hired to sail two women to a remote island in the South Pacific, it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. Stuck in a dead-end job in Hawaii, and longing to travel the world after a family tragedy, Lux is eager to climb on board The Susannah and set out on an adventure. She’s also quick to bond with their passengers, college best friends Brittany and Amma. The two women say they want to travel off the beaten path. But like Lux, they may have other reasons to be seeking an escape.
-
-
Great story
- By Emily on 2022-02-08
Written by: Rachel Hawkins
-
Sometimes I Lie
- Written by: Alice Feeney
- Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can't move. She can't speak. She can't open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn't remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from 20 years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it's the truth?
-
-
Just when you think you have it figured...
- By Diana Geary on 2018-05-29
Written by: Alice Feeney
-
The Night She Disappeared
- A Novel
- Written by: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Joanne Froggatt
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
On a beautiful summer night in a charming English suburb, a young woman and her boyfriend disappear after partying at the massive country estate of a new college friend. One year later, a writer moves into a cottage on the edge of the woods that border the same estate. Known locally as the Dark Place, the dense forest is the writer’s favorite place for long walks and it’s on one such walk that she stumbles upon a mysterious note that simply reads, “DIG HERE.”
-
-
Best yet
- By Cathy on 2021-09-18
Written by: Lisa Jewell
-
Reminders of Him
- A Novel
- Written by: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Ryan West
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. Everyone in her daughter’s life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself. The only person who hasn’t closed the door on her completely is Ledger Ward, a local bar owner and one of the few remaining links to Kenna’s daughter.
-
-
OMGoodness so good!
- By Andrea Meuse on 2022-01-21
Written by: Colleen Hoover
-
The Club
- A Novel
- Written by: Ellery Lloyd
- Narrated by: Tamaryn Payne
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Home Group is a collection of celebrity members clubs dotted across the globe, from London to Lisbon, Malibu to Manhattan, where the rich and famous can party hard and then crash out in its five-star suites, far from the prying eyes of fans and the media. The most spectacular and exclusive of all is Island Home—a sprawling, closely-guarded complex of guest cabins, spas, bars and restaurants off the English coast. To mark its opening, Home's mercurial CEO Ned Groom and his team have planned a glamorous three-day launch party. But behind the scenes, tensions are at breaking point.
-
-
I want my money back.
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-05-07
Written by: Ellery Lloyd
-
The Guest List
- A Novel
- Written by: Lucy Foley
- Narrated by: Jot Davies, Chloe Massey, Olivia Dowd, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It’s a wedding for a magazine or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed.
-
-
loooong and slow
- By Sunnypatch on 2020-07-13
Written by: Lucy Foley
-
It Ends with Us
- Written by: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Olivia Song
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lily hasn't always had it easy, but that's never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She's come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily's life suddenly seems almost too good to be true.
-
-
Not my norm, but loved it
- By Miranda on 2021-09-13
Written by: Colleen Hoover
Publisher's Summary
The instant New York Times and USA Today best-selling debut psychological thriller you can't miss!
The perfect marriage? Or the perfect lie?
"A hair-raising debut, both unsettling and addictive.... A chilling thriller that will keep you reading long into the night." (Mary Kubica, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of The Good Girl)
"This debut is guaranteed to haunt you.... Warning: brace yourself." (Bustle: 10 New Thrillers to Read This Summer)
"The sense of believably and terror that engulfs Behind Closed Doors doesn't waver." (The Associated Press, picked up by The Washington Post)
Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth; she has charm and elegance. He's a dedicated attorney who has never lost a case; she is a flawless homemaker, a masterful gardener and cook, and dotes on her disabled younger sister. Though they are still newlyweds, they seem to have it all. You might not want to like them, but you do. You're hopelessly charmed by the ease and comfort of their home, by the graciousness of the dinner parties they throw. You’d like to get to know Grace better.
But it's difficult, because you realize Jack and Grace are inseparable.
Some might call this true love. Others might wonder why Grace never answers the phone. Or why she can never meet for coffee, even though she doesn't work. How she can cook such elaborate meals but remain so slim. Or why she never seems to take anything with her when she leaves the house, not even a pen. Or why there are such high-security metal shutters on all the downstairs windows.
Some might wonder what's really going on once the dinner party is over and the front door has closed.
From best-selling author B. A. Paris comes the gripping thriller and international phenomenon Behind Closed Doors.
