My Rating: 
Author: Penny Hancock
Narrator: Rosalyn Landor
Length: 10 hrs., 19 mins.
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
My Review: While I didn’t overly love Kept in the Dark, it most certainly kept my attention and my interest peaked throughout. I knew there was more to Sonia’s story than what was being revealed to the listener and I kept trying to think deeper and come to the right conclusion. Was I right? Heck no! This audiobook blew me away with the ending. Literally!
Sonia’s obsession with the young Jez is unreal and slightly sickening. She’s a sick woman with dark secrets in her past that are exposed one by one. The flashbacks to her teenage days with her love Zeb feel so real and you know the two really felt love for one another. In the beginning, the flashbacks were confusing for me, but I came around to those quickly. I just couldn’t figure out what happened to Zeb… Was he killed? Did he die of some strange disease? Kidnapped? Missing? I had no idea, all I knew was that he wasn’t in the picture anymore and Sonia was losing her mind because of it.
Again, the ending to this audiobook was stellar. When the big moment arrived, my mouth dropped open and I couldn’t believe what I’d heard. I stopped the audiobook, rewound it on my iPod and played it again. Surely I hadn’t heard that right! Whew… totally blew me away! I did NOT expect that ending.
Narrator Review: Hmm… Rosalyn Landor is the narrator in this audiobook and does a decent job. A beautiful English accent but it managed to put me off for the first few hours. This accent is thick and although easy to understand, was too much for my taste. As the story moved on, I looked past the accent and enjoyed Landor’s narration. She had great tones for different characters, including the teenagers and men. Bravo.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this audiobook from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion. That said, all opinions above are mine and mine alone.
