Lisa Stewart
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Mistress of Rome
- Empress of Rome, Book 1
- By: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 730
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 658
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Story4 out of 5 stars 653
Thea is a slave girl from Judaea, passionate, musical, and guarded. Purchased as a toy for the spiteful heiress Lepida Pollia, Thea will become her mistress' rival for the love of Arius the Barbarian, Rome's newest and most savage gladiator. His love brings Thea the first happiness of her life, but that is quickly ended when a jealous Lepida tears them apart.
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4 out of 5 stars
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If you loved the series Rome; don't miss this.
- By Dixie Diva on 12-16-15
- Mistress of Rome
- Empress of Rome, Book 1
- By: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
People can be so unrealistic!!
Reviewed: 03-04-24
I almost didn't purchase this book because of all the extremely negative reviews about the narration. People commented over and over again about how annoying some of the characters' voices were, but they were realistic to me. Were they high pitched and annoying, sure, but the narrator In my opinion, got the teenage girls' voices just right! Of course they were shrill and annoying, That's exactly what teenage girls have sounded like for centuries!
I'm glad I bought this book and I'm about to start Book 3. The second book was equally well crafted. Thank you Ms. Quinn for your commitment to incorporating language true to the time periods and cultures s you write about!! I can easily recommend this series and all of the other books I've listened to by this author.
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The Five-Star Weekend
- By: Elin Hilderbrand
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,920
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,505
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,499
Hollis Shaw, creator of the popular food blog, Hungry with Hollis, is shocked when her heart surgeon husband, Matthew, is killed in a one-car accident on a snowy morning. The cracks in Hollis’s perfect life—her strained marriage and her complicated relationship with her daughter, Caroline—grow deeper. So when Hollis hears about something called a “Five-Star Weekend”—one woman organizes a trip for her best friend from each phase of her life: her teenage years, her twenties, her thirties, and midlife—she decides to host her own Five-Star Weekend on Nantucket.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfection
- By Pink Amy on 06-15-23
- The Five-Star Weekend
- By: Elin Hilderbrand
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Don't trust the bad reviews!
Reviewed: 09-11-23
This may well be a book you love!!! I'm not sure the people who reviewed it badly gave it enough of a chance to develop. I thought it was well written. I've listened to over 300 books on Audible and this was in the top quadrant. The plot was clever and the characters were well developed at an intriguing pace. You slowly learned enough about each character's back story so that you felt a little more in love with them chapter by chapter. Even the protagonist is likeable! The heroine is genuinely admirable. Definitely an easy light hearted read or listen, but worth your time imo.
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After I Do
- A Novel
- By: Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,365
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,210
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,209
When Lauren and Ryan’s marriage reaches the breaking point, they come up with an unconventional plan. They decide to take a year off in the hopes of finding a way to fall in love again. One year apart, and only one rule: they cannot contact each other. Aside from that, anything goes. Lauren embarks on a journey of self-discovery, quickly finding that her friends and family have their own ideas about the meaning of marriage. These influences, as well as her own healing process and the challenges of living apart from Ryan, begin to change Lauren’s ideas about monogamy and marriage.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good writing but maybe pass if married
- By Austin Whitmore on 07-12-23
- After I Do
- A Novel
- By: Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
One of several hundred books I've read this year..
Reviewed: 07-04-23
... and I RARELY leave reviews, but this one is special! Not because the author blows me away with the range of her mastery of the English vocabulary, but rather because of her deep understanding and insight into human emotion. This book speaks to all of the deeply seated attitudes we form toward relationships and marriage. It forced me to examine why my own marriage of 20 years is so ridiculously happy. What are we doing right? What could be even better? Why do people become so unhappy when the 'new' wears off. Why am I not??!
I think this book is a powerful examination of the human condition and how there's really no 'right' formula for happiness. The most important consideration is whether or not you're being true to yourself and honoring your own deepest needs. I strongly recommend this book to just about everyone in a relationship, good or bad. I think there's truth here for every human.
PLUS, I wish I could give the performance 5+ stars. Julia W is the perfect fit for TJRs novels. Her voice is perfection.
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The Perfect Girlfriend
- A Novel
- By: Karen Hamilton
- Narrated by: Anne Marie Lee
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 212
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 186
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 185
Juliette finally has it all. Great friends. An exciting new job that sends her to exotic locations all over the world. Best of all, she has a good, decent man who loves her, who wants to spend the rest of his life with her.... He just won’t admit it. But Juliette’s not worried. They can weather any storm - even this break-up they’re going through now. Nate thought things had been moving too fast, getting too intense. All he needed was some space, though. Now that six months have passed since that awful night, it’s time for Juliette to put her plan into action.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Some ppl may want to check their reading comprehension...
- By Kelly on 04-03-19
- The Perfect Girlfriend
- A Novel
- By: Karen Hamilton
- Narrated by: Anne Marie Lee
ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE ENDING!!!
