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One of Our Own

Lucinda Berry

3.88 AVERAGE


This was fine. I feel the term thriller is being used a little loosely lately, as I would not consider it a thriller at all, more of a domestic drama. A decent one, just no major twists or turns, nothing terribly exciting but a good story.

I just don’t know why anyone has kids.

3.5 ⭐️

was just okay. was just not my thing. It was just so predictable! By reading other reviews her other books seem a little more twisty and I'm tempted to check them out. I just think the novelty of the audiobook being three and a half hours long drew me in and ultimately was the same thing that let me down.
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was such a well done audio! 

I’ll admit this was fairly predictable from the get go of who had done it. I had one chapter left and was a little disappointed with how this left me feeling. I was prepared to walk away from this audiobook giving it a 3 star, however the last chapter redeemed the book and landed that fourth star.
dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The story was fantastic!  Lucinda Berry does a stellar job at making her reader experience so many intense emotions. I felt like I was the mother in the story.  I wish the book would’ve been longer because I was to the end before I knew it. I think it is one of Berry’s shorter books. I highly recommend this book to all.  

4 Stars
This was a great audiobook. The narrators were awesome, and you really felt the emotion in their voices. I saw a few other reviews saying it was predictable, but I still found it thrilling and extremely heartbreaking.

What's more important? Nature or Nurture? Listen to this audiobook for a very compelling theory.

I totally would read this as a full length novel with more details about the narrator's life and her past. Overall this was a great experience and I totally recommend to other thriller lovers and/or fans of Lucinda Berry.

Eh.

Kinda wish the ending would've been just a little more "dragged" out rather than "here's how it is, the end". Felt like the Author was trying to sweep a bit too much under the rug instead of telling it out like the rest of the story.

Gotta love A.J. Cook's narration though.

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