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A Court of Thorns and Roses
- By: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
- Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 71,294
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 65,099
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 65,039
When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bad ending and Immaturity
- By The Story Adict on 09-13-17
- A Court of Thorns and Roses
- By: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
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Reviewed: 05-23-24
I was excited for this one due to all the blushing reviews on social media, but I think this book is just a case of mob mentality. it's infuriating how character development has been reduced to see scenes and inconceivable dense female characters. hard pass.
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Candy Licker
- An Urban Erotic Tale
- By: Noire
- Narrated by: Nicole Small
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 688
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 600
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 601
Nineteen-year-old Candy Raye Montana dreams of becoming a hip-hop superstar, if only someone would discover her talents. And someone does. Mega music producer and king thug of Harlem Junius "Hurricane" Jackson cuts a deal and puts Candy on the stage. Suddenly she is a hot new artist on the notorious Homicide Hitz record label. Her career takes off and she blazes the charts, but it’s not long before Candy realizes that the man she thought was her knight is nothing more than a cold-blooded nightmare.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not an erotic tale
- By Cedrik Lampron on 03-10-15
- Candy Licker
- An Urban Erotic Tale
- By: Noire
- Narrated by: Nicole Small
Listen for the erotic scenes only
Reviewed: 06-22-22
Every time I listen to this one I am amazed at the sheer idiocy of the main character, Candy Rae. Holy hell this girl is dense and the story is very superficial.
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Krampus
- The Yule Lord
- By: Brom
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,071
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,833
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,834
One Christmas Eve in a small hollow in Boone County, West Virginia, struggling songwriter Jesse Walker witnesses a strange spectacle: seven devilish figures chasing a man in a red suit toward a sleigh and eight reindeer. When the reindeer leap skyward, taking the sleigh, devil men, and Santa into the clouds, screams follow. Moments later, a large sack plummets back to earth, a magical sack that thrusts the down-on-his-luck singer into the clutches of the terrifying Yule Lord, Krampus.
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 stars
- By colleen on 11-17-12
- Krampus
- The Yule Lord
- By: Brom
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Absolutely wonderful!!!
Reviewed: 07-28-15
So engaging and very well written. So many feels for Krampus. Will definitely be revisiting Brom's other works!! I'm sold.
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Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood
- By: Benjamin Alire Saenz
- Narrated by: Robert Ramirez
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story5 out of 5 stars 33
The "Hollywood" where Sammy Santos and Juliana Rios live is not the West Coast one, the one with all the glitz and glitter. This Hollywood is a tough barrio at the edge of a small town in southern New Mexico. Sammy and his friends, members of the 1969 high school graduating class, face a world of racism, dress codes, war in Vietnam, and barrio violence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heart breaking
- By Jessica Johnson on 08-17-15
- Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood
- By: Benjamin Alire Saenz
- Narrated by: Robert Ramirez
Powerful
Reviewed: 11-02-10
This book is amazingly heartbreaking and powerful. I'm not one who usually gets teary eyed over anything, but the performance Robert Ramirez gave is truly something beautiful as is the writing and composition. 5*****
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The Magicians
- A Novel
- By: Lev Grossman
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 17 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 21,104
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18,615
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Story4 out of 5 stars 18,639
Quentin Coldwater is brilliant but miserable. A senior in high school, he's still secretly preoccupied with a series of fantasy novels he read as a child, set in a magical land called Fillory. Imagine his surprise when he finds himself unexpectedly admitted to a very secret, very exclusive college of magic in upstate New York, where he receives a thorough and rigorous education in the craft of modern sorcery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not an average book
- By Kyle on 04-30-11
- The Magicians
- A Novel
- By: Lev Grossman
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
Just a bunch of stolen concepts.
Reviewed: 05-18-10
Be warned: this book is nothing original. Basically, it's a very very depressing version of Harry Potter, Narnia, MirrorMask, City of Bones, and a whole host of other books rolled into one. It was very disappointing and hard to listen to.
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The Invasion of the Body Snatchers
- By: Jack Finney
- Narrated by: Kristoffer Tabori
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,904
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,631
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,628
On a quiet fall evening in the small, peaceful town of Mill Valley, California, Dr. Miles Bennell discovers an insidious, horrifying plot. Silently, subtly, almost imperceptibly, alien life-forms are taking over the bodies and minds of his neighbors, his friends, his family, the woman he loves, and the world as he knows it.
