"Eh" story, awful narration
This book was the first audiobook in 7 years of listening where I considered asking for a refund. Because of the short running time (~6 hours) I soldiered on, but the long awaited conclusion/twist did not do much to redeem everything that came before it. The story itself, to agree with a review I read on another site, is like a short story stretched painfully to novel-length. Many of the scenes feel redundant and the main character is incredibly annoying--many of her actions and reactions simply feel false. In one scene she says that she's never taken care of an injury and she has only vaguely heard of Neosporin. I mean, what? The writing feels plodding and the slow march to the ending is not worth it. There are a few inspired passages and pieces of imagery scattered throughout, but not nearly enough. What really sunk this book for me, though, was the narration. The narrator speaks in a low, monotone whisper, weirdly dragging out the last sound of some of her words. "She had to wonderrrrrr who was comingggg to dinnerrrrr." I've encountered a handful of narrators who read books this way, and it is simply the worst. All of the inflections feel wrong and it feels like there is an attempt to build suspense by whispering things that should not be whispered. There were times that I could barely hear the narration even with my volume turned all the way up--just the sound of my car engine was enough to completely drown it out (I listen to all my books in the car). This is the first audiobook where I've felt that I have to strongly not recommend it. Reading the physical book might be worth it for fans of psychological thrillers, though even there I'd only have to give it a barely passing grade.