2022 Audio Reviews

I’ve listened to a few of Lucy Foley’s books and really enjoyed them. I initially hesitated on her newest because I had heard that some hadn’t liked it but then I thought I’d see for myself. I’m so glad I did as I really enjoyed it! Also look at that cover – it’s great! It sets the premise for a creepy apartment building with residents who have plenty to hide.

Jess is desperate to get away from her life so she sets out to stay with her half brother Ben in Paris. She recieves a message from him telling her what apartment it is and that he’ll be waiting for her. Yet when she arrives he isn’t anywhere to be found. He isn’t answering his phone and the apartment is empty. She starts asking around only to find that the residents aren’t all that friendly nor are they too eager to help her. Something is wrong. Jess can feel it. She’s determined to find out what has happened to her brother and she quickly discovers that doing that could prove dangerous.

I listened to the audio of course and it was fantastic with a full cast of narrators bringing the story to life. The narrators include Clare Corbett, Daphne Kouma, Julia Winwood, Sope Dirisu, Sofia Zervudachi, and Charlie Anson. Wow! They are all great and they drew me fully into this story. I love audios for this very reason – when you have really good narrators they can make you feel as though you’ve got a movie playing in your head.

The Paris Apartment is a twisty tale that keeps you wondering what will be coming around the corner. For me it was another great book from Lucy Foley!

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I have listened to almost all of Kimberly Belle’s books and My Darling Husband was one of her best. It’s faced paced and full of action that kept me hooked from beginning to end.

Jade and Cam are that couple. They’ve got it all – the perfect marriage, family, house and on top of that Cam runs five very successful restaurants. What could go wrong? Unbeknownst to the couple someone has been watching them. Someone with a huge grudge and revenge on their mind. Someone who knows they have lots of money. The home invasion occurs when Jade is home alone with the kids and it’s beyond terrifying. The perpetrator has asked for a very specific sum of ransom money which in itself is weird. Cam is given a certain amount of time to get the money as well. This is where we learn that all may not be as perfect as it seems. As the day wears on Jade begins to learn that her perfect life is crumbling down around her in a mess of secrets.

The audiobook was really well done! It is narrated by Natalie Duke, Seth Podowitz, and Charlie Kevin. They did an awesome job with this story and buidlng the tension of a home invasion. My heart was pounding at many points in the story and I just couldnt stop listening!

If you’re a fan of domestic thrillers as I am you’re going to love My Darling Husband!

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I have been a fan of Sally Hepworth for a while now. I was really excited to listen to The Younger Wife and it didn’t disappoint in the least! She is an author who has a way of writing a psychological thriller that holds you just on the edge wondering what might happen next and then she throws in a few twists and turns just to hold you there a while longer. This one grabbed me from the first few lines and held me there until the end.

Rachel and Tully are shocked when their father introduces them to the new girlfriend and announces they’re going to get married. Why you say? Well first he’s still married to their mother who is suffering from dementia and let’s just say the new girlfriend is younger than the both of them. What is he thinking? They are sure she is just after his money as he’s a prominent heart surgeon. But then they start to learn little things about their father and long ago memories start to surface that leave them questioning if they ever really knew this man they called Dad.

The audiobook was so good and with fantastic narration! It’s narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Caroline Lee, Jessica Douglas-Henry, and Zoe Carides and they did a fabulous job of bringing this story to life. Barrie Kreinik and Caroline Lee are two of my favourite narrators and I’ve listened to them many times. I haven’t listened to the other two before but wouldn’t hesitate to in the future.

Another winner for me from Sally Hepworth! If you’re a fan of psychological thrillers add The Younger Wife to your reading list!

Review copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

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Don’t Look Back by Ben Cheetham is the first in the Fenton House series and oh my did I ever like it! This one was hard for me to stop listening to and right from the beginning I was invested in the story.

I’ll be straight up with you and say this story does start on a sad note but it fits in with where it takes the family when they win a competition to stay for free in a beautiful mansion. It seems to me this house was just waiting for this troubled family. Of course we know that anything free comes with some kind of trouble and in this case the rumours are that the house is haunted.

One of the main characters, Adam, doesn’t believe in ghosts but as time passes even he begins to have doubts. Strange and sinister things start to happen at every turn and the family begins to wonder if they are even safe staying there. I am someone who loves horror but haunted houses always scare me. This book is creepy and eerie and I was constantly on edge wondering what was coming next and I love that feeling when listening to something on the scary side.

The audio was just awesome! The narrator Ralph Lister was amazing! Ive never listened to him before but wouldnt hesitate to in the future. He brought the creep factor big time in the telling of this story! The second audiobook in the series is due out the middle of April and is once again narrared by Ralph Lister. I can’t wait to listen!

If you love creepy stories and haunted houses this one is so good and its such a fantastic one to listen to!

Review copy provided by the publisher. All opinions are my own.

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The Golden Couple is by two of my favorite authors – Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. I’ve read both authors on their own and love them but have to admit that together they create magic on the pages of a book.

I was hooked on this story from the beginning and listened to it in a day. The storyline is great and there are many twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat! We’ve got the golden couple who seem to have it all until one of them is unfaithful. They’ve been married a long time and have a son so they decide on marriage counselling. However they end up going to a counsellor who deals with issues differently from your conventional therapist. None could know that all of their lives will change in unpredictable ways because as usual there is much more than just one secret being kept in this group of people.

The audiobook was fantastic! It’s narrated by Karissa Vacker and Marin Ireland and they do a great job of portraying the characters. I’ve listened to Marin Ireland many times and she’s a favorite of mine and just recently listened to Karissa Vacker and really enjoyed the tone of her voice in that novel and this one.

The Golden Couple is one to add to your spring/summer reading and hold on – you’re in for a good listen or read!

Review copy provided by the publisher. All opinions are my own.

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