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The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
dark
tense
medium-paced
3.75
‘The Whispers’ are those small moments when something isn’t quite right, and the point of this story is that we should listen to these moments… these whispers. Intuition perhaps?
I’m giving this book 3.75 because I think it was well executed and I was curious about how the story unfolded - but I don’t actually think I’d recommend this to anyone as it was pretty triggering and the story itself didn’t make this worth experiencing? If that makes sense? It felt icky. Basically anything bad that can happen to you as a woman happens in this book - you have graphic miscarriages, infidelity, jealousy, lust, unhealthy friendships, women who hate their children, women who hate their husbands, abused children, bullying, and more… it was like watching a train wreck - I needed to know what happened but I didn’t necessarily enjoy it. There is no happiness in this book.
Listened on audiobook and was good in this format.
I’m giving this book 3.75 because I think it was well executed and I was curious about how the story unfolded - but I don’t actually think I’d recommend this to anyone as it was pretty triggering and the story itself didn’t make this worth experiencing? If that makes sense? It felt icky. Basically anything bad that can happen to you as a woman happens in this book - you have graphic miscarriages, infidelity, jealousy, lust, unhealthy friendships, women who hate their children, women who hate their husbands, abused children, bullying, and more… it was like watching a train wreck - I needed to know what happened but I didn’t necessarily enjoy it. There is no happiness in this book.
Listened on audiobook and was good in this format.
Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Suicide attempt