Heather Adores Books's Reviews > The Coworker

2.5⭐
Genre ~ psychological thriller
Setting ~ not sure
Publication date ~ August 29, 2023
Est page Count ~ 370 (p+ 61 chapters +e)
Audio length ~ 8 hours 12 minutes
Narrator ~ Alyson Krawchuk
POV ~ dual 1st, present tense
Featuring ~ workplace drama, 2 part story, multiple timelines, bullying, references to suicide, murder, revenge, cheating, turtle talk up the yang

*Might be a couple of spoilers*

Our two unreliable narrators are:
Natalie the mean one
Dawn the missing coworker

I'm all for a revenge plot, but this was totally implausible. Can I get at least a little realism with my fiction? Natalie was so awful. Her crap with "I was only 17," please! All 17 year olds think they're adults, so she should've acted like one or at least have a little remorse 13 years later. You can't help but feel bad with how Dawn was treated by someone who is now 30.

I suppose the twist was fine, but I just couldn't get past all the meanness. Just about every character was unlikable, I can't really think of anyone I'd ever want to spend time with, Dawn aside. Fortunately it was fast paced and I was able to listen at 3x, so I was done with it quickly.

Narration notes:
A bit stiff and not as emotional as I would have liked. No distinction between the characters either.

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