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The Twilight Wife

By: A. J. Banner
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
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Publisher's summary

From best-selling author A.J. Banner comes a dazzling new novel of psychological suspense in the vein of S.J. Watson's Before I Go to Sleep and Mary Kubica's The Good Girl that questions just how much we can trust the people around us.

Thirty-four-year-old marine biologist Kyra Winthrop remembers nothing about the diving accident that left her with a complex form of memory loss. With only brief flashes of the last few years of her life, her world has narrowed to a few close friendships on the island where she lives with her devoted husband, Jacob.

But all is not what it seems. Kyra begins to have visions - or are they memories? - of a rocky marriage, broken promises, and cryptic relationships with the island residents, whom she believes to be her friends.

As Kyra races to uncover her past, the truth becomes a terrifying nightmare. A twisty, immersive thriller, The Twilight Wife will keep listeners enthralled through the final, shocking twist.

©2016 Anjali Writes, LLC. All rights reserved. (P)2016 Simon & Schuster

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Mediocre, ordinary listen. Would not recommend.

With all the great books of the psychological thriller and women's story genre out there these days, this read is a waste of time. It had all the right components, but the timeline is rough, uneven and therefore difficult to follow. Characters we're uninteresting and lines we're repeated over and over (I'm sorry, are you OK, I'm fine ) with no progression. These factors combine to make it very difficult to hold the reader's interest. Time after time, I would have to rewind and repeat because my mind had wandered. I struggled to finish. Just didn't care.

I usually enjoy Ms. Campbell's narrations and chose this book because of her, but her usually crisp, clear voice had been replaced by a ridiculous breathy, wispy version of Marilyn Monroe. Very annoying and difficult to imagine any kind of strength or intelligence behind it! Pass.

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Narration was torture

The story was very entertaining and had a surprisingly fun twist at the end. The narrator's slow, breathy voice was so painful to listen to, however, that I had to actually speed up the narration to make it sound like a normal person speaking.

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Great Read!

This book had me hooked from the first chapter. I immediately felt in sync with the main character and couldn't wait to unravel her story.

The storyline reminds me of The Girl On The Train- dark deception that slowly reveals itself through memories and flashbacks. I loved the way the flashbacks were seamlessly intertwined into the present day narrative.

It was a tiny bit slow and repetitive in some parts and I would have liked the 'big reveal' (of Kyra finding out the truth) to go on a bit longer without Jacob finding out- the ending came very quickly for me. That being said I still really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who's looking for a good and easy mystery read!

+ the audible narration is two thumbs up!

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Annoying Narrator Decent Story

Decently entertaining story with a good twist. I couldn't stand the narrator though. She made the character speak in a really annoying soft whisper. The main character was annoying too. just really...dumb. Another character would say something and she would reply "Oh?" or repeat what they say as a question. "My mother had a garden." "A garden?" 3 stars. Will be avoiding​ this narrator on future books as she made the character seem like a soft spoken, vapid idiot.

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Meh

This was pretty predictable in my opinion. It played out almost EXACTLY like a movie I just watched on Netflix that came out a month or so ago, the one with Brenda Song. Also, the woman reading this had little to no affect in her voice so I felt a bit detached from the action of the story; she gave it no gravitas, especially the scene with the guy having an allergic reaction. The whole story was just kind of...for lack of a better word, dumb.

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It might just be me...

But I wasn't the biggest fan of the voice-actor in this. She spoke so softly I found my mind drifting while she was talking. But the story did surprise me. I thought I had it all figured out and it really flipped towards the end. Overall worth the listen, but I feel like because of the performance I kind of missed half of the book.

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Good

Takes a little while to pick up but it does. Good narration. At first some of the transitions were fast and seemed out of place until you realize this is reflecting the kyra's way of processing thought after the accident.

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Wispy Voice Annoying

I’m knew from the beginning that it was the husband. Although it had a surprise twist on that point. The protagonist voice was soooo annoying. But, I did listen from the beginning to the end. You will enjoy it I’m sure.

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Decent thriller

This was a good thriller! It definitely wasn’t perfect, but I enjoyed the read. I actually liked several parts of the ending and I could see it as a movie playing out in my head. I love it when books create imagery enough to do that, but without becoming boring.

I liked it as an audiobook and it was a bit spooky at times (to me). The narrator did a great job.

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A Different Twist than EVER Expected.

Miss Banner had done it again with a story of a place that all of us wonder about. Being there would terrify us and yet; enjoying this story about the loss of self was a reminder to me that everyday is worth living and enjoying to the fullest. The twist at the end was something I never would of expected.

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