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Bad Moon
- Elizabeth Cage, Book 4
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 109
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 103
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 103
Things are not going well for Elizabeth Cage. It all started with the Christmas she can't quite remember. There's blood on her doorstep every morning. Something unpleasant is heading her way. And then there's the sinister note threatening her life. The one that seems to have been written by Elizabeth herself . . .
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great characters, witty dialogue
- By Linda Blum on 06-23-25
- Bad Moon
- Elizabeth Cage, Book 4
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
Lots of excitement and old friends (and enemies) with new stories.
Reviewed: 06-02-25
Excellent once again. Sometimes I think there was a little too much action - different people and events spilling into each other. Wonderful narrator.
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Shakespeare's Trollop
- The Lily Bard Mysteries, Book 4
- By: Charlaine Harris
- Narrated by: Julia Gibson
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 652
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 474
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 476
Lily discovers lifelong Shakespeare resident Deedra Dean murdered inside a car parked in a woodsy area out town. Determined not to get involved, Lily wants to leave the police work to Sheriff Marta Schuster and her team of deputies, and concentrate on cleaning, high kicks, and her boyfriend Jack's impending visit. But when Deedra's notoriously promiscuous lifestyle provides an extensive list of suspects but very few clues, Lily has no choice but to resume the role of amateur detective and join the investigation.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Good Read
- By Anthony on 11-30-09
- Shakespeare's Trollop
- The Lily Bard Mysteries, Book 4
- By: Charlaine Harris
- Narrated by: Julia Gibson
And the bad guy is always a surprise
Reviewed: 04-15-25
Good fun, nice pace, just enough detail not to weigh it down. A very good listen.
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To Kill a Unicorn
- Chronicles of Cain, Book 1
- By: John Corwin
- Narrated by: Austin Rising
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 513
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 469
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 468
My name is Cain Sthyldor, a former assassin for the fae. I've met Death in person, I'm cursed by Cthulhu, know a gorgon, and have a pet octopus named Fred. I may not be a wizard from Chicago, an iron druid on the run, a hot-tempered maker who hates Girl Scouts, or part of a destructive duo from New York City, but I guarantee you'll be entertained.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Hooked by Book 3
- By Lynch on 02-22-21
- To Kill a Unicorn
- Chronicles of Cain, Book 1
- By: John Corwin
- Narrated by: Austin Rising
Not Dresden quality.
Reviewed: 03-17-25
I SO wanted to like this book. The bones of a great series are there, but too many shortcuts with the story make it only a cheap copy of the James Butcher classic. The narrator is flat - and that must be by choice because he never picks up the tone, bringing you in to the story. It's just there. I liked the various side characters and the political/relationship problems that arise. But no relationship goes anywhere deeper than the surface. emotions are just words that jump in there - you don't just accept someone as family at a moment's notice. And skip the sex scenes. They are poorly written and seem like a cheap element to spice up the story. I will skip the next one.
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A New Lease on Death
- Supernatural Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Olivia Blacke
- Narrated by: Stefanie Kay, Petrea Burchard
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 173
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 159
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Story4 out of 5 stars 159
Ruby Young's new Boston apartment comes with all the usual perks. Windows facing the brick wall of the next-door building. Heat that barely works. A malfunctioning buzzer. Noisy neighbors. A dead body on the sidewalk outside. And of course, a ghost. Since Cordelia Graves died in her apartment a few months ago, she's kept up her residency, despite being bored out of her (non-tangible) skull and frustrated by her new roommate. When her across-the-hall neighbor, Jake Macintyre, is shot and killed in an apparent mugging gone wrong outside their building, Cordelia is convinced there’s more to it.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good book
- By Amanda Larsen on 10-30-24
- A New Lease on Death
- Supernatural Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Olivia Blacke
- Narrated by: Stefanie Kay, Petrea Burchard
Very simple story.
Reviewed: 03-04-25
I finished it, so it is a basic story with a good narrator. It kept me interested during the drive to work, but I won’t go looking for the next book by the author. Not enough description of people or places. Needed more detail to make you root for the lead characters. I wanted to like it.
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Constituent Service
- A Third District Story
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,090
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,804
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,804
Ashley Perrin is fresh out of college and starting a job as a community liaison for the Third District–the city’s only sector with more alien residents than humans. Ashley’s barely found where the paper clips are kept when she’s beset with constituent complaints–from too much noise at the Annual Lupidian Celebration Parade to a trip-and-fall chicken to a very particular type of alien hornet that threatens the very city itself. And if that’s not terrifying enough, Ashley is next up at the office karaoke night.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Short and fun!
