A review by theheatherflynnstagram
The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard

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
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. 
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