April 25, 2025 DON'T YOU REMEMBER

 

Listened to my first audio book last week. While there are some definite positives to listening to a book--it's NOT my thing. Yes--it's great for multitasking--I could, cook, run, walk, drive in the car BUT.........The narrator's voice was grating on my nerves as she tried to sound Irish and take on all the voices in the book--including the men. I also found it stressful because it took 11 hours to listen to the book AND I'm sure I could have read it much faster. I felt pressure every time I saw how many hours I HAD LEFT. Let's face it--I don't even use a Kindle. I am a BOOK person. I need to feel the book--snuggle on the couch--invent what I think the characters sound like MYSELF and enjoy every second in the world created by the author while focusing ONLY on the book. The book I listened to that you might want to read was a thriller called The Weekend Away by Sarah Alderson. Orla, the main character, is a new mother who  lives in England and is happily married to Rob. Her best friend of over twenty years is Kate, a single, wealthy seemingly successful beauty. The friends plan an innocent weekend away in Lisbon that goes terribly wrong. After spending the first night at a club, Orla wakes up to find that Kate has gone missing. After she reports her friend's disappearce to the police, she takes it upon herself to find out what happened to Kate. With the help of an uber driver named Konstandin, Kate tries to retrace their night on the town and finds out much more than she bargained for.  This story is filled with twists and turns and will keep you guessing til the very end.  Haven't seen it yet, but heard that this book was turned into a Netflix movie last year.