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Three Slices
- By: Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson, Chuck Wendig
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels, Alex Wyndham, Julia Whelan
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,229
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,018
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,018
Featuring A Prelude to War, an Iron Druid novella. After an old friend is murdered in retaliation for his mercenary strikes against the oldest vampires in the world, Atticus O'Sullivan must solicit the aid of another old friend in Ethiopia if he's going to have a chance of finishing a war he never wanted. Meanwhile Granuaile MacTiernan starts a private war of her own against Loki, the lord of lies, and if it brings Ragnarok early - so be it.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pretty good, but with reservations
- By Cliff on 05-11-15
- Three Slices
- By: Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson, Chuck Wendig
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels, Alex Wyndham, Julia Whelan
Incomplete
Reviewed: 12-08-16
Any additional comments?
I came for the Iron Druid story and it was good until it literally just ended in the middle. It wasn't a stand alone story, it was the first several chapters of the next book. And it's not even like you can avoid reading it because these chapters are critical to the next book. And I couldn't get into the other two stories.
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Revenant
- By: Kat Richardson
- Narrated by: Mia Barron
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 156
Turmoil, sickness, and destruction are sweeping through Europe - and its effects are being felt all the way across the world in Seattle. Harper Blaine and her lover, Quinton, suspect that Quinton’s father, James Purlis - and his terrifying Ghost Division - are involved. Following a dark trail of grotesque crimes and black magic across the Old World, the pair slowly draws closer to their quarry. But finding and dismantling the Ghost Division won’t be enough to stop the horror that Purlis has unwittingly set in motion.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Well done continuation of this series!
- By Karissa Eckert on 09-28-14
- Revenant
- By: Kat Richardson
- Narrated by: Mia Barron
Very nice ending ruined by narration
Reviewed: 10-05-14
Would you listen to Revenant again? Why?
No
What didn’t you like about Mia Barron’s performance?
Quenton sounded a bit whiny but the worst was Carlos. It sounded like a computer generated voice, all monotone with no inflection whatsoever. I understand that he is supposed to be a vampire without much emotion, but this went way beyond that. Ruined the book for me.
Any additional comments?
Really good ending to a great series. Just read it rather than listening to it.
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Remix
- By: Lexi Revellian
- Narrated by: Anne Day-Jones
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7
Caz Tallis restores rocking horses in her London workshop. When shabby but charismatic Joe and his dog turn up on her roof terrace, she is reluctantly drawn into investigating a rock star's murder from three years before - an unsolved case the police have closed. Which, as her best friend James says, is rather like poking a furnace with a short stick.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Nice mix of mystery and romance
- By Busy reader on 10-05-14
- Remix
- By: Lexi Revellian
- Narrated by: Anne Day-Jones
Nice mix of mystery and romance
Reviewed: 10-05-14
Any additional comments?
This book is a nice mix of mystery and romance. The main character, Caz, restores rocking horses. One morning she finds a rock star (who the world thought was dead) sleeping on her terrace. He has been accused of murder, and although it was somewhat unbelievable that she would accept him so readily, the book then follows their attempt to find the real killer. The book is well written and the characters, including the secondary characters, are well developed and believable. The narrator is great, able to make each character sound individual. If you are looking for a true murder mystery this isn’t it, there isn’t that much “mystery” to the mystery. The fun part to me was watching Caz discover all the pieces and put them together. But if you are looking for a light, enjoyable book I definitely recommend this. Read her other books too.
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Centaur of the Crime: Book One of Fantasy and Forensics
- By: Michael Angel
- Narrated by: Katrina Carmony
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 63
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Story4 out of 5 stars 61
Dayna Chrissie, the leading Crime Scene Analyst for the LAPD, enjoys nothing more than finding the one clue that can solve a crime. The day she finds a golden medallion on a body that's been dumped at a downtown construction site, she doesn't think much about it. Until that medallion transports her to the magical kingdom of Andeluvia. Dayna discovers that she's been summoned to solve the murder of the realm's king, before war breaks out between Andeluvia and the Centaur Kingdoms.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great alternative crime story!
- By Douglas on 09-11-12
- Centaur of the Crime: Book One of Fantasy and Forensics
- By: Michael Angel
- Narrated by: Katrina Carmony
Appallingly bad narrator
Reviewed: 06-08-14
Would you try another book from Michael Angel and/or Katrina Carmony?
From Michael Angel yes but only if Katrina Carmony doesn't narrate it.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
The pacing was terrible, the characters all sounded the same (with the exception of one character which had an Irish accent, which would have been fine except that she used this accent for the hispanic character, who otherwise didn't have accent); she mispronounced very basic words, sometimes used the wrong words which changed the meaning, and even left words out (I checked with the ebook). Where was the director?
Was Centaur of the Crime worth the listening time?
Absolutely not.
Any additional comments?
What a pity. I've read another book by Michael Angel on my Kindle which I quite liked, but listening to this was excruciating (I'm not exaggerating). Next book of his will be on my Kindle again.
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