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The Bridesmaid

By: Nina Manning
Narrated by: Geri Allen
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About this listen

A gripping, heart-pounding new story from international bestseller Nina Manning.

Your best friend or your worst nightmare...?

From the moment they met as children, Sasha knew that beautiful, wealthy, and confident Caitlin would always be her absolute best friend. Sasha would do anything to make Caitlin happy.

Even keep her darkest secrets…

The years have passed, but their friendship remains. And when Caitlin announces she’s getting married there is only one choice for the role of bridesmaid. Sasha will make sure Caitlin’s wedding is as beautiful and perfect as she is. Won’t she?

But as the big day approaches, cracks begin to appear. Because no matter what Sasha does, she never seems to make Caitlin happy.

And the secrets that once bound these two friends, now threaten to rip them apart for good...

A dark and unsettling psychological thriller about toxic friendship, misplaced loyalty and secrets from the past finally being revealed...

©2021 Nina Manning (P)2021 Boldwood Books Ltd Coming of Age Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Wedding Thriller

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I feel like the story could have worked, but it felt (in places) like it was written in a different time, not simply the 1980s. I didn’t see the ending coming and ended up feeling sorry for a character I least expected, so not a wasted listen.

Also struggled with the narrator and found her delivery quote monotone

A bit disjointed

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Got this because it was included - the performance was quite dull and the story was interesting but not as explosive as I was expecting.
Good to have on in the background

Good background story

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I felt echoes of Enid Blighton in some of the flash backs, but the story is good and actually offered a surprise. Nice going, enjoyable read/listen and excellent narration.

Slow start but worth sticking with

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Family intrigue and jealousy at its best. Told 21 years apart. Great twist ending.

Good twist

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I really loved this story. The author finds the 12 year old voice so very well (a thing many writers of adult fiction struggle to do, and probably why another reviewer describes it like an Enid Blyton book - its not like that at all. It's called nailing the child's voice perfectly).

The two different time narratives are handled very well and the characters very rounded. A satisfying ending with a number of surprises.

Highly recommend for readers who enjoy books by Katherine Webb, Rose Tremain and Kate Morton.

A well-crafted, beautiful story

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The synopsis and tagline had me thinking this would be a thriller full of intrigue and mystery and suspense. This was a very good story that I believe to have been mis-sold by its own synopsis and tagline.
Sadly it wasn't the mysterious thriller I had been lead to believe which left me disappointed but nevertheless it was still a very decent story.

Good yet underwhelming

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It’s a good story, a little drawn out and wordy. In some parts I felt I was reading a teen story with some of the descriptions; like “my tummy was jiggly and wiggly”
Overall though an enjoyable listen with an ending I didn’t expect, which I prefer to solving the mystery half way through the book.

Wordy

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The narrator speaks with Received Pronunciation for almost all the characters and seems to struggle differentiating between them.
Also, the pronunciation of “epitome” was incorrect which I found hilarious.

The story (once you ignore the narrator) is good. Keeps you guessing from the start.

Enjoyed the story, not the narrator.

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Easy listening - perfect to listen to when pottering about and on walks with the dog!

Loved it!

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I good story for the majority of the book - I was underwhelmed by the ending after becoming invested in some of the characters

Underwhelmed

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