A review by thegeekyblogger
Defending Jacob by William Landay
4.0
Listened for Bookclub (Audible/DFWTea)
Overall Rating: 4.25
Story Rating: 4.50
Character Rating: 4.00
Audio Rating: 4.00 (Not part of the overall rating)
First Thought When Finished: I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING AT ALL! Sure I saw part of it but holy whiplash at the end.
Speed Date Review
First Date: I admit at first I wasn't pulled into this story. It took awhile to grab me. The pacing was a little slow but then BAM!
Second Date: I was almost sure I knew who had committed the crime but I wasn't sure how it was going to play out. There was a few times that I questioned my thoughts on who did it. I love when thrillers do that to me!
Third Date: I was right about who did it but wow did not see the end coming at all. I mean there was a twist and there was a TWIST! It was fantastically chilling. I seriously had to listen to it twice just so that I could make sure I heard it right! I did and WOW!
Audio Date:
Grover Gardner was a really great choice for this audiobook. He had just enough gruff in his voice to pull off the tone and I think it enhanced the story. His pacing was great and his female voices weren't to bad. Overall, I am glad I chose to listen to this one on audio!
Relationship Status: We had a great run! I will be checking out William Landay in the future.
Overall Rating: 4.25
Story Rating: 4.50
Character Rating: 4.00
Audio Rating: 4.00 (Not part of the overall rating)
First Thought When Finished: I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING AT ALL! Sure I saw part of it but holy whiplash at the end.
Speed Date Review
First Date: I admit at first I wasn't pulled into this story. It took awhile to grab me. The pacing was a little slow but then BAM!
Second Date: I was almost sure I knew who had committed the crime but I wasn't sure how it was going to play out. There was a few times that I questioned my thoughts on who did it. I love when thrillers do that to me!
Third Date: I was right about who did it but wow did not see the end coming at all. I mean there was a twist and there was a TWIST! It was fantastically chilling. I seriously had to listen to it twice just so that I could make sure I heard it right! I did and WOW!
Audio Date:
Narrated by Grover Gardner /Running Time 12 hrs and 25 mins
Grover Gardner was a really great choice for this audiobook. He had just enough gruff in his voice to pull off the tone and I think it enhanced the story. His pacing was great and his female voices weren't to bad. Overall, I am glad I chose to listen to this one on audio!
Relationship Status: We had a great run! I will be checking out William Landay in the future.