- By Andrew on 10-04-24
- Constituent Service
- A Third District Story
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
Not my kind of Scalzi book
Reviewed: 01-18-25
I've listed to many John Scalzi books and like them. This one was too gross. Had neat characters and the idea was fine, but it was gross - like potty language from 11 year olds. I will be very careful of what else I listen to from him.
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Lights! Camera! Mayhem!
- The Chronicles of St Mary's Series
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 280
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 251
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Story5 out of 5 stars 251
Watch and weep as this epic tale unfolds...It's drama, darling! In this festive tale, the nation's favourite film producer, Calvin Cutter, returns to darken the doors of St Mary's once again...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank you for the Christmas gift, Jodi and everyone!
- By J. Miller on 12-29-24
- Lights! Camera! Mayhem!
- The Chronicles of St Mary's Series
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
Just a taste of St. Mary’s- very entertaining
Reviewed: 12-29-24
I love Jodi Taylor books. And Zara Rann is the perfect narrator. This is a good story, just long enough, and it pulls the whole gang together.
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Downward Facing Doug
- By: Don Winslow
- Narrated by: Ed Harris
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,159
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,059
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,059
One September morning, Doug accidentally runs right into another surfer on the beach. There are rules about these things. The other guy should call Doug a jerk, Doug should say, "my bad", and they should both paddle back out and move on. Problem is, the other surfer doesn't want to move on. He wants to fight. And for once in his life, Doug wants to fight back.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It’s always the quiet ones
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 07-21-24
- Downward Facing Doug
- By: Don Winslow
- Narrated by: Ed Harris
Great! What an enjoyable read!
Reviewed: 09-22-24
Loved the characters and the pace. Just enough background on everyone to pull you in to the story.
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Jake's Magical Market 3
- Home Sweet Home
- By: J.R. Mathews
- Narrated by: John Pirhalla
- Length: 36 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,208
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,063
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,063
Last time we saw Jake, he was [redacted to avoid spoilers] with [redacted] in order to travel to [redacted]. He had finally learned [redacted] and [redacted]. He was just starting to [redacted]! So join him now on his new adventure as he [redacted! redacted! redacted!]. Ok, no spoilers allowed, but be prepared for a life-changing, world-spanning, time-twisting conclusion to Jake's story!
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3 out of 5 stars
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What a crybaby mc
- By Amazon Customer on 06-22-24
- Jake's Magical Market 3
- Home Sweet Home
- By: J.R. Mathews
- Narrated by: John Pirhalla
Is this a self help book or a fantasy story.
Reviewed: 09-22-24
I loved the first book. Stuck with the second because I wanted to see the story come full circle. This author got SO LOST while writing this! A good editor should hack off all the extraneous stuff and get back to the fun of the first book. Side quests and all the self- realization made this too long and too boring. Save yourself and pick a different book.
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The Quantum Curators and the Fabergé Egg
- Quantum Curators Series, Book 1
- By: Eva St. John
- Narrated by: Lucy Rayner, Alex Wyndham
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4 out of 5 stars 32
When Neith Salah—a quantum curator charged with traveling to our parallel Earth to rescue precious artefacts—is ordered to save a priceless Faberge Egg, she figures it's just another job. The only problem: she's not sure what the egg looks like. Or where it is. Or when it is.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Strange abrupt phony posh narration
- By Diana on 07-31-22
- The Quantum Curators and the Fabergé Egg
- Quantum Curators Series, Book 1
- By: Eva St. John
- Narrated by: Lucy Rayner, Alex Wyndham
Boring. Could not finish this story.
Reviewed: 09-22-24
The story had interesting characters but moved at a snails pace. Got a little too hung up on being posh and self important. Gave up with about 4 hours to go.
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Temporal
- By: Julian Simpson, Richard MacLean Smith, Bec Boey, and others
- Narrated by: Nicola Walker, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jessie Mei Li, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,797
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,701
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,702
In the not-too-distant future, a 21-member crew launches from Earth. Their mission: to establish a temporary colony on Mars. Little do they know that colony will become permanent–and the last stand of the human race. Because, without warning, every single person left on Earth simply...vanishes. Now, a thousand years later, the resources needed to sustain life are running out, and the very existence of the Mars colony is threatened. Humankind has only one option–to return to its home planet.
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3 out of 5 stars
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crappy sound recording
- By Keith D Azevedo on 08-16-24
Fast and interesting. Very sci-fi
Reviewed: 09-22-24
Easy to follow all the back and forth with times and locations. This was a good listen.
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