Margaret Marie McCarthy
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Swallowing Darkness
- A Novel
- By: Laurell K. Hamilton
- Narrated by: Claudia Black
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,825
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,411
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,421
I am Meredith, princess of faerie, wielder of the hands of Flesh and Blood, and at long last, I am with child - twins, fathered by my royal guard. Though my uncle, Taranis, King of Light and Illusion, claims that he is the true father since he abducted me from my home, betrayed, and defiled me. And now he has branded my guards as a threat to my unborn children. Bearing an heir has placed me halfway to my aunt’s throne, that much closer to my reign over the Unseelie Court - and well ahead of her son, my cousin Cel, in this race.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Story is great, narration was not so great
- By Kristy on 12-22-08
- Swallowing Darkness
- A Novel
- By: Laurell K. Hamilton
- Narrated by: Claudia Black
just...WOW
Reviewed: 03-20-25
This is undoubtedly one of my favorite books ever. It is so very beautiful.
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Hera
- A Novel
- By: Jennifer Saint
- Narrated by: Naomi Frederick
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 132
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Story4 out of 5 stars 129
When the immortal goddess Hera and her brother Zeus overthrow their tyrannical father, she dreams of ruling at his side. But as they establish their reign on Mount Olympus, Hera begins to see that Zeus is just as ruthless and cruel as the father they betrayed. While Zeus ascends, Hera is relegated to the role of wife and mother, a role she never wanted. She was always born to rule, but must she lose herself in perpetuating this cycle of violence and cruelty? Or can she find a way to forge a better world?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Lost potential
- By Faisal Sultan on 08-29-24
- Hera
- A Novel
- By: Jennifer Saint
- Narrated by: Naomi Frederick
The research done by Jennifer Saint for her novels is wonderful.
Reviewed: 12-31-24
This is the closest we will ever get to the mind of such a figure as the Queen of Olympus.
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Psyche and Eros
- A Novel
- By: Luna McNamara
- Narrated by: Rachel Petladwala, Joshua Riley
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 275
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 257
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 257
Psyche, princess of Mycenae, was born with a prophecy that she will one day conquer a great monster. Rejecting her royal duties, Psyche spends her youth mastering blade and bow, preparing for her destiny. Tales of her beauty and rebellious nature reach even the goddess Aphrodite, who decides to teach Psyche a lesson. Aphrodite commands Eros, the god of desire, to deliver a cruel love curse. After eons watching humanity misuse his gifts, the last thing Eros wants is to become involved in the chaos of the mortal world.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A lot of inaccuracies and whiny voices
- By Elle on 09-13-23
- Psyche and Eros
- A Novel
- By: Luna McNamara
- Narrated by: Rachel Petladwala, Joshua Riley
This story pulls depth out of charqcters who were nothing but stick figures for me in the past.
Reviewed: 07-22-24
I love how seamlessly the gods and goddesses of the pantheon intermix with the mortal world.
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Atalanta
- A Novel
- By: Jennifer Saint
- Narrated by: Beth Eyre
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 269
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 247
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 247
When Princess Atalanta is born, a daughter rather than the son her parents hoped for, she is left on a mountainside to die. But even then, she is a survivor. Raised by a mother bear under the protective eye of the goddess Artemis, Atalanta grows up wild and free, with just one condition: if she marries, Artemis warns, it will be her undoing. Although she loves her beautiful forest home, Atalanta yearns for adventure. When Artemis offers her the chance to fight in her name alongside the Argonauts, the fiercest band of warriors the world has ever seen, Atalanta seizes it.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Action and intrigues
- By Stefan Filipovits on 05-10-23
- Atalanta
- A Novel
- By: Jennifer Saint
- Narrated by: Beth Eyre
My Hero
Reviewed: 04-17-24
Atalanta is beautiful. Just beautiful!! The voice for this book works perfectly. I love the amount of research Jennifer Saint carries out to provide such a tapestry as this story.
