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lauraskovly's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
siletta's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
brittanyrader13's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I need to be more willing to DNF books. I could tell this book was going to be bad on the very first page, and I wish I’d listened to my gut at that point.
taylorhelvie's review
2.0
I thought this book had some good twists and it was a quick and easy read but I really couldn’t get over the idea that two separate times this woman locked a door from the outside and the people couldn’t get out??? Like why would a cabin ever have a door that could only be locked/unlocked from the outside?? And then an old little shed that wasn’t intruder proof also only being able to be locked/unlocked from the outside and a grown adult couldn’t break out of it??
That makes no sense to me and it bothered me the entire book which took away from the plot twists and story line a bit
That makes no sense to me and it bothered me the entire book which took away from the plot twists and story line a bit
moonxeph's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
nea95217's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
jillmlong's review against another edition
3.0
This was an enjoyable story. I listened to the audiobook and the narrators did a great job. I found the plot had some holes in it but otherwise the story kept me interested.
pewterwolf's review against another edition
4.0
Well, that was more addictive than I thought…
*
Review Taken from The Pewter Wolf Reads
***Audiobook gifted by UK publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review/reaction***
This has been sitting on my Audiobook To Be Read Shelf for quite some time. And after I finished dipping in and out of my last audiobook from library ([b:Listen to Me|58042329|Listen to Me (Rizzoli & Isles, #13)|Tess Gerritsen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1645661191l/58042329._SY75_.jpg|90963080] by Tess Gerritsen. Which I am currently reading, FYI, as I enjoy reading Tess Gerritsen novels rather than audiobook, but I got a good way into it), I wanted some short and fast to listen to as I have requested a LOAD of audiobooks from my local library this month and I wasn’t in the mood to start a podcast binge (that will be next month, I suspect).
So, I plumped for this, which has a precise that sounds deliciously twisted.
Grace and Dominic have been married for quite some time and happily so. Or so Grace thinks. Instead of staying in a hotel after a work’s event as she planned, she comes home to discover Dominic’s clothes thrown on the floor – as well as women’s clothes. Not her clothes, but someone else’s. There, she discovers the two in his work-cabin at the bottom of the garden and, without thinking, she locks the naked pair in. Then, she goes back into the house, goes to bed and then, in the morning, goes to work as if nothing has happened…
Well, this is an addictive audiobook listen. I whizzed through this so fast, even I’m a little surprised how I flew through this. And on a normal speed – who knew?!
It’s one of those holiday thrills that you read by the pool or beach and you just can’t stop as it’s so much fun. I had so much fun with this. The writing was gripping, the narrators of the audiobook were ace, and the twists and reveals were out of left field but they just worked. Yes, some of the twists were easy to see coming and, at times, this does edge into the realms of the ridiculous (the couple trapped in the cabin are naked THROUGHOUT the entire story. Something I had to remind myself over every few chapters), but that didn’t take away from my enjoyment.
I think back to my reading/audiobooking of [b:Fairest|22489107|Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles, #3.5)|Marissa Meyer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1460846345l/22489107._SY75_.jpg|41928590] by Marissa Meyer, where the lead is telling their version of events, believing they are the hero of this story and you, as the reader, believe them until several very subtle things happens and you release that, even though they still believe they are the hero, they’re actually the villain, and it’s almost the same here. At the start, readers have clear lines of who’s the victim is here, but as the story progresses and we hear from both Grace and Dominic – both in the present and several chapters from their pasts – you begin to release that the line might not be as clear cut… There are other books that do this
I have two more of this author’s works on my radar – [b:The Holiday Home|75350809|The Holiday Home|Daniel Hurst|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1672164914l/75350809._SY75_.jpg|100561856] and [b:The Doctor’s Wife|66546661|The Doctor’s Wife|Daniel Hurst|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1670966781l/66546661._SY75_.jpg|100173807] – and if they are anything like The Couple In The Cabin, I am going to be in for a thrill.
