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Grimm Curiosities
- By: Sharon Lynn Fisher
- Narrated by: Henrietta Meire, Joshua Akehurst
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 59
It’s 1851 in old York. Lizzy Grimm struggles to save her late father’s charmingly creepy yet floundering antique shop, Grimm Curiosities. Then, during a particularly snowy December in this most haunted city in England, things turn…curiouser. Lizzy meets Antony Carlisle, whose sister suffers from the same perplexing affliction as Lizzy’s mother—both stricken silent and unresponsive after speaking with ghosts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved this book!
- By Book Bug! on 02-14-25
- Grimm Curiosities
- By: Sharon Lynn Fisher
- Narrated by: Henrietta Meire, Joshua Akehurst
Marvelous imagination
Reviewed: 11-17-24
I enjoyed this book from beginning to end. It was intense and whimsical. A love story without endless hours of unrequited love.
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It Ends with Us
- By: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Olivia Song
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 86,464
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76,686
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 76,535
Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life seems too good to be true.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not what I expected.
- By Love2Read on 01-23-20
- It Ends with Us
- By: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Olivia Song
Engaging from beginning to end.
Reviewed: 07-08-24
I truly enjoyed this story and I'm so appreciative of the lived experience shared by the author. Her strength and resilience are I'm sure a large part of what makes this story so successful.
I want to also acknowledge the diverse experience of every person subjected to domestic and family violence. The ongoing impact of trauma on children whether directly involved in physical violence must be noted. Because even observing violence is violence.
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The Lake House
- By: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Daisy Head
- Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 64
Living on her family’s idyllic lakeside estate in Cornwall, England, Alice Edevane is a bright, inquisitive and precociously talented 16-year-old who loves to write stories. One midsummer’s eve, after a beautiful party drawing hundreds of guests to the estate has ended, the Edevanes discover that their youngest child, 11-month-old Theo, has vanished without a trace. He is never found, and the family is torn apart and the house abandoned.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Tedious
- By Summer Layne on 11-05-23
- The Lake House
- By: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Daisy Head
I was thoroughly intrigued throughout
Reviewed: 06-29-24
I love a little mystery and this had plenty to keep me on my toes. the characters were so well explored that I could see them in my mind so clearly. after finishing the book, I am reluctant to say goodbye to them all.
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Wish Me Home
- By: Kay Bratt
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,081
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,644
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,631
A hungry, stray dog is the last thing Cara Butter needs. Stranded in Georgia with only her backpack and a few dwindling dollars, she already has too much baggage. Like her twin sister, Hana, who has broken Cara's heart one too many times. After a lifetime of family troubles, and bouncing from one foster home to another, Cara decides to leave it all behind and strike out alone - on foot.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I'm so thankful for a good, positive, clean story.
- By Christi on 06-18-17
- Wish Me Home
- By: Kay Bratt
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
Stories like this restore my faith in people.
Reviewed: 06-25-24
I thoroughly enjoyed this listen. The story and the narration were beautifully done. Such an amazing message of resilience and hope.
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An Irish Village Mystery Bundle, Books 4-7
- By: Carlene O'Connor
- Narrated by: Caroline Lennon
- Length: 37 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 349
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 314
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 314
This edition includes books four through seven of the Irish Village Mystery series: Murder in an Irish Pub, Murder in an Irish Cottage, Murder at an Irish Christmas, and Murder in an Irish Bookshop.
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5 out of 5 stars
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✨✨✨✨✨A Brilliant Series
- By Lovesachoice on 07-05-23
- An Irish Village Mystery Bundle, Books 4-7
- By: Carlene O'Connor
- Narrated by: Caroline Lennon
Too far from reality for me
Reviewed: 06-21-24
As a female and former detective, I get the need to empower women in life and literature.But the main character here is not empowered she's a self righteous, power seeker with no self awareness at all. She trods on everyone, using her excuse of for better good to do so. Narcissistic for sure and frustrating to me. I gave it a good try but had to give up
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Cleopatra Fox Mysteries Boxed Set, Books 1-3
- By: C.J. Archer
- Narrated by: Marian Hussey
- Length: 23 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 410
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 387
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 387
December 1899. After the death of her beloved grandmother, Cleopatra Fox moves into the luxury hotel owned by her estranged uncle in the hopes of putting hardship and loneliness behind her. But the poisoning of a guest on Christmas eve throws her new life, and the hotel, into chaos. Cleo quickly realizes no one can be trusted, not Scotland Yard and especially not the hotel’s charming assistant manager.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Enjoyable / Great Listen
- By Mary on 03-07-24
- Cleopatra Fox Mysteries Boxed Set, Books 1-3
- By: C.J. Archer
- Narrated by: Marian Hussey
I'm returning this title
Reviewed: 06-04-24
The main character "Cleopatra" is so frustrating, opinionated, impulsive, judgemental and completely unrepentant because she is a "Strong woman" which is laughable because her behaviour reinforces gender expectations that women are working hard to overcome. Glass and Steel was much better than this. what a shame.
