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The Creeping Shadow
- Lockwood & Co., Book 4
- By: Jonathan Stroud
- Narrated by: Emily Bevan
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,339
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,197
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,187
After leaving Lockwood & Co. at the end of The Hollow Boy, Lucy is a freelance operative hiring herself out to agencies that value her ever-improving skills. One day she is pleasantly surprised by a visit from Lockwood, who tells her he needs a good Listener for a tough assignment. Penelope Fittes, the leader of the giant Fittes Agency, wants them - and only them - to locate and remove the Source for the legendary Brixton Cannibal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best narrator
- By Molly Weasley on 09-26-16
- The Creeping Shadow
- Lockwood & Co., Book 4
- By: Jonathan Stroud
- Narrated by: Emily Bevan
Excellent twists
Reviewed: 01-01-25
I really enjoy how Stroud keeps you on your toes, not knowing what will come next.
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The Shorten Chronicles: Books 1-3
- By: Rosalind Tate
- Narrated by: Katy Sobey
- Length: 30 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13
Sophie Arundel is stranded in history, stuck in a grand house in 1925 England. Thankfully, she has her faithful dog with her. Oh, and fellow student Hugo: fit, privileged, and annoying.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Shorten
- By SandyD on 01-05-24
- The Shorten Chronicles: Books 1-3
- By: Rosalind Tate
- Narrated by: Katy Sobey
Interesting twists and turns through time
Reviewed: 05-28-23
A very interesting book series. I can’t wait for book 4 to come out! The entanglements cut at the listener. Many times I wanted to yell at the characters they had become so real. I really enjoyed this series!!
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The Minuteman
- By: Greg Donahue
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 11,681
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,291
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Story4 out of 5 stars 10,240
Greg Donahue’s The Minuteman, tells the story of one of Newark’s native sons; ex-prizefighter and longtime Zwillman enforcer Sidney Abramowitz, a.k.a. Nat Arno, who took over leadership of the Minutemen in 1934 and made it his personal business to put an end to what he saw as the Bund’s “anti-American” activities. For six years, Arno and his crew of vigilantes battled Newark’s Nazis at every turn. The Minuteman is a story of the ethics of violence in the face of fascism; a forgotten legacy that is as relevant now as it was nearly a hundred years ago.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Interesting listen, but worrying message
- By Ian on 01-12-20
- The Minuteman
- By: Greg Donahue
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
Wonderful
Reviewed: 01-04-20
Such an enlightening book. I wish it were even longer, so much could be told.
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Heartless
- The Parasol Protectorate, the Fourth
- By: Gail Carriger
- Narrated by: Emily Gray
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,013
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,672
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,663
Lady Alexia Maccon, soulless, is at it again, only this time the trouble is not her fault. When a mad ghost threatens the queen, Alexia is on the case, following a trail that leads her deep into her husband's past. Top that off with a sister who has joined the suffragette movement (shocking!), Madame Lefoux's latest mechanical invention, and a plague of zombie porcupines and Alexia barely has time to remember she happens to be eight months pregnant. Can Alexia determine who is trying to kill Queen Victoria?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Do You Love to Laugh?
- By Holly C. Salley on 10-30-11
- Heartless
- The Parasol Protectorate, the Fourth
- By: Gail Carriger
- Narrated by: Emily Gray
Another winner
Reviewed: 03-28-16
Love this whole series and how it builds from series to series, not just book to book!
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It Takes a Witch
- A Wishcraft Mystery, Book 1
- By: Heather Blake
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 980
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 893
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 896
Darcy Merriweather and her sister, Harper, hail from a long line of witches who have the power to grant wishes using spells. They've come to Enchanted Village in Salem, Massachusetts, to join the family business, but they soon find themselves knee deep in murder.Until three weeks ago, Darcy and Harper were working dead-end jobs and trying to put their troubles behind them.
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3 out of 5 stars
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An interesting start to the series
- By K. April Holgate on 11-02-15
- It Takes a Witch
- A Wishcraft Mystery, Book 1
- By: Heather Blake
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
Lovely story
Reviewed: 03-28-16
Such a wonderful writer. Just got into this series and it is so much fun!!
