SEDUCTION THEORY

Narrator Jennifer Pickens nails the sharp, witty tone of this novel set in academia. Robbie, an MFA student nearing graduation, is working on her creative writing thesis, focusing on the theme of infidelity. She is secretly basing it on her advisor, Simone, and Simone's husband, Ethan, who both work in the English department. Ethan is having an affair with the department's secretary, Abigail, while Simone becomes entangled in an emotional affair with Robbie. Told through Robbie's thesis, the audiobook unpacks topics of marriage, power, and betrayal. Pickens keeps listeners guessing about what is real and what is invented. Her sometimes detached, sometimes biting delivery makes for a quick yet layered and entertaining listen. V.T.M. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2025]