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AUDIOBOOKS REVIEW: Thrillers on audio 2024, part 1ย  ๐Ÿ–ค ืžื•ืชื—ื ื™ื ื‘ืื•ื“ื™ื•, ื—ืœืง ืจืืฉื•ืŸ

ืœืงืจื™ืืช ื”ืคื•ืกื˜ ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช, ืชื’ืœืœื• ืœืžื˜ื”.

One of the things I love most while I'm reading is that moment when the big twist in the plot is finally revealed, my eyes open in shock and the only thing that comes out of my mouth is… FUCK!  ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
So here are some of the thrillers I've heard on audio lately. Some were good, some were bad, and some were freaking awesome! ๐Ÿ’ฅ


The Housemaid Secret (#2) / Freida Mcfadden:
Genius, surprising, suspenseful, full of moments that made me open my eyes in shock. Freida is definitely an evil twist genius!!!! This was an excellent book that definitely deserves 5 stars, but if you have to compare, I liked the first book more.
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The Loyal Wife / Natalie Barelli:
This book felt like a guide for newlyweds on "why you shouldn't lie to each other!"  ๐Ÿ˜‚
I liked the short chapters and the suspenseful plot, and even though I guessed most of the twists, I was still surprised!
It's a story about revenge… and also about redemption.
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What Never Happened / Rachel Howzell Hall:
The beginning was amazing, so I had high expectations, but mostly nothing happened, and I found myself quite bored.  And yet, I was curious to find out who was behind everything, so I listened to the end. Well, the ending was quick, predictable, illogical, and quite disappointing.  Too bad, this book had the potential to be amazing!
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Unmissing / Minka Kent:
A surprising short book with a crazy idea behind it, but there were a lot of plot holes (I won't go into detail so as not to give spoilers, but everything she did after what she experienced didn't make sense). I could have ignored it because of the crazy twist, but the ending was… meh. Rushed, unexplained, boring… I was expecting a BANG, but I was disappointed.
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What Lies Between Us / John Marrs:
This book was creepy…twisted… even a little scary! It had so many villains, so many lies, so many holes in the plot that were closed little by little and in a super smart way!
And the ending… oh, the ending… it was definitely surprising, I would never have guessed this ending.  But I still can't believe that the book ended like that… I finished it with the feeling of "what the hell did I just read?!" ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Rock paper Scissors / Alice Feeney:
Excellent writing and full of surprising twists
Alice Feeney became one of my favorite thriller authors thanks to this book!
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Distress Signals / Catherine Ryan Howard:
It took me a while to get into the story. It's good and suspenseful but a bit tiring. What I especially liked is the setting in which the plot takes place – a cruise ship.
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And Then She Vanished / Nick Jones:
Nice story, but not suspenseful enough. I didn't really understand what genre it belonged to, but this book will be a great choice for time travel books lovers.
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Tell Me Lies / J.P. Pomare:
Fascinating, action-packed, and the ending was very surprising!
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Local Woman Missing / Mary Kubica:
Wow, amazing story, fabulous writing, great audio… I really felt like I was watching an episode of True Crime.
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Did I Kill You? / Harper Shaw:
I apologize, but this was so boring… so stupid! I donโ€™t know which one more!
So here, I've heard it all the way through, so you don't have to.
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Drowning / TJ Newman:
I got so many recommendations for this book and came to it with high expectations. Indeed, the beginning was crazy!!! But then the story dragged on and on and on. God, what a bore it was… what wasn't it? Thrilling. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ
All I thought while listening was, "Thank God I didn't waste my credit on this one."
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I Want You Gone / Miranda Rijks:
Could it get any more predictable???
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Daisy Darker / Alice Feeney:
This book reminded me a bit of Agatha Christie's plots – the whole family meets for the grandmother's birthday, and slowly they are found dead – who is responsible?
There were some boring parts, but most of the time, I was captivated by the story and what happened in the past and present… and as usual, I didn't see the ending coming. Although the plot was less "realistic" than the author's other books, it was definitely enjoyable! ๐Ÿ‘Œ
And it was really cool to hear the author at the end – who says that this is her favorite book out of all her books.
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The Cabin / Natasha Preston:
A nice and action-packed teenage murder mystery… but the ending was stupid and pretty much ruined the experience for me. The ending remains kinda open, so I think it has a sequel.
