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The Only One Left
- A Novel
- By: Riley Sager
- Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Dawn Harvey
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,858
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,431
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,431
Now reduced to a schoolyard chant, the Hope family murders shocked the Maine coast one bloody night in 1929. While most people assume seventeen-year-old Lenora was responsible, the police were never able to prove it. Other than her denial after the killings, she has never spoken publicly about that night, nor has she set foot outside Hope’s End, the cliffside mansion where the massacre occurred.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Can't take it anymore
- By Amazon Customer on 06-28-23
- The Only One Left
- A Novel
- By: Riley Sager
- Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Dawn Harvey
Ridiculously implausible
Reviewed: 09-01-23
I thought it would never end but I paid for it do I slogged through it. The most unrealistic story I think I've read in a long time.
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None of This Is True
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Louise Brealey, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,374
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11,283
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,276
Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summer crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins. A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix’s children’s school. Josie has been listening to Alix’s podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Victim shaming a teen girl?
- By Lisa & Travis on 08-11-23
- None of This Is True
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Louise Brealey, Alix Dunmore, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Lisa Jewell, Thomas Judd, Dominic Thorburn, Nicola Walker, Jenny Walser
Great story -- lots of twists
Reviewed: 08-19-23
Wonderful narration. I loved how you never really knew what was developing. A tad repetitive in spots but overall great character development and interesting plot.
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Secrets We Left Behind
- A Novel
- By: Susan Elliot Wright
- Narrated by: Ellen Archer
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,553
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,672
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,633
It was a summer of love and a summer of secrets. She has built a good life: a husband who adores her, a daughter she is fiercely proud of, a home with warmth and love at its heart. But things were not always so good, and the truth is that she has done things she can never admit.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Slow and poor narration
- By Lorna on 09-29-21
- Secrets We Left Behind
- A Novel
- By: Susan Elliot Wright
- Narrated by: Ellen Archer
The life lessons made up for my guessing the plot
Reviewed: 04-02-23
Really enjoyed the depth of the life lessons despite the ease of guessing the mystery way too soon. Truth always prevails for those who deserve our honesty.....despite the consequences. Lovely recollection of the mid 70s....
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Mad Honey
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan
- Narrated by: Carrie Coon, Key Taw, Jodi Picoult, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,503
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14,011
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,967
Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life—living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising their beautiful son, Asher—was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined that she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in and taking over her father’s beekeeping business. Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. When she and her mom relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, for her final year of high school, they both hope it will be a fresh start.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good writing but...
- By Suzanna on 10-08-22
- Mad Honey
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan
- Narrated by: Carrie Coon, Key Taw, Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finn
Preachy and predictable
Reviewed: 03-25-23
I struggled through it. Drawn out to the point of boring. I felt it was a great way to help the reader understand Trans issues but I didn't need the relentless preaching. It made the issue small when it is an important issue. So disappointing.
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Rise & Shine Yoga Flows: Part 1
- Audio-guided yoga classes, refreshed weekly starting March 2019
- By: MoveWith
- Narrated by: Amy Dannheim, Peter Walters, Mary Beth LaRue, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,900
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,576
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,454
Join a select group of MoveWith yoga teachers in this uplifting yoga series designed to get you moving and energized at the start of each day.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not for all
- By Emjay on 03-09-19
- Rise & Shine Yoga Flows: Part 1
- Audio-guided yoga classes, refreshed weekly starting March 2019
- By: MoveWith
- Narrated by: Amy Dannheim, Peter Walters, Mary Beth LaRue, Danni Poplum, Pete Guinosso
Perfect daily sessions with varying lengths
Reviewed: 07-19-21
I think a knowledge of yoga is very helpful. This is so well done with shorter and longer guided sessions. I can't wait for Volume 3.
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Where the Forest Meets the Stars
- By: Glendy Vanderah
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,615
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,959
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,932
After the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale returns to her graduate research on nesting birds in rural Illinois, determined to prove that her recent hardships have not broken her. She throws herself into her work from dusk to dawn, until her solitary routine is disrupted by the appearance of a mysterious child who shows up at her cabin barefoot and covered in bruises. The girl calls herself Ursa, and she claims to have been sent from the stars to witness five miracles.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable. Which "story" version is true...
- By Christina on 03-16-19
- Where the Forest Meets the Stars
- By: Glendy Vanderah
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
Sugary sweetness
Reviewed: 10-17-19
The overall story line was great but the sugary sweetness of the one dimensional characters was at times annoying.
