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The Perfect Family

By: Samantha King
Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
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Maddie Castle is broken. Ever since the tragedy that struck on her twins' 10th birthday, she's been trying to fit the pieces together, to get back to the life she led before. Maddie, her husband, Dom, and their children, Aidan and Annabel, lived in a comfortable home on a quiet street in a London suburb. Life was busy and satisfying. They were happy. Weren't they?

Now, a disoriented and grieving Maddie floats like a ghost through each day, hardly sleeping, eating, or speaking. It's easier to stay locked in her own head than to torment herself by reliving what happened. And yet, the harder Maddie tries to pin down her memories, the more they slip out of reach. Is her guilt and remorse justified? Is it Maddie's fault that everything was ripped apart?

Or could it be that the real terror is still to come?

©2017 Samantha King (P)2018 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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I couldn’t enjoy the reader and the story was plodding and repetitive, all too obvious I’m afraid.

Tedious

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I like the way the story changed in the middle and it wasn’t what I originally thought it would be , lots of twists and turns , stoke more predictable towards the end bit worth the read and will look out for books written by the author in future

Brilliant storyline

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the story was a bit easy to predict but i did enjoy it. It kept me interested. I seen a lot of negative reviews and complaints about the narration but i had no complaints

bit of a diff story line

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The story is dragged out, causing it to become boring. Could be much shorter. Also not happy with how Max’s feelings towards Annabelle are practically normalised.

Too long

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How a narrator can ruin a book in less than 6 chapters … just couldn’t force myself to listen any longer … who knows whether the story is any good … I’m just not prepared to gamble another 8 hrs of my life that I’ll never get back 🙄 Shame

6 chapters in and I’m giving up … can’t bear to listen to another minute of the dreadful narration

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A good storyline with twists and turns that captivate the mind and keep you guessing!

Gripping

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the plot was all over the place, some parts were so unbelievable it was so bad! the reveal about the girl not being dead dragged on for way too long when it was obvious it never happened, such a bad story don't waste your time on it

don't waste your time so unbelievable in parts

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Awful narration, I got to chapter 15, then really couldn’t carry on. It’s a shame, I think it could have been a far better story with the right narrator.

Awful narration

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Actually intrigued the first 20%
No spoilers but the main character is an absolute plank, wanted to off her myself by 50%
Went downhill from there, she has been shot in the head, can’t speak, falls for the doctor can’t decide if her daughter was abused or not and then a very disturbing naration of a grown man not being a paedO but just blinded by her 10 year old innocence 🤢
Just trash

Ever read a book and the end said and it was all a dream?

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this womans voice was really irritating! the plot was nonsense and overall a boring book

dreadful accents

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