Rose Canyon #1
Audible audiobook
Author: Corinne Michaels
Narrators: Andi Arndt and Zachary Webber
When Brielle wakes up at the hospital she finds out she was hurt in the same attack that killed her brother. There is something else that’s disturbing: she has no idea what happened and she has no recollection of the past three years of her life. As she’s the only witness to the crime, the police and the lawyers are adamant that she has to remember everything on her own so as to not “taint” her testimony in a trial. Her only help comes from Spencer Cross, her brother’s best friend, who happens to be a top notch investigative reporter. She’s always had a crush on him and now that they’re working together and he seems to be looking at her in the way she always wanted him to, Brielle is no longer sure she wants her old life back, whatever it was. She’s still in danger, as the killer is still on the loose, and everything points out to her being the original target. She and Spencer are tracing back her last three years hoping she can trigger her memory back. Until she finds an engagement ring in her kitchen drawer… Where is this man she supposedly loves? And why doesn’t she want him back now that she found Spencer?
This one was a fun ride! I can’t tell you much more about it because the best part is putting the puzzle pieces back together with poor Brielle. You can’t help feeling sorry for her and how frustrated she is with no one being allowed to fill in the gaps for her.
And Spencer…oh Spencer! When you get to the first chapter in his POV your heart just breaks for him.
I have to confess that I guessed everything that happened ( I am freak who figures out plots to great annoyance to all my friends), including who could have killed her brother and attacked he, but that’s me. It didn’t take anything from my enjoyment of this story!
I also loved to see characters from Corinne’s other series popping in! This is also a great kickstart for a new series! A loved the little teaser at the end! The epilogue is soooooo good too!
Narration: Do I even bother you guys again with my praises to Andi Arndt (my narration Meryl Streep) and Zachary Webber? I’ll do it anyway: Andi brings all the vulnerability in Brielle with perfection and Zach is top notch as Spencer, but my favorite part is the water balloon fight at the park when Zach does numerous kids’ voices! It’s to die for!
Possible triggers: FMC suffers from retrograde amnesia from a violent attack: sibling’s death; grief; mentions of child abandonment and neglect; mentions of domestic abuse
