moving and scary

this is a great book. i really enjoyed the story even though sometimes i felt I was going to cry as things go from bad to worse. will recommend this to others. the performance of the reader is great and really puts across the feeling of the protagonist. loved it

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Just didnt empathise with main character

What did you like best about Behind Closed Doors? What did you like least?

Best - I'm struggling to be truthful. Least - I just didnt empathise with the main character, she was just too 'wonderful' and 'goody goody' and fabulously clever / thoughtful/ well-off..... and... boring. Thankfully it felt like the author got bored of writing at some point and speedily wrapped it up.

Would you ever listen to anything by B A Paris again?

Based on this it is unlikley

Would you listen to another book narrated by Georgia Maguire?

Not for me

Was Behind Closed Doors worth the listening time?

Sorry, it wasn't the worst, but I did find my self continually checking on how long was left and being a bit exasperated that there was still a chunk of time to go

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Spoilt for me by the "am dram" narration

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend it as a story because I did enjoy that. The premise might seem far-fetched but the story is made quite believable.

What didn’t you like about Georgia Maguire’s performance?

Although she has a very clear reading voice, which is probably the most important thing, I'm afraid I found her attempt at the conversations to be especially annoying. Most of the characters seem to have twee accents from a 1960s radio play but the sister's carer, I think, is channeling Daphne Moon from Frasier. My "favourite", though, is the husband, Jack - I know he's the baddy but the narrator gives him a laughably exaggerated, low monotone. I kept expecting him to raise his cloaked arm over his face and go "mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!".

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No but I did look forward to hearing the next part when I had time.

Any additional comments?

This was my first audio book so I didn't know what to expect. I hadn't realised the narration would be such an issue or make such a difference. I'll be checking out reviews of "performance" for all future Audible purchases.

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NARRATOR VERY OFF PUTTING

I found it very offensive that the narrator decided that a 17 year old young lady with Downs who the author has clearly indicated is intelligent is narrated like a small child. That to me is completely insulting and very offensive to anyone with a disability. Not stringing a full sentence doesn't mean the person would talk like a small child. Then there are the Thai staff who I'm not sure whether they are French or Italian but definitely not Thai. If you are going to try and do an accent it has to be authentic which this wasn't. I would have preferred the narrator to read normally rather than trying different accents and characters as they didn't work. I'm sorry I listened to this novel as I'm sure I would have loved it had I just read it myself. This has put me off listening to any further books as I'd rather not listen to other people's ignorant perceptions of people with a disability. I'm amazed this was allowed to be put out and nobody realised how offensive it was.

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an exciting read

I absolutely loved listening to this book it made you think it made you squirm it made you shudder and realise that there are lots of different evil was out in this world. it's the first time I've listened to this author and I hope he brings out more books soon to this excellent standard

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Absolutely Brilliant.

I couldn't stop listening to this. It was brilliantly read and the ending was awesome.

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Quite an ending

Intense story from beginning to the end, a good read, the way the story was written, makes you feel the same pain and frustration as the main character of the story

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Excellent storyline

I really enjoyed this book and the narrator Georgia was very easy to listen to.

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Gripping, couldn't stop listening & hoping.

Excellent, a must read, first book I've read from this author and would highly recommend.

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Great plot

The plot is very cunning but sad initially. It evolves very cleverly to a peak, but then finishes very abruptly where there was room for more mystery and suspense.
A very easy listen - just 3 sessions for me - and absolutely superbly narrated.

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