The Couple's Revenge

By: Daniel Hurst

Narrated by: Imogen Church, George Weightman

How far would you go to protect your child?

I knew something was wrong. It’s a mother’s instinct.

I could tell when my son started hiding things from me. He used to walk to school with a mischievous grin on his beautiful face. Now he avoids eye contact and keeps his head down.

Since I discovered he’s being bullied by a classmate, I’ve spent every day worrying, my stomach churning with anxiety from the moment he leaves the house to the second he walks back through the door.

Everyone keeps telling me I’m overreacting, but I won’t risk my child’s safety. My husband and I try to talk to the other boy’s parents, but it only makes things worse....

Then our precious child is hurt. Enough is enough. It has to stop. Even if that means taking matters into our own hands.

Because we know the truth about the family targeting our son—it’s not the first time they’ve done this. So the question is, exactly how far will we go to get revenge?

A nail-biting psychological thriller from the number one best-selling author of The Doctor’s Wife. If you love Behind Closed Doors, Gone Girl, and The Housemaid, you’ll be hooked on The Couple’s Revenge.

©2023 Daniel Hurst (P)2023 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

how the couple kept turning on each other

I didn't like how dramatic the woman's voice was reading it
but loved the story.

Good Story - Awful Female Narrator

This story is good, but the narration by Imogen Church was ridiculously shrill and over-dramatic. It appears she has a faithful following but, in future, I will avoid any book she narrates. The male narrator, George Weightman, was fine and I wish he'd been the only narrator. It would have been nice to have more details on both the interaction between the bully and the main parents when they confronted him - and what had actually happened when revenge was exacted. Overall, it was an OK listen while driving, albeit not as 'thrilling' as Daniel Hurst's other books.

Twisted

The twist in the book was excellent. I love getting lost in a Daniel Hurst thriller. How he creates these characters and storylines that hold you hostage is fantastic.

This was a heavy topic, but I felt it was handled well. Bullying is a challenging situation for kids and parents to go through. I did find Sara and Guy a tad overbearing for having a 15-year-old. It was not about how they handled the situation when they discovered Jacob being bullied, more so every other aspect of his life.

I devoured this book. It is fast-paced and chaotic in the best way. The moral dilemmas in this book were well done and allowed the reader to ask what they would do.

Personally, as a devoted (and crazy, as my niece would say) auntie, I can assure you I would go absolutely feral. While I may not handle things the same as in the book, I would cause quite the scene at the home of the bully.

I love Daniel’s worst so much. It is brilliant how such a kind human can write such dark, twisted stories. I’m ready for the next one, bestie!

Excellant Read

this will keep you up, its a page turner...Family love knows no boundaries, when this bully brat takes over. Audible was so wonderfully done, like listens to bbc entertainment...Enjoyed every page and, the narration made it come alive, just think how one nasty bully can change a innocent life..

The fact that I was able to know what was going to happen before it did….

I love this author. With disappointed me about this book was the fact that the couple was leaving out so many things that you would think would have had to be talked about before a lot of things happened. I enjoyed the book a lot. But, there were no conversations about certain things that should’ve been evidentlike alibis and trace evidence stuff like that… There was a point when I realized who did so that made it more exciting and I did get teary-eyed but I don’t know