The Alone Time

De: Elle Marr

Narrado por: Jennifer Aquino, Christina Ho, Naomi Mayo, Kenneth Lee

For two sisters, confronting the past could come at a terrible price in a riveting novel about a family tragedy—and family secrets—by the #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author Elle Marr.

Fiona and Violet Seng were just children when their family’s Cessna crash-landed in the Washington wilderness, claiming the lives of their parents. For twelve harrowing weeks, the girls fended for themselves before being rescued.

Twenty-five years later, they’re still trying to move on from the trauma. Fiona repurposes it into controversial works of art. Violet has battled addiction and failed relationships to finally progress toward normalcy as a writer. The estranged sisters never speak about what they call their Alone Time in the wild. They wouldn’t dare—until they become the subject of a documentary that renews public fascination with the “girl survivors” and questions their version of the events.

When disturbing details about the Seng family are exposed, a strange woman claims to know the crash was deliberate. Fiona and Violet must come together to face the horrifying truth of what happened out there and what they learned about their parents and themselves. Before any other secrets emerge from the woods.

©2024 Elle Marr (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Jennifer Aquino, Christina Ho, Naomi Mayo, and Kenneth Lee perform this thriller about two sisters who survived a small plane crash and 12 terrifying weeks in the Washington wilderness.… The four performers deliver the four points of view; each character has a distinct voice and personality. The variety of performers keeps listeners engaged from the innocent beginnings of the mystery to its jaw-dropping ending.” —AudioFile Magazine

“Twisted, cleverly red herring-littered plotting. Readers will gladly follow [Marr’s] lead to the final page.” —Booklist

“A steady build-up that questions the origins of a tragedy and the motives of the survivors and pits survival, ambition, and perhaps the truth against each other, leading to a finale that will surprise even the most perceptive readers. Will appeal to fans of Jennifer Hillier, Jordan Harper, and Michelle Sacks.” —Library Journal

Narrators in story ruined this

The robotic narration in this story was very disconcerting to me. Hard to listen and absorb the story due to this.

Great cast of performers

The Alone Time is about sisters Fiona and Violet who survived a plane crash in the woods for twelve weeks without sharing their story with anyone until twenty-five tears later when a woman claiming to be there fathers girlfriend before the crash decides to share her story. As readers delve into the story of Violet and Fiona there’s this built in mystery about what really happened in after the crash. As Elle Marr explains to readers in chapters designated from both Henry and Janet’s points of view you get sense for the type of marriage they had as well as the types of individuals they were before getting married.
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I wasn’t expecting points of views from Henry and Janet especially when the description stated the parents died during impact. When chapters are included from characters who are supposed to be gone it leads me to believe the author has plans for them in other ways.
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Fiona has been working on art pieces for her exhibition which include pieces from the accident. These pieces are reminders of how she and her sister survived. Fiona needs the recognition of this art show.
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Violet has been struggling with life. She’s tried and failed at attending college. She even had a drinking problem. Dating was also an issue for her. Her relationship with her sister was strained for a few years. All that was put aside when this woman entered their lives bringing with her accusations that labeled their father in poor character.
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I tried to see the story from the mindset of Elle Marr which didn’t work out very well. Her writing voice isn’t quite what I expected to get deep into these pages. There was one point in the story where she shared a twisted truth that I thought was quite interesting, but then she created one too many twists taking away the one interesting thing and destroying my ability to make any sense of this. I struggled to stay focused on this story. I hear the words, yet they don’t penetrate my mind. That was one confusing ending all the switching back and forth of twisted facts had my mind spinning. I think Elle Marr’s ability to create a creative and impactive psychological twist went too far. It became far fetched as a result.
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I’m an eyes and ears person who enjoys listening to the audiobook and following along with the ebook. Had it not been for the wonderful work of these narrators I would’ve skim read this book. I listened using the audible app which provides a great listening experience.

Good plot!

I Really enjoyed this and the twists! It was a good break from the monotony of most plots.

That plot twist was jaw-dropping!

Fiona and Violet had quite the experience together during their time alone in the woods. Yes, there was only one person I felt completely bad for, and it was neither them nor their father.

Amazing, complex, and filled with suspense!

loved the twists and turns ... and the surprises along the way. it dares you to predict what's coming next!!!

Great twist

I wish they would have done a more extended epilogue. The story was interesting. However, there was no real explanation of how they survived once their father was gone from the picture.

Wrapped up in it

I was totally enjoying the book and it was all making sense, then it started falling apart as I read on. It's as if the author was going in one direction and then curved & the curve made absolutely no sense.
Really disappointed with ending!!

Plot holes and didn’t care for the ending

I wanted to love this book but it fell short. The storyline was good but could have done without the ending.

Terrible narrators

The story was entertaining enough, despite being implausible. The plot twists were interesting but not fully developed enough. I switched back and forth between reading on Kindle Unlimited and the audio. The narration was horrible!!

SHOCK

The ending of the story came as a total shock. I never thought for a moment things would turn out the way they did.