He Came Back: (Mystery, Thriller, Suspense)

This is a review of the audiobook. Overall 4 Performance 4 Story 4 I enjoyed this; the narration was very good. This story is a bit different from other books I've read by Lorhainne Eckhart so that took a bit of adjusting at the beginning. It's the first audiobook I've listened to by Caroline McLaughlin and I thought she did a very good job. Her voice was pleasant to listen to and the cadence and inflections she used were on the mark. I wouldn't say that she performed this book, like some narrators do, but she definitely read it well and change the tone of her voice for the different characters. He Came Back is a stand-alone story and it's pretty angsty. The summary doesn't really tell you too much about the story so I'll share a bit here. Sean has left the Navy and is having difficulties now that he is back in the U.S. His wife is ready to join him in their new home when he changes everything on her. The book got off to a bit of a shaky start for me but it quickly picked up. It soon became apparent that Sean was suffering from some type of PTSD. It's takes quite a while but we eventually find out what happened in bits and pieces. That added a bit of mystery to the story. Annie is not happy when she learns that Sean has taken a job in a different city from where they planned to live. It really throws her because she already had a job lined up in Seattle and now Sean says they're moving to Port Angeles. While this story took my emotions on a rollercoaster ride I thought would end in disaster, it has a satisfying HEA. I read one review on Audible where the reviewer was confused because the bulk of the book is about Sean and Annie and then it suddenly seems to be about Zac and Diane. I didn't notice anything odd but since I also have a copy of the ebook I took a look at it and found that it's divided into two separate books with the last 9 chapters being about Zac and Diane. However, Sean and Annie definitely have a major role in this part of the story, too. In conclusion, I have other audio books by Lorhainne Eckhart that are read by Caroline McLaughlin and I will definitely be listening to them soon. I won a copy of this audiobook in a contest and no review was requested or required.