What the critics say
"A hair-raising debut, both unsettling and addictive.... A chilling thriller that will keep you reading long into the night." (Mary Kubica, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of The Good Girl)
"This outstanding debut novel will leave you breathless." (Bella)
"Brilliant, chilling, scary and unputdownable." (Lesley Pearse, best-selling author of Without a Trace)
More from the same
What listeners say about Behind Closed Doors
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Danielle
- 2018-04-10
A must listen
Suspenseful, intriguing and incredibly narrated a book I wouldn't have been able to put down but one brought to life in this audio version.
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Lisa
- 2019-01-02
Far-Fetched and Utterly Unbelievable
This novel has no respect for the reader's intelligence. The protagonist, Grace, is an insufferable idiot. I have no problem with flawed characters and I totally get the paralysis that often imprisons abused women. But Paris takes both too far, way past the point of believability. And when the 'big reveal' finally comes, the form Jack's abuse ultimately takes is so ridiculously ludicrous that I'd have found it laughable if I wasn't so annoyed at having wasted my time to get that far.
I forced myself to finish this one but my advice for you would be to learn from my mistake and skip it completely.
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Marisa Lennox
- 2018-08-06
Grace is INSUFFERABLE.
The main character Grace is so infuriating that I almost stopped read on at least 4 occasions. I did not want to finish this because I hated it. I have never felt such hatred towards a fictional character... also if Jack is supposed to be a psychopath, make him a psychopath! Instead of making him kind of nice, but also not because he's mean and won't let her leave... like really?
5 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous22
- 2021-12-03
Keeps the reader interested and engaged
This wasn’t the best or most interesting book I’ve read but it kept my attention. I did feel for the main character, the author did a good job of making her relatable and I found myself rooting for her which is important with these types of books. You have to care about the character or there’s no interest. Also I found the writing to be effective, not too much unnecessary detail.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Mercedes
- 2020-01-06
scary! great flow
I enjoyed listening to it. it has a great flow of things happening all the time.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Ali from the Hunted Shelves
- 2019-10-28
It was a painful story that needed to be told
This is a really really good debut novel and to me it felt like a retelling modern version of the Yellow Wallpaper which is one of my favourite short stories.
It’s scary how such characters actually exist in real like monsters dressed up as normal people
I encourage you to read it. I admire the way that the novel didn’t glorify abuse rather draws attention to it hopping the outcomes of other victims in the world not ends up the same
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Tammy
- 2019-04-05
new favorite
loved it...was hard to stop listening.
you should listen also! so good soo good soooo good.
new favorite
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Mookey
- 2018-02-16
well written
kept me intrigued beginning to end, and the ending was perfect!!! needs to be made into a movie
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- MommaKimmy
- 2022-05-01
It was a decent listen.
I didn’t recommend it to anyone but also didn’t want to stop listening either. It was decent.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Meeshela
- 2021-12-05
Grabbed me from the start!
So good! Love a good thriller with twists. Stayed with me after I read it.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Tanisha
- 2018-04-10
what a complete waste of time!
I don't want to waste anymore time on this book, but I had to write a review to explain that the story was absolutely ridiculous! I did however, love the voice of the woman who did the narrations. It was the only thing that kept me listening.
48 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Em
- 2017-01-23
Silly and stupid plus gratuitous sadism
The story line seems like it was written by two teenagers arguing about whether to write a Scooby Doo episode or a story about an abusive marriage. In the story, the evil husband for some reason gives all kinds of expository dialog about why he's so evil, evil things he's done in the past, describes all his evil motives (so contrived and silly, like a kid at camp trying to tell a scary story and, seeing that his audience is bored, wildly tries to up the ante to keep everyone's interest) while rubbing his hands together evilly. The husband essentially acts like a creepy pervy weirdo the entire time and the author writes all this as if no one notices because he looks like George Clooney. Yes, there's psychological 'torture' but it's so unrealistic and illogical that it's more like a weird cartoon. The wife does that thing where she's like, "In twenty seconds, I'm going to call the police and then I'm going to escape from you by doing X, Y and Z! And you can't stop me!" and then she stands there waiting for his response, and the evilly evil husband twists his Snidely Whiplash mustache while laughing evilly at her. The way he 'traps' her in public is simply ridiculous. I honestly don't think the author knows anything about domestic abuse, the entire thing was so gratuitous and absurd.
188 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Vanessa Arizona
- 2016-09-04
Slow start but a gripping experience
I highly recommend this book for fans of psychological thrillers. I would warn that it is a frightening story, and while not frankly violent, there is some upsetting content regarding abuse.
