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allanvdh's review
1.0
Poorly written and poorly narrated.
This reads like a bored housewife’s attempt at writing a thriller without having any skills.
The story is cliché the narration is slow and boring making a terrible book longer.
The story is so badly written I’d rather watch a train wreck than see what comes next here.
This reads like a bored housewife’s attempt at writing a thriller without having any skills.
The story is cliché the narration is slow and boring making a terrible book longer.
The story is so badly written I’d rather watch a train wreck than see what comes next here.
princessfee's review
2.0
Always enjoy quick little novellas to fill in between longer books but this one was disappointing. It had potential as a story but i felt the narration let it down. Only really grabbed me at the end.
undertheradar's review
3.0
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A bit heavy on the “psych”. I know this can happen in a Wendy Walker book. But for me, this was all psych not much else.
A bit heavy on the “psych”. I know this can happen in a Wendy Walker book. But for me, this was all psych not much else.
emmarj's review against another edition
2.0
Gabby Ashford has survived an attack on her life by a serial killer. She was drugged and left in her bathtub, seemingly only saved by the chance fact that her water had been shut off for repairs. She could name the killer and stop this spree of violence if only she could remember his face. Meet Dr. Forrester: a psychiatrist known for his work retrieving lost memories. Gabby checks herself into a high end facility to enlist his help.
This audible original didn't really work for me. The number one issue is probably just the narrator. I did not enjoy his reading style and he did a poor job of making clear when he was switching between characters. I also have to say that the very choice of narrator led me to guess who dunnit from the outset.
Beyond the narrator, I found some of the exposition on the world of psychiatry extraordinarily boring. But in an edgy way. That is, the author expounds on facets of psychiatry in a way I think are meant to be very interesting to the reader but that the reader already read about in Science magazine in 1994. My waning interest led me to be very confused about some parts of the story, such as Dr. Forrester's ex-wife. What did that have to do with anything? There's a plot twist and reveal here but it seemed unnecessary, far outside the scope of the actual story. That's not something we have time for in such a short novella.
Overall, I thought the story had potential but the delivery and pacing were bad enough to rate this one mediocre at best. Two stars.
This audible original didn't really work for me. The number one issue is probably just the narrator. I did not enjoy his reading style and he did a poor job of making clear when he was switching between characters. I also have to say that the very choice of narrator led me to guess who dunnit from the outset.
Beyond the narrator, I found some of the exposition on the world of psychiatry extraordinarily boring. But in an edgy way. That is, the author expounds on facets of psychiatry in a way I think are meant to be very interesting to the reader but that the reader already read about in Science magazine in 1994. My waning interest led me to be very confused about some parts of the story, such as Dr. Forrester's ex-wife. What did that have to do with anything? There's a plot twist and reveal here but it seemed unnecessary, far outside the scope of the actual story. That's not something we have time for in such a short novella.
Overall, I thought the story had potential but the delivery and pacing were bad enough to rate this one mediocre at best. Two stars.
katscove's review against another edition
4.0
I've taken a bit of a break from thrillers, so it was nice to listen to a quick read for a genre I love. Some parts were slightly predictable, some was exciting. Overall, a good read!
mystearica's review
5.0
Simple, mysterious, and twists that were surprising. It doesn't overstay it's welcome.
heloise_h's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
nerdygnome's review
2.0
A pretty wooden delivery by the narrator that sometimes caused my mind to wander and left me feeling lost at times. My advice would be to skip this and listen to Shutter Island instead.