The Penance List

By: S C Cunningham

Narrated by: S C Cunningham

Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

Hard-hitting and powerful, this psychological thriller has it all; sex, murder, power, glamour, secrets, lies, revenge, and wicked moments of laugh out loud. Set in the colourful underbelly of glitterati London and the stunning Amalfi Coast. Stalkers, prostitutes, ex SAS, footballers, WAGs and the British press pay the price of childhood secrets, an abused cherubic choirboy pays the price of beauty and ladies who lunch pay the price of greed, deceit and lust - as evil steps centre stage. It’s no wonder this one's going to Hollywood.

Music and sound design by Daniel Barbera of Rail Music.

©2009 Siobhan C Cunningham (P)2011 Siobhan C Cunningham

Dark

This is a seriously dark book. The book was a little slow up to the middle but then it picked up and went in so many directions. This guy's obsession was completely nuts. I'm glad the narrator did the reading for this because I don't think anyone else would have understood the characters enough to make this book interesting. There are just so many plot twist that when it came together in the end I was amazed!

This should have been listed under another genre because is doesn't fit in erotica.

ODD....

I am really not sure what to say about this book. I am not sure why it is in erotic (I am sure the publisher/audible does but it escaped me) there were a lot of twists and turns and I totally did not see the last one and for that reason I gave it 4 stars.

Of course ONLY because of the last twist will I have to get the next book. Overall the book is good just odd, I know that doesn't help the prospective listener a lot but that is the best word I can use.

The author does a good job narrating, I usually won't get books where the narrator is the author, so I think that helped with the flow of the book. A standard narrator really could have messed the book up if they didn't know the intent of the author.

With all of that said it was a good book, I have to admit I couldn't listen to it all at once like I usually do but it did keep drawing me back into it so that must say something.

I am anxious to see what other readers have to say about it.....

Good listen if not for the poor audio!

Would you try another book from Siobhan C. Cunningham and/or Siobhan C. Cunningham?

Not if it is read in the same manner.

Any additional comments?

I really enjoyed the book but hate the audio. Very annoying to have music play for a minute or two coupled with the announcement of the title of the book and the narrator at the beginning of each

Ultimately unsatisfying

The physcological thriller thread of this novel was well written and kept me going with it. But the chick/cl-t lit entwined thread badly detracted from it. Im not sure what all the fancy announcments were about to introduce episodes. I suspect they were to give the medicore some potential artistic merit. The writer should definately not read her own novel. At times she seemed in a hurry to end it. ......... i dont blame her.

Zero stars not available!!

not worth the time or effort to hit the play button. This much typing for the minimum only