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Babel
- Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
- By: R. F. Kuang
- Narrated by: Chris Lew Kum Hoi, Billie Fulford-Brown
- Length: 21 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,102
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,534
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,527
1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The novel language lovers have been waiting for
- By LisaLee on 09-06-22
- Babel
- Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
- By: R. F. Kuang
- Narrated by: Chris Lew Kum Hoi, Billie Fulford-Brown
Good, just not my cup of tea
Reviewed: 02-20-25
Story was well written and it seems like RF Kuang did a lot of research for this. I enjoyed the narration. But I thought it was a very slow and I did not really enjoy it.
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Dark Matter (Movie Tie-In)
- A Novel
- By: Blake Crouch
- Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31,989
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28,972
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28,959
“Are you happy with your life?” Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the kidnapper knocks him unconscious. Before he awakens to find himself strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits. Before a man he’s never met smiles down at him and says, “Welcome back, my friend.” In this world he’s woken up to, Jason’s life is not the one he knows. His wife is not his wife.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Another Book Where the Ratings Lie
- By Matthew on 08-05-16
- Dark Matter (Movie Tie-In)
- A Novel
- By: Blake Crouch
- Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom
Great book, need more science to the fiction
Reviewed: 01-13-25
Good pace/quick read. I like the journey the Jason's goes through but the overall lesson learned is ehh. Wished it went more into the science Jason's POV.
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Throne of Glass
- Throne of Glass, Book 1
- By: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22,935
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20,660
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20,647
In the dark, filthy salt mines of Endovier, an 18-year-old girl is serving a life sentence. She is a trained assassin, the best of her kind, but she made a fatal mistake. She got caught. Young Captain Westfall offers her a deal: her freedom in return for one huge sacrifice. Celaena must represent the prince in a to-the-death tournament - fighting the most gifted thieves and assassins in the land. Live or die, Celaena will be free. Win or lose, she is about to discover her true destiny. But will her assassin's heart be melted?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Young adult, sure
- By Amazon Customer on 05-24-21
- Throne of Glass
- Throne of Glass, Book 1
- By: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
If you care for quality, don't read it
Reviewed: 01-06-25
Horribly written characters and weak world building. You cannot possible believe that this arrogant, idiotic, 18-yr-old, with anger issues is the best assassin out there. Which is why SJM has to constantly remind you. The FMC got two names but she's constantly being referred to as the assassin every chapter. Just awful. Typical love triangle trope with a playboy and a guy who can't smile. God gave me ears and I have forsaken him.
Narrator did their job. I'm sorry I had to -1 because the MC is that annoying.
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Two Twisted Crowns
- By: Rachel Gillig
- Narrated by: Lisa Cordileone
- Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,195
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,041
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,040
Gripped by a tyrant king and in the thrall of dark magic, the kingdom is in peril. Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last—and most important—one remains to be found: the Twin Alders. If they’re going to find the card before Solstice and set free the kingdom, they will need to journey through the dangerous mist-cloaked forest. The only one who can lead them through is the monster that shares Elspeth’s head: the Nightmare.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Slow start but great end
- By Kindle Customer on 11-04-23
- Two Twisted Crowns
- By: Rachel Gillig
- Narrated by: Lisa Cordileone
Great magic concept, lacked a bit
Reviewed: 12-29-24
These two books by Gillig got me out of a reading stump. Mainly because all of the fantasy books were starting to sound the same but in different fonts. I liked the magic cards in this one, but Gillig should've spent more time with world building and flushing out each card. Only a handful of them were used and focused on in both books. The consequences of using them varies and didn't seem fair. Other than that, I enjoyed the story of the backstories and the POVs of the MCs.
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The Housemaid's Secret
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Lauryn Allman
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,284
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14,288
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14,280
It’s hard to find an employer who doesn’t ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want.
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2 out of 5 stars
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IDK…
- By C. L. Wells on 03-09-23
- The Housemaid's Secret
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Lauryn Allman
No. Just no
Reviewed: 12-05-24
First book was better imo. This one was too unrealistic and plot twists were too much.
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If We Were Villains
- A Novel
- By: M. L. Rio
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,914
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,668
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,670
Oliver Marks has just served 10 years in jail - for a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day he's released, he's greeted by the man who put him in prison. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened a decade ago.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Fake deep with a side of bland
- By Amazon Customer on 06-14-18
- If We Were Villains
- A Novel
- By: M. L. Rio
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
Slow and Theater-centered
Reviewed: 11-22-24
Personally not for me. You have to love theater and Shakespeare. It was a rough start to get through all that to the murder mystery plot. Then it got slow again and I got bored. I couldn't finish it. But the narrator did a good job.
