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The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
4.0
(Audiobook) Do you really like your bff? Emily and Chess are old friends, both writers Emily of cozy-mystery and Chess self-help. Emily’s life is in chaos so when Chess offers a trip to the Villa in Italy, Emily decides this is just the place she needs to be. Struggling with writers block she hopes to find her inspiration.
Oh she finds her inspiration and more .. the Villa hides a dark past and Emily is obsessed to figure out what happened. A rocker, a writer and some friends, stayed in this same Villa in 1974. Only not all of them left.
The Villa will test Emily and Chess and their friendship in ways they didn’t expect. With alternating timelines, we read/listen about the guests at the Villa of the present and past.
This book won’t be for everyone. There’s a lot of sex, drugs, and swearing. It’s more of a slow-burn than thriller. And has gothic elements to it.
The narrators were exceptional! Although it was often difficult to assess what was happening, as a voice and tone change would happen, but it wasn’t stated what was happening. A journal entry being read? Without the book version, I couldn’t say.
I received an advanced audio copy for an honest review. 4 stars.
Oh she finds her inspiration and more .. the Villa hides a dark past and Emily is obsessed to figure out what happened. A rocker, a writer and some friends, stayed in this same Villa in 1974. Only not all of them left.
The Villa will test Emily and Chess and their friendship in ways they didn’t expect. With alternating timelines, we read/listen about the guests at the Villa of the present and past.
This book won’t be for everyone. There’s a lot of sex, drugs, and swearing. It’s more of a slow-burn than thriller. And has gothic elements to it.
The narrators were exceptional! Although it was often difficult to assess what was happening, as a voice and tone change would happen, but it wasn’t stated what was happening. A journal entry being read? Without the book version, I couldn’t say.
I received an advanced audio copy for an honest review. 4 stars.