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A Polar Expedition: And Other Stimulating Research Opportunities
- Shades of Sanctuary, Book 1
- By: Kass O'Shire
- Narrated by: Will M. Watt, Khristine Rivière
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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For fans of determined plus-sized heroines and cinnamon-roll bear shifters, A Polar Expedition is the first standalone novella in the Shades of Sanctuary series, where the vibes are cozy, the heat is high, and the mates are monstrous. Grab a cup of tea and snuggle in because while the burn might be slow, the HEA is only a few hours away!
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Cuteeee!
- By V on 02-14-25
- A Polar Expedition: And Other Stimulating Research Opportunities
- Shades of Sanctuary, Book 1
- By: Kass O'Shire
- Narrated by: Will M. Watt, Khristine Rivière
Great Worldbuilding, but deceptively long and slow
Reviewed: 02-27-25
The chapters felt like they could’ve been split up much more than they would, it kind of felt like they were droning on, and once we did get a change of pace, it was the exact same.
Also, I can understand a slowburn, but if your spicy book is only going to be *spicy* at the very end, then you need them to actually interact one-on-one for me to feel like it’s worth it to keep going.
Also also, I don’t know if it was a choice, from the director, but the inner monologues and dialogue were done in different voices even though they were from the same characters perspectives, and it really took me out.
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The Nightmare Before Kissmas
- A Royals and Romance Novel
- By: Sara Raasch
- Narrated by: Ellis Evans
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
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Nicholas “Coal” Claus used to love Christmas. Until his father, the reigning Santa, turned the holiday into a PR façade. Coal will do anything to escape the spectacle, including getting tangled in a drunken, supremely hot make-out session with a beautiful man behind a seedy bar one night. But the heir to Christmas is soon commanded to do his duty: he will marry his best friend, Iris, the Easter Princess and his brother’s not-so-secret crush. A situation that has disaster written all over it. Things go from bad to worse when a rival arrives to challenge Coal for the princess’s hand.
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Disappointed All Around
- By OutsideOfTheTrackBooks on 12-20-24
- The Nightmare Before Kissmas
- A Royals and Romance Novel
- By: Sara Raasch
- Narrated by: Ellis Evans
Move over Hallmark
Reviewed: 12-19-24
A book that says what we’ve all been thinking, Christmas nowadays kind of sucks. And so does something else, heyo!
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Sugar Daddies
- By: Jade West
- Narrated by: Cornell Collins, Hannah Martin
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
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A sugar-daddy website doesn't seem a sound basis for an A1 life plan, but I'm a small-town girl with big dreams, and there's this one advert, this one crazy advert I can't stop thinking about.... Two hot guys seeking their Little Miss Right. Someone who can entertain them, amuse them, fit in with their corporate schedule. And sex. They want sex. Lots of sex. Bonus, right? One major dose of epic win.
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Why always kids?
- By Juanita Valdez on 05-13-21
- Sugar Daddies
- By: Jade West
- Narrated by: Cornell Collins, Hannah Martin
Not What Was Promised
Reviewed: 06-29-24
The summary and opening of the book promised two sexy sugar daddies, and then a throuple situation. Instead, I got a romance between Katie and Karl, and Rick was just there sometimes, acting like the best friend that consoles them and gives advice rather than being an active member of the group.
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HIM
- By: Sarina Bowen, Elle Kennedy
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Jacob Morgan
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
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Jamie Canning has never been able to figure out how he lost his closest friend. Four years ago, his tattooed, wisecracking, rule-breaking roommate cut him off without an explanation. So what if things got a little weird on the last night of hockey camp the summer they were 18? It was just a little drunken foolishness. Nobody died.
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An amazingly pleasant surprise!
- By Nicholas Lynge Pedersen on 04-18-16
- HIM
- By: Sarina Bowen, Elle Kennedy
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Jacob Morgan
Kinky Bi-Awakening
Reviewed: 05-14-24
I don’t know if it’s because it was written by two different people or what, but Jamie and Wes felt like the exact same person, and there didn’t seem to be a lot of growth on either part. I normally love male romance novel characters written by women, but I didn’t love either of them. If I had to describe them, I would say they’re how someone imagines what an early 2000’s straight frat guy would be like if he was gay, hooking up with one of his bros.
The sex was well written and paced well, but Wes, who voiced most of them, continued with his flat even tone for each, and conveyed no emotion for them.
The way they talked about women and sex with them when alone together kind of rubbed me the wrong way, but Jamie’s scenes with Holly were very sweet.
For all of Wes’s talk about dealing with stigma and not wanting that for Jamie, he didn’t seem to put much thought or research time into where he would be moving, which would’ve saved so much stress for everyone.
Finally, and the main reason I’m rating it 3 stars and not lower, is that it has a lovely ending. From the description of the second book, it sounds like they’re still keeping their relationship a secret, but ignoring future installments, this book ends with both of them happy in their careers, living together, and with Wes being accepted by Jamie’s family.
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House of Flame and Shadow
- Crescent City, Book 3
- By: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
- Length: 29 hrs and 42 mins
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Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she's going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that's no easy feat when she has no idea whom to trust.