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Star Wars: Tempest Runner
- The High Republic
- By: Cavan Scott
- Narrated by: Jessica Almasy, Dan Bittner, Orlagh Cassidy, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,435
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,185
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,184
The Nihil storm has raged through the galaxy, leaving chaos and grief in its wake. Few of its raiders are as vicious as the Tempest Runner Lourna Dee. She stays one step ahead of the Jedi Order at the helm of a vessel named after one of the deadliest monsters in the galaxy: the Lourna Dee. But no one can outrun the defenders of the High Republic forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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need more
- By Sinder on 08-31-21
- Star Wars: Tempest Runner
- The High Republic
- By: Cavan Scott
- Narrated by: Jessica Almasy, Dan Bittner, Orlagh Cassidy, Sullivan Jones, January LaVoy, Kathleen McInerney, Tara Sands, Vikas Adam, Jonathan Davis, Neil Hellegers, Saskia Maarleveld, Soneela Nankani, Marc Thompson, Shannon Tyo
No Real Plot
Reviewed: 11-08-23
This 'story' is 100% in conversation. There is no narrator. The voice actors affect stupid accents Despite all the fun sound effects, there is no real plot. A one-dimensional, boring listen. Hope the author does better next time.
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East of Eden
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 25 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 18,634
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 16,495
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Story5 out of 5 stars 16,489
This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Why have I avoided this Beautiful Book???
- By Kelly on 03-25-17
- East of Eden
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
Don't let the length scare you...
Reviewed: 09-29-23
This is such a weighty and beautiful work. There are whole chunks I wish I could memorize.
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Smolder
- Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 29
- By: Laurell K. Hamilton
- Narrated by: Kimberly Alexis
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 737
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 664
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 664
Anita Blake is engaged to Jean-Claude, the new vampire king of America. Humans think she’s gone over to the side of the monsters. The vampires fear that their new king has fallen under the spell of the most powerful necromancer in a thousand years.
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3 out of 5 stars
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So Disappointed!
- By Kindle Customer on 03-22-23
- Smolder
- Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 29
- By: Laurell K. Hamilton
- Narrated by: Kimberly Alexis
Obviously A SetUp
Reviewed: 05-09-23
....for the next book. 😉 I am always astounded at how the plot seems to be the last thing on the list of what is happening in these books. Somehow through all that conversation, some crazy things still happen. As a constant reader of this series, you can always tell when Ms. Hamilton is inspired by one of her books because it is then referenced again and again until the next 'good' one. Raphiel is suggested reading before you listen.
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Medusa
- By: Jessie Burton
- Narrated by: Alisha Bailey
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 115
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 102
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 101
Exiled to a far-flung island by the whims of the gods, Medusa has little company except the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. But when a charmed, beautiful boy called Perseus arrives on the island, her lonely existence is disrupted with the force of a supernova, unleashing desire, love and betrayal....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good listen
- By Cassie on 09-19-23
- Medusa
- By: Jessie Burton
- Narrated by: Alisha Bailey
Not what I wanted
Reviewed: 02-16-23
The story is not bad until about halfway through, but it diverges from mythology. I prefer to think of Medusa as turned completely into a monster, not just a girl with snakes for hair. This story sounds like something a middle school girl would come up with for a writing assignment. The author talks about power, but I get a sense she has no idea what that is. Short waste of time.
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Utopia
- By: Sir Thomas More
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,109
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 947
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Story4 out of 5 stars 946
Utopia is the name given by Sir Thomas More to an imaginary island in this political work written in 1516. Book I of Utopia, a dialogue, presents a perceptive analysis of contemporary social, economic, and moral ills in England. Book II is a narrative describing a country run according to the ideals of the English humanists, where poverty, crime, injustice, and other ills do not exist.
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3 out of 5 stars
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More's unobtainable vision of the ideal society
- By Darwin8u on 06-12-13
- Utopia
- By: Sir Thomas More
- Narrated by: James Adams
Dry voice
Reviewed: 01-30-23
While I beleive everyone should read Utopia as a baseline of critique for modern society, this recording was Booooring. I was a philosophy major and even I was lulled to sleep. It would not hurt the work itself to be read by someone with enthusiasm. The whole point of the letter is that the man who experienced the Utopians is excited about their ways.
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Piranesi
- By: Susanna Clarke
- Narrated by: Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,899
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,633
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,609
Piranesi lives in the House. Perhaps he always has. In his notebooks, day after day, he makes a clear and careful record of its wonders: the labyrinth of halls, the thousands upon thousands of statues, the tides that thunder up staircases, the clouds that move in slow procession through the upper halls. On Tuesdays and Fridays Piranesi sees his friend, the Other. At other times he brings tributes of food to the Dead. But mostly, he is alone.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating Social Study
- By Henry V on 02-26-21
- Piranesi
- By: Susanna Clarke
- Narrated by: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Why Did This Get An Award??
Reviewed: 01-19-23
If I tell you any more, it will spoil the book for you. All I can say is that this must have beenpublished in a year with precious few manuscripts of any quality.
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