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The Ruined Wife

By: Marin Montgomery
Narrated by: Sean Crisden, Piper Goodeve
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Alastair has found the perfect partner in husband Steven. Together they've built a successful life, had a beautiful child, and still behave like newlyweds long since the day he carried her over the threshold.

But all of that changes in an instant thanks to a thoughtless deed that has lifelong repercussions.

With secrets bubbling to the surface, the pair find their American dream life suddenly in jeopardy, and neither one of them are willing to let go at any cost.

©2018 Marin Montgomery. (P)2019 Tantor

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predictable

you know exactly what's going to happen and there's absolutely no surprise. it's not horrible but it's not great either

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Predictable but still a decent read

The narrators did a really good job making this entertaining. Even though I pretty much knew how the story would go pretty early on, it was still a quick engaging read.

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Keep Listening

I started this book then quit after a couple of chapters due to the infuriating conclusion being at the beginning. I was so wrong to stop. The twist keep coming. The suspense ever rising. Must listen!!!!

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Captivating

It was so hard to stop listening to the story, it was so captivating.

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extremely predictable

from the beginning you pretty much know what's going on. the FMC is frustrating because you know she is too smart to not see it. multiple twists were attempted, but fall flat. the voice acting was fine except for the fact that the male actor's attempt at female voices were very very bad. I was entertained, but wouldn't recommend it or read again.

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Amazing!!

This was an incredible listen. I wasn't sure what to expect for this book and boy was I surprised. I had worked out who the other woman was pretty quickly, but the twists that unraveled were a shock.

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Great Story

I really liked this story. I also like most of the narration. The only part that was a little cringe was when the male narrator did his impression of the women. That was so bad! But it's only one Chapter I think. Not much time. Other than that, it was a great story, especially for a freebee.

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Good story

I'm not a fan of the male narrator doing females voices. Why doesn't the female narrator do the female
parts? It's so awkward

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Boring reader

Great story line. Too bad the reader was so blah… almost made me drowsy. Too bad.

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Storyline ok but weak motive

The male narrator’s tone was terrible. It sounded so monotone and almost sarcastic. The female one was good. I kept reading to see what happened at the end but the storyline was not very plausible. Bryn’s motive just didn’t make sense. And they never did explain why Alistair’s ring was in Maura’s purse, unless I missed that somehow.

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