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Maas Megaverse—Crossover Cameos Contd!
- By ➷➹➸❥HFB🔹🔹🔹 on 02-09-24
- House of Flame and Shadow
- Crescent City, Book 3
- By: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
I’ll always love SJM
Reviewed: 04-09-24
There’ll always be more redeeming than negative qualities in a SJM book, so you’ll never hear me saying anything bad about them. Evan’s still killing it as a storyteller, so I’m anxiously awaiting the next installment.
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The Bone Season
- Tenth Anniversary Edition
- By: Samantha Shannon
- Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins
- Length: 18 hrs and 38 mins
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The year is 2059. For two centuries, the Republic of Scion has led an oppressive campaign against unnaturalness in Europe. In London, Paige Mahoney holds a high rank in the criminal underworld. The right hand of the ruthless White Binder, Paige is a dreamwalker, a rare and formidable kind of clairvoyant. Under Scion law, she commits treason simply by breathing. When Paige is arrested for murder, she meets the mysterious founders of Scion, who have designs on her uncommon abilities.
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I want to live in Shannon’s brain
- By Anonymous User on 12-05-23
- The Bone Season
- Tenth Anniversary Edition
- By: Samantha Shannon
- Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins
Talk About Slowburn
Reviewed: 02-19-24
This is my second time reading one of Samantha Shannon’s books, and compared to“Priory of the Orange Tree,” this was much easier to digest. It is one of those books that you have to get through a chunk of to really love it, but now I have, and I do. 😁
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Sword Catcher
- By: Cassandra Clare
- Narrated by: Christian Coulson, Fiona Hardingham
- Length: 23 hrs and 24 mins
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In the vibrant city-state of Castellane, the richest of nobles and the most debauched of criminals have one thing in common: the constant search for wealth, power, and the next hedonistic thrill. Kel is an orphan, stolen from the life he knew to become the Sword Catcher—the body double of a royal heir, Prince Conor Aurelian. He has been raised alongside the prince, trained in every aspect of combat and statecraft. He and Conor are as close as brothers, but Kel knows that his destiny is to die for Conor. No other future is possible.
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This is supposed to be adult fiction?
- By Mary on 10-23-23
- Sword Catcher
- By: Cassandra Clare
- Narrated by: Christian Coulson, Fiona Hardingham
It’s been so long!!
Reviewed: 01-25-24
I’ve missed Cassie’s work, and what a return this is. All of what I expected, but raised to the nth degree in a new adult fashion. And so many potential ships!!!
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Playing Dead
- A Journey Through the World of Death Fraud
- By: Elizabeth Greenwood, Elizabeth Greenwood - introduction
- Narrated by: Arden Hammersmith
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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Is it still possible to fake your own death in the 21st century? With six figures of student loan debt, Elizabeth Greenwood is tempted to find out. So she sets off on a foray into the world of death fraud, where for $30,000 a consultant can make you disappear - but your suspicious insurance company might hire a private detective to dig up your coffin...only to find it filled with rocks.
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Neither one thing nor the other
- By Buretto on 06-15-18
- Playing Dead
- A Journey Through the World of Death Fraud
- By: Elizabeth Greenwood, Elizabeth Greenwood - introduction
- Narrated by: Arden Hammersmith
Thought Provoking and Darkly Witty
Reviewed: 01-10-24
Greenwood simultaneously lived the dream and kept everything down to earth. I had an idea on what she would be covering, and was given that and more I hadn’t ever considered. This is an anthem for all enthusiasts of escapism.
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The Priory of the Orange Tree
- By: Samantha Shannon
- Narrated by: Liyah Summers
- Length: 25 hrs and 52 mins
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The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction - but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.
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In a word, WOW
- By Kevin Potter on 03-09-19
- The Priory of the Orange Tree
- By: Samantha Shannon
- Narrated by: Liyah Summers
New Definition of Epic Fantasy
Reviewed: 12-26-23
At first it was a little hard to keep track of everything, but it paid off seeing every storyline align with each other. LOVE the Queen and her Mage!
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Haunting Adeline
- Cat and Mouse Duet, Book 1
- By: H. D. Carlton
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Michelle Sparks
- Length: 15 hrs and 49 mins
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The Manipulator. I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me. I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh. But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave. He's always there, watching and waiting. And I can never look away. Not when I want him to come closer. The Shadow. I didn't mean to fall in love. But now that I have, I can't stay away. I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves. I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine. And once she is, I'll never let her go.
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Seriously, check those TWs. Not for the faint of ❤
- By Kel on 09-05-22
- Haunting Adeline
- Cat and Mouse Duet, Book 1
- By: H. D. Carlton
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Michelle Sparks
I Shouldn’t Like This
Reviewed: 12-12-23
The hypocrisy “The Shadow” exudes was at first off putting, and made me question whether it was acceptable for me to like this. But the prose, especially in Addie’s sections, were amazing, and once it started getting spicy it became a feast I couldn’t wait to devour.
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