Just managed to stay with it to the end.

I found it hard to acceptt that the weak-willed character of 20 years before, who tolerated the verbal and mental abuse of her partner, making endless excuses for his behaviour, could become the driven investigator into the cause of her daughter's accident. To suggest that the change took place because of a mother's love for her comatose child seems somewhat facile. Although there are some moments of tension in the novel, the author generates little excitement overall. Even the climax of the story in the final scene in the hospital is unlikely to the point of being laughable.
A disappointing read!




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Brilliant

What a superb story line, the plot is so gripping and the storyline is breathtaking, with twists that you won't expect

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It's dark and made me squirm

Where does The Accident rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Middle of the road in terms of enjoyment, maybe because I didn't appreciate how dark it would be in places

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The main character was so annoyingly stupid!

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Such a disappointment, having first read The Missing by this author. Without giving too much away, I understand that abused women find it hard to get away, or be understood by other people etc. etc. but Sue missed every single opportunity going! She then perpetuated the problem by not divulging key information to loved ones 20 years later. The story was well narrated. I am sorry that I would not recommend it although knowing how wonderful The Missing was, I will try a new book by this author.

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precis reads well but unfortunately misses

Would you try another book written by C.L. Taylor or narrated by Jenny Funnell?

no some parts were so slow and boring but I kept hoping for more but never got it. Other scenarios were so unbelievable that it was quite annoying and i felt it was over descriptive purely because the author felt it was necessary and it wasn't.

Has The Accident put you off other books in this genre?

slightly

Which scene did you most enjoy?

can't remember one that stood out i listened to this on a long car journey it whiled way the time but at the end i felt that i wished i had spent the time learning a language !

Could you see The Accident being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?

no seriously no

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i would not recommend this book

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"Keeping this secret is killing me!"

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'Keeping this secret is killing me!' - so 15 year-old Charlotte wrote in her diary before she walked in front of a bus, an entry her desperate mother Sue found in the hidden diary whilst Charlotte lies in hospital in a coma. 'The Accident' is in the genre of Gone-Girl-fast-paced psychological thrillers which keep you listening. The trick with these stories is to keep you listening so that you gloss over the ridiculous implausibilities as you hurtle along the Big Dipper of a plot. 'The Accident' succeeds, even if the final scene in hospital is absurd and Sue's past relationship with dream-lover James who turns into your worst nightmare is incredible. But don't stop to think - just go with the twists and turns, the lies and counter-lies, the convolutions of Sue's detective work, the revealed secrets and hidden terrors - and enjoy the tension along the way. Jenny Funnell's narration helps to keep the listener grounded - she gets right inside Sue which increases our sympathy for her and our belief in her. The book has been criticised for the writer's careless writing skills including over-long ill-punctuated sentences and some readers have understandably lost patience with it for this reason. Listening to a professional narration is clearly better than reading!

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Thrilling to the very end!

Fantastic listen, edge of the seat stuff. C.L Taylor’s best work to date. Highly recommend.

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Amazing

Gripped from start to finish, fast paced thriller! Excellent narration, just bought the next of C L Taylor's books, can't wait to get listening!! One of the best audiobooks I have ever listened to! X

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Too slow in moving the story forward

Good story line with twists but frustratingly slow in story development. I usually really enjoy audio books.

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Enthralling book

Alarming depiction of DV, the deceit and deception was so well written, I felt the fear and helplessness for Susan. There was so many threads running through this book it was hard to put it down. Massively impressed. I will read more by this author beginning with The Lie. Thank you for my ME time . . . Excellent narration, good voice

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