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The Favorite Girl
- By: Monica Arya
- Narrated by: Nikita Tewani
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
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When Demi Rao, a young woman, is at her wits' end and on the run from escaping her captor, she comes across an employment ad from the Ivory family, looking for someone to help maintain their elaborate estate. Although the ad is strange with meticulous directions to wear all white, no makeup, and speak quietly, Demi applies. With no choices, Demi gets and accepts the job, and when she does, she quickly realizes she's not there to clean; she's there for a purpose.
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Too repetitive.
- By Nochain on 11-16-24
- The Favorite Girl
- By: Monica Arya
- Narrated by: Nikita Tewani
I have mixed feelings
Reviewed: 12-28-24
I did mostly enjoy it, but I really had to suspend disbelief for a lot of it. Spoilers to follow:
It did not make sense to me that they didn’t put her in a white room and then near the end just let her out and about after a few days in the house. And warning after warning about the rules that she continuously broke with no repercussions. Her inner dialogue also got a bit redundant and she was kinda dumb to be “the girl who got out.” I was surprised that Bradly was part of the family, but I was also surprised that he didn’t suspect she put the pill in his drink at the end. Why would he think she would still want to be with him once she learned he was an Ivory? And he gave her the pill, so he knew she had it. It just didn’t make sense to me. And I didn’t like that she wanted all white food when escaped, especially since she had never been a caged girl in the first place. Dunno. The trafficking part was dark and definitely had some dark moments. Ian also threatened to come back to have his way with her after she married his son, but then they killed themselves at the wedding because that was always the plan? Again it just does not make sense to me. The story didn’t feel completely thought through.
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The Perfect Son
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens, Daniel Thomas May
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
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Erika Cass has a perfect family and a perfect life. Until the evening when two detectives show up at her front door. A high school girl has vanished from Erika's quiet suburban neighborhood. The police suspect the worst - murder. And Erika's teenage son, Liam, was the last person to see the girl alive. Erika has always sensed something dark and disturbed in her seemingly perfect older child. She wants to believe he's innocent, but as the evidence mounts, she can't deny the truth - Liam may have done the unthinkable.
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If you love animals give this one a miss!
- By Rachel on 08-18-22
- The Perfect Son
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens, Daniel Thomas May
Not my favorite from Frieda
Reviewed: 05-14-24
The book was ok, but it didnt grab me like others of hers have, and I found it a bit predictable.
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Scavenger Hunt
- By: Dani Lamia
- Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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Caitlin Nylo gave up everything to turn her father’s game company into a worldwide success. Along the way, she lost her mother, her marriage, and she barely sees her children. She’s rich, driven, and brilliant. But she’s also alone. After her eccentric father passes away, Caitlin is furious when she learns that instead of leaving the company and its fortunes to her, he has chosen to make his heirs compete in one last game: a scavenger hunt with a multi-billion-dollar inheritance waiting at the end.
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Absolutely Stupid, A Waste of Time.
- By Anonymous User on 11-24-23
- Scavenger Hunt
- By: Dani Lamia
- Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny
Boring and predictable
Reviewed: 04-22-24
Not sure if I missed something. The book dragged on and I feel like nothing happened. I saw the ending from a mile away. Most of the book was just listening to the boring thoughts of the annoying main character
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Confessions
- By: Kanae Minato, Stephen Snyder - translator
- Narrated by: Elaina Erika Davis, Noah Galvin
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
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Her pupils murdered her daughter. Now she will have her revenge. After calling off her engagement in the wake of a tragic revelation, Yuko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four-year-old child, Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the middle school where she teaches, Yuko has given up and tendered her resignation. But first she has one last lecture to deliver.
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Great book and performance. Watch the movie too.
- By Joshuatly Tee on 03-12-16
- Confessions
- By: Kanae Minato, Stephen Snyder - translator
- Narrated by: Elaina Erika Davis, Noah Galvin
It was ok
Reviewed: 04-07-24
Started out hard to get into. I think I’m just not that into the monologue style of writing for full hour long chapters. It got more interesting as it went on. I liked the story but did not love it.