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4 out of 5 stars
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GOOD READ
- By Randall on 04-25-09
- The Invasion of the Body Snatchers
- By: Jack Finney
- Narrated by: Kristoffer Tabori
Much better than I'd expected
Reviewed: 05-02-10
I wasn't too sure about this book at first... I'd seen bits and pieces of the movie and thought if it was anything like that I probably wouldn't like it. But I took a chance and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The book hooks you from the very first sentence and wraps you in a blanket of mystery. It was very hard to put this one down and I recommend it to any and everyone.
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14 people found this helpful
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Tender Morsels
- By: Margo Lanagan
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik, Michael Page
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 47
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 48
Liga lives modestly in her own personal heaven, given to her by natural magic in exchange for her earthly life. Her two daughters, gentle Branza and curious Urdda, grow up in this soft world, protected from the violence, predation, and village prejudice that once harmed their mother. But the real world cannot be denied forever - magicked men and wild bears break down the borders of Liga's refuge. Now, having known heaven, how will these three women survive in a world where beauty and brutality lie side by side?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Rich, inventive tale--but not for children
- By Ronni on 07-19-09
- Tender Morsels
- By: Margo Lanagan
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik, Michael Page
Dark and Gloomy
Reviewed: 11-24-09
I wasn't sure I would like this book much from what I heard in the little sample given, but I bought it on a whim and was very pleased. The story is dark and gloomy and at times a bit rough to get through (some of the narration is a little muddled) but all in all it was a good listen.
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My Soul to Lose
- By: Rachel Vincent
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,829
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,876
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,882
It was supposed to be a fun day, shopping at the mall with her best friend. Then the panic attack started and Kaylee Cavanaugh finds herself screaming, unable to stop. Her secret fears are exposed, and it's the worst day of her life....Until she wakes up in the psychiatric unit. She tries to convince everyone she's fine--despite the shadows she sees forming around another patient and the urge to scream which comes burbling up again and again.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A beautifully crafted vignette!
- By toromei on 04-11-10
- My Soul to Lose
- By: Rachel Vincent
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
Not For Me
Reviewed: 11-06-09
I "liked" this book enough to give it a second listen (in hopes that it would spark up some interest for me) but not enough to buy the second book. The writing was okay, not a whole lot to get excited about, but I thought the characters could do with a bit more meat added to them. The main character just seemed like too much of a whiner to deal with and she never had a sensible solution to any of her situations. The best friend was tolerable, but I couldn't get a good sense of any of the others or what they were like. All in all it's not the greatest book ever written.
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The Count of Monte Cristo
- By: Alexandre Dumas
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 46 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,833
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,690
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,730
Dashing young Edmond Dantès has everything: a fine reputation, an appointment as captain of a ship, and the heart of a beautiful woman. But his perfect life is shattered when three jealous friends conspire to destroy him. Falsely accused of a political crime, Dantès is locked away for life in the infamous Chateau d'If prison. But it is there that Dantès learns of a vast hidden treasure.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A true Time-machine
- By Ramon on 12-27-10
- The Count of Monte Cristo
- By: Alexandre Dumas
- Narrated by: John Lee
Absolute Winner
Reviewed: 10-27-09
I'm not one to after the classics very much but with this one I was gladly proven wrong. The story is excellent and daring (and remarkably modern) as is the reader, John Lee, who paints a stark portrait for the listener with his on spot narration. It's a definite must for all ages!
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Coraline
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,581
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,765
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,760
In Coraline's family's new flat are twenty-one windows and fourteen doors. Thirteen of the doors open and close. The fourteenth is locked, and on the other side is only a brick wall, until the day Coraline unlocks the door to find a passage to another flat in another house just like her own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Scary, but interesting for both adults and kids
- By Melise on 03-19-08
- Coraline
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
Coraline
Reviewed: 07-25-09
Oh, the book is much better than the movie. Not to trash the film, but there's more of the Neil Gaiman touch to it than there is portrayed in the movie.
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