"Lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions."
"Lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions."
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Whoa! This was my first audio thriller and it won't be last. Told with multiple narrators, American Girl had me hooked from the first line.
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Charlie Hudson, an autistic 17-year-old, is determined to leave Sawyer, PA, as soon as she graduates high school. She's already been accepted to MIT and is working as many hours as she can at a sandwich shop called The Triple S to pay the bill. A bill her step-father could easily pay but refuses to. But when shop owner Clay Cooper - a man who is both respected and feared by many in this economically depressed community - is found dead, each member of his staff becomes a suspect in the perplexing case. Charlie must work to protect herself and her friends and uncover the danger that may still be at large in their tightknit community.
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I truly did not know how this was going to turn out until the very end. I loved the alternating narrators and being inside of Charlie's head.
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Thank you to @suzyapprovedtours, @wendywalkerauthor and @audible to including me in this tour. I'm already looking for a backlist for @wendywalkerauthor.
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Immersive Audio Thriller Accurate Autistic Representation
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2022
“𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦”“𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘦, 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰”“𝘐𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵”⠀This #audiobook available on Audible completely blew me away! It was truly an 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 and it needs to be added to everyone’s playlist asap.⠀The story is told by the pov of Charlie, an autistic 17yo senior, who has been accepted to MIT and is working at a local deli to save money for college.The owner of the deli is found dead, and Charlie was caught on camera at the scene of the crime. She doesn’t know who to trust and wants to protect her friends, so she chooses to not say anything. SelectiveMutism⠀𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬.⠀
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“𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘦, 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰”
“𝘐𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵”
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This #audiobook available on Audible completely blew me away! It was truly an 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 and it needs to be added to everyone’s playlist asap.
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The story is told by the pov of Charlie, an autistic 17yo senior, who has been accepted to MIT and is working at a local deli to save money for college.
The owner of the deli is found dead, and Charlie was caught on camera at the scene of the crime. She doesn’t know who to trust and wants to protect her friends, so she chooses to not say anything. SelectiveMutism
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𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬.
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Immersive Audio Thriller Accurate Autistic Representation
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“𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦”Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2022
“𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘦, 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰”
“𝘐𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵”
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This #audiobook available on Audible completely blew me away! It was truly an 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 and it needs to be added to everyone’s playlist asap.
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The story is told by the pov of Charlie, an autistic 17yo senior, who has been accepted to MIT and is working at a local deli to save money for college.
The owner of the deli is found dead, and Charlie was caught on camera at the scene of the crime. She doesn’t know who to trust and wants to protect her friends, so she chooses to not say anything. SelectiveMutism
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𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2022
The story is told through Charlie’s viewpoint. At 17, she has plans to head out of her small town and off to college on a scholarship. Charlie works in a local sandwich shop, and when the owner is murdered, Charlie seems to know more than she’s willing to share with the police.
Charlie is autistic, so there are some things that others do that she doesn’t quite connect with, and I really enjoyed her thoughts on people’s facial expressions and body language as she tells the story. As she relives what happened and works through the mystery, we get the chance to learn so many secrets. The story had fantastic twists and turns that really kept me guessing. There were a few twists that I thought I might have figured out, but it was really fun to watch them play out.
I want to talk about the audio a bit. I listen to a ton of audio, but this is the first one that felt like a movie at times. It was such an interesting way to bring the book to life. Not all scenes, but quite a few were played with different actors for each character and outside sounds were introduced. When they were by a roadside, there’s some car noise in the background, all those little additional details made the story feel like an immersive experience.
I would highly recommend this audio book for any readers that enjoy a murder mystery!
I was provided a gifted copy of this book for free. I am leaving my review voluntarily.
A fantastic audio that brings the murder-mystery to life!
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2022
This was an absolutely fantastic audio thriller! If you enjoy audio that really brings you into the story, you need to check this one out!Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2022
The story is told through Charlie’s viewpoint. At 17, she has plans to head out of her small town and off to college on a scholarship. Charlie works in a local sandwich shop, and when the owner is murdered, Charlie seems to know more than she’s willing to share with the police.
Charlie is autistic, so there are some things that others do that she doesn’t quite connect with, and I really enjoyed her thoughts on people’s facial expressions and body language as she tells the story. As she relives what happened and works through the mystery, we get the chance to learn so many secrets. The story had fantastic twists and turns that really kept me guessing. There were a few twists that I thought I might have figured out, but it was really fun to watch them play out.
I want to talk about the audio a bit. I listen to a ton of audio, but this is the first one that felt like a movie at times. It was such an interesting way to bring the book to life. Not all scenes, but quite a few were played with different actors for each character and outside sounds were introduced. When they were by a roadside, there’s some car noise in the background, all those little additional details made the story feel like an immersive experience.
I would highly recommend this audio book for any readers that enjoy a murder mystery!
I was provided a gifted copy of this book for free. I am leaving my review voluntarily.
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