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The Bridesmaid Wore Stains
- By: Conda V. Douglas
- Narrated by: Krystal Wascher
- Length: 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story3 out of 5 stars 7
Poor Kat. Her best friend Debbie insists Kathleen-the-Klutz wear her ugliest bridesmaid's dress to Debbie's wedding. Worse, Kat must bring a plus one! Much worse, if Kat can't get up the courage to ask her new boyfriend, Gary, Debbie threatens to set Kat up with Kat's childhood nemesis, Luke, as a substitute. Can Kat avoid staining her new relationship with Gary long enough to see Debbie down the aisle, or will her trademark clumsiness condemn her to a bridesmaid's worst nightmare?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Giggle away your wedding season stress
- By Tucson Reader on 04-27-15
- The Bridesmaid Wore Stains
- By: Conda V. Douglas
- Narrated by: Krystal Wascher
Giggle away your wedding season stress
Reviewed: 04-27-15
Laugh away the stress of wedding season with this fun romp. I read the electronic version of this story, but hearing it read by a young woman with great timing and an appropriate voice for the story made it even more fun. I identify with Kat (perhaps because we have the same name) and her klutziness. She's willing to wear an ugly bridesmaid dress to satisfy her best friend's wedding wish, but she balks at bringing a date. The tribulations she overcomes on the way to walking down the aisle tickled me. What could be better than a marriage of romance and humor?
If you're about to be a June bride, or even a guest at a wedding, you'll get a kick out of this story.
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The Mall Fairies: Exile
- By: Conda V. Douglas
- Narrated by: Michele Carpenter
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7
In The Mall Fairies: Exile, the first of the Mall Fairies trilogy, Swoop the fairy lives hidden in the attic of a shopping mall. She loves the safety and ease of living in the fairies' town of High Haven, despite the adults insisting she give up her dream of becoming a Flight Instructor. She's terrified of Outside, where fairies can and do die. Swoop discovers her best friend One Wing in the company of a human, breaking the first law: Never Let the Humans Know Fairies Exist.
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4 out of 5 stars
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What happens in the mall after closing ... Fairies
- By Elizabeth L. on 09-10-14
- The Mall Fairies: Exile
- By: Conda V. Douglas
- Narrated by: Michele Carpenter
Very imaginative fantasy with great voices
Reviewed: 02-20-15
This is a fun fairy story with a great message for tweens. The main characters are loyal to their friends and friendship, and are willing to postpone or abandon their own hopes and dreams to help out a friend. How imaginative to have fairies living above a mall in a resort town! The disabled teen fairy One-Wing, with his desire to fly taking over his common sense, seemed incredibly real to me. And the friendship between him and Swoop rings true.
I read the book on my Kindle so I worried that hearing it would bring voices to the characters that I hadn't imagined when I read it. It did! But in a good way. The narrator "nailed" the personalities of the different characters well. She was particularly good at the voices of the young people/fairies.
All in all, a fun "listen" that I enjoyed as an adult and believe my great-niece will like, too.
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A Crispy Rice Christmas
- By: Conda V. Douglas
- Narrated by: Karie Silko
- Length: 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
If Beth can't figure out a way to seduce her love's picky appetite, she fears her relationship is toast-burnt. She cooks up a plan only to have it boil over. What's a terrible cook to do? Can Beth brave a winter storm in search of a Christmas dish to save her relationship - or will the holidays be a distasteful disaster?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Funny Romantic Christmas Tale
- By Tucson Reader on 12-24-14
- A Crispy Rice Christmas
- By: Conda V. Douglas
- Narrated by: Karie Silko
Funny Romantic Christmas Tale
Reviewed: 12-24-14
Would you consider the audio edition of A Crispy Rice Christmas to be better than the print version?
Hearing the character's frustration and anxious attempts to make things work out was a lot of fun.
What was one of the most memorable moments of A Crispy Rice Christmas?
The tale of the souffle Beth's mother made was a hoot! As were many of Beth's and her mother's cooking exploits.
What does Karie Silko bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Hearing her voice helped me picture a young, attractive woman. She used the often-repeated phrases, "in my defense," and "in Sam's defense," to great effect!She does a good job of building suspense.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Toward the end, I laughed out loud. Otherwise, I smiled a LOT. And I really wanted to know what was going to happen, with all the "in my defense" build-up!
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