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Booked for the Holidays
- By: Liz Maverick
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky, Andrew Eiden
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,206
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,108
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,108
When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a gem!
- By Joanna N. on 11-14-24
- Booked for the Holidays
- By: Liz Maverick
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky, Andrew Eiden
So bad
Reviewed: 12-10-24
Good thing it was free because $0 is still more than it’s worth. Truly terrible.
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Lies and Weddings
- A Novel
- By: Kevin Kwan
- Narrated by: Jing Lusi
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 550
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 534
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 534
Rufus Leung Gresham, future Earl of Greshambury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel has a problem: the legendary Gresham Trust has been depleted by decades of profligate spending, and behind all the magazine covers and Instagram stories manors and yachts lies nothing more than a gargantuan mountain of debt. The only solution, put forth by Rufus’s scheming mother, is for Rufus to attend his sister’s wedding at a luxury eco-resort, a veritable who’s-who of sultans, barons, and oligarchs, and seduce a woman with money.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bad Narration
- By Amazon Customer on 06-08-24
- Lies and Weddings
- A Novel
- By: Kevin Kwan
- Narrated by: Jing Lusi
Loved his previous books but this one was beyond awful!
Reviewed: 06-06-24
It hard to say whether the narration or story were worse. But both were absolutely terrible.
Narration
Granted there were a lot of characters but the narrator literally screeched for half the women and did a gravelly voice for the other half. Weirdly the men mostly all had a normal voice that sounded mostly the same and pleasant.
Story
The characters were awful, unlikeable, one dimensional tropes. Every character was a caricature. The plot felt incomplete and, frankly, not very interesting. Even most of the “good” characters were terrible people. So much emotional and (references to past physical abuse) by some of the parents that goes totally unchecked and treated like a bit of a joke. The main character rarely had an emotion other than benevolence, which was unbelievable and undeserved by those around her who never learned a lesson. Hate listened to most of this book hoping it would get better but it didn’t.
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Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
- The Vacation Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Catherine Mack
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 162
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Story4 out of 5 stars 148
All that bestselling author Eleanor Dash wants is to get through her book tour in Italy and kill off her main character, Connor Smith, in the next in her Vacation Mysteries series—is that too much to ask? Clearly, because when an attempt is made on the real Connor’s life—the handsome but infuriating con man she got mixed up with ten years ago and now can't get out of her life—Eleanor’s enlisted to help solve the case.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The outcome was unexpected
- By Chaka Hajji on 08-16-24
- Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
- The Vacation Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Catherine Mack
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
Ugh!!
Reviewed: 05-25-24
The plot was so thin and poorly unfolded. The one dimensional characters were extremely unlikeable.
The author tried so hard to be cute and clever that it was just painful. The unconventional way of telling the story was disjointed and cringy. Really wish I hadn’t wasted a credit on this.
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To Coach a Killer
- Life Coach Mysteries, Book 2
- By: Victoria Laurie
- Narrated by: Rachel Dulude
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 200
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 177
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 176
Soaking up a luxurious new chapter alongside her saucy bestie, Cat Cooper plans on emerging as the premier life coach in East Hampton by summertime. All she has to do is survive an off season replete with desolate beaches, slow business, and murder. As the Hamptons drags through early spring, Cats shot at becoming the toast of the town in time for Memorial Day is dwindling and fast. The only client she can find has been housebound for decades and claims to be the victim of a devastating curse.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I love this character
- By R. S. on 01-09-21
- To Coach a Killer
- Life Coach Mysteries, Book 2
- By: Victoria Laurie
- Narrated by: Rachel Dulude
Yikes
Reviewed: 05-14-24
Really wanted to like this but ugh! Character is such a snob whose holier than thou attitude is insufferable. It’s not a mystery why her kids chose boarding school over living with her - a total narcissist. Offensive stereotypes are used that the main character “disapproves” of but engages with. Just yikes all around.
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Legendborn
- By: Tracy Deonn
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 18 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,424
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,030
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,019
After her mother dies in an accident, 16-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC - Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape - until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus. A flying demon feeding on human energies. A secret society of so called “Legendborn” students that hunt the creatures down. And a mysterious teenage mage who calls himself a “Merlin” and who attempts - and fails - to wipe Bree’s memory of everything she saw.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A well done debut
- By LexiLikesLiterature on 01-27-21
- Legendborn
- By: Tracy Deonn
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Amazing
Reviewed: 03-31-24
This book was so good on every single level! What an amazing talented author! Can’t wait to read future books by her
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The Beechwood Harbor Magic Mysteries Boxed Set: Books 1-3
- By: Danielle Garrett
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
- Length: 19 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,885
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,736
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,733
This bundle includes books one, two, and three in the Beechwood Harbor Magic Mysteries series.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Package to Kick Off a Witchy Series
- By Wynne on 01-29-20
Terrible writing and misogyny
Reviewed: 03-21-24
The series starts halfway through a story and never gives the backstory. That said the first book was fine.
