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The Summer Holiday

By: S.E. Lynes
Narrated by: Tamsin Kennard
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About this listen

One loving couple. One surprise guest. One week to destroy everything....

This holiday is the first time my husband, Jeff, and I have been on our own in years, and I want it to be a fresh start. We can walk along the beach, eat ice cream in the bright Spanish sun, and fall in love again.

Then I run into Coco, the girl we all wanted to be at university. She’s just like I remember: effortlessly cool with her blonde hair and her white linen dress. I can’t resist inviting her round to our clifftop villa with its pristine pool, to show off how much Jeff and I have changed.

But when Coco steps from the dusty street into the cool tiled hall, her face freezes in horror. I turn to see Jeff, his eyes wide, his cheeks pale.

They pretend nothing’s wrong, but I know they’re both lying. And when I catch them in whispered conversations, I’m determined to find out what they’re hiding.

But when I confront them, the truth is worse than I could have dreamed.

And when things fall apart, not all of us will walk away....

From the best-selling author S.E. Lynes comes a brilliantly gripping thriller that will have you gasping out loud at the twists. Fans of Paula Hawkins, Lisa Jewell, and Gillian Flynn will love The Summer Holiday.

©2023 S.E. Lynes (P)2023 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd. Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting Fiction Thriller

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Yes at the end there was a reveal which almost made it worth ploughing through. I kept meaning to return it but carried on. Cliche people with weird values competitive expressions of wealth.

Banal repetitive with product placements

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I was hooked from the beginning to the end. I enjoyed both the book and the narrator. They work well together. I can't wait for the next read x

I loved every minute ❤️

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I enjoyed this and it’s worth a credit, but at the beginning of the book, I found myself a bit frustrated with the main character, I wanted to give her a shake! It eased as the story went on, and I think that was the whole idea of the book but I just couldn’t bring myself to genuinely like her after that.

A good read but…

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I expected... more. Although it is very well written, the plot twist is quite disappointing.

Disappointing

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really enjoyed the authors writing style which demonstrated some crafted penmanship. the narrator added value to the read and her voice was very engaging. I felt a little let down by the ending which was largely pretty predictable, and felt a little rushed, consequently unbalancing the text. I would have loved more complexity and perhaps a "darker" more cerebral ending. that said, I enjoyed it overall.

Good listen

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Keeps you engaged right to the end. Plot twists I thought I’d guessed, but was provided wrong. A great listen.

Excellent

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Love my long walks listening to Audible books, sadly I completely zoned out after 45 minutes! uninspiring.
If it did improve later on I shall never know, and quite honestly not at all bothered to find out. Glad it was a credit day choice!

lost interest

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I really enjoyed The Baby Shower and The House warming, but this unfortunately was no way near as good. A lot of the book is taken up with inner thoughts or kinds of diary entries and it just took a lot a way from the story, which in itself was pretty dull. Such a shame.

Disappointing

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I couldn't get into this. Very annoying main character, shallow plot. The narrating was also over the top. I couldn't finish it because it didn't hold my interest.

Boring and shallow story line

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I listen to a lot of audiobooks but this was both predictable and dull. Not good

Terrible

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