I wanted to love this! I'm so disappointed. The writing is great, it just isn't what it's marketed to be. It seems like it will be a thriller about a woman looking into her sister's disappearance after her manic father's suicide. That barely plays into this! She met like 2 people online and had creepy relations with them.

This audiobook was just fine, it didnt blow me away and i wasnt really caring about any of the characters.

3 stars

Let me say if I had not said I would review this book it would have gone straight to my DNF pile. In the description it sounded as if this was going to be a twisty thriller and have something to do with true crime. Well….not a thriller. More a load of mental health clutter. Yes there was a bit of true crime but everything was all jumbled together. I was not impressed. I really HATE books that have dogs that are sick, injured or die. In this book there really wasn’t any good point to this part and it should have been left out. The only good part about this was the narrator of the audiobook.

This book was marketed really well, and I was excited to read it. It kept me engaged, but lost me with the egregious animal abuse that didn't end up contributing to the plot.

This was 2.5 for me but rounded up. I received this audiobook from NetGalley for free in exchange for my honest feedback.

The narration of this book was great and I enjoyed this specific narrator. However, going into this book based off of its description it sounded like a true crime twisty type of thriller book.

It unfortunately was not. Some true crime, yes, mystery, yes? Definitely check your trigger warnings for this.

Teddy’s older sister went missing 10 years ago and her father commits suicide. Teddy goes down a rabbit hole trying figure out what happens. Sounds like a great story however, the story is more so about addiction, mental health, not a who done jt type of story. There is a little twist but nothing too wow. The whole story kind of threw me off.

Didn’t love this one. It could have had the potential to be some much more!

I hate giving negative feedback on NetGalley. I believe in the 6 years I have been part of it, I have only given one other two star review, so I don't think I am a Negative Nelly. Rabbit Hole was just so unenjoyable to read. It was dark and extremely depressing. By the end of it, I really didn't understand what the point of the novel was....perhaps just a look at one extremely self-destructive woman's grief experience? Either way, I learned nothing I wanted to learn. I felt nothing positive toward the main character or her relationships. The mystery of what happened to her sister was not satisfying to me either. So basically, this novel struck out on all accounts. The narrator was decent on the audiobook. And I believe there are some people who may feel that this book qualifies as good literary fiction. At the end of the day, reviews are simply one reader's opinion, and this was mine. I wish I could have scrambled together a more positive review, but this book just left me feeling icky and actually wishing I hadn't read it. The two stars is for effort and narrator.

This isn’t my normal genre but I’m glad I took a listen. The description of it fits really well. It definitely reminds me of some sort of true crime podcast where the host just happens to be a sister of the victim. I didn’t love the ending of it but I did feel like there was some decent closure.

🌀Synopsis
Teddy’s sister went missing years ago and now her dad has killed himself. As she cleans up the mess he left behind she finds some leads he’d been following about her case. Although she’d given up, her dad never did.
Now, though, she jumps back into the case. She loses herself in it. Before she knows it she’s making terrible decisions that lead to her losing her job, getting a restraining order, and an unhealthy relationship.
As the details get deeper the case finally starts to unravel and the one person holding the key is one she trusted to not keep secrets from her.

Unfortunately this one just wasn't for me, I couldn't get through it. It was not what I was expecting and I had to DNF at 12% in.

Rather than a thriller, this is a morose slow-burn as Teddy tries to sort through the death of her father and the disappearance of her sister, and the complicated feelings that she must work through with both those situations. No one in this story is a saint, there are multiple spirals down, and the true crime sub-reddit references feel very real and blend well into the story. I enjoyed the narrator and while the book is a solid middle-of-the-road read, I think I would've liked it even more if the blurb hadn't made the book seem like it would be fast-paced and had my expectations at that level. Overall, the solving of Angie's disappearance felt pretty true to reality based on the numerous cold case resolutions I've followed in print and media. Could we have left out the dog, though?

My thanks to NetGalley and RB Media for the opportunity to preview this title in exchange for my honest opinion.

Rabbit Hole follows the story of Theodora (known as Teddy), who is dealing with the fallout of her father's suicide. She had never fully come to terms with the case of her sister, who went missing 10 years ago, and it is all brought back to the present following the death of her father. Teddy's Dad, Mark, was very active in a Reddit community fixated on Angie, the missing sister and Teddy quickly falls down the same rabbit hole.
Teddy meets Mickey, who is keen to help work on the case and they become fast friends, but Mickey may not be all that she appears to be.

I listened to this audiobook and thought it was just 'ok'. The premise was good, showing just how much amateur detective work goes on in the depths of the internet. However, the characters and storyline just weren't quite enough to keep me fully invested.

There is a trigger warning around animal cruelty.

My thanks to NetGalley and the Publishers for sending me this ALC in return for an honest review.

A spiral into the depths of addiction, grief and childhood trauma. Theodora (Teddy) is a multifaceted character looking for hope, reason and love but mostly finds toxicity, even in the truth.

Many thanks to NetGalley and #RB Media, Recorded Books, for the free audiobook in exchange for my honest review. This is narrated by Rebecca Quinn Robertson who does a great job!