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ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื›ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืื ื™ ืงื•ืจืืช – ื”ื•ื ื”ืจื’ืข ื”ื–ื” ืฉื”ื˜ื•ื•ื™ืกื˜ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืขืœื™ืœื” ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ืžืชื’ืœื”,  ื”ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ื ืคืขืจื•ืช ืžืจื•ื‘ ื”ืœื ื•ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉื™ื•ืฆื ืœื™ ืžื”ืคื” ื”ื•ื… ืคืืงืงืง! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
ืื– ื”ื ื” ื›ืžื” ืžืกืคืจื™ ื”ืžืชื— ืฉืฉืžืขืชื™ ื‘ืื•ื“ื™ื• ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ. ื—ืœืงื ื”ื™ื• ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื, ื—ืœืงื ื”ื™ื• ื’ืจื•ืขื™ื ื•ื—ืœืงื ื”ื™ื• ืคืืงื™ื ื’ ืžืขื•ืœื™ื! ๐Ÿ’ฅ


The Housemaid Secret (#2) / Freida Mcfadden:
ื’ืื•ื ื™, ืžืคืชื™ืข, ืžื•ืชื—, ืžืœื ื‘ืจื’ืขื™ื ืฉื’ืจืžื• ืœื™ ืœืคืขื•ืจ ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื. ืคืจื™ื“ื” ื”ื™ื ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ื’ืื•ื ืช ื˜ื•ื•ื™ืกื˜ื™ื ืžืจื•ืฉืขืช!!!! ืกืคืจ ืžืขื•ืœื” ืฉื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืžื’ื™ืข ืœื• 5 ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ืื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืฉื•ื•ืช, ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ .
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The Loyal Wife / Natalie Barelli:
ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื” ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื• ืžื“ืจื™ืš ืœื ืฉื•ืื™ื ื˜ืจื™ื™ื ืขืœ "ืœืžื” ืืกื•ืจ ืœืฉืงืจ ืื—ื“ ืœืฉื ื™!" ๐Ÿ˜‚
ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืฉื”ืคืจืงื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืงืฆืจื™ื ื•ืžื•ืชื—ื™ื, ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื ื™ื—ืฉืชื™ ืืช ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื˜ื•ื•ื™ืกื˜ื™ื, ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ืคืชืขืช!
ื–ื” ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืขืœ ื ืงืžื”… ื•ื’ื ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืขืœ ื’ืื•ืœื”.
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What Never Happened / Rachel Howzell Hall:
ื”ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื” ื•ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ืฆื™ืคื™ื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื•ืช, ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืจื•ื‘ื• ื›ืœื•ื ืœื ืงืจื” ื•ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื“ื™ื™ ืžืฉืชืขืžืžืช. ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ื–ืืช, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืกืงืจื ื™ืช ืœื’ืœื•ืช ืžื™ ืขื•ืžื“ ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืงืจื” ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื”ืงืฉื‘ืชื™ ืขื“ ืกื•ืคื•. ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื”ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื” ืžื”ื™ืจ, ืฆืคื•ื™, ืœื ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ ื•ื“ื™ื™ ืžืื›ื–ื‘. ื—ื‘ืœ, ืœืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื“ื”ื™ื!
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Unmissing / Minka Kent:
ืกืคืจ ืงืฆืจ ื•ืžืคืชื™ืข ืขื ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืžื˜ื•ืจืฃ, ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ื—ื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ืœื”. (ืœื ืืคืจื˜ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื ืœืชืช ืกืคื•ื™ื™ืœืจื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืขืฉืชื” ืื—ืจื™ ืžื” ืฉื—ื•ื•ืชื” ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™). ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ืชืขืœื ืžื–ื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ื˜ื•ื•ื™ืกื˜ ื”ืžื˜ื•ืจืฃ ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš, ืื‘ืœ ื”ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื‘ืืก… ื ืžื”ืจ, ืœื ืžื•ืกื‘ืจ, ืžืฉืขืžื… ืฆื™ืคื™ืชื™ ืœื‘ื•ื, ืื‘ืœ ื”ืชื‘ืืกืชื™.
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What Lies Between Us / John Marrs:
ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืงืจื™ืคื™… ืžืขื•ื•ืช… ืืคื™ืœื• ืงืฆืช ืžืคื—ื™ื“! ื”ื™ื• ื‘ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื ื‘ืœื™ื, ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืฉืงืจื™ื, ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื—ื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ืœื” ืฉื ืกืชืžื• ืœืื˜ ืœืื˜ ื•ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืกื•ืคืจ ื—ื›ืžื” ื•ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ืช!
ื•ื”ืกื•ืฃ… ืื•ื™ ื”ืกื•ืฃ… ื”ื•ื ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ื”ื™ื” ืžืคืชื™ืข, ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื ื—ืฉืช ืืช ื”ืกื™ื•ื ื”ื–ื”. ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ืžืืžื™ื ื” ืฉื”ืกืคืจ ื ื’ืžืจ ื›ื›ื”… ืกื™ื™ืžืชื™ ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœ "ืžื” ืœื›ืœ ื”ืจื•ื—ื•ืช ืงืจืืชื™ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•?!" ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Rock paper Scissors / Alice Feeney (ืื‘ืŸ, ื ื™ื™ืจ ื•ืžืกืคืจื™ื™ื / ืืœื™ืก ืคื™ื ื™):
ื›ืชื•ื‘ ืžืขื•ืœื” ื•ืžืœื ื‘ื˜ื•ื•ื™ืกื˜ื™ื ืžืคืชื™ืขื™ื
ืืœื™ืก ืคื™ื ื™ ื”ืคื›ื” ืœืื—ืช ืžืกื•ืคืจื•ืช ื”ืžื•ืชื—ื ื™ื ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืขืœื™ื™ ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื”!
