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By: Sharon Bolton
Narrated by: TR Wilson
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A new job. A new home. A new start.

It's all Anna wants.

But in a closed rural community, strange traditions and a suspicion of outsiders mean everything is not as it seems.

Three teenage girls have vanished at the annual Gathering as they reach their sixteenth birthday.
No one seems to be investigating.
And a fourth girl begs Anna for help, fearing that she will be next to disappear.

Everyone has secrets.
Anna is watching everyone.
But who is watching Anna?

An unpredictable and wild story, with shocks, surprises and a killer twist for a finale.©2024 Sharon Bolton (P)2024 Orion Publishing Group Limited Crime Fiction Domestic Thrillers Psychological Thriller & Suspense
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I’ve read everything by Sharon / SJ Bolton. I do much prefer the earlier stuff but even so, this was disappointing. The way things were handled by the police and psychiatrist was just ridiculous.

I was interested enough in the story to stick with it, some of the twists were obvious, some not. Overall it was fairly enjoyable.

The thing that nearly stopped me listening was the narration. Absolutely awful. What on earth was going on with all the rolling of the r’s? Had that been one character’s way of talking ok but it was all over the book. Incredibly irritating.

Poor narration

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Nothing is what it seems
This is a very clever plot and was a very enjoyable listen. I haven’t come across a twists quite like this so found it absolutely brilliant

Clever plot

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I have enjoyed all of Sharon's books, this was no exception. If my review was for the story alone it would be 5 star. I really enjoyed the twists and the ending.

However, the narration on this book was awful, really off-putting. I should have tried the sample before buying. Very over the top dramatic, and the rolling 'r's and weird pronunciation of 'wh' W-hare instead of where, w-hen instead of when were really annoying.

I wish I'd just read the paper version of the book instead of wasting an Audible credit. I don't know what the publishers were thinking with this narration style.

Great story, terrible narration

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I saw a couple of bad reviews about narration so wasn’t sure about picking this one up. But honestly? I don’t usually leave reviews but I have to chime in and say this was my favourite narration of any audiobook I’ve listened to. I found it to be so alive - it really felt like an old lady gossiping with you. Some real laugh out loud moments and brilliant delivery (“I’m diabetic” had me LOLing on the train!) I don’t know what other people want from an audiobook, something flat?! Anyway I was already enjoying it immensely and then the twist just had my jaw on the floor. Bravo to the narrator. Recommend listening to this in audio for maximum impact.

So much fun!

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Really good book. Recommended if you like to be surprised and for unusual things to happen in your books.

Lots of twists and turns

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