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Fate's Reckoning: A Dystopian Sci-Fi Adventure
- Cyber Dreams, Book 6
- By: Plum Parrot
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 20 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 222
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 203
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Story5 out of 5 stars 203
Fighting her way through the dark underbelly of civilization, Juliet Bianchi has become a top-tier mercenary with a heart of gold and a killer smile. A shadowy, high-priced operative embedded with high-tech AI, she goes by the moniker "Lucky," and the life she once led as a metal scrapper seems eons behind her. Now, armed with her very own formidable monoblade and fresh ink warning all others not to mess with her lest they become very dead, she's taking a step away from business to handle something personal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Was this the end
- By Anonymous User on 04-02-25
- Fate's Reckoning: A Dystopian Sci-Fi Adventure
- Cyber Dreams, Book 6
- By: Plum Parrot
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
Excellent tale
Reviewed: 05-03-25
Just finished the most recent book in the series, so this is an overall review. Absolutely entertaining, believable worlds and excellent characters. Moves at a high pace but you never feel left behind. Love the science and found the augmentations fun to imagine. Wonderfully fully fleshed out female protagonists! Can’t wait for the next book!
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Ghost Chrysalis: A Dystopian Sci-Fi Adventure
- Cyber Dreams, Book 2
- By: Plum Parrot
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 16 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 478
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 413
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Story5 out of 5 stars 413
Juliet Bianchi was once just another working drone, struggling to survive in a world where megacorporations reigned, information was power, and that power was worth killing for. Then she stumbled upon a kidnapping gone wrong and ended up with a stolen AI chip that took her from the bottom of the barrel to a top-tier realm of mercs, freelancers, and assorted unsavory folk.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great GameLit Cyberpunk story
- By Anonymous User on 02-12-24
- Ghost Chrysalis: A Dystopian Sci-Fi Adventure
- Cyber Dreams, Book 2
- By: Plum Parrot
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
Excellent story telling
Reviewed: 01-06-25
Listening to this series back-to-back and thoroughly enjoying the story, the pacing, the narrator-
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Sipsworth
- By: Simon Van Booy
- Narrated by: Christine Rendel
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 578
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 511
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 511
Following the deaths of her husband and son, Helen Cartwright returns to the English village of her childhood after living abroad for six decades. Her only wish is to die quickly and without fuss. Helen retreats into her home on Westminster Crescent, becoming a creature of routine and habit. Then, one cold autumn night, a chance encounter with an abandoned pet mouse on the street outside her house sets Helen on a surprising journey of friendship.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A charming antidote for your troubles.
- By Pamela J Wollum on 07-02-24
- Sipsworth
- By: Simon Van Booy
- Narrated by: Christine Rendel
Sweet
Reviewed: 10-28-24
Loved the main character- so plausible, so easy to identify with. Narrator was excellent. Just a delightfully cozy listen.
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Diavola
- By: Jennifer Thorne
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 840
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 786
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Story4 out of 5 stars 786
Jennifer Thorne skewers all-too-familiar family dynamics in this sly, wickedly funny vacation-Gothic. Beautifully unhinged and deeply satisfying, Diavola is a sharp twist on the classic haunted house story, exploring loneliness, belonging, and the seemingly inescapable bonds of family mythology.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Witty, Original, VERY satisfying ending
- By Andrea S on 04-26-24
- Diavola
- By: Jennifer Thorne
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
Delightfully subtle
Reviewed: 08-08-24
Initially I thought, ‘oh, a nice attempt.’ But my snobbery was soon replaced by honest delight. The narrator is perfect. The pace is perfect. The outcome is perfect. I enjoyed it tremendously.
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Echo of Worlds
- By: M. R. Carey
- Narrated by: Dami Olukoya
- Length: 16 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 281
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 259
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 259
Two mighty empires are at war—and both will lose, with thousands of planets falling to the extinction event called the Scour. At least that's what the artificial intelligence known as Rupshe believes. But somewhere in the multiverse there exists a force—the Mother Mass—that could end the war in an instant, and Rupshe has assembled a team to find it. Essien Nkanika, a soldier trying desperately to atone for past sins; the cat-woman Moon, a conscienceless killer; the digitally recorded mind of physicist Hadiz Tambuwal; Paz, an idealistic child and the renegade robot spy Dulcimer Coronal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I loved this story
- By Karen L Colombo on 05-30-25
- Echo of Worlds
- By: M. R. Carey
- Narrated by: Dami Olukoya
Stunning world building
Reviewed: 07-09-24
Great follow-up to book 1. Very intricate but easy to follow, M.R. Carey is a genius at world and character building. Dami Olukoya is a fabulous narrator, easily differentiating between character and accents. I so thoroughly enjoyed Book 1, and Book 2 did not disappoint. Given the advent of AI in our current world, and our constant penchant for war mongering, it is a fascinating story on many levels. I would give it 8 stars I could. Get it, you won’t be disappointed.