*
Review Taken from The Pewter Wolf Reads
***Audiobook gifted by UK publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review/reaction***
This has been sitting on my Audiobook To Be Read Shelf for quite some time. And after I finished dipping in and out of my last audiobook from library ([b:Listen to Me|58042329|Listen to Me (Rizzoli & Isles, #13)|Tess Gerritsen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1645661191l/58042329._SY75_.jpg|90963080] by Tess Gerritsen. Which I am currently reading, FYI, as I enjoy reading Tess Gerritsen novels rather than audiobook, but I got a good way into it), I wanted some short and fast to listen to as I have requested a LOAD of audiobooks from my local library this month and I wasn’t in the mood to start a podcast binge (that will be next month, I suspect).
So, I plumped for this, which has a precise that sounds deliciously twisted.
Grace and Dominic have been married for quite some time and happily so. Or so Grace thinks. Instead of staying in a hotel after a work’s event as she planned, she comes home to discover Dominic’s clothes thrown on the floor – as well as women’s clothes. Not her clothes, but someone else’s. There, she discovers the two in his work-cabin at the bottom of the garden and, without thinking, she locks the naked pair in. Then, she goes back into the house, goes to bed and then, in the morning, goes to work as if nothing has happened…
Well, this is an addictive audiobook listen. I whizzed through this so fast, even I’m a little surprised how I flew through this. And on a normal speed – who knew?!
It’s one of those holiday thrills that you read by the pool or beach and you just can’t stop as it’s so much fun. I had so much fun with this. The writing was gripping, the narrators of the audiobook were ace, and the twists and reveals were out of left field but they just worked. Yes, some of the twists were easy to see coming and, at times, this does edge into the realms of the ridiculous (the couple trapped in the cabin are naked THROUGHOUT the entire story. Something I had to remind myself over every few chapters), but that didn’t take away from my enjoyment.
I think back to my reading/audiobooking of [b:Fairest|22489107|Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles, #3.5)|Marissa Meyer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1460846345l/22489107._SY75_.jpg|41928590] by Marissa Meyer, where the lead is telling their version of events, believing they are the hero of this story and you, as the reader, believe them until several very subtle things happens and you release that, even though they still believe they are the hero, they’re actually the villain, and it’s almost the same here. At the start, readers have clear lines of who’s the victim is here, but as the story progresses and we hear from both Grace and Dominic – both in the present and several chapters from their pasts – you begin to release that the line might not be as clear cut… There are other books that do this
I have two more of this author’s works on my radar – [b:The Holiday Home|75350809|The Holiday Home|Daniel Hurst|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1672164914l/75350809._SY75_.jpg|100561856] and [b:The Doctor’s Wife|66546661|The Doctor’s Wife|Daniel Hurst|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1670966781l/66546661._SY75_.jpg|100173807] – and if they are anything like The Couple In The Cabin, I am going to be in for a thrill.
judithdcollins's review against another edition
5.0
WOW! I LOVED everything about this book, and my favorite by the author, Daniel Hurst- A powerhouse!
A twisty unputdownable psychological thriller with lots of sarcastic humor, beautifully blended (which I love)— keeping readers tense, surprised, pleased, shocked, and smiling as the wicked master manipulator, Grace, unfolds her evil plan of REVENGE.
The back story is equally as compelling as the present one! Revenge drives this fascinating thriller, and fans of Kaira Rouda and Victoria Helen Stone's [b:Jane Doe|36531070|Jane Doe (Jane Doe, #1)|Victoria Helen Stone|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1529334139l/36531070._SY75_.jpg|58255707] will devour THE COUPLE IN THE CABIN!
Meet Grace and Dominic, married for eleven years and residing in an upscale countryside with a well-maintained English garden. No children.
Dominic wants a man cave (cabin) to be built at the bottom of the garden— a place to work from home— away from the noise and distraction of the house.
He finally talks his wife, Grace, into moving forward with the project, and spares no expense in keeping it secure and safe with the building process.
Dominic loves his new office and worked out of the cabin four days a week, only having to leave it occasionally when he was required to go to this real office in town. He also enjoys it for relaxing with a beer, TV, and we find out later for "other things." His neighbor also wants a cabin.
