The Surfacing by Claire Ackroyd and narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden, I was so lucky to have read this book but when the audiobook came out I had to listen to it. It just goes to show what a great book this was and the audiobook was superb. This book was a well written and all the characters were perfect for this audiobook. I really enjoyed listening to it.
I found it a great holiday listen or relaxing on your day off.

It was twelve years since teenager Peter Ferguson drowned in Loch Ness in Scotland. On the very same night Stephanie and her sister, Aurelie, were camping on its shores. Sadly their family life as they knew it fell apart, they became sisters that no longer speak to each other. As years go by, Aurelie is getting married, Stephanie realises that a reunion might finally bring the truth out into the open, about that fateful night to the surface.

As the wedding celebrations get underway, tongues loosen amongst the guest , and dangerous whispers circulate all around them. There is real danger that the whole truth will come out about that night which will break them all apart forever.

Secrets maybe hidden deep and forever, but they have a way of coming out to the surface. the clock is ticking and their secrets are boiling to the surface. . . . .

Superb audiobook and the narrator Elizabeth Knowelden was excellent!

Big thank you to Brilliance Publishing | Brilliance Audio for my audiobook. x

This for most of the story is 3 however the plot twist at the end and the narration definitely scored higher at 4, all the characters were easy to understand and follow.

Overall this was an enjoyable listen we are introduced to the fmc Stephanie who is going to her sisters wedding albeit not overly excited about it when their are old stories that haven’t been revealed by their mother.

Although Stephanie wouldn’t have felt it the time or place to handle any situation on her sister’s wedding day some things just won’t go away and they come to surface anyway. Particularly as the wedding is being held at their old holiday destination where a lot of their family ties are linked and the stories buried.

With thanks to NetGalley & Brilliance Audio for this ELC in return for an open honest review 🙏🏼❤️🎧📚

I’m really surprised that the ratings aren’t a bit higher for this title. It’s the most I’ve enjoyed a mystery/thriller in a while. I didn’t guess the ending, or the actual end either and that’s always a massive win for be.

All in all a cracking debut, our fmc is snippy, snarky and I found her to be really funny, but as the story progressed I could also empathise with her. Set on a location wedding we first meet Stephanie as she makes her way to her estranged sisters wedding, the location is where they spent childhood holidays, and also at the root of a lot of longhand secrets, the story itself it plotted really well and flips seamlessly between now and then, there are some beautiful descriptions of some lovely parts of Scotland if you fancy a visit, and as I said I did not guess the outcome. I really enjoyed Ackroyds writing style and use of language.

I’ll look forward to more to come from the author, and I absolutely loved the narration, Elizabeth Knowelden felt like the perfect fit for Stephanie 🎧

Huge thanks to Brilliance Audio via NetGalley for the opportunity to review this audiobook which is available now.