I received this book for free from Audiobook (ARC) in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Goodnight Beautiful (A Novel) 
Published by Harper on October 13, 2020
Pages: 304
Where do I begin? The first half of Goodnight Beautiful had me on pins and needles. After reading the synopsis, I thought I had an idea where this story was heading, but I was wrong. The synopsis of the book is written in a way that will throw the reader off track. My Advice: Avoid reading the synopsis!
The author dropped a significant clue towards the end of the book's first half, and I was hoping the story wouldn't go that route. Wrong again! It went that route.
As I listened to the second half of the book - I felt like I was listening to a Lifetime movie version of Misery that starred Kathy Bates. The second half dragged so much - I wanted to fast-forward the audio. But my nosey gene didn't want to miss anything - so I continued listening.
The multi-actor narration was excellent, but the story fell flat for me. The ending was rushed - which I didn't mind because I wanted the audiobook to be over. Usually, when I'm reading/listening to a book, I connect with a character or two - that wasn't the case with this book. I felt no emotional tie to anything the characters were going through.
Where do I begin? The first half of Goodnight Beautiful had me on pins and needles. After reading the synopsis, I thought I had an idea where this story was heading, but I was wrong. The synopsis of the book is written in a way that will throw the reader off track. My Advice: Avoid reading the synopsis!
The author dropped a significant clue towards the end of the book’s first half, and I was hoping the story wouldn’t go that route. Wrong again! It went that route.
As I listened to the second half of the book – I felt like I was listening to a Lifetime movie version of Misery that starred Kathy Bates. The second half dragged so much – I wanted to fast-forward the audio. But my nosey gene didn’t want to miss anything – so I continued listening.
The multi-actor narration was excellent, but the story fell flat for me. The ending was rushed – which I didn’t mind because I wanted the audiobook to be over. Usually, when I’m reading/listening to a book, I connect with a character or two – that wasn’t the case with this book. I felt no emotional tie to anything the characters were going through.
Reviewed by: Orsayor
