Survival Instincts, Jen Waite
Survival Instincts, Jen Waite
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Survival Instincts

Author: Jen Waite

Narrator: Jen Waite

Unabridged: 8 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 07/14/2020


Synopsis

By the bestselling author of A Beautiful, Terrible Thing, a haunting thriller about a mother and daughter who must draw strength from each other when they find themselves trapped in a cabin with a stranger who wants to either control them--or kill them.

FOURTEEN YEARS BEFORE THE CABIN: Twenty-something Anne meets the man of her dreams right out of college, but after they get married, Anne notices that her husband begins acting differently. Why is Ethan suddenly so moody? And will their marriage endure?

A WEEK BEFORE THE CABIN: Ten years later, Anne and her twelve-year-old daughter, Thea, are safely living in Vermont. Anne is a successful therapist, Thea has friends at her new school, and they receive an endless stream of love, support, and baked goods from Anne's sweet mom, Rose. When Thea takes to brooding and showing classic signs of teen angst, a trip for the three women to the White Mountains of New Hampshire seems like the perfect chance to bond.

THE CABIN: A man follows the three women on a hike at a nature reserve and drags them at gunpoint to an abandoned cabin in the woods. And just like that their peaceful weekend away turns into a fight for survival. It isn't clear what this man wants from these women or how he is connected to them if at all, but it is increasingly clear that they won't all get out of the cabin alive.

SURVIVAL INSTINCTS is a captivating and terrifying novel that brings to life one of the scariest truths of all--that people's inner monsters come in various forms, some more recognizable than others, and that we are all one random encounter away from tragedy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Frank

I'm so torn on the rating for this one, at times it felt like a solid four star read but towards the end it was just kind of 'okay' and that garner's a three-star rating, I'm calling it at 3.5 and rounding it up! So in this story we have a grandma, mom and teenage daughter who are all kidnapped and......more

*Many thanks to NetGalley, Dutton, and Jen Waite for an ARC of this book!* Now available as of 7.14! Therapist Anne is struggling to connect with her preteen daughter Thea, and comes up with the idea to take her daughter and mother Rose to the snowy mountains for some hiking, relaxation, and bonding......more

Fight or Flight? What is your instinct when you’re fighting for your life? “A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path. – Agatha Christie. I breezed through this highly engagi......more

Goodreads review by Amy

Before I get into my own thoughts about this one I want to address the problematic issues that I didn’t even realize were in the book until after I read my friend Toya’s review @thereadingchemist be sure to check her post out, it was eye opening for me for sure. I also want to say that the team at D......more

I was looking forward to reading Survival Instincts, but unfortunately, I ended up feeling disappointed. To me, the synopsis made it seem like this was going to be a suspenseful thriller (something like No Exit by Taylor Adams), but instead, this is more of a depressing family drama wrapped in a thr......more


Quotes

Praise for Survival Instincts

"Tense, tightly plotted and gorgeously written."
—Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of Survive the Night

"A beautifully written, masterfully paced thriller with kick-ass female characters who have to face insidious, and sadly plausible, abuse. Every woman with a mother or a daughter will recognize something of themselves in this book."
—Melanie Golding, author of Little Darlings

“Survival Instincts
is a shocking, layered thriller about the unthinkable acts women will commit to protect their own. With breathless pacing and twists that never stop coming, this book is the definition of unputdownable. Jen Waite has fast become one of my favorite writers.”
—Robyn Harding, Internationally Bestselling Author of The Swap

“Tense and quickly plotted. . . . Waite keeps readers invested in each woman . . . an intense story of women doing what it takes to survive.”
Shelf Awareness

“What a fun ride! . . . If you enjoy psychological thrillers, then I would definitely recommend you pick up this book.”
San Francisco Book Review

“[An] affecting look at familial and maternal bonds. . . . Give this to fans of psychological thrillers and of strong female characters.”
—Booklist