Day: February 23, 2023

Audiobook Review: The Snow Storm by Triona Walsh

The Snow Storm
Author: Triona Walsh

Narrator: Jacqueline Milne
Published: February 2, 2023
Audiobook: 9 hours 56 minutes

Reviewed By: Jessica
Dates Read: February 6-10, 2023
Jessica’s Rating: 2 stars      

Book Description:

It’s an icy New Year’s Eve. Snow blankets a windswept Irish island as the wild Atlantic Ocean rages.

Six friends gather. It has been ten years since the tragedy that tore them apart. A lot can change in a decade…

Childhood bonds are now lifelong secrets.
Dear friendships have twisted into deep jealousies.
A happy reunion is shattered by a dead body.

The celebrations have barely begun when one of the guests goes missing. As the snow thickens, the body is found.

Then the storm wreaks havoc on the island. Everyone is trapped – there is no way out. No electricity. No phone signal.

Nobody knows who to trust. No one is who they seem. Because one of them is a killer, and one will be dead next…

Jessica’s Review:

You know how sometimes a reader just doesn’t mesh well with a book that seems right up their interests? That has happened before and sadly it happened with The Snow Storm as well. The premise intrigued me but I just couldn’t get into the novel.  It comes off similar to Ruth Ware novels, but it just dragged for me. 

I don’t know what it was: Was it the unusual names for this American reader that I would have had no idea how to pronounce if I didn’t listen to the audiobook?  Was it the narration? Possibly, with the Irish accent I had issues understanding the narrator.  Was it a mix of the above and just not the right type of format for me. Maybe.  The Snow Storm just did not keep my interest.  Maybe it just came at the wrong time for this listener.

Though this one did not work for me I would give the author another chance, just not an audiobook next time around!

**Many thanks to the publisher Bookouture Audio for granting me an audio copy to listen to and review. I just wish I had enjoyed this one much more. 

Purchase Links
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