City Under One Roof was plausible the whole way through, which is hard to find in many thrillers. The characters were well-rounded and had complex motivations, and I was engaged in the plot. The narration of the audiobook was terrific.
Many thrillers immediately go to 10 and keep escalating to the next implausible scenario. Those books don’t put me on edge the way this one did. I could feel the claustrophobia from being in the tunnels. I could relate to the isolation of being stranded. What was happening to the characters were things that could happen to me. This book was a significant change of pace. The tension was kept high without resorting to excessive dramatics.
Book Information
Publisher: Books on Tape
Imprint: Penguin Audio
First Published: Jan 9 2023
Format: audiobook
Narrator: Aspen Vincent, Shannon Tyo, Anna Caputo
Source: Library
Genre: Mystery
Series: Cara Kennedy #1
One of the characters has a tendency to get poetic. I don’t get along with poetry, so it was initially off-putting. It’s used as an excellent tool to illustrate how the character understands the world. I found it less annoying once I got more into the story and realized it was a tool. The narrators did an excellent job of stressing the right syllables and hitting the right tone, so the poetic parts drove home the character’s perspective.
Joe’s character also caught me entirely off guard. It says more about me than his character, but I definitely expected a different outcome for him. The dynamic between Cara and Joe was interesting. I kept wondering what the next step was going to be.
I always have an audiobook and an ebook on the go. My ebook up next queue is well defined, and I always know what I’ll be reading next. My audiobook queue, on the other hand… Well, it’s non-existent. Typically, I’ll look for books on my TBR on Libro or Libby, browse audiobooks available now on the Libby app until something grabs my eye, or I’ll get an audiobook queued up because the Libby waitlist was shorter for the audiobook than the ebook. I like having my audiobook queue less curated because it adds an element of surprise.
That element of surprise sometimes means I end up reading something boring or that isn’t for me. I always feel trepidation when I grab something random. I picked City Under One Roof based on the blurb from the Libby audiobooks available now list. I was surprised but in the very best way.
I’m happy I read City Under One Roof. I had a great time listening, and I was pleased at the end.
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