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Poison Orchids

Written by: Sarah A. Denzil, Anni Taylor
Narrated by: Aimee Horne
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A dark, compelling new thriller from best-selling authors Sarah A. Denzil and Anni Taylor

Young backpackers Gemma and Hayley arrive at a remote fruit farm in Australia’s Northern Territory, out of money and desperate for work.

The weeks go on, a blur of fruit picking, parties, campfires and wading beneath waterfalls in the nearby hot springs. Until the night the girls find themselves on a dark highway, bruised and bloodied.

Senior Detective Bronwen McKay and psychologist Megan Arlotti question the terrified girls. But Hayley and Gemma are telling two very different stories of what happened to them over the past three months.

Which story is the truth, and what are the girls covering up? A suspenseful thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end.

©2019 Sarah A.Denzil and Anni Taylor (P)2019 Audible Australia Pty Ltd Crime Thrillers Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Exciting
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While there were some aspects of the plot that were easy to spot, there was a whole other layer, possibly two, lying in wait underneath.

Peppered throughout were smaller shocking moments that had my eyebrows raising sky high and little exclamations escaping my lips.

Definitely one for Netflix

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This book has so many characters and victims; you never know what will happen next.

Imagination in its finist

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The story kept me engaged right up until the last hour and a half or so. I did find the ending to be a bit wandering and convoluted. I also found the two young women to be a bit naive, but I was able to set aside my disbelief for the sake of the story. The narrator was pretty good, although I did find that a few of her characters, especially the male ones, sounded very similar to each other and sometimes it was difficult to tell them apart. But I get it, it's hard for a woman to do male voices and vice versa. Generally I really enjoyed the story and found it to be quite compelling.

I enjoyed it... mostly.

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I've never written a review here yet, but felt compelled. I found the story very interesting and powered through it. The ending for me was completely unexpected and left me unsure how to feel, but I actually appreciate am ending that leaves me conflicted.

HOWEVER, this storyline feels 100% ripped off from Nine Perfect Strangers which was published before this novel. There's nothing wrong with taking inspiration from other sources, but in my opinion this went too far in basically recycling someone else's work. That's why I rated the story do low.

Feels like a copycat

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Because I wanted to know more about the 2 girls, this book hooked me from the very beginning. The story kept me guessing and I couldn't wait til I could listen to some more. I think Tate's character could have been better developed, perhaps a chapter or two could have been told from his point of view. I thought narration was great & overall was an enjoyable book.

I wanted to know more about the girls!

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