A decade ago, Teddy’s older sister, Angie, went missing, her case never solved.
When Teddy’s father kills himself, Teddy realizes he had been active in a Reddit community fixated on Angie. Conspiracy theories from Reddit seduce Teddy into an obsession with solving her older sister’s cold-case disappearance.

While there is a mystery component to this novel, it’s actually a look at grief and loss, a character study into a flawed character and a sharp portrayal of a downward spiral. I absolutely loved the way this was written and really enjoyed how Brody’s words flowed. Even though the MC descends into making worse and worse decisions, I still kept rooting for her. This one is definitely a dark read and Brody doesn’t shy away from exploring uncomfortable scenes (TW dog w/ cancer dies).

I read the physical copy of this one until about the halfway point and then switched to the audiobook. I thought ​​Rebecca Quinn Robertson was able to bring this mess of a character to life really well. There are some timestamps, forum threads and usernames in the novel. I found keeping it all straight in the audio format was possible, but do take it into consideration if you’re planning to pick up the audio and you prefer visualizing these components.

Thank you so much to RB Media for the ALC of this one.

Absolutely heartbreaking in the best possible way. This wrecked me through every single emotion but left me grateful for my life on the other side.

I'm sad to say I hated this. There are some things that I even try to avoid in horror (which I love), such as animal abuse, and this book was pretty casual about that. It wasn't much of a mystery in the end, and there wasn't anything surprising. Just an unlikeable, manipulative protagonist.
The narrator was really blah, and I don't know if that was a deliberate attempt to portray that the book was about depression and grief, but it made the presentation boring.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me listen to this audiobook

I had been seeing rabbit hole everywhere so when I got approved for the audio arc I was so excited. The effortlessness of the storytelling made this one a quick read. Unfortunately, it also made it feel a bit lackluster. There were a lot of moving parts to this story that I felt went nowhere and were only there to prove the shock factor. I understand you’re not yourself when you’re processing grief and trauma and the main character Teddy is constantly processing both. Her father killed himself a decade after her sister goes missing. The books title comes from a childhood memory Teddy has of her and her missing sister Angie looking down rabbit holes, it has a double meaning as Teddy investigates further into Angie’s disappearance. As Teddy unravels deeper in the investigation she loses all aspects of herself and begins dating an older man her parents once employed while she was a child. She makes many other questionable decisions and is led into some toxic thinking and behavior. I don’t feel like this book was described properly. I don’t feel like it showed any of the dark side of true crime aside from reddit conspiracies? I think a lot of the plot devices used here were a bit gratuitous especially the role the families dog wolfie plays in all of this. As well as other animals depictions from the very beginning of this story. The ending felt unfinished and rushed at the same time. I wanted so much more from this story and these characters. Nothing felt resolved and though that’s usually life in a missing persons case, it makes for a disconnected read. Overall this book just wasn’t for me in the way I wanted it to be.

This book is fillllled with content warnings so if it sounds interesting to you please look those up before diving in.

Thank you Netgalley and RB Media for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

This is a dark, slow burn mystery wound up in Reddit and a strange friendship. Teddy is a teacher whose sister went missing 10 years ago. After her father’s death, she goes down the rabbit hole of Reddit in search of some answers. Is her sister alive? Was she murdered? She’s befriended by a young lady and Teddy’s life begins to spiral into a dark place. Check the trigger warnings. I couldn’t stop reading to see how it would turn out.

I felt like this was really well done -- clever, not predictable, social critique.


Review copy provided by publisher.

I was definitely disappointed with this. When I read the description I was hoping that it would be akin to Sadie, but I didn't. Based off the blurb I was expecting a thriller, but it's more of a character study of a woman dealing with grief from the death of her father and the disappearance of her sister. She does look into her sister's disappearance but she meets with tw

10 years after the disappearance of her sister Angie, her father takes his own life. Teddy is dealing with grief and her destructive coping mechanisms in the wake of her father's death which has brought up her sister's disappearance. I was waiting and waiting for the climax, and it never came.

The ending felt so abrupt and didn't really resolve anything.

I do think the writing is strong, but ultimately it failed from a marketing perspective.

This was interesting. I got a little lost towards the end with how everything wrapped up. I had to listen to it a couple times at parts to make sure I was clear on the direction things were going. I did really enjoy the character development throughout the story.

