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Secrets and Strife: An Isekai LitRPG
- I'm Not the Hero, Book 2
- By: SourpatchHero
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 16 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,556
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,427
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,427
When quiet Orrin and his extroverted best friend, Daniel, were transported to a strange RPG-based world, not much changed between them. Daniel became a hero of legend, while Orrin remained his unobtrusive shadow. Only when they faced a particularly lethal foe did Orrin step out of his comfort zone and display his true worth—with powers he didn't know he had. Of course, Daniel got all the glory, but Orrin doesn't mind. He's just happy they're both still alive.
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4 out of 5 stars
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orrin spends 1/3rd of the book trying to figure out if he is gay or not.
- By brandon on 08-15-24
- Secrets and Strife: An Isekai LitRPG
- I'm Not the Hero, Book 2
- By: SourpatchHero
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
Love this series so far
Reviewed: 09-05-24
This series has kept me drawn in through the entirety of both books, which for me, makes this an A+ experience.
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Self Help
- By: Ben H. Winters
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton, Ron Perlman
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,095
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,774
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,751
Jack Diller is just one more struggling actor on the road to nowhere. He’s got an agent who barely remembers his name, his ex-girlfriend has hooked up with a Silicon Valley dude, and the milk in his fridge is so far past its sell-by date it’s historic. The only way Jack can scrape together a bare existence is by delivering food to exactly the types of successful people he wishes he could be. Then, one day, a very strange audiobook shows up on his phone.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining and slightly thought provoking, overall humorous
- By Jaxon on 05-30-22
- Self Help
- By: Ben H. Winters
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton, Ron Perlman
This surprised me
Reviewed: 07-30-24
I wasn't sure I would like this book, and I'm not going to lie, I didn't enjoy it and never really got into the book. That is until the last 20 minutes, which made it all worth pushing through to the end. Would recommend!
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I'm Not the Hero: An Isekai LitRPG
- I'm Not the Hero, Book 1
- By: SourpatchHero
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 17 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,977
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,699
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,699
When it comes to action and adventure, every hero needs a good sidekick. Holmes has Watson, Batman has Robin, and Daniel has . . . Orrin. More like brothers than friends, they always have each other's backs. And as Daniel is the big, strong, handsome type, Orrin is more than happy to remain in his shadow at school, at parties, pretty much everywhere. Then things take a turn for the truly weird when a terrible accident catapults the pair into a world totally unlike their own, in which the rules of a role-playing game hold sway.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Totally solid LitRPG. Negative reviews are overstated.
- By Christopher on 01-05-24
- I'm Not the Hero: An Isekai LitRPG
- I'm Not the Hero, Book 1
- By: SourpatchHero
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
A good RPG
Reviewed: 06-02-24
I enjoyed this book, it is well written and is one of the better stories I've read in this genre. I also liked that it's written in the perspective of the sidekick. My only complaint is the flat voice that is always used, even during the character dialog. I did get used to it but the experience would have been much better if the narrator hadn't broken character every time a stat or ability was mentioned.
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Back to One
- The Bad Guys, Book 7
- By: Eric Ugland
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,770
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,565
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,561
Follow Clyde on his continuing adventures, as he gets back to Glaton - wait, he promised to visit the City of Darkness. Right. City of Darkness and then back to Glaton. Except...wait. What's wrong with the small coastal town of Furtaxo? Okay, first Furtaxo. If Clyde can get that mystery figured out, then he can move on to the next quest.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Sunk Cost Fallacy, just stop buying these
- By Qae on 03-24-22
- Back to One
- The Bad Guys, Book 7
- By: Eric Ugland
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
Good listen while working
Reviewed: 05-06-22
I have really enjoyed this series. The quality of each book has been consistent with the first. It's a little silly, but that's how it's supposed to be. The dialog is entertaining, and the story has been interesting. a nice light listen while at work.
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Skyward
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 42,484
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 38,848
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Story5 out of 5 stars 38,769
From Brandon Sanderson, the number one New York Times best-selling author of the Reckoners series, Words of Radiance, and the internationally best-selling Mistborn series, comes the first book in an epic new series about a girl who dreams of becoming a pilot in a dangerous world at war for humanity's future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Has Sanderson been reading Craig Alanson???
- By Customer on 11-18-18
- Skyward
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
Another great one
Reviewed: 10-14-21
I've listened to this book twice now, and it was just as good the second time. Sanderson is a great world builder, and has such a great way of creating characters with amazing twists and arcs, and this series is no exception. 10/10
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Scamps & Scoundrels
- Bad Guys, Book 1
- By: Eric Ugland
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,374
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,986
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,975
Just yesterday, Ben was a petty criminal getting by on fleecing New York’s one-percenters. Today, he's got a new face, a new name, and a new world to navigate. And Ben’s thinking maybe this time around, he’ll use his skills at disarming and deceiving to help out people other than himself. Maybe. Watching a medieval City Guard fight off a 20-foot-tall ooze that crawled up from the sewers will make you think twice about life decisions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The synopsis SUCKS, you will love this
- By Peyton on 01-13-20
- Scamps & Scoundrels
- Bad Guys, Book 1
- By: Eric Ugland
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
unexpected
Reviewed: 09-10-21
This book just got funnier and more deep the more it went on. I enjoyed it way more than I thought I would.
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The Visit
- Black Stars
- By: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Nyambi Nyambi
- Length: 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,154
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,034
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,036
One night in Lagos, two former friends reunite. Obinna is a dutiful and unsophisticated stay-at-home husband and father married to a powerful businesswoman. Eze is single, a cautious rebel from his university days whose arrival soon upsets the balance in Obinna’s life. In a world where men are constantly under surveillance and subject to the whims of powerful women, more than Obinna’s ordered and accustomed routine might be on the line.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Poignant story, great performance
- By J Linton on 09-14-21
- The Visit
- Black Stars
- By: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Nyambi Nyambi
Well done
Reviewed: 09-09-21
It really emphasizes how toxic a power imbalance is by switching the gender roles.
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Things You Save in a Fire
- By: Katherine Center
- Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,805
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,464
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,460
Cassie Hanwell was born for emergencies. As one of the only female firefighters in her Texas firehouse, she's seen her fair share of them, and she's excellent at dealing with other people's tragedies. But when her estranged and ailing mother asks her to uproot her life and move to Boston, it's an emergency of a kind Cassie never anticipated. The tough, old-school Boston firehouse is as different from Cassie's old job as it could possibly be. Hazing, a lack of funding, and poor facilities mean that the firemen aren't exactly thrilled to have a "lady" on the crew.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Pretty predictable
- By Susan Jordan on 09-14-19
- Things You Save in a Fire
- By: Katherine Center
- Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer
good listen
Reviewed: 09-19-20
The first part of the book was wordy and boring, but I'm glad I didn't give up on it. I really related to how Cassie dealt with her emotions and could see how I might make similar decisions if I was in her shoes. overall really enjoyed the book.
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