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Jawbone
- By: Mónica Ojeda, Sarah Booker - translator
- Narrated by: Victoria Villarreal
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
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When Fernanda, Annelise, and their friends from the Delta Bilingual Academy convene after school, Annelise leads them in thrilling but increasingly dangerous rituals to a rhinestoned, Dior-scented, drag-queen god of her own invention. Even more perilous is the secret Annelise and Fernanda share, rooted in a dare in which violence meets love. Meanwhile, their literature teacher Miss Clara, who is obsessed with imitating her dead mother, struggles to preserve her deteriorating sanity. Each day she edges nearer to a total break with reality.
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I don’t know what I just listened to….
- By Ash S on 01-08-25
- Jawbone
- By: Mónica Ojeda, Sarah Booker - translator
- Narrated by: Victoria Villarreal
Nooooooo! What did I just listen to?
Reviewed: 12-04-23
This was so boring and I feel like nothing even happened. The ending was such a let down. I had to push myself to finish it because it was so dull and when I finally got to the end, I literally said, “are you freaking me??” Save your credit on this one.
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The Pact
- By: Sharon Bolton
- Narrated by: Hanako Footman
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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A golden summer, and six talented teenagers are looking forward to the brightest of futures—until a daredevil game goes horribly wrong, leaving three strangers dead. 18-year-old Megan takes the blame for the crime, leaving her friends to get on with their lives. In return, they each agree to a 'favour', payable on her release from prison. Twenty years later Megan is free. It is payback time. And her friends start disappearing, one by one . . .
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wow!!!
- By lisa on 06-15-21
- The Pact
- By: Sharon Bolton
- Narrated by: Hanako Footman
It was ok
Reviewed: 11-27-23
I was excited for this book. It took me two weeks to finish it just because I could not really get into it. It seemed to drag on and on before anything actually happened. Kinda boring to me.
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The Housemaid
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Lauryn Allman
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
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I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out...and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late. But I reassure myself: The Winchesters don’t know who I really am. They don’t know what I’m capable of....
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One Big Cliche’
- By Karen Brow on 08-03-22
- The Housemaid
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Lauryn Allman
I love it so much!!!
Reviewed: 05-19-23
This was my first Frieda book and I could not stop listening. So good and did not see it coming. I’ve listened to a few others and have not enjoyed quite as much as this one (they are all good) but this one was my favorite!
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The Last House on Needless Street
- By: Catriona Ward
- Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
- Length: 12 hrs
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In a boarded-up house on a dead-end street at the edge of the wild Washington woods lives a family of three. A teenage girl who isn’t allowed outside, not after last time. A man who drinks alone in front of his TV, trying to ignore the gaps in his memory. And a house cat who loves napping and reading the Bible. An unspeakable secret binds them together, but when a new neighbor moves in next door, what is buried out among the birch trees may come back to haunt them all.
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I can only listen in 1-2 hour segments!
- By Brenda on 10-04-21
- The Last House on Needless Street
- By: Catriona Ward
- Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
Really good.
Reviewed: 05-18-23
Kept me guessing for awhile, even though I had my suspicions about what was going on. The twist at the end is what I wasn’t expecting even though it’s pretty obvious if you really think about it. Good book and I didn’t want to stop listening.
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Run on Red
- By: Noelle West Ihli
- Narrated by: Kim Wolf
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
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By the time Laura and Olivia notice the headlights tailing them through the hills, it’s too late. What seems at first like a case of road rage quickly unfolds into a heart-pounding chase—and a battle for survival.
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Hard to Listen
- By Friberg4 on 01-24-23
- Run on Red
- By: Noelle West Ihli
- Narrated by: Kim Wolf
Decent
Reviewed: 05-18-23
The story was decent. Started out good, but became a little redundant and wordy towards the middle. A little predictable but not overly so. I agree the narration was the hardest part. I can’t put my finger on why. Her voice was fine. Just didn’t really fit.
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