Audiobook Review: The Date by T.H. Murdock
The Date
Author: T.H. Murdock
Narrator: Rory Barnett
Published: July 1, 2026
Audiobook: 10 hours 18 minutes
Reviewed By: Jessica
Dates Listened To: July 19-25, 2026
Jessica’s Rating: 3.5 stars
Book Description:
What would you do if your first date ended in murder?
A year ago, after a perfect date, Miles Deverill was charged with murder. The handsome young actor became front-page news when he was accused of killing Caira Kennedy, a social worker he had just met that night.
Now acquitted, Miles can’t escape the past. He tries to rebuild his life, but journalists won’t leave him alone. And then the threatening messages start—in Caira’s own voice: This is not over. Is she still alive or is someone playing a twisted game?
Desperate to escape, Miles joins friends on a remote road trip. But deep in an isolated forest, one of their group is murdered. Someone close to Miles knows exactly what happened on his date—and this time he has to face the truth. Guilty or innocent, there is nowhere left to run…
Jessica’s Review:
The premise is intriguing and starts off with many things that I enjoy including multiple povs! We have Miles who a year ago had a first date and after that date, Caira was found dead. The trial proceeds and we get snippets of that, (which I was all about that trial!). Miles is found not guilty, this is not a spoiler as this story focuses after the trial with Miles trying to move on. But Miles has a stalker! Or is it Caira??? Because Miles is getting emails in Caira’s voice and she’s dead. Or is she????
Miles joins his sister and a couple of friends and they head to New Zealand. They meet up with two other young ladies and they all go on a road trip in an RV. But things go downhill fast and one of them is murdered. Two murders around Miles? Who is responsible?
Overall, The Date was a decent read. The last act of the story could have been improved upon, along with who the killer was and their motive. It just didn’t work for me. This was a debut novel and I would be willing to read Murdock again. And he has another novel coming out in October and a third scheduled for release in March at this time. I enjoyed the narrator, Rory Barnett. He did a good job.
Many thanks to the publisher for granting me a copy to listen to and review!
Audiobook Review: The Divorce by Freida McFadden
The Divorce
Author: Freida McFadden
Narrators:
January LaVoy
Edoardo Ballerini
Marin Ireland
Published: May 26, 2026
Audiobook: 8 hours 1 minute
Reviewed By: Jessica
Dates Listened To: May 28- June 1, 2026
Jessica’s Rating: 3.5 stars
Book Description:
What is a happily ever after really worth?
Naomi was living the quintessential love story. Boy meets girl. They fall in love, get married, buy a dream house, start a family…
Then—he kicks her out, hires the city’s best divorce lawyers, drains their accounts, and takes up with a 20-something.
It’s a brutal end to the story. Naomi should accept defeat: move into a dingy apartment, get back into the workforce, and piece together the shattered remains of her life.
Except, why should she?
Instead, Naomi fixates on her husband’s new girlfriend. What begins as cynical curiosity soon twists into obsession—and then into something far darker. As Naomi uncovers secrets she never imagined, she realizes her own life may be in danger.
But if it keeps her perfect family intact, isn’t it worth it?
Jessica’s Review:
This is the newest by McFadden and it also has some great narrators! In the beginning third of the novel I wondered if I had talked with McFadden about MY divorce as there were some similarities: My middle name is Naomi, and Naomi’s husband did some things similar to my ex-husband. BUT… I can say that my ending is not like this novel’s ending! I did not go in the direction that Naomi did: Once I realized that there was no stopping that my marriage was over, my lawyer had it filed at the end of May in 2024 and it was finalized Mid-July 2024.
With the initial similarities I found the book a bit addicting, I did not want to stop reading. At times I identified with Naomi. But then Naomi spirals into an obsession! I was invested in what was going to happen. But a few of the twists I had figured out and the biggest thing that resulted in The Divorce getting a 3.5-star review was that the final twist was not ‘earth- shattering’ for me. It was more if a “Oh, ok” reaction to the final twist.
The three narrators are fabulous! I have listened to all of them narrator novels before and they are all ones I look out for. If McFadden keeps having these very talented narrators narrating her novels, I will definitely be listening to them!
Purchase Links:
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Audiobook Review: Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden
Dear Debbie
Author: Freida McFadden
Narrators:
Julia Whelan
January LaVoy
Scott Brick
Published: January 27, 2026
Audiobook: 7 hours 40 minutes
Reviewed By: Jessica
Dates Listened To: June 4-9, 2026
Jessica’s Rating: 4 stars
Book Description:
Sometimes, enough is enough…
Debbie Mullen is losing it. For years, she has compiled all of her best advice into her column, Dear Debbie, where the wives of New England come for sympathy and neighborly advice. Through her work, Debbie has heard from countless women who are ignored, belittled, or even abused by their husbands. And Debbie does her best to guide them in the right direction.
Or at least, she did.
These days, Debbie’s life seems to be spiraling out of control. She just lost her job. Something strange is happening with her teenage daughters. And her husband is keeping secrets, according to the tracking app she installed on his phone. Now, Debbie’s done being the bigger person. She’s done being reasonable and practical. It’s time to take her own advice.
And now it’s time for payback against all the people in her life who deserve it the most.
Jessica’s Review:
This was a fun read with Debbie, who is a very unhinged woman! Dear Debbie is a novel about karma and revenge with some very entertaining dark humor!
Pretty much everyone in Debbie’s family has something going on and Debbie has had it with everything: She decides to take everything into her own hands! This is a bit of a revenge fantasy, can you imagine one person doing all this? It’s a fun ride and I looked forward to seeing what was going to happen next. Just when you think nothing else can happen, then something else does!
You don’t want to get on Debbie’s bad side or who knows what will happen next! I do like how everything came in full circle.
We have two of my favorite narrators: January LaVoy and Julia Whelan! When I found out they narrated I knew I was going to listen to this audiobook! They and additional narrator Scott Brick helped to make this story.
Purchase Links:
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