Martina Dalton
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The Comeback
- By: Lily Chu
- Narrated by: Phillipa Soo
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16,420
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15,148
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,077
Ariadne Hui thrives on routine. So what if everything in her life is planned down to the minute: That’s the way she likes it. If she’s going to make partner in Toronto’s most prestigious law firm, she needs to stay focused at all times. But when she comes home after yet another soul-sucking day to find an unfamiliar, gorgeous man camped out in her living room, focus is the last thing on her mind. Especially when her roommate explains this is Choi Jihoon, her cousin freshly arrived from Seoul to mend a broken heart. He just needs a few weeks to rest and heal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I LOVED this!!!
- By Khb1870 on 07-19-22
- The Comeback
- By: Lily Chu
- Narrated by: Phillipa Soo
So good!
Reviewed: 07-28-22
Rom Com is not a genre I typically read, but Lily Chu is fast becoming a favorite author! I absolutely adore her work and am excited to read everything and anything she writes next! Love the audiobook versions of her work and the fabulous narration by Phillipa Soo!
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Firekeeper's Daughter
- By: Angeline Boulley
- Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,978
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,238
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,216
Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi’s hockey team. Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, she senses the dashing hockey star is hiding something. Everything comes to light when Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, thrusting her into an FBI investigation of a lethal new drug.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Che Meegwetch
- By Nix on 03-18-21
- Firekeeper's Daughter
- By: Angeline Boulley
- Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc
Gripping and beautifully written!
Reviewed: 05-29-21
Where do I begin? This is an amazing story. The characters are so well-developed and the plot is fantastic! Once I started listening to the audiobook version of this novel, I couldn't stop. As the author said in her Good Morning America interview, "Representation is important". I believe that it's not only important for Native Americans (and other cultures) to see themselves represented in books, film, and television, but also for those of us who are not from those cultures to see them represented as well. That's how we learn and understand one another. I am now a huge fan of Angeline Boulley and the AMAZING narrator, Isabella Star LaBlanc. What fabulously talented women they are! I am anxiously awaiting their next work.
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Night Moves
- Country Club Murders Series, Book 12
- By: Julie Mulhern
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 169
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 147
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Story5 out of 5 stars 146
When Detective Anarchy Jones investigates a friend's husband's murder, Ellison can't help but get involved. Now she's waist-deep in toxic gossip, struggling with the soaring heights and nocuous lows of her teenager's mood swings, fending off the advances of her first love, planning a wedding, and (of course) tripping over fresh corpses. With her life a whirlwind of conflict, can Ellison unmask a devious killer, or will death poison her future?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Can't wait for the next book!
- By Martina Dalton on 05-23-21
- Night Moves
- Country Club Murders Series, Book 12
- By: Julie Mulhern
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
Can't wait for the next book!
Reviewed: 05-23-21
I have listened to all the audiobooks in this series--and I can't wait for the next one! Not only does the author weave a masterful tale, but the narrator is a fabulous actress who brings the words to life. This is my new favorite series, and I can't wait for the next book. I highly recommend it!
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Ill-Fated
- By: Jody Wenner
- Narrated by: Tabitha Wood
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
When Shana’s father joins a cult, she tries to find someone, anyone who will help her. Unsuccessful, she takes on the monumental task of fixing it herself. Eventually, she gets some support from the families of the other followers. Adding to her problems, the person she connects with the most is the leader’s son. She figures that's the worst of it, until the rest of the group is found dead, and her dad is charged with 11 counts of first-degree murder and arson.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, involving and well-documented.
- By Anne Secher on 02-09-20
- Ill-Fated
- By: Jody Wenner
- Narrated by: Tabitha Wood
A daughter searching for the truth...
Reviewed: 01-21-20
Loved it! When Shana's father joins a "support group", her suspicions that the group is a cult continue to worry her... especially when tragedy strikes the members. Her journey to find the truth is both intriguing and heartbreaking. Although the narrator wasn't as engaging as I would've liked, I couldn't stop listening to the story. I definitely recommend it!
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Royal Blood
- By: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,105
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,514
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,470
Penniless and 34th in line to the throne, Lady Georgiana Rannoch finds herself in a truly draining state of affairs. To escape her hateful brother, Georgie accepts an invitation from the Queen to represent the royals at a wedding in Transylvania. But at the macabre- looking castle, Georgie finds the bride with blood running down her chin, and a wedding guest is poisoned.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good Adventurous Fun
- By Dylan on 05-19-16
- Royal Blood
- By: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
Better than 5 Stars
Reviewed: 12-06-19
I so enjoyed this book! Very engaging with great characters and interesting plot and settings. The narrator is fabulous!