I'd also suggest that the listener needs to be patient for the story to get off the ground. In my opinion, the author spent far too much time laying groundwork when the issues are pretty obvious for anyone with the least bit of skeptical disbelief of 'perfect' appearing existences.
This book straddles the horror genre as well- I've just finished and find myself with an ongoing sense of dread and fear that built as I listened. For anyone who says that this 'could not happen'- think again. And
428 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Jenifer
- 2018-05-16
pointless and painful
this book felt like a meaningless trip into sadistic behavior for the sake of it. I really should have heeded other reviews that said not to bother finishing it.
31 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Designs by Prim
- 2016-08-15
Wow
Wow...I've listened to MANY audio books and never felt the need to write a review after I was done. But this book definitely deserves recognition! I could not stop listening!!! It was intense, nail biting...all the way till the very end. The details were so well written that I actually felt like I was living in the moment of the story. I could not stop listening. At first I thought ok, this will be just a regular suspense story...starting of with the details of each character. But within 2 hours into it, I was hooked! Written VERY WELL, narrated VERY WELL!
472 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Jill
- 2018-05-05
Ridiculous story
The entire premise of this book is so ridiculous that it's impossible to enjoy anything.
12 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- John Andrew Neu
- 2016-09-20
Lame
The characters behaved in such inexplicable ways, and the story relied on so many implausible elements, you keep rolling your eyes. The villain is one dimensional and possesses a superhuman ability to get people to buy into whatever outlandish set of facts he fabricated because: charisma and he is an attorney? I didn't even feel bad for the protagonist's situation, because after awhile her judgements and actions were so inconsistent with the character build it just got to be ridiculous after awhile. Not recommended.
107 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- M. Ryder
- 2016-09-28
Dumb and Waste of Time!
Trying to finish this book was probably just as difficult as what Grace had to endure while living with Jack. 🙄 The story was not at all believable, and even the so-called gory or graphic parts seemed quite far-fetched. Why would any sane person get on a plane with Jack to start their honeymoon, after being treated so badly and having to choose between her Down's Syndrome sister and husband? generally speaking, don't abusive relationships happen over time, because in this case, Jack became a monster overnight. Also, how naïve can one woman be to quit her job and not be included in buying their first home, and not think twice about Jack's aggressiveness? Frankly, everything was over the top! However, with regard to narration, all parts were performed well. Skip this book and instead, read Pretty Girls, which is hands down, a much better selection.
73 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Lady J
- 2016-09-16
Very enjoyable psychological thriller
Thoroughly enjoyed this! Stressed me out and enraged me but in a good way. you will b rooting for the main character. I couldn't stop listening to it. my fave book I've listened to in a long time! Gonna tell everyone I know to read or listen to it so that it will b made into a movie!
127 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Eric
- 2016-10-08
A solution that works if it is too hard to listen
After reading the initial description, I felt this this book reminded me a bit of Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty. As the story unfolded in opening chapters, one wondered when the darkness would enter the story. When it inevitably did, this turned out to be a very different story than Big Little Lies. Reviewers who are incredulous at the premise have every reason to be, but I suspect the psychological torture in the story is present in modern society in human stories that are just as incredible. The author cleverly and elegantly closed off all the options for Grace and Millie's escape, doing so as effectively as one could to scaffold the story.
Still, once the darkness entered the story I could not go on much more than 30-60 minutes before throwing in the towel. It was too dark and uncomfortable and I figured I would just return the credit. Yet, reviews promised a great ending, and I considered the ending in Big Little Lies to be perhaps the most multilayered and well-structured ending to a novel I could imagine reading. Could this also have a great ending?
So I decided I could try to skip the middle four hours of the story, and pickup with something like an hour forty left in the story. It worked for me. I just can't listen to that much darkness and I assumed that is all it would be, replete with creative ways to make Grace's situation seem even more hopeless. In the expectation that perhaps the ending would be great, and that I knew enough of the storyline to pickup the last fifth or sixth of the story, I decided at least to give it a try. The ending was indeed very well done, and while nothing in this genre is going to match Big Little Lies, it had enough intricacies and layers - right up to and including the last three letter word in the book - for me to give the book a strong overall rating. It was worth the credit to me, even if I skipped the middle half of the book which I assumed would be too psychologically gruesome for me to bear. It was a good way to manage the listen.
201 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Client d'Amazon
- 2021-02-10
Amazing
What an amazing story! I read il very fast because I couldn't stop listening to it, I was literally trapped in it! We cannot help with feeling sorry for the narrator and hating thé main character.