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A Study in Drowning
- By: Ava Reid
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 397
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 360
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Story4 out of 5 stars 360
Effy Sayre has always believed in fairy tales. Haunted by visions of the Fairy King since childhood, she’s had no choice. Her tattered copy of Angharad—Emrys Myrddin’s epic about a mortal girl who falls in love with the Fairy King, then destroys him—is the only thing keeping her afloat. So when Myrddin’s family announces a contest to redesign the late author’s estate, Effy feels certain it’s her destiny. But musty, decrepit Hiraeth Manor is an impossible task, and its residents are far from welcoming.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A thrilling joy from start to finish
- By Michael J. Anderson on 09-28-23
- A Study in Drowning
- By: Ava Reid
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
A Moody Book
Reviewed: 04-23-24
Story is pretty slow till about the halfway point and then it picks up. I’d classify it closer to magical realism than fantasy. You’re never completely sure it’s fully real or not real till the end and even then I’m skeptical. Very good book though.
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Butcher & Blackbird
- The Ruinous Love Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Brynne Weaver
- Narrated by: Joe Arden, Lucy Rivers
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25,850
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 24,873
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24,871
When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of a like-minded, pitch-black soul. From small-town West Virginia to upscale California, from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Listen, I'm a 'sympathetic retcher'
- By J. Scarlyn on 10-25-23
- Butcher & Blackbird
- The Ruinous Love Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Brynne Weaver
- Narrated by: Joe Arden, Lucy Rivers
Possibly the best performance ever
Reviewed: 02-01-24
Usually I’d say it’s your preference whether to read or listen to a book but for this one I’d say the audiobook is genuinely way better than just reading it. Seriously, just listen to it and thank me later.
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Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands
- Book 2 of the Emily Wilde Series
- By: Heather Fawcett
- Narrated by: Ell Potter, Michael Dodds
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,012
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 943
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 943
Emily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore who just wrote the world’s first comprehensive encyclopedia of faeries. She’s learned many of the secrets of the Hidden Ones on her adventures . . . and also from her fellow scholar and former rival Wendell Bambleby. Because Bambleby is more than infuriatingly charming. He’s an exiled faerie king on the run from his murderous mother and in search of a door back to his realm.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic!
- By Haeli on 01-23-24
- Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands
- Book 2 of the Emily Wilde Series
- By: Heather Fawcett
- Narrated by: Ell Potter, Michael Dodds
Great return to a wonderful world
Reviewed: 01-23-24
It really kept with the same tone as the first book. Performances were amazing and the story was great. I still think I liked the first book more but not sure why. Definitely recommend it though.
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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
- Book One of the Emily Wilde Series
- By: Heather Fawcett
- Narrated by: Ell Potter, Michael Dodds
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,661
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,505
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,504
Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world’s first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people. She could never make small talk at a party—or even get invited to one. And she prefers the company of her books, her dog, Shadow, and the Fair Folk to other people. So when she arrives in the hardscrabble village of Hrafnsvik, Emily has no intention of befriending the gruff townsfolk.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable Fantasy Read
- By Jordan Brubaker on 07-03-23
- Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
- Book One of the Emily Wilde Series
- By: Heather Fawcett
- Narrated by: Ell Potter, Michael Dodds
In love
Reviewed: 11-22-23
The narrator in this is sooooooo good! I’m in love with brambleby and Emily’s relationship. Story is whimsical and fun. Definitely recommend!
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Hell Bent
- A Novel
- By: Leigh Bardugo
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang, Michael David Axtell
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,330
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,991
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,987
Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy “Alex” Stern is determined to break Darlington out of purgatory—even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I didn’t wait for my husband
- By Jazmin D Vigil on 01-18-23
- Hell Bent
- A Novel
- By: Leigh Bardugo
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang, Michael David Axtell
As Good, if not better, than the first!
Reviewed: 03-14-23
Though, I think the twist was a bit more satisfying in the first book but this is just as good! Dark, fun and immersive. Loved it!
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Fairytale
- By: Danielle Steel
- Narrated by: Luis Moreno
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,260
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,104
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,099
Deeply in love, Christophe and Joy Lammenais built Chateau Lammenais into a small but renowned Napa Valley winery and an idyllic home where they raised their beloved daughter, Camille, who takes on increasing responsibilities for the estate they all treasure. But after Joy's early death from breast cancer, a lonely Christophe soon falls prey to the machinations of a sophisticate from his native France - who moves, with her two reprobate sons, to consolidate her power over Camille and the property when Christophe is killed in a plane crash.
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1 out of 5 stars
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There is a story in the telling
- By cindi wallace on 11-16-17
- Fairytale
- By: Danielle Steel
- Narrated by: Luis Moreno
God this was awful
Reviewed: 11-03-17
I don't know what I disliked more.... the weird pacing (spending literally half the book talking about her parents backstory and maybe two pages on the climax of the whole thing), the cringeworthy self references to it being essentially the same story as Cinderella ("it's almost like I'm Cinderella and they're the evil step siblings"...uh no shit), or the repetitive dialogue and the absolute lack of any character development at all. I mean, going into this I wasn't expecting a masterpiece but I wanted it to be at least partially entertaining. Oh and the introduction of the Italian vineyard manager had all the build up in the world and the character ultimately had no point. A frustrating and disappointing read.
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