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The Shadows Between Us
- By: Tricia Levenseller
- Narrated by: Caitlin Davies
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,769
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,548
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,548
Alessandra is tired of being overlooked, but she has a plan to gain power: 1. Woo the Shadow King. 2. Marry him. 3. Kill him and take his kingdom for herself. No one knows the extent of the freshly crowned Shadow King’s power. Some say he can command the shadows that swirl around him to do his bidding. Others say they speak to him, whispering the thoughts of his enemies. Regardless, Alessandra knows what she deserves, and she’s going to do everything within her power to get it. But Alessandra’s not the only one trying to kill the king.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent and Unique
- By English Teacher on 03-04-20
- The Shadows Between Us
- By: Tricia Levenseller
- Narrated by: Caitlin Davies
Entertaining listen but weak story
Reviewed: 11-22-24
This was fun to listen to while multitasking, but would suck to read. The story follows a "villainous" main character and her plan to get power and independence by courting the shadow king. Sounds cool and all but there's little to no world building, most of which was from a conversation. From the bare description, it's like Bridgeton-esque with some magic (by some, only one person has it). The first sentence is what got me to get this book, and that plot was quickly swept away... Half of the book was the main character's sewing/fashion hobby. If you don't care for good plot, world building and character development, then this is for you. Narration was good.
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Fairy Tale
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Seth Numrich, Stephen King
- Length: 24 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 76,468
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 70,138
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 69,907
Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a horrific accident when he was seven, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of himself—and his dad. When Charlie is seventeen, he meets a dog named Radar and her aging master, Howard Bowditch, a recluse in a big house at the top of a big hill, with a locked shed in the backyard. Sometimes strange sounds emerge from that shed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Boy and his Dog at the end of the World
- By Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com on 09-06-22
- Fairy Tale
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Seth Numrich, Stephen King
Once upon a time vibes
Reviewed: 12-23-23
If Stephen King wrong the show Once Upon a Time. I liked the fairy tales converged in one world. However, it took the majority of the book to get from mc world to the actual fairy tale portion. I was wondering if I was listening to the wrong book at first because it was just about a teen (who sounded like an old man) taking care of another old man for what felt like the entirety of the book. And then the fairy tales happens. Slow but good. I held on for Radar tbh.
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Nightbane
- Lightlark, Book 2
- By: Alex Aster
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,976
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,890
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,889
Isla Crown has secured the love of two powerful rulers and broken the curses that plagued the six realms for centuries, but few know the true origins of her powers. Now, in the wake of a crushing betrayal, Isla finds herself hungry for distraction, preferring to frequent Lightlark’s seductive haunts instead of embracing her duties as the newly crowned leader of two separate realms. Worse, her fellow rulers haven’t ceded victory quietly, and there are others in Isla’s midst who don’t believe her ascent to power was earned.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Grim better get his Justice
- By sonya on 11-10-23
- Nightbane
- Lightlark, Book 2
- By: Alex Aster
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
Okay
Reviewed: 12-23-23
I personally like the first book better. I only liked the beginning and last few chapters of this one. The rest was a pain to get through. It was so slow and romance felt unnecessary. I was hoping it'll focus more on building up her powers, the kingdom, aftermath of first book, war, etc with the romance being in the background. But every turn was mc crying and lusting. It sucked but narrator was good.
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Half a Soul
- By: Olivia Atwater
- Narrated by: Madeleine Leslay
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 376
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 317
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 317
Ever since she was cursed by a faerie, Theodora Ettings has had no sense of fear or embarrassment—an unfortunate condition that leaves her prone to accidental scandal. Dora hopes to be a quiet, sensible wallflower during the London Season—but when Elias Wilder, the strange, handsome, and utterly ill-mannered Lord Sorcier, discovers her condition, she is instead drawn into peculiar and dangerous faerie affairs.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An absolute dream
- By coopk on 07-01-23
- Half a Soul
- By: Olivia Atwater
- Narrated by: Madeleine Leslay
It was cute
Reviewed: 09-09-23
It was a cute story. It took me a few chapters to get used to the narrator though. I thought it was going to be more fantasy and magic, but it was Pride and Prejudice X Rumpelstiltskin type vibe.
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