I received a free audio copy of this book from the publishers/author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Narrator: Candace Thaxton

In this 6-hour audiobook, we follow as a young woman travels with her boyfriend to meet his family for the first time, all while thinking to herself that she may want to end things between them.

This is one of those books where nothing at all really happens yet for some reason, I was utterly enthralled. The story lent itself very well for audiobook form, as the readers are very much inside this girl’s head and following along with her thought process. The feeling and atmosphere of the book is also great as the whole time, despite everything seeming to be okay, something just feels off.

Things build and build with this book until you feel like you’re in the middle of a storm, and you just don’t know where to turn. The ending is definitely really odd, and you really have to twist your mind around it (while having a ‘huh?’ expression on your face the whole time) but I do think it was well done.

I’m not sure if I would have liked this book as much in a regular format, as the intensity of the audiobook really added to my overall experience. I thought the narrator did a really great job, and there was some voice distortions added to the book when certain characters talked that added to the ominous, scary feeling.

This book won’t be for everyone but I recommend giving it a try, and I definitely recommend the audiobook.