Audies Nominee for Mystery
He's Gone by Deb Caletti narrated by, Cassandra Campbell
Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
Publisher: Tantor Audio
My Review:
This is a quiet, slow moving mystery that felt like more of
a deconstruction of a marriage than a mystery. I kept waiting for a Gone Girl
Twist that never happened. After Dani’s husband goes missing she goes through
every minute their relationship and realizes it wasn’t the great love story she
thought it was. And honestly the more she reveals about who Ian is I can’t help
thinking why the hell would you want him back anyway! Plus Dani’s self-deprecation
and whining got on my nerves, she wasn’t a very likable character either.
I’m not sure I liked this book, but I didn’t hate it I just
didn’t feel like it was a mystery. Yes there is the mystery of what happened to
Ian but that feels almost secondary to Dani going through their entire
relationship with a fine toothed comb.
Cassandra Campbell’s narration was really good, she had just
the right amount of emotions in her voice and when Dani is feeling overwhelmed
and frantic the narration conveys this superbly. As always Cassandra’s narration
is very well done.
I’m sorry but this book was forgettable and the reveal of
what happened to Ian felt rushed and didn’t have any impact on me at all. I
wanted to be shocked or even the least bit interested and it just didn’t
happen.
2 ½ star book
4 ½ star narration
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