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The Colour of Mystery
- Ellie McEwan Mysteries, Book 2
- By: Joy Ellis
- Narrated by: Sophie Rundle
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 639
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 612
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 612
It’s the night shift worker who finds them. Huddled in a hospital store cupboard is elderly Edith Higgins. Knifed to death. Sitting behind her is Staff Nurse Lily Frampton, a scalpel clasped in her blood-soaked hand. No one can understand why this kind-hearted, dedicated nurse would brutally murder a frail patient she’s spent months caring for. That same day, mild-mannered schoolteacher Rod Black is found surrounded by the battered bodies of his pupils. Why would a well-respected teacher beat five schoolboys to death?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Now awaiting film version of this amazing book!
- By Beach lifestyle on 07-04-24
- The Colour of Mystery
- Ellie McEwan Mysteries, Book 2
- By: Joy Ellis
- Narrated by: Sophie Rundle
I wish there were more
Reviewed: 06-02-24
I thoroughly enjoyed this blast from the past from Joy Ellis. The books are filled with mystery and intrigue as are all of her books. what I loved about these was the underlying sense of goodness prevailing, hope , friendship and love. Thank you!
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The Wisdom of Madness
- Ministry of Curiosities, Book 10
- By: C. J. Archer
- Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 449
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 410
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 406
With Alice determined to discover the truth about her past and Seth determined to help her, the couple find themselves sucked into a world where nothing is as it seems and no one can be trusted. On the run to escape a mad queen's wrath and with an entire realm looking for them, tensions fray and friendships are tested. Even worse for Seth, shocking secrets he'd rather leave buried are brought to the surface. Joined on their adventure by an irritable Gus and a mysterious Eva, the four friends must learn the truth of Alice's past so she can forge her future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good book but...
- By lauren on 01-13-19
- The Wisdom of Madness
- Ministry of Curiosities, Book 10
- By: C. J. Archer
- Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
I had to see how it all ended.
Reviewed: 05-30-24
Overall I liked this series. The narrator did an amazing Job of managing many complex characters. The storyline was fun and engaging.
what I didn't like were the way the main character, Charlie, who is supposed to be this strong person who has overcome diversity, behaved like a know it all, selfish, demanding and manipulative little brat. She was the annoying sideline for me. It was the other characters that made the stories engaging.
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Wrong Place Wrong Time
- A Novel
- By: Gillian McAllister
- Narrated by: Lesley Sharp
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,872
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14,159
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14,136
It is midnight on the morning of Halloween, and Jen anxiously waits up for her 18-year-old son, Todd, to return home. But worries about his broken curfew transform into something much more dangerous when Todd finally emerges from the darkness. As Jen watches through the window, she sees her funny, seemingly happy teenage son stab a total stranger.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this book!
- By Amazon Customer on 08-04-22
- Wrong Place Wrong Time
- A Novel
- By: Gillian McAllister
- Narrated by: Lesley Sharp
Fantastic listen!
Reviewed: 08-11-22
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book. the thoughts this has Provoked will last a long time. The discussions around the concepts will continue to flow.
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American by Day
- By: Derek B. Miller
- Narrated by: Sean Mangan
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 430
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 379
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 376
She'd heard the stories, seen the movies, read the books. But now police Chief Inspector Sigrid Ødegård has to leave her native Norway and actually go there - to that land across the Atlantic where her missing brother is implicated in the mysterious death of a prominent African-American academic. America. Sigrid is plunged into a United States where race and identity, politics and promise, reverberate in every aspect of daily life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Love Loss and Melancholy
- By Sara on 04-13-18
- American by Day
- By: Derek B. Miller
- Narrated by: Sean Mangan
I have returned this purchase
Reviewed: 03-10-22
I enjoyed the first book in this series, but not this one. Maybe that is due to the first being about topics that are not personal for me. This book felt like a personal attack from an author that, despite his expertise, has never been in a situation where he needed to make a life or death decision.
I have been in that situation, and it's traumatic. Our biases are a part of our DNA, and we all have to face up to those deamons and decide how we can do better and be better.
This author is just another white man regurgitating his pious opinion. So typical American.
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