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America's First Daughter
- A Novel
- By: Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 23 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,936
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,029
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,994
In a compelling, richly researched novel that draws from thousands of letters and original sources, best-selling authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie tell the fascinating, untold story of Thomas Jefferson's eldest daughter, Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph - a woman who kept the secrets of our most enigmatic founding father and shaped an American legacy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Story Great Narration
- By MissSusie66 on 03-30-16
- America's First Daughter
- A Novel
- By: Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Revisionist history meets political correctness.
Reviewed: 11-19-18
Revisionist history meets political correctness. I really think it was awful. The characters came out of the 21st century. Totally unbelivable.
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With Love from the Inside
- By: Angela Pisel
- Narrated by: Carol Monda, Andi Arndt
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,040
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,676
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,651
Grace Bradshaw knows the exact minute she will die. On death row for murdering her infant son, her last breath will be taken on February 15 at 12:01 a.m. Eleven years, five months, and 27 days separate her from the last time she heard her precious daughter's voice and the final moment she'd heard anyone call her mom. Out of appeals, she can focus on only one thing - reconnecting with her daughter and making sure she knows the truth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful story.
- By D. Levy on 09-16-16
- With Love from the Inside
- By: Angela Pisel
- Narrated by: Carol Monda, Andi Arndt
Flat characters and southern stereotypes
Reviewed: 04-07-17
I can deal with flat characters to an extent but this was unbearable. The characterization of the prison guards and worse yet the Southern governor was a stretch to say the least. Awful.
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Truly Madly Guilty
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 11,626
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,571
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Story4 out of 5 stars 10,530
Sam and Clementine have a wonderful, albeit, busy life: they have two little girls, Sam has just started a new dream job, and Clementine, a cellist, is busy preparing for the audition of a lifetime. If there’s anything they can count on, it’s each other. Clementine and Erika are each other’s oldest friends. A single look between them can convey an entire conversation. But theirs is a complicated relationship, so when Erika mentions a last minute invitation to a barbecue with her neighbors, Tiffany and Vid, Clementine and Sam don’t hesitate.
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5 out of 5 stars
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seriously, stop analyzing and enjoy the ride
- By patty mastracco on 08-01-16
- Truly Madly Guilty
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
Enjoyed complexity of the characters
Reviewed: 09-29-16
Revelations of what actually happened that fateful day continued to the end of the book.
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Miller's Valley
- A Novel
- By: Anna Quindlen
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,011
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 909
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Story4 out of 5 stars 907
As a young girl in Miller's Valley, an ordinary farming town that may be facing its final days, Mimi is observing adults, selling corn, growing up and changing, and watching the world around her change, too. As the years go by, the unthinkable starts to seem inevitable. Anna Quindlen's novel takes us through the changing eras of Mimi and her family, as secrets are revealed, and the heartbreaks of growing up and falling in love with the wrong man are overcome.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Quietly engaging
- By Taryn on 01-07-17
- Miller's Valley
- A Novel
- By: Anna Quindlen
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
The Epilogue is the best part of the book
Reviewed: 05-19-16
Have you listened to any of Brittany Pressley’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Brittany is one of the best readers I have heard. Her ability to use her speaking voice to portray the various characters' voices was quite authentic.
Who was the most memorable character of Miller's Valley and why?
Her mother, who is the matriarch is the most memorable. Her mother's ability to hold the family together regardless of the circumstances was the guiding force behind her daughter's being able to escape her lot and become a very accomplished woman. Like many matriarchs, the mother is steadfast and loyal despite her personal shortcomings. She is the glue that so many of us see in our own families. She is the strength behind the family.
Any additional comments?
At times, I may have sometimes felt like there were a lot of words used for a story line that was fairly typical but the ordinary struggles of the book are relevant to the reader because we all face similar difficulties and joys in life. Once you reach the epilogue, you begin to understand the purpose of the story. When we face the biggest challenges in our lives, we don't always see the relevance to the bigger picture of our life. In the epilogue, the main character is able to understand and have profound wisdom about her relatives in terms of how they effected not only her but each other. The book also suggests that when we are young, we are often not privy to the secrets of the past and it is not until we are older that understanding of our families' strengths and foibles become crystal clear. It was a profoundly powerful revelation to me as the reader.
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