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Kate Anslinger

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A page-turning, domestic drama that tells the gripping story of two families faced with a tragedy that could change them forever.
Two couples.
Two daughters.
Two sons.
One tragedy.
Too many secrets.
Lauren Rivers has it all. Two beautiful daughters, a doting husband, and a home that belongs on the cover of a magazine. She also has roots that run deep in the esteemed beach town of Flagport, Massachusetts. When Evie Sullivan moves across the street, the two become fast friends. Evie is nothing like Lauren’s other friends. She’s quiet, contemplative, and holds steady to her modest upbringing. These are the things that Lauren loves about her new best friend. But that all changes when Lauren’s teenage daughter, Lily, is in a car accident. As Lauren races to the hospital to see the daughter she’s always put on a pedestal, she runs into Evie’s family. What she finds out next will threaten their friendship forever. Fears set in, secrets come to the surface, and one of the women must come to terms with her past.
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- Johnson
- 02-09-25
I don’t like it being read by virtual voice too robotic
I didn’t like the audio……………… storyline was good though. You have a 15 word minimum I have 25 and still wasn’t able to submit. If you want people to submit a review fixture website.
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- Margot Clark
- 01-17-25
The confusing storyline
I disliked one voice being a certain person, then it was another person that sounded just the same.
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- Kat
- 12-22-24
Good Book but hate virtual voice narration
I enjoyed the story however, the virtual voice narration is horrible. I much prefer the human narration where there are inflections, emotions, drama, etc the virtual voice narration just kinda drones on and it makes the book harder to get into and stick with.
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- Deidra
- 03-21-25
Don’t like the AI narration
The AI narration takes away from the interest of the story. There are so many moments in the story that need a human voice to make the scenes come to life. The story itself is solid, but really hard to stay engaged with the robotic voice narrating.
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- Snowflake
- 12-24-24
Good resd
Good story. Virtual voice wasn't terrible but definitely did not have the same impact that a live voice does.
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- JUANITA PACHECO
- 01-15-25
The things we carry
Intriguing story, each chapter kept leaving you wanting to listen to the next! Will definitely look out for more from this author!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-18-25
Virtual voice
Had a hard time with the virtual voice. This booked dragged on especially with the non emotional narration.
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- Darrell
- 01-18-25
Virtual voice is not great for this book
There was to much emotion missed, and it’s still to flat to do big emotion books. Not a bad story if you can hang in there
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- TerriSweeta
- 02-07-25
Loved the story, hated the AI narrator
The story was beautiful, plot and character development were well done. But the narration was abysmal. There are too many talented VO narrators in the world for us to resort to AI. It missed changes in tone and context, maintained a monotone for EVERY single character narrating, and was at a loss with numbers like 411 (the phone number) and abbreviations like M.O. and lots more. If you can get past that, you’ll enjoy the story.
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- IsabelS
- 03-14-25
Was okay.
The storyline was okay, but the characters weren't developed or likable. Abrupt ending.
Virtual narration was good
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