But the cabin will turn out to be a NIGHTMARE and the place where Grace and Dominic will learn the absolute truth about one another.
Grace has an out-of-town networking event and was supposed to stay at the hotel due to late night meeting, but she thinks she will surprise her husband by coming home instead. When she meets a stranger, Clark, he agrees to drop her off and leaves her car at the hotel.
When she arrives home, she finds a woman's clothing and her husband's lying all over the house. WTH —she cannot believe this and frantically begins searching the house, thinking she will find him in bed with someone. Her blood is boiling. Her husband would never cheat on her. No one does this to Grace. We learn more about what happens when someone crosses her.
However, she cannot find anyone, but where could they be with no clothes? The cabin?
Dominic and Kamilla (half his age)— decides to be adventurous since they have had sex in all the rooms of the main house, apparently while his wife is away.
They decide to go naked to the cabin and continue their night with a bottle of wine because, after all, his wife will not be home until the following day.
However, Grace walks in on the couple having sex on the floor, and she turns around and locks them in the cabin. Shocked, Dominic and Kamilla find themselves trapped. They have no clothes, cell phones, laptops, or keys. The windows do not open since he had it built this way. No one can hear them with the impact windows and doors.
Then Grace goes a little crazy and brings all their clothes and everything of Dominics from the main house to the garden in front of the cabin and sets everything on fire. Is she psycho, a sociopath?
How and when will they get out?
She also turns off the power; they have no bathroom or food in the cabin. Wine is out of the question since no restroom. They both have to go to work the following day. When will she let them out, or will she leave them in there to die?
Grace is so proud of herself and goes off to work the next day in a great mood, and decides she will leave them there until she figures out their punishment and what to do next.
What comes next is a deliciously wicked game of cat and mouse from writing letters sliding under the door and guessing what Grace will do next.
However, Dominic does not know that Grace locked someone else in a shed/cabin when she was ten years old, and the outcome was not good. Is she a murderer? How far will she go?
Does Dominic know his wife? What will she do next?
Gosh, this was so GOOD!
Told from alternating POVs— Grace and Dominic, present day and the past with Grace when she was ten years old. The past story was equally as compelling as its connections to the present. Grace is complex and appealing —keeping you guessing and on the edge of your seat until the very end with a nice twist.
A deliciously dark story with a chilling, funny protagonist! Readers will enjoy seeing how far Grace will go for her revenge, plus there is more about Kamilla to unravel. You will feel sorry for Dominic before it is over.
A HIT! Daniel Hurst shines with this skillfully, deviously, and cleverly crafted sociopath character of Grace and keeps it coming to the wicked conclusion!
Highly recommend!
I just found out this came out this week, yesterday—purchased the e-book, dropped my current read, and started it last evening before bed. Looked down and was at 50%. Got up this morning and finished it straightaway!
Readers, this e-book is only $1.11, or you can read it for free if you are an Amazon unlimited subscriber. Best money you will spend. There are also several teasers at the end of the book with his other works. I am quickly trying to get to his backlist. I also want to listen to the audiobook, and sure it will be a riot! I would not mind seeing more of Grace in future books. READ THIS BOOK!
Special thanks to #NetGalley and #BookoutureAudio for an ALC narrated by Eilidh Beaton and Matt Bates for a wild-ride entertaining performance!
Blog Review Posted @
www.JudithDCollins.com
@JudithDCollins | #JDCMustReadBooks
My Rating: 5
A twisty unputdownable psychological thriller with lots of sarcastic humor, beautifully blended (which I love)— keeping readers tense, surprised, pleased, shocked, and smiling as the wicked master manipulator, Grace, unfolds her evil plan of REVENGE.
The back story is equally as compelling as the present one! Revenge drives this fascinating thriller, and fans of Kaira Rouda and Victoria Helen Stone's [b:Jane Doe|36531070|Jane Doe (Jane Doe, #1)|Victoria Helen Stone|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1529334139l/36531070._SY75_.jpg|58255707] will devour THE COUPLE IN THE CABIN!
