At 10:00 a.m. on October 10, a building in downtown Chicago suddenly explodes, forever altering the lives of three women. The story is told by Cecily, whose husband died in the explosion; Kate, who fled and began a new, secret life in Canada; and Franny, who lost the biological mother she’d just found.
The narratives are also presented against the backdrop of a documentary reporter’s interviews on the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the explosion. All of these women are harboring secrets about that day and the story slowly reveals each. I really liked how the narratives transitioned between characters and the interviews, which often served as a bridge. It was a unique approach that worked well, especially with the multiple narrators used for the audio edition. I always knew who was speaking as the voices were distinctive and well matched for each character. The audio performance was well done.
I very much enjoyed this story that threw a lot of curves throughout but especially at the very end. I thought I’d figured them all out but the epilogue was a stunner. It’s one of those that makes you want to go back and revisit parts of the book (which I did) to see if the clues were there. This is a cleverly written story with lots of psychological angles and is wonderfully served up by the audio performance. My first by the author but not my last.
Book Info
- Release Date: April 3, 2018
- Narrators: Teri Clark Linden, Kate Rudd, Whitney Dykson & J. D. Jackson
- Audio Length: 10 hours, 8 minutes
- Publisher: Brilliance Audio
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(Thanks to Brilliance Audio for my complimentary copy. All opinions are my own.)
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Lovely review, Jonetta! I remember those curves from reading this one. McKenzie definitely keeps you guessing. I can’t wait to read her new book.
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Thanks, Jennifer! I have her new book and realized I’d never featured this one, which gobsmacked me in the end.
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Please read some dreadful books. I can’t keep up!!
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😂😂
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Jonetta reads all fun books. My amazon wishlist keeps crashing the app 😂😂
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😄😄😄😄 Too many good friends recommending great books for me to read a bad one (though they sometimes find a way to sneak in).
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Oooh I read this book and enjoyed it thoroughly. The lies and secrets kept me going on
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I was truly caught off guard, Shalini! I literally went back and tried to find the clues.
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Glad you enjoyed it. I loved this one too. Her new one coming out on June 4th “I’ll Never Tell” is also really nice and twisty.
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I just got that one and realized I’d never posted my review of this book to my blog. Can’t wait!
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Wonderful review! I really enjoyed this one as well her new one is coming out Saturday so I will be reading it sometime this week!
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Thanks, Berit! I’ve got that, too.
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Brilliant review! I love the sound of this book!
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Thank you, Meggy💜 I think you’d really enjoy this one, too.
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I am going to try this one. Thank you Jonetta for the review
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You’re welcome and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, Ezi💜
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Multiple POVs stories like this one are perfectly suited to audio performances, with multiple narrators. And who doesn’t love a great twist at the end as well. 😀
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They really are, Alexandra, and I’m loving the trend. This twist was a biggie, too😌
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I keep saying it, but I really need to get into audio! 😀
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Really thought this book had a lot going for it. So glad you found this book to be a clever twisted thriller, Jonetta! Terrific review!
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Thank you, Marialyce! It offered something different beyond a twist, too.
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I’ve not read this one, and it sounds excellent! Wonderful review, Jonetta. I love a good twisty novel.
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Thanks, Stephanie! She’s got a new one coming out that I grabbed and I think you’d enjoy this one.
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I love a novel that follows multiple people (the last fab one I read was Never Tell) so I like the sound of this one too. Wonderful review!
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Thank you, Inge! I believe you’d like this one.
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I like the sound of this story! Fab review.
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Thanks, Yvo!
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Great review!
There’s another book with the same title, and i keep getting them confused. One is apparently good the other not so much. I’m assuming this was the good one, hehe 😀 Cuz it sounds like something i’d enjoy.
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😄 This is the good one, Norrie!
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Fantastic review! I’m going to have to listen to this one.!
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Thank you, Anne💜 Hope you do give it a try.
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Great review, Jonetta! I enjoyed this one too!
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Thanks, Brenda! Glad to hear that.
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