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theheatherflynnstagram's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
My Review via my IG @Heatherflynnstagram:
Audiobook Thoughts/Review 🎧📖: The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard
Audiobook Thoughts/Review 🎧📖: The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard
My HUGE thanks @blackstonepublishing & @netgalley for the complimentary copy for review!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Alana Kerr Collins could read the Apple User agreement or whatever comes up when we do IOS updates and I’d be there will bells on. She is one of my first and forever favorite narrators.
When the male narrator (John Keating) came on - I about jumped clear out of my skin. I think if he said hello to me on the street I’d faint. He did such a stellar job being TERRIFYING in The Nothing Man, I’ll never not be afraid of him.
Catherine Ryan Howard has written quite a list of thrillers I really have enjoyed, and obviously having such terrific narrators for her audiobooks is a huge bonus.
If you haven’t read The Liar’s Girl yet (I do recommend it) you’ll get a spoiler here. The same goes for the aforementioned title, The Nothing Man, there’s an Easter egg in The Trap from that book too.
If you haven’t read CRH yet, I highly recommend you start with either her first: Distress Signals or with The Liar’s Girl and I extra súper very recommend going for the audiobook versions.
I was a sleepy mess when I got to the end of this one because chronic illness fatigue, but I also couldn’t stop reading and the ending came up suddenly for me when I was still reeling from a few earlier twists and red herrings…
It took me a moment as the story wrapped for everything to click into place and for the last penny to drop. When it did? Whoa! I was nodding my head in appreciation for a good minute. This is a solid thriller that’s sure to please fans of this Irish Queen of Twists and Turns.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Torture, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Murder, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Death, Alcohol, Confinement, and Suicidal thoughts
TW/CWs: Misogyny, rape culture, torture, murder, violence, kidnapping, DV, rape, stalking, grief, suicidal ideation, this book contains spoilers for or info from previous books etc.bekah1210's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping and Confinement
Moderate: Violence and Murder
Minor: Sexual violence, Stalking, Rape, Child death, and Sexual assault
avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
When three women go missing a sister goes out looking for one of them and all of their potential killers. But is her sister missing? Is this man the killer? Are all the disappearances connected? Or is there more than one killer out there? And who can you trust?
Wow, this book had lots of twists. Which always makes a good thriller. But I didn't care for the ending. It was too open-ended. However, I did like getting all the different POVs I would have preferred more narrators.
Wow, this book had lots of twists. Which always makes a good thriller. But I didn't care for the ending. It was too open-ended. However, I did like getting all the different POVs I would have preferred more narrators.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Cursing, and Death
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Sexual violence and Sexual assault
reads_eats_explores's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Good God, she’s done it again with another top notch thriller. CRH is an auto-buy author for me, and this, book seven, did not disappoint.
Essentially this is the story of one sister, Lucy, who is desperate to find her missing sibling, and she will go to any length to do so, including setting traps for passing drivers, hoping that the man who took her sister will take the bait.
The Trap had me sitting on the edge of my seat from page one! My heart was in my mouth as Lucy entered a passing stranger's car that dank, dark night.
One year ago, Lucy’s sister, Nicki, met friends at a pub in Dublin and never came home. The third Irish woman to vanish inexplicably in as many years, the agony of not knowing what happened that night has turned Lucy’s life into a living nightmare. So, she’s going to take matters into her own hands. The only connection made between the cases is their mobile phones.
The Gardaí set up a task force under the name of Operation Tide. Still, they are not getting anywhere until Angela, who’s not a Garda (yet), but working at the Missing Persons Unit, stumbles upon something interesting left at a charity shop that could potentially help break the case open. Thankfully she is listened to, but how far can a few charity shop items take them?
Interspersed with the various other points of view, the abductor has a chance to share his thoughts as well. He is married, and his wife is obsessed with documentary tv shows, including true crime, yet totally oblivious to how close heinous actions are to home. This fella made my skin crawl, but getting inside his thoughts, finding out what motivates him to commit these acts was utterly fascinating.
With the high-stakes tension ebbing and flowing through the story, I raced along, unable to stop until a spectacular conclusion.
The Trap is a thoroughly immersive, twisted, pacy and perfectly executed thriller; everything I hoped and prayed it would be and SO much more. 5⭐
I received a proof copy from the publisher, but this is, as always, my honest opinion.
Essentially this is the story of one sister, Lucy, who is desperate to find her missing sibling, and she will go to any length to do so, including setting traps for passing drivers, hoping that the man who took her sister will take the bait.
The Trap had me sitting on the edge of my seat from page one! My heart was in my mouth as Lucy entered a passing stranger's car that dank, dark night.
One year ago, Lucy’s sister, Nicki, met friends at a pub in Dublin and never came home. The third Irish woman to vanish inexplicably in as many years, the agony of not knowing what happened that night has turned Lucy’s life into a living nightmare. So, she’s going to take matters into her own hands. The only connection made between the cases is their mobile phones.
The Gardaí set up a task force under the name of Operation Tide. Still, they are not getting anywhere until Angela, who’s not a Garda (yet), but working at the Missing Persons Unit, stumbles upon something interesting left at a charity shop that could potentially help break the case open. Thankfully she is listened to, but how far can a few charity shop items take them?
Interspersed with the various other points of view, the abductor has a chance to share his thoughts as well. He is married, and his wife is obsessed with documentary tv shows, including true crime, yet totally oblivious to how close heinous actions are to home. This fella made my skin crawl, but getting inside his thoughts, finding out what motivates him to commit these acts was utterly fascinating.
With the high-stakes tension ebbing and flowing through the story, I raced along, unable to stop until a spectacular conclusion.
The Trap is a thoroughly immersive, twisted, pacy and perfectly executed thriller; everything I hoped and prayed it would be and SO much more. 5⭐
I received a proof copy from the publisher, but this is, as always, my honest opinion.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Domestic abuse, Rape, Self harm, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexual violence, and Vomit
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