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Dream a Little Dream
- The Silver Trilogy
- By: Kerstin Gier
- Narrated by: Marisa Calin
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 213
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 195
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Story4 out of 5 stars 195
Liv has been dealing with a lot lately. She and her family have just moved in with her mother's new boyfriend in London, and she's starting over (again) at a new school. But Liv isn't sure that explains her dreams, which have gone from odd to...well, bizarre. Lately her nighttime hours have been filled with talking stone statues, mysterious corridors, and creepy rituals conducted by four boys in a graveyard. The strangest part is that Liv recognizes the boys....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Too Dark For Me
- By Meg on 04-17-19
- Dream a Little Dream
- The Silver Trilogy
- By: Kerstin Gier
- Narrated by: Marisa Calin
Wonderful!
Reviewed: 03-28-16
Can't wait for the next one in the series to be translated. Have listened to this book multiple time!! Love it!!
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Blameless
- An Alexia Tarabotti Novel
- By: Gail Carriger
- Narrated by: Emily Gray
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,413
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,092
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,100
Gail Carriger’s best-selling Parasol Protectorate series reimagines Victorian England with vampires, werewolves, and a dash of steampunk. Blameless is the third in the series starring the parasol-wielding Lady Alexia Maccon, formerly Alexia Tarabotti. After news spreads of her delicate condition—a surprise to everyone since she’s married to a werewolf—Alexia is desperate to escape the London gossip. So she heads to Italy for a change of scenery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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When you're right, you're right!
- By Leanna on 04-02-11
- Blameless
- An Alexia Tarabotti Novel
- By: Gail Carriger
- Narrated by: Emily Gray
Lovely book, trouble with the recording
Reviewed: 02-29-16
Whomever edited the audio left long gaps between the beginnings and ends of the chapters. The only thing to give away that the book hadn't accidently stopped was that about the time one would look to check, a breath would be heard and then a little longer and the book would start again. Long pauses between breaks in the story also.
Otherwise, well performed and well written. Enjoyable, except when I thought the book had turned off on its own.
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The Wild Road
- Karavans, Book 3
- By: Jennifer Roberson
- Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16
Alisanos, the deepwood, is more than just a forest...it is sentient, and predatory. Home to demons and worse, its mercurial boundaries can suddenly shift miles in any direction to encompass previously safe human lands - and those taken by the deepwood are forever changed. Audrun, a human woman trapped within the forest, is reunited with her four children, only to learn that each has been marked by the deepwood’s wild magic. And her newly born fifth child, captured by a winged demon, is still missing.
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2 out of 5 stars
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disappointing
- By N. Polson on 04-23-19
- The Wild Road
- Karavans, Book 3
- By: Jennifer Roberson
- Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
****SPOILER ALERT****
Reviewed: 07-28-15
****SPOILER ALERT****
While I understand the need for this book in the series, I feel as though more should have been accomplished. The last 10 minutes move the story so much more than the rest of the novel. (This coming from someone who has read all of this and her two other series). I also found some of the repetition very distracting from the story. I tired of hearing how "she had an accelerated birth". (Which to me would be more preferable to an over-extended birth). Just letting the reader know that she was exhausted was plenty of detail after the first mention. I hate writing a poor review, because I always LOVE Jennifer Roberson books. This one just didn't hit here usual standard. I am hoping for the next book so that we can actually find out more of what is to happen. This one just felt like a place holder between book 2 and 4.
The reader for this book read so poorly that maybe that influenced some of my frustration with the story. She is stilted and uses a staccato for each word. Each character lacks their own voice or tone. And poor farmer, why?, did he have to sound like a hick? Not at all the voice I have always imagined for him. Very very disappointed. Hoping the next in this series is so much better and we actually move in the plot.
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Unbroken
- A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
- By: Laura Hillenbrand
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 51,184
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 42,629
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Story5 out of 5 stars 42,676
Why we think it’s a great listen: Seabiscuit was a runaway success, and Hillenbrand’s done it again with another true-life account about beating unbelievable odds. On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Indescribable
- By Janice on 12-01-10
- Unbroken
- A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
- By: Laura Hillenbrand
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
Truely engaging
Reviewed: 09-08-14
Such an amazing story and so well told by Edward Hermann. Hard to stop listening. Makes me want to just listen to Edward Hermann from now on.
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