the survivors by caroline mitchell

This was a kidnapping/birth origin mystery/thriller with mainly female characters.

Maura- a middle aged lady who is somewhat odd and keeps to herself. She lives alone on a big cliff that has had multiple fatal accidents. She is always the first on the scene.

Finn- Maura’s niece, who is bringing her baby girl and coming to visit. But she gets in an accident (this is obviously a very dangerous hill)

Catherine- the other driver in the accident- another single mom with another 2 month old infant girl.

That’s kind of coincidental, right?

And so the blurb tells you that both mothers and one baby survives. And you can probably see the first twist coming, no?

Anyway, the twists and turns in this felt laborious to me. The ending and many of the “secrets” seemed vaguely misogynistic. I do like a mystery with twists and turns but these big reveals at the end kind of felt like whiplash.

I did like the narrator, the audiobook was well acted and kept my interest, but the story was not my favorite. Perhaps I will try a different one by this author.

Thanks to @netgalley and @brillianceaudio for the audiobook ARC in exchange for an honest review. Opinions are my own.