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The Betrayed Wife

By: Kevin O'Brien
Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
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THE PERFECT FAMILY

Sheila O'Rourke has always known her husband isn't perfect. Who is? But things have been better since they moved to Seattle to make a fresh start. So much so that when 16-year-old Eden turns up, claiming to be Dylan's child by another woman, Sheila tries to be welcoming.

CAN BECOME

At first, Sheila feels sympathy for the girl. Eden's mother recently fell to her death in an incident with unsettling parallels to Sheila's past. Still, Eden is a difficult house guest, sowing discord among the family. Sheila has already been on edge for weeks, receiving anonymous texts, noticing odd noises coming from the house next door. And that's just the start.

A PERFECT NIGHTMARE

Sheila wants to trust Dylan. She wants to feel safe in her own home. But no one can hurt you more easily than the ones closest to you...the ones you keep believing until it's too late....

©2019 Kevin O'Brien (P)2019 Tantor

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Narrator was unbearable

The story was pretty good, but the narrator made it so difficult to listen to. Her voice was a constant whine and pleading. You couldn’t even tell what needed emphasis.

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Started out slow

The narrator was definitely not good at the beginning, though she got a bit better along the way. The plot was a bit slow as well picking up around the middle. Overall all it was a decent listen.

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Great story

Horrible narration! There were times when it was very difficult to take in the narration. I love the story itself but lawks, the narrator…

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Ridiculous

Utterly ridiculous plot. Awful ending with more questions left unanswered than answered. Don’t waste your time!!

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Terrible Narrator

I really wanted to continue as the storyline was intriguing, but the narration has me bailing after hour 2. Maybe you'll have better luck.

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Good Story line

I found this book to be good enough to stick with it. Even with the extremely annoying narrator. It was almost laughable in parts with the way she told it. Ugh.

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Well Worth the Credit/Money

Very well written psychological thriller. Just when you think you have at least one piece figured out, the author throws in a few more twists that you don’t see coming.

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Might have enjoyed it more with a different narrator on

Not a great listen. Plot was a bit unbelievable. Narrator was too dramatic for my taste

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A good listen

I enjoyed the book and narrative- a nice change- a new author for me will definitely look at other titles

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What an end!

Kevin is on my list of favorite authors. I've read many of his books. I know some might say it was easy to figure out the killer, but it was still fun to get there. The end though. I'm still shaken. I feel I need a sequel.
The performance was good overall, but the narrator would get pretty hysterical. and all characters sounded the same when they were hysterical. I guess it's hard to make unique voices under those conditions, but it was a bit annoying to hear the whining and distressed voice.

I recommend the book!

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