Ocean State

"I enjoyed this book. I liked learning about the family and the girls. The ending was decent but a little dry. "

"I enjoyed the story despite the fact that one of the main characters was pretty unlikeable. I couldn’t wait to see how this would be wrapped up but the ending was hollow. "

"An intriguing suspenseful thriller that kept me on edge."

"Right away it starts that there's been a murder and you're hearing from the perspective of Marie, who is the killer's younger sister. From the beginning, the story unfolds of what happened and what exactly lead up to Angel killing Birdy. It's told from the perspectives of Carol (Angel & Marie's Mother), Angel (the killer), Birdy (the victim), and Marie (Angel's little sister).<br/>What happens is that Angel and Birdy both love the same guy. They both have intense and strong feelings for him. Angel and Myles are together in a relationship when Myles starts cheating on her with Birdy and Birdy is also cheating on a guy she's kind of boyfriend/girlfriend with too. So there's cheating by more than one party happening in the story and Marie is having issues with her self-confidence, self-image, and wanting to be cooler like her big sister and feeling neglected too. Angel and Marie's mother, Carol, has issues, which cause her to not be the best or most present with her daughters and their father is absent as their parents have been divorced for a while. <br/>Angel has a temper and anger issues and she gets very upset when she finds out about Myles and Birdy and that he's been cheating on her. She threatens Birdy and Birdy is confused because she thought Myles was going to be with her. There's a lot of emotional upheaval, drama, and stress for all of them though Myles is the one who doesn't seem to be very assertive or active but more someone who's sitting and letting things happen as they will to him or around him and letting Angel boss him around quite a bit too.<br/>At any rate, there's a point in the story where Angel threatens Birdy and beats her up - that's where I thought the murder was going to happen when I was listening, but it didn't. Then as I continued listening, the story and the situations just get worse, and then there's a bit of a surprise twist when it finally comes to when, where, and how the murder happens. That's what really got to me is when the murder happens and then how they just keep going on about their lives like nothing happened until the police show up with a search warrant to check Angel's things and arrest her. <br/>In the end, the punishments were not what I would've felt was enough for the taking of a life, and oh this story really got to me and got me going. The narrator made this story that much more interesting, drew me in, and kept me on the edge of my seat listening intently. She did an amazing job performing each of the characters' voices so that it was easy to tell them apart and get a good feel for each character, their role, and personality. It was an awesome and immersive experience listening to this audiobook that was so well done. It sucked me in and had me feeling like I was in this other world where the story was happening.<br/>I highly recommend getting and checking this audiobook out if you're looking for a great listening experience with a fantastic narrator and an intense story. Thanks so much to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for letting me listen and review this ALC. All thoughts and opinions are my own."