Rebekah Burke

Incredibly clichéd

Revisado: 11-13-24

Very bland and predictable story full of clichés and inexplicable behaviour from the protagonists. The "twist" was evident long before it happened. In terms of narration, the female narrator did her best with what was in front of her, but the male narrator turned the teenager's part into an annoying high pitch that was genuinely difficult to listen to at times.

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Completely unbelievable

Revisado: 09-28-24

The main character is totally unlikeable and the story is just ridiculous, avoid at all costs

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Fizzled out

Revisado: 09-02-24

Really strong and gripping first half, but it started meandering and losing its appeal in the second. It could have been significantly shorter and punchier. A real shame given how interesting the premise is!

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Hugely disappointing sequel

Revisado: 08-25-24

Sadly, this book doesn't come close to living up to either of the previous two. There's none of the familiar mystery, intrigue and twists. Instead we have hours and hours of banal domestic life and characters who are completely one dimensional. It's a really sad way to end this trilogy; if you're coming here excited for a third exciting Housemaid tale, I'd advise you to just skip this one and save yourself the disappointment.

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Captivating

Revisado: 07-04-24

Held me from beginning to end, a really exciting story. One of her best!

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Excellent

Revisado: 06-29-24

Really well paced with a good slow burn and lots of twists and turns. A great listen!

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Ruined by narrator's Irish "accent"

Revisado: 06-27-24

I'm a fan of the author and tried my best to enjoy this story, but I had to stop listening.

The narrator has an unusual singsong voice, but worst of all are her borderline offensive, parodying Irish accent attempts. It's ridiculous that for a book set in Ireland, full of dialogue from Irish people, the publishers found a narrator who couldn't get remotely close to the accents, and couldn't pronounce even the most basic Irish names and places. She can't even pronounce the name of the town the book is set in! She just breezes through, repeatedly saying it incorrectly.

English people making a mockery of the Irish accent is unfortunately an age-old sport, and it's incredibly sad to see that here against the work of a fabulous Irish writer. Do better, folks.

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Don't waste your time

Revisado: 01-11-23

I'm actually stunned. This was shaping up to be one of the most entertaining books I've listened to in a while, but the last two chapters? The ending might as well have been "and it was all a dream". The author seems to have just not known how to finish this. Dreadful.

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Hit and miss

Revisado: 08-03-22

A good writing style and an interesting premise and background, but the story fell flat at times and indulged in too many convenient little coincidences.

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Worth the listen

Revisado: 07-22-22

Very clever story and I didn't see most of it coming. At points some things fell a bit too neatly into place, but overall this was a solid listen.

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