The second book was awful. I couldn’t finish. The narrator blames the dead girl for getting killed because she wore “too short skirts that attracted the wrong type of attention” and “hung out with a bad crowd” aka her coworker who also wore a short skirt and black eyeliner. The horror.
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The Beechwood Harbor Magic Mysteries Boxed Set
- By: Danielle Garrett
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
- Length: 19 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,791
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,650
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,647
Holly Boldt is a witch with a problem. Make that lots of problems. Following her banishment from the supernatural world, she is thrust into a halfway house for paranormal misfits like her. With a warring shifter and vampire roommate and a cantankerous ghost landlady, she's got a full plate. Unsurprisingly, she finds solace in the human residents of the small coastal town and begins to feel like maybe - just maybe - she could finally have a normal life. Until her best friend is accused of a murder she didn't commit.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Package to Kick Off a Witchy Series
- By Wynne on 01-29-20
- The Beechwood Harbor Magic Mysteries Boxed Set
- By: Danielle Garrett
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
Terrible writing and misogyny
Reviewed: 03-21-24
The series starts halfway through a story and never gives the backstory. That said the first book was fine.
The second book was awful. I couldn’t finish. The narrator blames the dead girl for getting killed because she wore “too short skirts that attracted the wrong type of attention” and “hung out with a bad crowd” aka her coworker who also wore a short skirt and black eyeliner. The horror.
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A Murder to Remember
- By: Brynn Kelly
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Max Roll
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,757
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,547
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,546
Jane Austen fan Amelia Bennett sneaks away from a dull tour of an English country manor, only to run into a man more dashing than Mr. Darcy himself. About to lose his ancestral home to family debts, charming aristocrat Tom Calder invites his American guest to join him in drinking his way through the estate’s priceless wine collection. But when they wake in his bed the next morning, they’re convinced that in their drunken haze they witnessed a murder. Problem is, the body has vanished and no one believes them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun rom-com mystery
- By C. Wright on 03-01-24
- A Murder to Remember
- By: Brynn Kelly
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Max Roll
About 2 hours too long
Reviewed: 03-07-24
Lots of potential but really overwrought. If the author had cut about 2/3 of the philosophizing, explaining therapy, and dragging out the final confrontation with the bad guy, it would have been delightful.
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Murder, She Wrote: A Question of Murder
- By: Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
- Narrated by: Cynthia Darlow
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 927
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 832
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Story4 out of 5 stars 833
Jessica is invited to join other crime writers at an interactive murder mystery weekend in a historic mansion turned resort. A theatrical troupe presents a play for the paying guests, but a young actor's death during the actual performance isn't part of the script. The local sheriff has never investigated a murder before and enlists Jessica's help and expertise. As she begins to put the pieces together in her folksy fashion, Jessica recognizes that this could well be her last performance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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If you loved the show..you will enjoy the book
- By Pamela on 04-30-12
- Murder, She Wrote: A Question of Murder
- By: Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
- Narrated by: Cynthia Darlow
The misogyny
Reviewed: 02-25-24
For a series marketed to women, the misogyny oozing from each encounter with a male character was nauseating.
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He's Not My Type
- Vancouver Agitators Series, Book 4
- By: Meghan Quinn
- Narrated by: Connor Crais, Erin Mallon, Teddy Hamilton, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,757
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,636
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,636
Word to the wise, never become roommates with a girl you’ve been pining over for the better part of a year. You're probably wondering why I would do such a thing? Well, I didn’t. It was my teammates. The moment they found out Blakely White was single, they took it upon themselves to play cupid and instruct me on how I should win her over. Don't wear a shirt around her. Make her dinner. Lightly touch her shoulder when you say goodbye. I'm so flustered, so overwhelmed, so madly in love with this woman who barely notices me.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Halsey Holmes is book husband material
- By Molly Scicluna on 12-24-23
- He's Not My Type
- Vancouver Agitators Series, Book 4
- By: Meghan Quinn
- Narrated by: Connor Crais, Erin Mallon, Teddy Hamilton, Jason Clarke, J.F. Harding, Kelsey Navarro-Foster
Ugh!
Reviewed: 01-31-24
This was bad, especially the second half. Pretty sure the author gets paid by the word regardless of substance because much of this book was a copy and paste of the first book in series. Halsey was my favorite character from the first book so was excited to read this. But the author did him so dirty! The plot lines and character development were all over the place and then a huge issue near the end was just easily resolved in about 5 min. All the characters are less likeable and more one dimensional here. And the narration of main female character was distractingly terrible!
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