Meet Grace and Dominic, married for eleven years and residing in an upscale countryside with a well-maintained English garden. No children.
Dominic wants a man cave (cabin) to be built at the bottom of the garden— a place to work from home— away from the noise and distraction of the house.
He finally talks his wife, Grace, into moving forward with the project, and spares no expense in keeping it secure and safe with the building process.
Dominic loves his new office and worked out of the cabin four days a week, only having to leave it occasionally when he was required to go to this real office in town. He also enjoys it for relaxing with a beer, TV, and we find out later for "other things." His neighbor also wants a cabin.
But the cabin will turn out to be a NIGHTMARE and the place where Grace and Dominic will learn the absolute truth about one another.
Grace has an out-of-town networking event and was supposed to stay at the hotel due to late night meeting, but she thinks she will surprise her husband by coming home instead. When she meets a stranger, Clark, he agrees to drop her off and leaves her car at the hotel.
When she arrives home, she finds a woman's clothing and her husband's lying all over the house. WTH —she cannot believe this and frantically begins searching the house, thinking she will find him in bed with someone. Her blood is boiling. Her husband would never cheat on her. No one does this to Grace. We learn more about what happens when someone crosses her.
However, she cannot find anyone, but where could they be with no clothes? The cabin?
Dominic and Kamilla (half his age)— decides to be adventurous since they have had sex in all the rooms of the main house, apparently while his wife is away.
They decide to go naked to the cabin and continue their night with a bottle of wine because, after all, his wife will not be home until the following day.
However, Grace walks in on the couple having sex on the floor, and she turns around and locks them in the cabin. Shocked, Dominic and Kamilla find themselves trapped. They have no clothes, cell phones, laptops, or keys. The windows do not open since he had it built this way. No one can hear them with the impact windows and doors.
Then Grace goes a little crazy and brings all their clothes and everything of Dominics from the main house to the garden in front of the cabin and sets everything on fire. Is she psycho, a sociopath?
How and when will they get out?
She also turns off the power; they have no bathroom or food in the cabin. Wine is out of the question since no restroom. They both have to go to work the following day. When will she let them out, or will she leave them in there to die?
Grace is so proud of herself and goes off to work the next day in a great mood, and decides she will leave them there until she figures out their punishment and what to do next.
What comes next is a deliciously wicked game of cat and mouse from writing letters sliding under the door and guessing what Grace will do next.
However, Dominic does not know that Grace locked someone else in a shed/cabin when she was ten years old, and the outcome was not good. Is she a murderer? How far will she go?
Does Dominic know his wife? What will she do next?
Gosh, this was so GOOD!
Told from alternating POVs— Grace and Dominic, present day and the past with Grace when she was ten years old. The past story was equally as compelling as its connections to the present. Grace is complex and appealing —keeping you guessing and on the edge of your seat until the very end with a nice twist.
A deliciously dark story with a chilling, funny protagonist! Readers will enjoy seeing how far Grace will go for her revenge, plus there is more about Kamilla to unravel. You will feel sorry for Dominic before it is over.
A HIT! Daniel Hurst shines with this skillfully, deviously, and cleverly crafted sociopath character of Grace and keeps it coming to the wicked conclusion!
Highly recommend!
I just found out this came out this week, yesterday—purchased the e-book, dropped my current read, and started it last evening before bed. Looked down and was at 50%. Got up this morning and finished it straightaway!
Readers, this e-book is only $1.11, or you can read it for free if you are an Amazon unlimited subscriber. Best money you will spend. There are also several teasers at the end of the book with his other works. I am quickly trying to get to his backlist. I also want to listen to the audiobook, and sure it will be a riot! I would not mind seeing more of Grace in future books. READ THIS BOOK!
Special thanks to #NetGalley and #BookoutureAudio for an ALC narrated by Eilidh Beaton and Matt Bates for a wild-ride entertaining performance!
Blog Review Posted @
www.JudithDCollins.com
@JudithDCollins | #JDCMustReadBooks
My Rating: 5