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A Heart in a Body in the World
- By: Deb Caletti
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 130
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 130
When everything has been taken from you, what else is there to do but run? So that’s what Annabelle does - she runs from Seattle to Washington, DC, through mountain passes and suburban landscapes, from long lonely roads to college towns. She’s not ready to think about the why yet, just the how - muscles burning, heart pumping, feet pounding the Earth. But no matter how hard she tries, she can’t outrun the tragedy from the past year, or the person - The Taker - that haunts her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Haunting
- By alfabch on 11-19-18
- A Heart in a Body in the World
- By: Deb Caletti
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Tissue alert!
Reviewed: 04-11-19
This is one of the best books I've read/listened to all year. Once I started listening, I couldn't stop. The story is both poignant and mesmerizing. If you have trouble seeing the world through someone else's eyes--through the eyes of someone who has suffered what seems like an unsurvivable loss, this will fix that. The author puts you right in the shoes of a young woman who is desperately trying to do something--anything just to get through. What starts out as a journey that she must do for herself, ends up being a journey she takes for us all. It's amazing. Read it.
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Becoming
- By: Michelle Obama
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 182,113
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 161,817
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Story5 out of 5 stars 160,935
In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites listeners into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her - from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work to her time spent at the world's most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it - in her own words and on her own terms.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Didn't know what I was getting into
- By Kenneth Woodward on 12-05-18
- Becoming
- By: Michelle Obama
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
Absolutely wonderful!
Reviewed: 03-22-19
I very much miss this First Lady, her husband, and their children. To hear about her life from childhood into the present was... I can't put it into words. It was fascinating, heartwarming, and wonderful. Mrs. Obama is the kind of person I'd like to sit down with over a cup of coffee or tea to talk about anything and everything. I miss having the thoughtful, smart, kind, and forward-thinking leadership we had as a country when they occupied the White House.
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Before the Devil Breaks You
- The Diviners, Book 3
- By: Libba Bray
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 21 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,004
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 920
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 913
After battling a sleeping sickness, The Diviners are up against a group of new and malevolent foes - ghosts! Out in Ward's Island sits a mental hospital full of lost souls from people long forgotten. Ghosts who have unusual and dangerous ties to the Man in the Stovepipe Hat also known as the King of Crows. With terrible accounts of murder and possession flooding in from all over New York City, the Diviners must band together and brave the ghosts haunting the asylum to bring down the King of Crows.
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5 out of 5 stars
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SO GOOD
- By Eryn on 10-06-17
- Before the Devil Breaks You
- The Diviners, Book 3
- By: Libba Bray
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
Like a fine wine, only better
Reviewed: 03-02-19
Libba Bray, perhaps the finest YA author of our time, has done it again. She's masterfully woven a web that is both spooky and delightful. Her characters are so artfully written that I feel I know them personally. And while Bray's writing is engaging, impeccable, and addictive to read, January LaVoy's narration only makes it better. What an actress! Now I have to find the other books she's narrated and listen to them as well. I don't think you can find a better narrator than Ms. LaVoy. I am anxiously waiting for the next book. Hurry, Ms. Bray!
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Lair of Dreams
- A Diviners Novel
- By: Libba Bray
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 20 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,316
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,203
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,197
Audie Award, Young Adult, 2016. After a supernatural showdown with a serial killer, Evie O'Neill has outed herself as a Diviner. Now that the world knows of her ability to "read" objects and therefore read the past, she has become a media darling, earning the title, "America's Sweetheart Seer". But not everyone is so accepting of the Diviners' abilities.... Meanwhile, mysterious deaths have been turning up in the city, victims of an unknown sleeping sickness. Can the Diviners descend into the dreamworld and catch a killer?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Better than the first book
- By Amaya on 02-18-16
- Lair of Dreams
- A Diviners Novel
- By: Libba Bray
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
Excellent storytelling
Reviewed: 02-06-19
I love everything about this series! Libby Bray is a masterful storyteller. It’s dark, creepy, clever, and so much more. Not only that, but the narrator is absolutely superb! She really brings the story and characters to life.
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A Higher Loyalty
- Truth, Lies, and Leadership
- By: James Comey
- Narrated by: James Comey
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 26,977
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 24,437
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Story5 out of 5 stars 24,332
In his audiobook, A Higher Loyalty, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like and how it drives sound decisions. His journey provides an unprecedented entry into the corridors of powe, and a remarkable lesson in what makes an effective leader.
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5 out of 5 stars
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More Than Trump: All Comey's Life/Working Years--
- By Gillian on 04-17-18
- A Higher Loyalty
- Truth, Lies, and Leadership
- By: James Comey
- Narrated by: James Comey
So much better than I expected
Reviewed: 05-05-18
I'm blown away by how good this book is. James Comey provides a thoughtful and insightful account of his time serving our country in various functions. I understand that the behind-the-scenes look couldn't be shared at the time he was still acting director of the FBI, but I sure wish the American people could've been allowed this glimpse of events at the time it was happening. I want to thank him for his strength of character and trying, always, to do the right thing. The book is well written and his narration is fantastic. (Also, his wife, Patrice, is my new personal hero!)
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