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The Perfect Guest

By: Ruth Irons
Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
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She stayed in your house. Now she wants your life.

We all have that friend—the one who doesn't quite belong. Dinah Marshall is that person and knows it. After someone drops out, she's invited to spend the weekend at a luxury holiday home with women she's known since university. However, the gulf between them has widened since then, and Dinah is conscious of being the only one with no money, career, partner or children. Feeling like an outsider, she takes to snooping around the house. She's fascinated by its owners, Sarah and Isaac Rivers—and when she discovers she can secretly stay an extra night, that fascination quickly spirals into obsession.

When Isaac Rivers meets 'Diana Malone' at an exclusive members club, he introduces her to his wife and friends, and she's soon welcomed into the group. She seems to be trying a little too hard, however, and as her somewhat intense behaviour starts to raise both eyebrows and questions, one of her new acquaintances begins to suspect she isn't who she says she is. For Diana—or is it Dinah?—this is a disaster: she's worked hard to get where she has, and these suspicions threaten everything. But Diana isn't the only one with secrets, and if she's going down, then she might just take everyone else with her…

Tense, compulsive and gripping, The Perfect Guest is uncomfortable in the best possible way. - Charlotte Levin
I devoured this book. - Sophie Flynn
So bloody good. - Laura Pearson

©2024 Ruth Irons (P)2024 Dreamscape Media
Domestic Thrillers Psychological Thriller & Suspense Marriage

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Good but I didn’t Love It

Psychological thriller? Not so much. Domestic thriller? Perhaps. The story is way too long because of some repetitiveness but mostly because of the elaboration of insignificant details. While I enjoyed the overall story, I’m guessing that it isn’t going to be a memorable one for me and therefore not one that I will be readily recommending.

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Great Story

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Although it was easy reading ( or listening ), it was well written as well as performed brilliantly.

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Great characters and interesting story line

Very fun read! Well written and well narrated. My first review so I had to be good!

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Could not see how this could end well, but it did!

Creative writing, interesting characters and -“a unique and well-developed plot. Exceptional narrator as well!

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All over the place

The narration was good. Regarding the plot, I found myself frequently wondering where this book was going, and hoping it would get there quickly. The storyline was all over the place. There was too much time spent on the friend weekend & characters in the beginning, since they had nothing to do with the rest of the book. I just didn’t find the other characters to be believable. It makes no sense that Dinah/Diana would be accepted by them all so easily (especially since most of them had their own pretty big secrets, so why are they just welcoming in some random single stranger from a bar?), and all of them should’ve been calling the police and demanding a restraining order when she showed up in France. That was cringeworthy. It just got more and more far fetched from there. Meanwhile, the very obvious mental health needs of the narrator/main character are never even addressed.

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Great Listen

The story was intriguing and the narration was superb. I will definitely look for more from the author and narrator.

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Good book

Intriguing storyline with captivating ending; very entertaining throughout course of audiobook and read well from audio standpoint

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Constant surprises

I loved this book from beginning to end. Well written and unexpected turns, and I listen to tons of books in this genre. Starts slow but hang in there, it's worth it!!

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Like a Lianne Moriarty book!

I love when the main character has a twisted and interesting inner dialogue. This one did not disappoint. I often start books on here and end up stopping because they are cringy or boring. I have devoured all of Lianne Ms books. Can’t wait for this author’s next book!

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Wasn’t bad but I’ve read better.

There was a definite twist but at the very end and I feel like the story was way too long and the build up wasn’t as exciting as it could be.

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