Someone Elses Life, Lyn Liao Butler
Someone Elses Life, Lyn Liao Butler
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Someone Else's Life
A Thriller

Author: Lyn Liao Butler

Narrator: Angela Lin

Unabridged: 9 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/2023

Synopsis

A new life in paradise should have healed her wounds. But for a woman struggling to hold on to her family and her sanity, one stormy night could change everything.Blow by blow, Annie Lin’s life crumbles. Her dance studio goes bankrupt. Her mother and beloved dog are gone the same year. Then a terrible accident leaves her young son traumatized.It’s time for a change.Palm trees, mai tais, peace and quiet—Annie should be at ease, safe in her new Kauai home with her husband and son. She hopes proximity to her family can provide them all with a sense of belonging and calm. But soon items from her past start turning up—her dog’s collar, a bracelet that disappeared years ago—and she has the unnerving sensation she’s being watched. Reality begins to fracture, and Annie’s panic attacks return. When, during a brewing storm, a woman appears on her doorstep looking for shelter, Annie is relieved to have the company and feels an unexplainable bond with her visitor.As the night progresses, Annie realizes the woman is no stranger. Their lives are inextricably intertwined—and Annie might just lose everything.

About Lyn Liao Butler

Lyn Liao Butler was born in Taiwan and moved to the States when she was seven. Before becoming an author, she was a professional ballet and modern dancer, and is still a personal trainer and fitness and yoga instructor. She is an avid animal lover who fosters dogs and volunteers with rescues. When she is not torturing clients or talking to imaginary characters, Lyn enjoys spending time with her FDNY husband, their son (the happiest little boy in the world), and their three stubborn dachshunds; sewing for her Etsy shop; and trying complicated yoga poses on a stand-up paddleboard. So far, she has not fallen into the water. For more information visit www.lynliaobutler.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Catherine

**Many thanks to NetGalley, Thomas & Mercer, and Lyn Liao Butler for an ARC of this book! Now available as of 2.1!** There are exactly two (and ONLY two) things that I enjoyed about this book. 1) The cover is BEAUTIFUL. 2) It takes place in Hawaii. If only I'd stopped there...If only. I'd have many hour......more

Goodreads review by Melany

I really wanted to love this one, but I just couldn't get into it. So drawn out and lackluster on so many levels. This was my First Reads choice on Amazon, so no harm done. Worth a shot to read, but wasn't worth it in my opinion. Was hoping it was gripping, exciting and thrilling... but it was none......more

Goodreads review by Karine

Annie is home alone when a storm is brewing outside. The wind is howling and the nearby river is swelling when a stranger - Serena - asks for shelter, as her car broke down and it is too dangerous to stay outside. Reluctantly, Annie accepts and quickly the two bond over a few bottles of wine, tea an......more

Goodreads review by Misty

I hope with every ounce of my bibliophile being that the last few books I’ve read aren’t representative of what to expect from 2023. Someone Else’s Life was a perfect title, as I wish it was someone else who had wasted precious time trying to find some redeeming quality here. Unfortunately, it was M......more

Goodreads review by Lynda

Sorry but I can't get along with this. I'm not finding it believable enough to hold my interest. The lead character is a patent mess and I can't be doing with her at all. I just don't have the patience with nitwits like her. We're to believe she invites a perfect stranger into her home, then jumps do......more

Quotes

“A skillful by-the-numbers thriller with its share of nice touches.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Well-developed characters and plenty of local color add to the slowly simmering plot, which builds to a strong and unexpected climax. Alfred Hitchcock fans will be satisfied.” —Publishers Weekly

“Chilling from page one, Someone Else’s Life is an unputdownable descent into two women’s parallel lives. With genuine jaw-dropping twists and enough seeds of doubt to populate a very wicked garden, Butler’s debut thriller is a breath of fresh Kauai air.” —Eliza Jane Brazier, author of If I Disappear

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