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The Villa
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Evie Hargreaves, Laura Aikman
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary
‘A deliciously addictive thriller’ – T.M. Logan, author of The Holiday
An exclusive island plays host to a reality show like no other. Cutthroat, twisting and unputdownable, The Villa is a killer beach read from bestselling author Ruth Kelly.
A villa in paradise . . .
It’s destined to be the ultimate reality TV show. Ten contestants. A luxurious villa on a private island. Every moment streamed live to a global audience who have total control over those competing for the cash prize.
A journalist undercover . . .
Reporter Laura is told to get the inside scoop on her fellow contestants. But once the games begin, she soon finds herself at the mercy of a ruthless producer willing to do anything to increase viewer numbers.
A reality show to die for . . .
There is more to every contestant than meets the eye, including Laura. They all have secrets they’d like to keep buried, and the pressure in paradise quickly reaches boiling point. How far will the contestants go to secure audience votes? And would somebody really kill to win?
'A scorching, smouldering, turbo-charged cocktail of sun, sex and secrets' – Veronica Henry
Perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Catherine Cooper.
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- Cazbar
- 14-04-24
Behavioural Chaos!
This was a dystopian reality programme only for viewing on the internet. It was scary to observe the behaviours of the contestants as the stakes were raised, and likewise the audience's reactions. Very clever.
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- MissSharonF
- 07-07-23
A stark warning about the future
This book is a perfect example of how reality TV and social media enables the worst to shine through and how minds can be very easily manipulated by what you see on screen. A great book and well narrated
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- Kerri H
- 20-07-23
An enjoyable listen
I enjoyed this book - it was well narrated and very easy to listen to. It didn’t drag and I was quickly enthralled. Scary concept but very believable!
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- stacey stucky
- 27-01-24
Had it's moments
I enjoyed most of this book. The performance was spot on. But I struggled to like the main character. She was top weak and needy.
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-06-23
Thought provoking
Clever and thought provoking. I enjoyed listening to this book - excellently narrated.
Cleverly looked at how social media is controlling how we think. A little scary actually because you can see how this could actually happen……..
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- Lena
- 15-02-24
Gripped!
I was gripped. it was tense and held my attention throughout. I stayed up all night to finish it. A great listen!
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- Sheila OSullivan
- 20-07-23
Absolute drivel
Got stuck with this on a long drive. The narrator did her best with a dreadfully written storyline.
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- Steve G
- 07-02-24
What TOTAL rubbish
The story it would appear to be for a 12 year old with not much between the ears it being a reality/big brother type story, gave up at chapter 13,badly read and I was waiting for Claire Corbett to read who reads well but sadly didn’t hear her, never get back the time lost on this tosh
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-07-24
Terrible novel
So bad, read like a bad gossip magazine. Plot thin Weak unlikable characters. Unsurprising ending.
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- Ben Roake
- 11-09-23
Implausible, idiotic and toxic…
Implausible, idiotic and toxic characters and story…everything you would expect from a ‘love island’ theme except even the show that portrayed doesn’t sound very compelling. Was really hoping it would be ‘reality TV meets lord of the flies’ but ultimately was entirely vacuous.
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