Teddy's older sister disappeared 10 years ago as a teenager, and she became a focus of the true crime community. A new tragedy in her life brings that attention back and draws her into the web of online detectives still interested in the case.

The strength of this book is the quality of the writing, which drew me in and kept me listening to the audiobook very very late into the night This isn't what you expect would be a page turner, a somewhat slow-paced character-driven story about a sad, damaged woman dealing with anger, grief and guilt. Still it kept me listening way past my bedtime with the strength of the storytelling. I have since read that the author was a school teacher, which makes sense, because the scenes of Teddy teaching feel alive, and surprisingly tense. I suspect she also has a sister because memory segments feel rooted in real, honest, weird family dynamics.

This book includes open-room sex scenes that are not erotic. Trigger warnings for animal suffering (dog with cancer) and suicide. This is not a good book to choose if you read because you want a lovable main character to root for. Teddy makes some very bad choices, and is not the adorable kind of trainwreck.

The description compared it to Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl, but the obvious comparison for me is Sharp Objects. A harder book to read, with perhaps with less mass appeal, but it is the one that has stuck with me many years later.

WIthout spoilers I'll say this book had a powerful and appropriate ending.

This book has some not-great reviews and I think that's attributed entirely to being marketed as a thriller or mystery. It is neither. But for what it is, it's memorable and well done.

Thank to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy.

This was a real written story of a Murder. And there was some sexual abuse involved it did keep me listening and was well organized I would recommend this book with the stipulation there is a trigger warning for anyone that might have problems with abuse

3.5 rounded up - This is a well written debut about the rabbit hole Teddy falls down as she searches for her sister…. Her father’s suicide prompts her obsession, basically mirroring his own. Teddy (Theodora) scours chat boards to discover leads, and find out what no one else could

The audiobook narration, written in 1st person is well done - great narrator and a very easy listen

Although Teddy is a 27 y/o high school teacher, this did have a light YA feel to it, which I liked. However, there are some explicit sex scenes and a couple of disturbing animal incidents with an overall dark mood

My issue with the book is the slow pace. It’s classed as a thriller but I feel it’s a story of grief. There are some higher and lower points, but overall it’s a very slow, steady pace which isn’t what I’d class as thrilling. I thoroughly enjoyed Teddy and her journey, especially her friendship with Mickey, but a good couple of hours could have been edited down

There’s a lot of mystery which I enjoyed but I definitely felt a sense of grief, heartbreak and what ifs

I try not to read reviews before reading or listening to ARCs so that I go in fresh and unbiased. This is a rare occasion where I truly wish I had read some reviews in advance. This book left me confused as to what I had just listened too. The description had me expecting a twisty, thriller type of book and that just did not happen in my opinion. This felt like an exploration of the effects of mental illness and the effects of grief on many different types of people. It started off as a very interesting premise and I had high hopes that it would be more of a mystery solve using Reddit and/or social media.
I also must warn that there are disturbing animal incidents and I wish I had been warned about that as well. If you are an animal lover like I am, please proceed with extreme caution.
Unfortunately, this just didn’t land for me as a story and I definitely would not consider this a twisty thriller.

This made for a nice break in my holiday reading to read the devolving case of the missing sister. Tragedy strikes Teddy's home at the suicide of her father that takes her down the rabbit hole that he was visiting frequently. I thought this was a new and fresh idea of a mystery/character development type book. I was invested in Teddy and her life as things started to slip for her and she went further down the hole.

The audio was well done, but I do wish there were stronger chapter breaks, perhaps in the final version.

Thank you to NetGalley and RB Media for the ALC of Rabbit Hole.

Super dark storyline and not at all what I expected. I did like the narrator for this book, she was monotone but I felt like this plot needed that. I didn’t feel like there were any crazy, unexpected twists just more questions and not enough answers. Frustrating book- I couldn’t recommend this especially with the infuriating dog death scene.

Rabbit Hole definitely lives up to it's name, as the narrator goes deeper and deeper into trying to unravel the 10 yr old disappearance of her half sister, pushed to action by the girl's father's suicide after a relatively comfortable live teaching and hanging out with her mom and their ancient Irish wolfhound.
She follows every thread, including seducing the gardener that the girls teased each other about as kids in the hope that he might have information since he was one of the father's last calls -- and her honeypot scheme turns into something of an actual relationship.
Although the destination of an answer is elusive, the journey of investigating and imagining her fate makes for a great listen/read, full of colorful, flawed characters making do with limited prospects and opportunities.