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Distress Signals / Catherine Ryan Howard:
ืœืงื— ืœื™ ื–ืžืŸ ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืœืกื™ืคื•ืจ, ื”ื•ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ืžื•ืชื— ืื‘ืœ ืงืฆืช ืžืขื™ื™ืฃ. ืžื” ืฉืื”ื‘ืชื™ ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื”ื•ื ื”ืชืคืื•ืจื” ื‘ื” ื”ืขืœื™ืœื” ืžืชืจื—ืฉืช – ืกืคื™ื ืช ืชืขื ื•ื’ื•ืช.
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And Then She Vanished / Nick Jones:
ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื ื—ืžื“, ืื‘ืœ ืœื ืžืกืคื™ืง ืกื•ื—ืฃ ืื• ืžื•ืชื—. ืœื ืžืžืฉ ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืœืื™ื–ื” ื–'ืื ืจ ื–ื” ืฉื™ื™ืš ืื‘ืœ ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ืžื”ื ื” ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืœืื•ื”ื‘ื™ ืกืคืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื ื•ืกืขื™ ื–ืžืŸ.
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Tell Me Lies / J.P. Pomare:
ืžืจืชืง, ืžื•ืชื— ื•ื”ืกื•ืฃ ืžืื•ื“ ืžืคืชื™ืข!
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Local Woman Missing / Mary Kubica:
ื•ื•ืื•, ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืžื“ื”ื™ื, ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ื ื”ื“ืจืช, ืื•ื“ื™ื• ื ื”ื“ืจ… ืžืžืฉ ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ื›ืื™ืœื• ืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ืคืจืง ืฉืœ "ื˜ืจื• ืงืจื™ื™ื".
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Did I Kill You? / Harper Shaw:
ืื ื™ ืžืชื ืฆืœืช, ืื‘ืœ ืื™ื–ื” ืฉืขืžื•ื… ืื™ื–ื” ื˜ืžื˜ื•ื… ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืžื” ื™ื•ืชืจ!
ืื– ื”ื ื”, ืฉืžืขืชื™ ืื•ืชื• ืขื“ ืกื•ืคื•, ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืฉืืชืŸ ืœื ืชืฆื˜ืจื›ื•.
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Drowning / TJ Newman:
ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื”ืžืœืฆื•ืช ื•ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืืœื™ื• ืขื ืฆื™ืคื™ื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื•ืช. ื•ืื›ืŸ, ื”ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืžื˜ื•ืจืคืช!!! ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื ืžืจื— ื•ื ืžืชื— ื•ื ืžืฉืš, ืืœื•ื”ื™ื ืื™ื–ื” ืฉืขืžื•ื ื–ื” ื”ื™ื”… ืžื” ื–ื” ืœื ื”ื™ื”? ืžื•ืชื—. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ
ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืฉืžื™ืขื” ื”ื•ื "ืื™ื–ื” ืžื–ืœ ืฉืœื ื‘ื–ื‘ื–ืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื” ืงืจื“ื™ื˜".
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I Want You Gone / Miranda Rijks:
ื™ืฉ ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฆืคื•ื™???
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Daisy Darker / Alice Feeney:
ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœื™ ืงืฆืช ืืช ื”ืขืœื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื’ืชื” ืงืจื™ืกื˜ื™ – ื›ืœ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื ืคื’ืฉืช ืœืจื’ืœ ื™ื•ื ื”ื”ื•ืœื“ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืกื‘ืชื, ื•ืœืื˜ ืœืื˜ ื”ื ื ืžืฆืื™ื ืžืชื™ื – ื•ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื’ืœื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื—ืจืื™.
ื”ื™ื• ื’ื ื—ืœืงื™ื ืžืฉืขืžืžื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืจื•ืชืงืช ืœืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื•ืœืžื” ืฉืงืจื” ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ื•ื‘ื”ื•ื•ื”… ื•ื›ืจื’ื™ืœ, ืœื ืฆืคื™ืชื™ ื‘ื›ืœืœ ืืช ื”ืกื•ืฃ. ื”ืขืœื™ืœื” ืืžื ื ืคื—ื•ืช "ืžืฆื™ืื•ืชื™ืช" ืžื”ืกืคืจื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืกื•ืคืจืช, ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืžื”ื ื”! ๐Ÿ‘Œ
ื•ืžืžืฉ ืžื’ื ื™ื‘ ืœืฉืžื•ืข ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืืช ื”ืกื•ืคืจืช – ืฉืžืกืคืจืช ืฉื–ื” ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ ืขืœื™ื” ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ืœ ืกืคืจื™ื”.
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The Cabin / Natasha Preston:
ืชืขืœื•ืžืช ืจืฆื— ื ื•ืขืจ ื ื—ืžื“ื” ื•ืžืกืงืจื ืช… ืื‘ืœ ื”ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื” ื“ื‘ื™ืœื™ ื•ื“ื™ื™ ื”ืจืก ืœื™ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื”. ื”ืกื•ืฃ ื ืฉืืจ ืคืชื•ื—, ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื” ื”ืžืฉืš.
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