Reviewed: 02-27-23
Don't waste a credit or hours of your time waiting for the villian in this book to finally get what's coming to her. It's really the only thing that kept me listening, long past descriptions of nonsensical threats of "I'm going to report this 30-year old crime, of which I have NO proof, to the police!!" I'm so mad. I hope I can still get my money back. Huge disappointment and poor recommendation on Audible's part.
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Beach Read
- By: Emily Henry
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,616
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,919
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,889
Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes best-selling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast. They’re polar opposites. In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they're living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer's block.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Phenomenal Storytelling... with a caveat
- By S.R.V. on 05-22-20
- Beach Read
- By: Emily Henry
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
My second Emily Henry book...
Reviewed: 11-21-22
I started with The People You Meet on Vacation, and enjoyed that book immensely, but I liked this one even more!!! Maybe I could relate better to the characters or maybe the relationship suspense was better constructed. Either way, both books were easy and enjoyable, with witty dialogue!! Both are well worth the credits!! Julia Whelan is perhaps my favorite narrator yet.
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People We Meet on Vacation
- By: Emily Henry
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19,757
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17,426
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17,379
Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart—she’s in New York City, and he’s in their small hometown—but every summer, for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I couldn’t finish
- By Amazon Customer on 05-30-21
- People We Meet on Vacation
- By: Emily Henry
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Great, easy read
Reviewed: 11-16-22
I almost never review. I'm too busy and it feels like most reviews say the same things. I started reading an actual copy of this book at the ball park, between innings, watching my husband play softball. I knew pretty immediately that I would buy it on Audible. The dialogue is witty and the characters are charming. The story has some interesting twists and turns, but you anticipate and are rewarded with a happy ending! Strongly recommend if you need something that you don't have to sit and concentrate on to follow. Sometimes I'm in the mood for that, but this was a nice hiatus from that type of book.
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After I Do
- By: Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Narrated by: Tara Sands
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,890
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,593
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,588
When Lauren and Ryan's marriage reaches the breaking point, they come up with an unconventional plan. They decide to take a year off in the hopes of finding a way to fall in love again. One year apart and only one rule: They cannot contact each other. Aside from that, anything goes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ms Reid I am floored.
- By Divya on 09-26-15
- After I Do
- By: Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Narrated by: Tara Sands
I NEVER review a book...
Reviewed: 08-29-22
...but this one deserved my attention. I tried to hang in there, waiting for the characters to get less annoying, but they're just. So. Shallow. I bet it gets better but I didn't make it. The narrator also sounds like a teenager and her hyper-chipper voice is grating on my nerves simply in remembrance. Ugh. I need slightly more complexity than this offered. The other book I listened to by this author was very good. Not a fan of this one...
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
- By: V. E. Schwab
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39,788
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 35,527
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35,412
France, 1714: In a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever - and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Prose style not to my liking
- By C.V. Cox on 10-18-20
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
- By: V. E. Schwab
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Great read!!!
Reviewed: 08-20-22
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The narration and character development were spot on. I RARELY write reviews but this one was worth my time to endorse. I LOVE how the ending ties it all together. Great all-around story and performance! I was enthralled.
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Park Avenue Summer
- By: Renée Rosen
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur, Renée Rosen
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,248
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,092
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,088
New York City is filled with opportunities for single girls like Alice Weiss, who leaves her small Midwestern town to chase her big-city dreams and unexpectedly lands a job working for the first female editor in chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, Helen Gurley Brown. For Alice, who wants to be a photographer, it seems like the perfect foot in the door, but nothing could have prepared her for the world she enters.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It’s Beach Read Season
- By Boots on 05-23-19
- Park Avenue Summer
- By: Renée Rosen
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur, Renée Rosen
Interesting Light Reading
Reviewed: 03-21-22
Characters were reasonably well developed. I would've enjoyed more richly contrived romantic interactions, but the ending was sweet and slightly unexpected. Worth a credit if you're interested in historical fiction from this time period. I like this authors writing style!
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Devil in Winter
- The Wallflowers, Book 3
- By: Lisa Kleypas
- Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,019
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 926
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Story5 out of 5 stars 924
Desperate to escape her scheming relatives, Evangeline Jenner has sought the help of the most infamous scoundrel in London. A marriage of convenience is the only solution. No one would have ever paired the shy, stammering wallflower with the sinfully handsome viscount. It quickly becomes clear, however, that Evie is a woman of hidden strength - and Sebastian desires her more than any woman he's ever known. Determined to win her husband's elusive heart, Evie dares to strike a bargain with the devil: If Sebastian can stay celibate for three months, she will allow him into her bed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent story with pronunciation Issues
- By Emily in GA on 06-16-21
- Devil in Winter
- The Wallflowers, Book 3
- By: Lisa Kleypas
- Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells
Worth a Credit
Reviewed: 01-23-22
After listening to probably 100 audiobooks in the past year, this is my first review. Interesting and fast-paced storyline with relentless plot twists! I enjoyed the novel very much, but agreed with other reviews about the American accents. Far too broad a departure from the first 2 in the series (narrated by Rosalyn Landor). I had to grit my teeth every time Lilian or Daisy spoke!!!
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