These Things Hidden

By: Heather Gudenkauf

Narrated by: Ali Ahn, Angela Lin, Angela Goethals

Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

Author Heather Gudenkauf won instant acclaim for her USA Today and New York Times best-selling debut, The Weight of Silence.

Once the golden child of tiny Linden Falls, Iowa, Allison Glenn watches her reputation crumble as she is sent to prison for five years—convicted of a terrible crime. But what really happened that fateful night? Allison’s younger sister is the only other person who knows the truth. Now out of prison, Allison is more desperate than ever to set the record straight, but the revelation of the truth could have far-reaching consequences.

©2011 Heather Gudenkauf (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC

Excellent

Mystery lovers will enjoy the surprised outcome of this book. Great book and a quick read, too.

Nicely Twisted

What did you like best about this story?

The warped ending. Was VERY well spun and totally unexpected.

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

Very pleasant and well done

Who was the most memorable character of These Things Hidden and why?

Main character

Cried several times!

What made the experience of listening to These Things Hidden the most enjoyable?

I listed to audio books during my marathon training. I literally cried during three different runs.

What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The voice selections were incredible. Loved hearing the emotion in their voices

A bit too predictable

This is one of those books where every one in the book knows the answer but you. I find that mildly annoying. It gave a left turn kind of ending without building up to it, and it somewhat spoiled the book for me. The parents are also simple caricatures which really doesn't work for me. Pleasant enough but not solid, real or compellling.

Jumbled, only comes together at end

This continually lost my interest, and it was only sheer endurance that made me listen until the end. It begins with several different readers telling several seemingly unrelated stories...very confusing. It came off as very disjointed and uninteresting, until the end when it quickly pulled it all together. It felt as though I were being intentionally mislead until the rabbit was pulled out of the hat--and the various versions just didn't have enough depth. I would not listen to something from this author again--too much work.

Subpar narration, story is enjoyable enough

How could the performance have been better?

Yes. Especially the reader of the Claire/Charm parts. It sounded like she had a stuffed nose and the "S"s hurt my ears. Narration was overall subpar, I feel like the emotions were wrong at times, inconsistent, and the voices do not match some of the characters.

Any additional comments?

I thought this audible was overall an enjoyable listen. Despite the mixed reviews, I thought it was worth the price on sale. It won't keep you at the edge of your seat but it will keep your interest enough to want to keep listening. One of the worst performances as far narration goes, though.

Engrossing and suspenseful

Heather Gudenkauf's books are always filled with such wonderful character development. And this title doesn't disappoint. The performances of the readers helped to really draw you in and make it hard to put down.

Excellent!

This is the third book by this author that I have read and I absolutely love her work. This book is fantastic, highly recommend.

Below Marginal

I rarely write reviews, but this book was just awful enough that I felt duty bound to warn off my fellow audible listeners. While the performance was decent, I kept waiting for the story to develop. Well, hope you don't mind waiting for that to happen in the last 3 chapters, only to discover it's a horrible plot in the first place!!! My advice? Spend your credits (or $money) elsewhere!

No mystery involved

This book is a depressing, unrealistic collision of horribly unlikeable characters. It started like a polictical commentary on Safe Haven laws and went downhill from there.