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The Baby Shower

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About this listen

She doesn’t know I’m there, watching her in the mirror. She slides her hand under her blouse. And then I see something impossible. She isn’t pregnant....

She bursts into my life like a storm, and nothing is the same again. She seems so perfect, with her lilting laugh and her beautiful face. One by one, I watch as my friends fall under her spell.

Only I seem to suspect something. Only I see that her smiles don’t reach her cold, furious eyes. And when I’m accused of things I didn’t do, when my home is vandalized, I know she’s behind it. But she only lets her mask slip when no one is looking, so if I say anything, I’ll look crazy.

So when the baby shower comes around, I’m there, sitting on a velvet sofa in a posh hotel room, surrounded by balloons. We share gifts, we pour small glasses of champagne, and she beams, her bump just visible under her bright red shirt.

But that afternoon, I finally learn the unbelievable truth.

There is no baby....

A stunningly twisty story of toxic female friendships, guilt, and lies from S.E. Lynes, author of the number one best seller The Housewarming. If you like Lisa Jewell, Gillian Flynn, and Paula Hawkins, you’ll be glued to The Baby Shower.

©2022 S.E. Lynes (P)2022 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd. Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Pregnancy Exciting

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full of twists everytime I thought I knew the plot something else would happen

really good

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The story and narration is fab! It's been a long while since a book has gripped me like this and I could not stop listening! Looking forward to more from this author.

Fantastic!

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Listened to this by the pool on holiday - finished it within around 48 hours and was kept entertained the whole way through. Would recommend, and will check out other titles by S.E Lynes.

Kept me engrossed - really enjoyed this one

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What a superb read. Loved every minute of it. Well done to the author as always and of course not forgetting the brilliant narrator!

Loved it!

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An unbelievable plot line that starts off captivating and ends up laughable.
Perfect trash for a holiday read. If you’re easily pleased.

Easy listening, poor plot.

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oh this was fun. predictable, yes, but I don't think the story was trying to be too clever. that for me was the whole delight, waiting for everything to shake out and the wonderfully evil Lexi to implode and get what for. I was releaved Jane had a backbone and never played the whiny victim. I liked her and the pragmatic way she dealt with her nightmare throughout.
the narrator's way of finishing words and sentences in a croaky gravelly way was very annoying though.

binged

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I'm getting better with these types of books, I saw the twist coming. My jaw didn't drop too the floor but it was still very enjoyable. I can't take anything away from this story, I think I'm just getting better at guessing thrillers. Really good listen.

Nicely Entertaining

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I enjoyed this overall. The narrator does a good job at making the voices distinct and the pacing is great. Most stories in this genre are quite predictable however, I guessed the villain very early on and their motivate which was a stretch.

I very much enjoyed a moment of strength and resilience from the main character! It’s good to see difficult issues being discussed and dealt with sensitively.

Decent listen if a little predictable

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Was an OK listen, but the typical storyline when the good person knows something about someone and tries to tell everyone but no one believes them, and they end up being the villan, until it comes to light that the villan is the person the good one was warning everyone about

Predictable

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Very much enjoyed this thriller. The accents were fantastic and the characters brilliantly portrayed. Worth listening to.

Great performance and cracking story

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