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Close to Death
- A Novel
- By: Anthony Horowitz
- Narrated by: Anthony Horowitz, Rory Kinnear
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,432
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,299
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,299
Riverside Close is a picture-perfect community. The six exclusive and attractive houses are tucked far away from the noise and grime of city life, allowing the residents to enjoy beautiful gardens, pleasant birdsong, and tranquility from behind the security of a locked gate. It is the perfect idyll, until the Kentworthy family arrives, with their four giant, gas-guzzling cars, gaggle of shrieking children, and plans for a garish swimming pool in the backyard. Obvious outsiders, the Kentworthys do not belong in Riverside Close, and quickly offend every last one of the neighbors.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The book personified: “riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma”
- By Jane M. on 04-19-24
- Close to Death
- A Novel
- By: Anthony Horowitz
- Narrated by: Anthony Horowitz, Rory Kinnear
The twists! The turns!
Reviewed: 06-01-24
Excellent narration. Subtle plot line. Great characters. Thoroughly enjoyable listen. Believable and entertaining, can’t wait for the next installment.
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You Like It Darker
- Stories
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Stephen King
- Length: 20 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,788
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,189
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,189
“You like it darker? Fine, so do I,” writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to digest.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Chilling and beautiful stories
- By MamaBear on 05-24-24
- You Like It Darker
- Stories
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Stephen King
He’s the Master
Reviewed: 05-27-24
As always, a good juicy slice of our world- the part most of us prefer not to see
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Infinity Gate
- By: M. R. Carey
- Narrated by: Dami Olukoya
- Length: 16 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 505
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 452
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 452
The Pandominion: a political and trading alliance of a million worlds–except that they’re really just the one world, Earth, in many different realities. And when an AI threat arises that could destroy everything the Pandominion has built, they'll eradicate it by whatever means necessary, no matter the cost to human life.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great world building, but....
- By KJH on 05-04-23
- Infinity Gate
- By: M. R. Carey
- Narrated by: Dami Olukoya
Incredible, believable world building
Reviewed: 04-23-24
Just so much fun! Great pace, smooth transitions, believable and relatable characters. Narrator a joy to listen to- excellent differentiation between characters/genders/accents. Can’t wait for book 2!
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The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp
- Agnes Sharp Murder Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Leonie Swann, Amy Bojang - translator
- Narrated by: Moira Quirk
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 261
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 232
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Story4 out of 5 stars 231
It has been an eventful morning for Agnes Sharp and the other inhabitants of Sunset Hall, a house share for the old and unruly in the sleepy English countryside. Although they have had some issues (misplaced reading glasses, conflicting culinary tastes, decreasing mobility, and unruly grandsons), nothing prepares them for an unexpected visit from a police officer with some shocking news. A body has been discovered next door. Everyone puts on a long face for show, but they are secretly relieved the body in question is not the one they’re currently hiding in the shed (sorry, Lillith).
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5 out of 5 stars
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A fun geriatric romp!
- By Barbara S on 09-09-23
- The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp
- Agnes Sharp Murder Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Leonie Swann, Amy Bojang - translator
- Narrated by: Moira Quirk
Truly odd
Reviewed: 04-11-24
I can honestly say I have never read (or listened to) a story so ….quirky. But thoroughly enjoyable. As a senior citizen myself, I sympathized with the characters- as for the mystery, it was quite satisfying. The narrator did a top notch job, and I hope to stumble on this group of wildly independent seniors - and the tortoise- again.
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Running Blind
- Jack Reacher, Book 4
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Johnathan McClain
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,706
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,860
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,843
Across the country women are being murdered by a killer who leaves no evidence, no fatal wounds, no signs of struggle, and no clues to a motive. They are, truly, perfect crimes. In fact, the only thing that links the victims is the man they all knew: Jack Reacher.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not My Favorite Reacher...
- By Debbie on 02-20-13
- Running Blind
- Jack Reacher, Book 4
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Johnathan McClain
Good twist
Reviewed: 02-04-24
First, I came to ‘Reacher’ via the tv show- so high bar there.
I really liked the story- kept up the pace really well and I do like a plausible surprise ending.
The narrator does a great job- to a point. I don’t care for his rendition of female voices, though I got used to it by the end. The other male voices- some of them- didn’t work well for me, either. But clearly not enough to stop listening! I’m looking forward to the next book- especially as I’ve binged all the tv stuff.
Off topic- why would anyone think Tom Cruise would make a good Reacher? Baffling.
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