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- Narrated by: Elaine Claxton
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Maria wants to be friends.
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Isn't she?
When Louise Williams receives a message from someone left long in the past, her heart nearly stops.
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Please note: The original recording was replaced on 11/10/2017. If you own this audiobook, simply re-download it from your library to access the new recording.
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- Jolene
- 13-09-2017
Fantastic
Loved it. It was not what I expected. Full of suspense. Didn't want to stop listening.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-06-2018
Good idea for a storyline
Great topical subject and interesting characters but found main narrator a little self absorbed & those parts slowed a good story down a little
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- Blossominoz
- 18-06-2021
Keeps you guessing
I enjoyed this novel. The narrator was easy to listen to. The book was well written and kept you guessing and asking questions throughout. I was surprised by the ending.
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- Calandra
- 31-03-2018
Thoroughly enjoyed! Nice plot twist!
Enjoyable performance by the narrator on a great thriller! When I thought I'd guessed it, it'd take another turn. Recommended listening
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- sophiek
- 11-01-2021
An enjoyable book
As a whole I did enjoy this book very much. I was anticipating a different scenario than what I got in the end but it was an interesting surprise in its simplicity. My only negative comment is the below:
Imagine you are a mother living with your child (no husband). You hear a sound in the middle of the night and think someone is in the house. What’s the first thing you do? Check your child’s room to see if they are ok? Not in this book. The woman checks all the rooms first leaving the child bedroom for last. Why on earth, who does that? I am not a mother but that's the first thing I would do. This is the only moment in the book that didn't make sense to me.
I would recommend this book for sure. The narration was excellent portraying perfectly the age of the characters.
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- Heidi (but books are better)
- 16-10-2017
Interesting premise
With social media playing such a big part in our lives these days, I was intrigued to read a book that had its plot based on the hidden dangers of airing our lives on the web for everyone to see – and there were times when I felt like deleting my facebook account and going undercover! Luckily I have no big dark secrets like Louise (or even if I did I wouldn’t tell – lol), so being stalked by some long dead friend from high school should hopefully not be a problem. Or maybe there is a reason I moved to the other side of the world? Without giving too much away, the story revolves around our main protagonist Louise, who receives a facebook request from an old friend from high school, who she believes to have died as a result of events involving Louise and her friends. Quite terrifying, really. But instead of tightening her privacy settings and running for the hills, she accepts the request, and even plans to go to an upcoming school reunion. Things quickly go south from here, and soon Louise is convinced that she is in danger.
I loved how Marshall incorporates details from our everyday lives into her story that could potentially have devastating effects. I have seen plenty of people air all their dirty laundry on facebook and give away details that could make them prey to some twisted mind. Even though Louise at times struck me as a bit naive and not overly proactive in trying to protect herself, I guess that this would reflect a good percentage of the population – as opposed to those who shy away from social media all together, believing that big brother is watching them ....
Reading Friend Request was like a ticket on the nostalgia train straight back to my high school days, which made me shudder. I was never one of the cool crowd, only surviving with all my limbs intact by letting the worst bullies copy my maths homework on a regular basis (if you’re a nerd, you have to make it work for you). Everyone has a Sophie Hannigan and her crowd in their class at one time or another, and I had vivid flashbacks to our own group of cool girls, who regularly made other kids’ lives pure hell. And to make matters worse, as a mother I had to witness both of my children experience similar bullying. So whilst this made me resent Louise for playing her part in tormenting other girls, I could also see her as a victim of circumstance, which was a balance well played by the author.
For me, the book started out really strong and had me totally captivated. My only letdown was the end. I know that endings work for some readers and not for others and there is never a solution that will please everyone, but I thought that with all the unlimited possibilities to create an ending to really stand out from the fray, the resolution to the mystery was a bit of a cop-out for me. After all that building tension and nail-biting suspense, I felt slightly cheated – I can’t say more without giving spoilers, but some of the threads did not come together for me and some of the motives seemed a bit far fetched. Which was a real shame, as I had imagined the ending to be some wild and wonderful conspiracy theory that would take my breath away.
Anyway, enough said. Overall, this was a contemporary mystery with many interesting premises that kept me interested until the very end, and I recommend it to anyone who has a facebook, twitter, instagram or other social media account. I bet you will look at your privacy settings a bit more closely after reading this!
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- Anonymous User
- 04-09-2017
Worth it..
A great book that kept me engaged from start to finish, with twists and turns that kept me guessing. Worth listening too
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- Karyn Hitchman
- 12-02-2018
Great story, kept me guessing.
I could not feel it being as suspenseful as it could have been as the narration was a little bland at the exciting parts as if it were just a Sunday stroll. Overall though a great story and a bit of a warning about social media.
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- Barb
- 20-10-2017
Kept me guessing
Loved the narrator and the storyline WOW. So worth it Get ready for the ride!!
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- Jane
- 14-02-2019
A very good story
A very unique intriguing story of life behind a screen I enjoyed this immensely .
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