An Advanced Listening Copy Review of You’ll Never Know I’m Here by Kiersten Modglin
You’ll Never Know I’m Here
Author: Kiersten Modglin
Narrator: Stacy Gonzalez
Published: Available now as a book or e-book: New on audiobook on February 27, 2024
Audiobook: 5 hours 49 minutes
Reviewed By: Jessica
Dates Listened To: February 13-16, 2024
Jessica’s Rating: 3.5 stars
Audiobook Description:
They tell the world what mysteries to read.
Soon, they’ll be caught up in one of their own.
When six book influencers take a weekend getaway to connect with their fellow creators, it’s meant to be a chance to relax, collaborate, and discuss all of the books they love.
But from the start, something’s clearly amiss. From the host’s mysterious absence and an unexpected guest to an odd occurrence in town and the strange and worrisome behavior of the neighbors, what starts out as an innocent and lively vacation quickly becomes a weekend filled with terror. And when one of the group members believes they see something horrifying at the house next door, their carefully laid plans begin to unravel.
Drawn into a mystery that runs far deeper and is more sinister than they could’ve imagined—and surrounded by those who refute their story—the group struggles to unearth the truth about the house and the couple next door before it’s too late.
As new questions and shocking revelations surface, the group must decide if they can trust each other—not only with their safety in the house, but with their lives entirely.
Readers’ worst nightmares come to life in this terrifying new thriller that tests the limits of friendship, explores the power of social media influence, digs into the depths of trust, and examines the desperate and dangerous lengths of obsession from million-copy bestselling author, Kiersten Modglin.
Jessica’s Review:
Anyone who reads thrillers and who might be termed as an ‘influencer’ will want to read this book! The premise definitely intrigued me. And our group of ‘influencers’ are thriller readers! YES! The book has been out for a couple of months but will be new to audio next week.
We have our MC Lena and she and some of her fellow ‘book influencer’ friends decide to finally meet up for a weekend getaway. The rented home is in a small town away from just about everything, giving the reader a “We are in the middle of nowhere!” eerie feeling. And then things don’t go as they thought they would. One in our friend group sees something unpleasant happen in another house…. or did they????
It’s a bit of paranoia and who knows what is going to happen? Who can be trusted? This is another book that shows how social media is so mainstream: Everyone has to be an influencer and/or share everything that goes on in their life. No one has secrets anymore!
For me the characters came off as YA when they are in their 20s. There was just drama and an immaturity to them. I do read YA, it is one of my ‘go to’ genres, but I prepare myself for what may be in that type of book when I go to read it. And this one had it and that was a bit of a turnoff for me. I was invested in what was going to happen and KMod’s books are shorter, so I was in it through the ending! I also enjoyed Stacy Gonzalez’s narration.
I have seen other reviews that other readers did not like the twist ending. I actually did: I ‘got’ what KMod was trying to say and I liked it! I gave it an extra half star for that ending. You really can’t say much without giving anything away, and I’m not going to!
Many thanks for the publisher for granting me a copy to listen to and review!