Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
The Getaway
The Getaway | Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks, Emily Bauer
10 posts | 13 read | 4 to read
In this short thriller from number one New York Times best-selling authors Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, a young woman's dream getaway becomes her worst nightmare.
Prepare yourself for a transformative experience. Sometimes, life's setbacks contain hidden gifts. Here at Lakewood, you'll find the space to unwrap them.
A weekend at the Lakewood Retreat is exactly what Chloe Powell needs. Freshly unemployed after her boss loses a reelection campaign, the former press secretary desperately wants a break from the bustle of Washington DC. A flier posted at her yoga studio leads her to the getaway, which looks amazing: organic meals, celebrity testimonials, and a serene private property within driving distance of the city.
It's so perfect, in fact, that Chloe's barely bothered by the intensely personal questions she's asked in her application, or the unnerving social experiments her enigmatic host, Sebastian, imposes on her once she arrives at his remote cabin. But when a mysterious new guest shows up, Chloe can no longer suppress her rising panic: This place is not at all what it seems.
A pulse-pounding story from the first minute to the last, The Getaway explores the weight of the small choices we make every day, and their staggering, unintended consequences.
LibraryThing
Pick icon
100%
review
NatalieR
The Getaway | Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks, Emily Bauer
post image
Pickpick

This is my first time reading a book by these authors, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I picked up The Getaway from one of Audible‘s amazing offers awhile ago. Kate Mara‘s narration made for a fantastic listening experience! I‘m so glad I never attended a weekend retreat like this one! The suspenseful build-up in this story was perfect. I generally have a hard time liking short stories, but I loved this one.

Full review at https://abookandadog.com

review
Charityann
The Getaway | Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks, Emily Bauer
post image
Pickpick

Enjoyed this short listen! #scarathlon #teamslaughter @Clwojick

review
5feet.of.fury
The Getaway | Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks, Emily Bauer
post image
Pickpick

Soft pick, it‘s a novella & worth the 2 hours.
Def was expecting mor from the set up, a young woman recovering from a traumatic accident opts to take a “yoga retreat” to decompress from that and her hectic lifestyle, turns out it is not what it seems.

Ending comes on suddenly, not up to par with the usual for these 2. But not bad.
#scarathlon2022 #teamslaughter #31by31 #spookoween

TheSpineView Awesome 2y
Catsandbooks 🙌🏼👻 2y
23 likes2 comments
blurb
Eggs
The Getaway | Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks, Emily Bauer
post image

Day 4 & 5: finished The Getaway and One Little Mistake, 2 entertaining novellas.

#AwesomeApril #Readathon @Andrew65

Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 3y
Eggs Thank you Andrew 🙏🏻 @Andrew65 3y
59 likes1 stack add2 comments
review
audraelizabeth
The Getaway | Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks, Emily Bauer
Pickpick

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
not my usual book or audiobook. i wasnt sure how it was going to end so thats good.
#booked2021 audiobook @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
Cinfhen Great!! 4y
16 likes3 comments
blurb
BBooks
The Getaway | Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks, Emily Bauer
post image

Eh...a bit of a disappointment 😕 but was a short read so I got what I needed, a read fix. 😬

2 likes1 stack add
review
DebinHawaii
The Getaway | Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks, Emily Bauer
post image
Pickpick

I am determined that no good ever happens from going to stay at a remote cabin or house in the woods or lake—no matter how tempting it sounds.😱I ended up liking this audiobook—it caught my attention & sucked me in & I wanted to find out what happened. I also became okay with the narrator‘s voice once I speeded her up a bit & she started doing different voices. A quick & intense listen & it was free as an Audible Original, always a plus.

46 likes1 stack add
blurb
DebinHawaii
The Getaway | Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks, Emily Bauer
post image

My #audiosouping choice today (OK, yesterday because the soup needed to chill). This was a free #AudibleOriginal & I had to speed it up slightly as the narrator‘s more deliberate speech pattern was bugging me. But the story is good & I‘m getting used to her & I‘ll finish it while working on my blog post. The soup is Julia Child‘s Cream of Cucumber Soup which may look & sound a little meh 😑 but is pretty delicious.😋 Finished soup pics to come.

review
Texreader
The Getaway | Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks, Emily Bauer
post image
Pickpick

What the MC thought was a well-deserved getaway for a weekend of yoga and relaxation becomes something far more than she bargained for. Maybe think twice about a weekend getaway! A good story, well-done by the narrator.

I finished this last weekend but it wasn‘t in Litsy yet.

review
Kaylamburson
The Getaway | Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks, Emily Bauer
post image
Pickpick

A quick listen when you are in the mood to devour a book in one sitting. An enjoyable thriller with an enticing plot. I think it could have been stretched a bit longer as the reveal to the resolution happened really quickly. But enjoyable for what it is! Creepy!

Free Audible Original with Audible subscription.

53 likes1 stack add