I requested this book as the premise intrigued me. This is a dark tale that so well written of how all consuming grief and depression can be in the face of life and making choices. The reader spirals through the thoughts and actions of the main character, Teddy, who is dealing with so many things all at once. Her sister disappeared 10 years ago, her father just killed himself on the 10 year anniversary of her sister's disappearance, the family dog is dying, the mother is battling her own demons and then there is Teddy...drowning under the weight of it all. As Teddy finds herself coping with grief and depression in her life, she begins to pursue the true crime saga of her missing sister to try to find out what really happened to her. But as she digs and digs, traveling further and further down the rabbit hole, the answers she finds and steps she starts to take don't seem to help her but she cannot help herself from continuing on.

Rabbit Hole is the story of what happens when you allow yourself to be waylaid by something you don't really want answers to but you won't let go.. your life, relationships, and job start to fall apart when you don't let the things go and keep picking it back up...

I am kind of surprised that this is not even 3.5 stars. I thought the character development was fantastic, the story was such a dark spiral befitting the name, and a great character driven novel. Yes this is a dark, sad and at times very depressing story but that is what makes it so good and realistic.

I love #Gillian Flynn books and this one could have been written by her...it was that well done! Gather your courage and read this!!!

Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this early but it was so hard to read…there wasn’t 1 likeable character except for Wolfie and the story was really hard to digest. It just kept getting more and more unbelievable and horrible. There was a lot of potential at various time but it just didn’t do it. There were parts that I just didn’t like, which was most of it and I wanted to stop but I thought that I’d give it a chance by finishing it. Nope, not worth it. I give 2 ⭐️ for Kate Brody’s type of writing as it was suspenseful and gripping, I just really didn’t like the story.

Unfortunately couldn't finish this one cause i thought it was dragging a lot and i lost interest in the story

This is an interesting novel, but the "slow burn" is too slow of a burn for my tastes. The number of distracting parts of this puzzle really divides the reader's mind and causes confusion. In a sense, as the narrator falls down the rabbit hole, so does the reader. This disorienting approach works well in some novels, however, in this one it causes more confusion than comprehension. I did think that the writer did a good job with choosing language and description that creates an impressive mood and atmosphere.

As this was an ALC, I must note that Rebecca Quinn Robertson does a great job of narratoring this novel.

I had such high hopes for this one, but unfortunately was very disappointed.

First, this is not a thriller, it is more about the main character and how she is dealing with all the tragedy in her life. I struggle to say that there were even suspenseful parts.

Second, if you have have any issues at all with things with animals do not read this!

Third, the ending isn’t satisfying at all. The whole book I kept listening because I was hoping there would be resolution and there is not and that was so disappointing.

Thank you NetGalley for the audiobook copy of this book!

I had mixed feelings on this book. I did think the story was interesting and seeing Teddy slide down the rabbit hole, trying to figure out what happened to her family was interesting. However, I had a feeling at least somewhat about where things were going with Mickey. also just felt like the beginning with the animal abuse was hard to listen to and at some point it definitely got a little brutal / graphic for my taste.

Wow! I really enjoyed this book! Firstly, the audiobook version was really good and I'm picky about my audiobook readers. The story was dark but also powerful. The main character's journey through grief and loss and looking for answers, even in untrustworthy places, was so palpable I felt like I was feeling them with her. The writing was great and the story will stick with me for a long time.

Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced audiobook copy.

I enjoyed the narrator of this book I would listen to anything that she narrates As for the book it was OK but the ending left me wanting more

This is a difficult review to write.
 
Partly because I loved it and partly because it bothered me.
 
This is a well-intentioned, beautiful written novel about mental illness and a life derailed by internet conspiracy theories. It deals with complex female and familial relationships in the aftermath of a family tragedy.  
 
I have to note that on the outset, this not a psychological thriller, but rather a slow burn mystery and character study on grief.
 
Teddi Angstrom, 26 is a teacher at an exclusive prep school in Maine. Ten years earlier, her sister disappeared, never to be seen again. On the tenth anniversary of her sister’s disappearance, Teddies father commits suicide. Left to pick up the pieces and deal with another loss in the family are Teddi and her mom.
 
During the clean-up of her father’s belongs, Teddi comes across his private investigation into her sister’s disappearance. There is an online forum via Reddit he was heavily involved in. Through this discovery, Teddi quickly becomes entangled with the group and all their theories (some quite outlandish). It doesn’t take long for her to be swept up in the true crime community and allow her personal life to spiral out of control as she becomes obsessive about solving what happened to her sister.
 
I don’t need characters to be likeable, but in all honesty Teddi and her mom were both incredibly “out there”. Not unlikable per se, but very full on through their actions and thought processes. There was also a running narrative about the family dog that just didn’t sit well with me. (That’s probably a me thing after just losing one of my fur babies!)
 
Overall, it’s a clever and darkly compelling read that tugs at your emotional heartstrings. While I don’t think it will be for everyone, I highly recommend it for those that enjoy character driven - heavy inner monologue, dark mysteries.

Many thanks @sohopress @netgalley #rbmedia for advanced reading e-arc and ALC.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an ARC of this book.

3.5/5 stars. I think that this book showed grief really well; however, I feel like the mystery part was not the focus. The use of Reddit was interesting and I liked how that was portrayed, but I wanted more of a thriller. The relationship between Mickey and Teddy was intriguing and I did enjoy finding out the secrets behind that.