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pewterwolf's review against another edition
4.0
Well, that was more addictive than I thought…
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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.
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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
elsshelves's review against another edition
3.0
This is my 4th Daniel Hurst book and my least favourite so far- but that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy it!
Amazing plot twists that I didn’t see coming and a really interesting/unique story. However, I wanted a bit more ‘thrill’- I did feel it dragged at times!
2.5 stars ⭐️
Amazing plot twists that I didn’t see coming and a really interesting/unique story. However, I wanted a bit more ‘thrill’- I did feel it dragged at times!
2.5 stars ⭐️
mnewans13's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
3.0
mellabella's review against another edition
3.0
This was a quick engaging read.
Grace finds her husband Dominic cheating and locks him and his mistress in his man cave cabin with no way out. Your sympathies might be with Grace until you learn that she might have done this before.
3.5 stars
Grace finds her husband Dominic cheating and locks him and his mistress in his man cave cabin with no way out. Your sympathies might be with Grace until you learn that she might have done this before.
3.5 stars
mnyberg's review against another edition
4.0
I think this was well done although one more twist at the end would have put the story over the top for me. A wanted the main character to get the last shot in.
heatheradoresbooks's review against another edition
5.0
4.5⭐
Publication date ~ book ~ October 20, 2022, audio ~ November 1, 2022
Page Count ~ 232
Audio length ~ 6 hours 45 minutes
Narrators ~ Eilidh Beaton, Matt Bates ~ both enjoyable
POV ~ dual 1st
Featuring ~ dual timeline, childhood storyline, infidelity, locked room, revenge
Grace & Dominic have been happily married for years, or so Grace thought, until she walked in on Dominic and his mistress in a compromising position. She does what any sane wife would do and locks them in the cabin they are caught in.
I really liked this plot, but not the characters so much. It's fast paced with twists and turns, and secrets coming back around to bite ya in the rear.
I think this is my second book by this author and I'm not really sure why I haven't read more, so I'll have to rectify that asap.
*Thanks to Bookouture Audio, [a:Daniel Hurst|14290064|Daniel Hurst|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1587847714p2/14290064.jpg] and NetGalley for the advance audiobook. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
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Publication date ~ book ~ October 20, 2022, audio ~ November 1, 2022
Page Count ~ 232
Audio length ~ 6 hours 45 minutes
Narrators ~ Eilidh Beaton, Matt Bates ~ both enjoyable
POV ~ dual 1st
Featuring ~ dual timeline, childhood storyline, infidelity, locked room, revenge
Grace & Dominic have been happily married for years, or so Grace thought, until she walked in on Dominic and his mistress in a compromising position. She does what any sane wife would do and locks them in the cabin they are caught in.
I really liked this plot, but not the characters so much. It's fast paced with twists and turns, and secrets coming back around to bite ya in the rear.
I think this is my second book by this author and I'm not really sure why I haven't read more, so I'll have to rectify that asap.
*Thanks to Bookouture Audio, [a:Daniel Hurst|14290064|Daniel Hurst|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1587847714p2/14290064.jpg] and NetGalley for the advance audiobook. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
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pandafan7's review against another edition
4.0
Grace comes home a day early to find a woman’s bra and clothes scattered on the floor of her house. She finds her husband and the woman predisposed in her husband’s cabin in the backyard. Grace is understandably angry. While she figures out what to do about the situation Grace decides to lock the pair in the cabin. What will it take for Grace to let them out of the cabin?
Daniel Hurst has a talent for writing intense thrillers. I was riveted to the book, listening intensely to find out what happened next. The narrators were unreliable, which is something I really enjoy. I also enjoyed slowly learning about Grace’s past. It led to more understanding of the current situation. The use of a male narrator and a female narrator was very helpful. It made the POVs clear and easy to follow. The end was a bit of a shock! I highly recommend this book to anyone that likes domestic thrillers as well as anyone that really enjoys unreliable narrators!
Thank you to NetGalley and Bookoutre Audio for this ALC in exchange for an honest review!
Daniel Hurst has a talent for writing intense thrillers. I was riveted to the book, listening intensely to find out what happened next. The narrators were unreliable, which is something I really enjoy. I also enjoyed slowly learning about Grace’s past. It led to more understanding of the current situation. The use of a male narrator and a female narrator was very helpful. It made the POVs clear and easy to follow. The end was a bit of a shock! I highly recommend this book to anyone that likes domestic thrillers as well as anyone that really enjoys unreliable narrators!
Thank you to NetGalley and Bookoutre Audio for this ALC in exchange for an honest review!
kirstyreviewsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
The Couple in the Cabin by Daniel Hurst
I received an advance review copy for free thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Blurb
They’ll do anything to get out. She’ll do anything to keep them in.
When happily married Grace comes home early one night and catches her husband, Dominic, with another woman in the cabin at the bottom of their garden, she is shocked, angry, and most of all, hell-bent on revenge. That’s why she acts quickly, locking the pair in the cabin while she decides what she wants to do to them.
While Dominic and his mistress desperately try to get free, Grace makes a plan on the outside, but it’s a plan that is formed based on her previous experiences. That’s because this might not be the first time Grace has done something like this…
Who is the real villain? The cheating husband? Or the vengeful wife?
My Opinion
I listened to this as an audiobook narrated by Eilidh Beaton and Matt Bates. With many plot twists this was such an great psychological thriller. It is a relatively short book so the plot wasn't drawn out in any way but there was just so much going on. Both narrators did a fantastic job with this book and made it so enjoyable that I didn't want to stop listening.
A highly recommended read that may just put you off building an office in your garden.
Rating 4/5
I received an advance review copy for free thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Blurb
They’ll do anything to get out. She’ll do anything to keep them in.
When happily married Grace comes home early one night and catches her husband, Dominic, with another woman in the cabin at the bottom of their garden, she is shocked, angry, and most of all, hell-bent on revenge. That’s why she acts quickly, locking the pair in the cabin while she decides what she wants to do to them.
While Dominic and his mistress desperately try to get free, Grace makes a plan on the outside, but it’s a plan that is formed based on her previous experiences. That’s because this might not be the first time Grace has done something like this…
Who is the real villain? The cheating husband? Or the vengeful wife?
My Opinion
I listened to this as an audiobook narrated by Eilidh Beaton and Matt Bates. With many plot twists this was such an great psychological thriller. It is a relatively short book so the plot wasn't drawn out in any way but there was just so much going on. Both narrators did a fantastic job with this book and made it so enjoyable that I didn't want to stop listening.
A highly recommended read that may just put you off building an office in your garden.
Rating 4/5