I love this so much. It consumed me. Teddy is amazing. She is intelligent and there are about 100 quotes I wanted to preserve somewhere.
The narration is perfect.
And OMG Wolfie and then his death!
This book is messy and gritty and sad. I love it so much! I would listen to this several times.
Definitely pick this one up.

Thank you to NetGallery, Soho Press, and Kate Brody for allowing me to read and review this advanced copy of Rabbit Hole!

I just want to give the trigger warnings for this book before I start my review:
- Addiction
- Animal Death (brief)
- Grief
- References to underage sexual advances
- Suicide

As an avid true crime junkie (podcasts, books, etc.), the blurb/synopsis of Rabbit Hole intrigued me as soon as I read it.

This is one of the best psychological thrillers that I have read, particularly those that touch on grief. I appreciate that Brody chose to tell this story from a first-person perspective, as it allows the reader to witness how grief can impact a person, and how one can come to terms with loss. Teddy is desperate to uncover the truth about the disappearance of her sister and the subsequent death of her father. The more she falls down the rabbit hole (wink, wink), the faster she falls out of touch with reality.

In addition to the TW, I also want to mention that there are explicit sex scenes in this story. This is another insight into Brody showing everything about Teddy’s character: the good, the bad, and the ugly. While I appreciate it from a writing standpoint, I am not sure how I feel about it being included in this novel yet.

With that being said, this book is not for everyone. This is the true-to-definition example of a psychological thriller. This book is dark and deals with a lot of heavy, potentially triggering content. I would recommend this to those who like psychological thrillers, rather than thrillers that contain slashers or ghosts.

Overall, I enjoyed this one. I guessed the suspect once they were introduced in the story, however, there are a lot of potential suspects that are involved. I had to take off only because of Wolfe (as a fur mom), as that was a tough scene to get through. It is full of suspense and kept me hooked throughout.

I would recommend this book to fans of Gillian Flynn and those who can handle deep and dark topics within a psychological thriller.

With the expectations of a dark & twisty thriller, instead this book is a melancholy portrayal of grief and a painful slow burn at that. While there is strong character development in this book, it never really grabs your attention like a thriller.

Pros: strong writing, good narration

Cons: marketed incorrectly as a thriller, trigger warning- dead dog, left with more questions than answers

Thank you to NetGalley & RB Media for the opportunity to listen to this ARC audiobook in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley, RB Media & Kate Brody for an audio ARC of Rabbit Hole.

With that said, I am only sharing my feedback here through NetGalley because it is not good and I don't like to make bad reviews on social medial or Goodreads.

This title had been getting a lot of interest and sounded compelling to me. However, what I got, was anything but.

The story was so drab and monotone, so much so that it bored me to tears. I almost DNF'd it several times, but didn't. I really wish I had. What sounded interesting in the synopsis didn't come through in the actual story.

This was just such a drab and pessimistic story as well as the characters. It moved at a snail's pace making it even worse.

But none of that is the most egregious thing about this book. I was downright PISSED OFF at the way Wolfie was handled. I am a huge animal lover and advocate of animals and typically do not read books that deal with animal cruelty or death. Brody gave us some horrendous animal death right from the get-go and then further, let this poor dog, riddled with tumors, suffer. Yes, they took it to the vet, but didn't have it put down. They took it home and traveled around with it, while Wolfie whined in pain. THEN to top it off, when it was finally decided Wolfie should be put out of his misery, he was taken into the woods and shot. What the ever-loving HELL????

I'm sorry, but I can't get past that. Yes, that may be a real life scenario for some people, but I can assure that readers DO NOT want to read about that or any other animal cruelty or death. Authors, please leave that out of your novels!

I would rate this Zero Stars, if I could. I will not be recommending this one on my IG or to anyone. I will refrain from turning anyone against it unless specifically asked of my opinion.

This one was bad enough that I doubt I will ever pick up another Kate Brody title in the future. The "badness" of this book is just a bit much to overcome to give this author a second chance, for me.

This book just wasn’t for me. I was looking for a good mystery/thriller and this was not that. More of just a character study that never went anywhere and was not exciting. Not that the narrator was bad, but I am not a fan of the monotone delivery. I need some voice fluctuations and emotions.