Didn't finish. The characters didn't move me

The characters didn't move me. The story was not interesting. The sadness of the period, the misery of women was unleavened.

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Oooh, my! This was really good!

***An absolute must read!*** Listen, this novel had my undivided attention because I needed to know what happened next. There's so much I want to mention but I don't want give anything away unintentionally. I do however, have several questions about this book and I think this would be a perfect addition to a book club. So much is open to interpretation but I thoroughly enjoyed it anyway and the way the novel read was very engaging. I enjoy immersion reading so, I read and listened along. The narrator's voice was perfect for the vibe the storyline gave off and pulled you that much deeper in. I will say this, Rebecca got on my very last nerve as she was like a petulant child. I didn't understand why Gene never referred to her husband by his name, she simply called him husband and Rebecca called him cousin. Lucy, was quite the questionable character and the ending was truly jaw dropping. I need to get some of my friends to read this novel so we can pull it apart in discussion and see how we each perceived the goings on.

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Good premise but not for me

I agree with what other reviewers have said. The audio book quality was good. But I couldn't get into the plot.

Not a fan

I think the performances destroyed what might have been a very good mystery novel. Could be that I just don’t like mysteries but Kim Blakemore made it seem disturbingly ominous. It was just a little too dramatic.

Depressing and a little confusing

It was probably meant to have that overtone, but I had a difficult time liking any of the characters and the ending was somewhat anti-climatic and quite sudden. The story had me a little confused as I did not think the telling between flashbacks and the present (for the character narrating the story) was a little muddled and hard to follow. Perhaps that was due to listening to the audible version, there was no heading to indicate where you were in the storyline until after listening to a few sentences. Even the narrator sounded down and did not use much inflection while telling the story, other than inconsistent accents and tones for different characters. Bottom line, just wasn’t my cup of tea.

So good!

I find myself rationing my listening time because I don’t want the story to end.