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  • Written by: Shalini Boland
  • Narrated by: Katie Villa
  • Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
  • 3.8 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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Written by: Shalini Boland
Narrated by: Katie Villa
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In this chilling story from the bestselling author of The Secret Mother, it’s the wedding day of Alice’s dreams. Until it becomes a nightmare…

Alice and Seth are a perfect love story: the handsome doctor and his beautiful fiancée. They’re wealthy, well liked and made for each other—the envy of all their friends. Alice can’t wait for the day of their dream wedding. But when she arrives at the altar, she doesn’t recognise the man waiting to marry her.

When this stranger insists he’s Seth, her husband-to-be, the entire congregation seems to agree. Even her parents try to persuade Alice to go through with the wedding.

As panic sets in, Alice’s world comes apart. Where is the real Seth, and why have all traces of him disappeared from her life? Fearing she’s losing her mind, she sets out to uncover the truth and escape the nightmare she’s living in. But with everyone around her convinced by the fake Seth, how can she ever hope to find the man she loves?

©2023 Shalini Boland. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

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A pleasant surprise

This book was a surprise to the end. I really enjoyed the twists in this book.

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Underwhelming

So , I’m someone who usually can love any book . There’s been times where I seen harsh reviews and still enjoyed the book … but this book really just wasn’t it for me !
I’m greatly into any an all psychological thrillers / thriller crimes . Things of that sort .
So when reading the description of the book , I thought this is RIGHT up my ally ! Even though I seen not the best reviews I decided I’ll allow myself to make that decision because I really was intrigued with the little description of the story . Well , at first , it did really pull me in ! And I was intrested ! But then it got slow and just really unbelievable ! Like how could this even happen , like at all ! An I think that’s the only thing that kept me reading was trying to figure out how the author was gonna be able to spin their way out of it …

But even before the climax , or twist , I was already disengaged with the story , and was just continuing because I’m too nosey not to know the end lol ! The story fell flat & short ! :( !



( SMALL SPOLIER BELOW !!!!!!!!!!!! just explaining when the “ twist “ comes into the story , not what the actual twist is )



The twist only comes alllllllll the way at the end , almost at the epilogue… and even when it did come , it wasn’t this grand finale… the story just fell short .

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  • Smart, AZ
  • 2023-07-04

Quite honestly...

I did not care enough to finish. A review requires 15 words. This book is boring.

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  • Aiyisha Adams
  • 2023-06-09

Too Slow

While this book has an unexpected twist it took entirely too long to get to the point. I considered simply googling to figure out what happened because it was just soooooooo slow.

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  • Michelle Harder
  • 2023-08-10

Slow, predictable, unbelievable. Not her best...

I love Shalini's work. Her books have entertained me on long drives, through slogs of housework...after reading her first one, I binged all of her published work that was available on audio. There were some that were better or more exciting or memorable than others, but even the ones that weren't outstanding at least kept me entertained. I've read everything she's put out for 2 years now, so I was excited about this one...til I wasn't. It started with an interesting premise, but I immediately knew what had happened and it was fairly easy to deduce the who, though the why is impossible, because the author fails to give us key information until the very end, the big, flat, long, overdue, unbelievable, uninspiring reveal. Maybe it's because I've listened to too many of her books and I know her tricks...but that just shows a lack of versatility and formulaic rut on her part.

I'll read her again in the future, but with less enthusiasm and far more skepticism going forward. I'm going to need something fresh and mind blowing to win me back fully.

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  • jasmine collins
  • 2023-11-15

Ending is quite flat, unfortunately

I liked the idea, and the writing was not bad overall, but it's not good when you hit the end of a mystery and it's explained for the audience in an unnecessarily detailed monologue. It's not even spoken to another character, and the whole thing would be significantly less disappointing if it had been left out entirely and just implied with a closing scene or final dropped hint.

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  • SKR
  • 2023-11-12

Can’t get past chapter 4.

So annoying and slow I cannot get past Chapter 4. Save your money on this one!

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  • Stinky44
  • 2023-09-05

The Silent Bride

I really enjoyed this audio recording. I was not expecting the ending. THAT was a surprise. A woman is getting married to the man that she is madly in love with and when she is walking down the aisle, she does not recognize him. Nor his parents. She wants to know where the "real Seth" is.
I recommend this audio recording 👌.

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  • Deborah L. Michels
  • 2023-12-04

Wow!

I loved this book. Took me in so many different directions and I loved how it all came together in the end. Very, very impressed with this book.

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  • Robin
  • 2023-12-03

Keeps your interest from start to finish!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It was an easy listen and kept me wanting more. It’s the kind of book that you look forward to and can’t wait to finish. I will be looking for more from this author. Highly recommended!!

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  • Dawnrover
  • 2023-12-03

Contrived

I’m usually a fan of Shalini Boland’s, but this was a disappointing novel. Shallow characters, confusing narration, and a protagonist that was utterly lacking in intelligence. Boland wrapped it all up in the last 30 minutes, which justified this reader’s grasp of what really happened. IMHO, one of her worst and a painful listen.

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  • Lorraine Riscinti
  • 2023-12-03

Just when I thought I worked it out …

Very well written. Woven together with a great surprise ending. Shani Boland never disappoints. Strongly recommend.

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