This audiobook will appeal to readers/ listeners who like their fiction with a touch of the exotic, given that it is largely set in the Middle East, It is full of action and pretty fast paced.

The story involves Ellie, a young British actress who, at the last minute, steps in to cover an acting role for her best friend / doppelgänger, Phoebe. It is not long however until Ellie discovers she has far more to worry about that just replicating Phoebes' American accent, as she overhears a murder plot on the plane. The novel plays out with a succession of suspicious deaths and a number of possible suspects amongst the crew.

Overall a decent plot with a twist or 2 to keep the reader on their toes!

My thanks to Netgalley, author and publisher for the opportunity to review this audiobook in exchange for an advance copy.

🎧Audio Book Review🎧

Sun Trap
Rachel Wolf

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This was such a unique storyline and definitely had lots going on that I've not seen done before in a thriller like this.

On the whole, I really enjoyed it!
It was definitely a slower paced thriller than I'm used to, but I quite liked this for a change.
The pace suited the complicated ins and outs of the plotlines and all the different threads that were running through this.

There was however, a lot going on!
I normally love getting my head around each of the different threads, but I found that the connections twists were a little obvious in some areas....and a little unbelievable in others.
Still, this was a super twisty read, which I loved.

The circumstances of the trip were a little dubious from the start and this made me a bit wary of our main character Ellie.
I definitely had the unreliable narrator vibe from very early on and the circumstances surrounding this snowballed as we learned more about Ellie's past.

A little unbelievable, yes - but definitely not something I was expecting and not something that's been done before.

I loved the setting which added to the drama with the oppressive heat and lack of other guests - this created an almost locked room scenario, but again, I'd made guesses at certain aspects quite early on.

I wasn't overly keen on any of the characters really - but I think this worked well and meant I was free to suspect any one of them throughout the book as I'd not really felt too connected to any of them.
There was no shortage of suspects and although I did guess some of the twists, I didn't connect all the final dots until the reveal.

This was my first read by this author - although I think I also have Five Nights on my tbr - so will be heading on into that one in the near future.



💕Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for my ARC copy - this is my honest review 💕

I was lucky enough to listen to this one while reading along with my ebook copy. While the story started out strong, I found myself getting a little distracted as more and more characters were killed off. I don't know why, as the suspense should have kept me intrigued but the way each of the deaths happened just seemed so unbelievable that I found myself shaking my head several times. I did love the Abu Dhabi setting though since I'm also desert based in Qatar! The audiobook narration was also done well with the narrator doing a fantastic job.

With thanks and gratitude to Netgalley & Head of Zeus Audiobooks for this ELC in return for an open, honest review... 🙏🏼🎧

When I read the book description this really captured my interest and it definitely was an enjoyable listen particularly the first half to 3/4 of the audiobook however somewhere in between that stage I found myself get a little lost in the amount of characters.

Due to this being set as a movie plot, there are many characters, and following all of them and the number of different angles this story takes is a little bewildering at times. I think it would actually work well as a movie/drama of sorts just a little more difficult to follow for some moments.

It was something very different to anything else, although I'd say it still falls under psychological thriller it's also quite dramatic and full of a lot of detail. The accents can vary as far as the narration goes. However, this is also part of the story, but I felt it went further than just Ellie, who was supposed to have different accents... Overall, an enjoyable listen very movie type feels, which, given the plot and storyline it fulfils its scope!

Wishing the author Rachel Wolf and publishers best wishes for publication on 8th May 2025 📚🎧❤️

I listened to the audiobook version of this story. I got into it quite quickly, I was invested and liked the fact Ellie was pretending to be Phoebe. Although slightly far fetched, they made it work.

It got to the point where there was so many twists that I wasn't actually sure what was happening. I much preferred the first 3/4 of the book I'd say.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

Publication date: 8th May 2025
Thank to NetGalley, Publishers and Author for this ARC.

A location / destination thriller. One of my favourite types for a bit of escapism. That said, with this book it was not so much escapism as needing the ability to suspend any element of reality.

The premise of this book is very good, I felt it just tried a bit too hard to be unsolvable. The initial 'twist' was quite obvious fairly early on and that could have led to an enjoyable plotting. So many twists, turns and murders over the course of a few days though led ( for me) into slightly farce like territory.

For all of this it is still an enjoyable listen if you take it with a very large pinch of salt.

unorthodox fashion. I was swept along as she met her costars and boarded the flight, overhearing a murder plot had me hooked and I needed to find out just exactly what was going on with this movie.

Then along came the first big twist, and I was drawn deeper into the story, the deception pricked my attention and I enjoyed the unravelling of the story, unfortunately at this stage it all became a bit too unbelievable, I made the grave mistake of trying to apply logic, and from there the story sort of lost a bit of interest for me. There was twist after twist after twist, and I have to be honest, I’d usually love that, it was just a bit too much.

Where the novel gains points is definitely in its originality, I don’t recall ever reading anything quite like it.

So nearly a 4. 3.5 🌟

I enjoyed the audio narration by Alexandra Boulton although there were some issues with accents, which was actually understandable.

Huge thanks to Head of Zeus Audiobooks via NetGalley for the opportunity to review this ALC 🎧

Oh, what tangled webs we weave... with Sun Trap being an intricate and ideal example. A fabulous listen that will have you never quite knowing what is going to happen next and eager to find out. The desert may be deserted, but it can still be deadly.