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3.09 AVERAGE
3.09 AVERAGE
Amelia has lost four years of her life after surviving the car crash that killed her father. Her husband, Carl, is not quick to provide her with many answers. Her curiosity is generally satiated until she overhears Carl moaning another woman’s name in his sleep. Who is Emily and why is Carl having such erotic dreams about her?! She MUST be the reason he’s not providing Amelia with details of her lost memories because he’s afraid she’ll find out about his affair. Amelia does some digging to try to find the truth. During her search, she begins to regain bits and pieces of her memory and knows she has to get answers to all of her questions. What she finds out about her missing years is shocking and life-changing for her. The whole truth lies with Emily whether Amelia is ready for it or not.
Once I finished this audiobook, I read a lot of reviews to see what others thought. Many loved it while others thought the main character was whiny and hard to connect with. Without spoiling any of the goodness, I’ve got a different theory. Amelia IS hard to connect with and feel sorry for because she’s all over the place. She’s often accusatory and over the top and dramatic and paranoid but she has a perfectly good reason for all of it! She is a victim. She’s been a victim for most of her life and she is mentally messed up because of it. Cole Baxter gives us a raw look inside the thought processes of someone with a form of PTSD and because of that, I think Amelia is a perfectly written character. We get to see the good, the bad, the hurt, and the pain oozing from every one of her thoughts and words.
Although I did guess the big twist about halfway through the book, I was hooked and didn’t want to put this one down. The journey Amelia took to get to the conclusion was one I wanted to be on every step of the way.
Jennifer Jill Araya did a fantastic job narrating this book! She grasped each emotion with perfection and truly made this story come alive!
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Thank you to #netgalley and #dreamscapemedia for providing me with an ARC of the audio version of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Once I finished this audiobook, I read a lot of reviews to see what others thought. Many loved it while others thought the main character was whiny and hard to connect with. Without spoiling any of the goodness, I’ve got a different theory. Amelia IS hard to connect with and feel sorry for because she’s all over the place. She’s often accusatory and over the top and dramatic and paranoid but she has a perfectly good reason for all of it! She is a victim. She’s been a victim for most of her life and she is mentally messed up because of it. Cole Baxter gives us a raw look inside the thought processes of someone with a form of PTSD and because of that, I think Amelia is a perfectly written character. We get to see the good, the bad, the hurt, and the pain oozing from every one of her thoughts and words.
Although I did guess the big twist about halfway through the book, I was hooked and didn’t want to put this one down. The journey Amelia took to get to the conclusion was one I wanted to be on every step of the way.
Jennifer Jill Araya did a fantastic job narrating this book! She grasped each emotion with perfection and truly made this story come alive!
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Thank you to #netgalley and #dreamscapemedia for providing me with an ARC of the audio version of this book in exchange for my honest review.
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a wild ride! I sort of saw partly how things were going to end up but not so much that it took the enjoyment away from reading this book! I really like this author and will definitely be reading more books by him. I will say I hated the husband, but you were supposed to, so well done on the author. I wonder if anything like this book has actually happened to someone for so long?
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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thanks to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for this advanced audiobook copy. I offer my review freely.
Oh boy... Where do I start? I knew this was going a bad one not even 5 minutes into the story. The MC, who suspects her husband of having an affair, says something like "In his dream, he whispered the name Emily. A name not even close to mine, Amelia!" Are you kidding me?? I knew immediately that either the main character was stupid, or that the writing was bad. Not a good start.
Also, I was extremely lucky to be a reader without any triggers. Nothing in the synopsis could have prepared me for all the sexual assault and sexual coercion found in this book. It's like the author chose to write a psychological thriller in-between all the mostly-not-consensual sex scenes. Don't get me wrong: I have no problem with sex in books. My problem comes from the fact that there were absolutely no trigger warnings for those who need them (and they WILL need them for this book!) and that it was constant. Almost every single chapter. It didn't advance the story; it was completely gratuitous.
Add to that a vapid MC, her ridiculous husband that should've been an ex, an amnesia story that barely holds, the repeated phrases that made me want to mail a thesaurus to the author, and the fact that I figured out the twist almost immediately, I simply cannot give this more than one star.
And that star belongs to the narrator, Jennifer Jill Araya.
Publication date : 05 April 2022
Oh boy... Where do I start? I knew this was going a bad one not even 5 minutes into the story. The MC, who suspects her husband of having an affair, says something like "In his dream, he whispered the name Emily. A name not even close to mine, Amelia!" Are you kidding me?? I knew immediately that either the main character was stupid, or that the writing was bad. Not a good start.
Also, I was extremely lucky to be a reader without any triggers. Nothing in the synopsis could have prepared me for all the sexual assault and sexual coercion found in this book. It's like the author chose to write a psychological thriller in-between all the mostly-not-consensual sex scenes. Don't get me wrong: I have no problem with sex in books. My problem comes from the fact that there were absolutely no trigger warnings for those who need them (and they WILL need them for this book!) and that it was constant. Almost every single chapter. It didn't advance the story; it was completely gratuitous.
Add to that a vapid MC, her ridiculous husband that should've been an ex, an amnesia story that barely holds, the repeated phrases that made me want to mail a thesaurus to the author, and the fact that I figured out the twist almost immediately, I simply cannot give this more than one star.
And that star belongs to the narrator, Jennifer Jill Araya.
Publication date : 05 April 2022
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Car accident
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault
Moderate: Child death, Rape
Meh
Good book was gripping but I was able to figure out a lot of it as I went but it was an easy short read.
Good book was gripping but I was able to figure out a lot of it as I went but it was an easy short read.