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Variation
- A Novel
- By: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Carly Robins
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,227
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,161
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,161
Elite ballerina Allie Rousseau is no stranger to pressure. With her mother’s eyes always watching, perfection was expected, no matter the cost. But when an injury jeopardizes all she’s sacrificed for, Allie returns to her summer home to heal and recover. But the memories she’s tried to forget rush in and threaten to take her under. As a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, Hudson Ellis knows that hesitation can mean the difference between life and death. He’s always prided himself on being in the right place at the right time, especially when it came to Allie Rousseau…until the night he left for basic.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A story with depth
- By Rebecca Bryant on 12-25-24
- Variation
- A Novel
- By: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Carly Robins
sweet
Reviewed: 12-06-24
I enjoyed this book. it was light, but enjoyable. I liked the little girls punky personality
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Born of Blood and Ash
- Flesh and Fire, Book 4
- By: Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
- Length: 37 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,013
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,944
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,944
While Sera is finally free of Kolis and back with those she loves, not everything is calm. Memories of all she’s endured still haunt her, but Sera finally has hope for a future with the other half of her heart and soul. Nyktos desires, loves, and accepts every part of her—even the monstrous bits she still battles.
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4 out of 5 stars
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It ok
- By dayshawn nellon on 08-19-24
- Born of Blood and Ash
- Flesh and Fire, Book 4
- By: Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
really good
Reviewed: 08-29-24
I loved it but it was soooo long. I wish it wasn't quite a drawn out. I could've had some sex cut
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Perfect Strangers
- By: J.T. Geissinger
- Narrated by: Troy Duran, Veronica Pace, Marnye Young
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,385
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,235
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,234
Author Olivia Rossi hasn’t been able to write a word since tragedy struck two years ago and ripped her world apart. Heartbroken and still haunted by the past, she accepts an offer to spend the summer at a friend’s apartment in Paris in search of healing and her lost muse. What she finds instead is James, an enigmatic stranger who ignites in her an unexpected and all-consuming passion. Agreeing to tell each other nothing more than their first names, Olivia and James embark on a torrid affair.
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2 out of 5 stars
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DNF
- By Meliora on 02-19-22
- Perfect Strangers
- By: J.T. Geissinger
- Narrated by: Troy Duran, Veronica Pace, Marnye Young
what a surprise
Reviewed: 02-11-22
wow wow wow. I knew there was a twist, but that twist and then that twist, I'd never see them coming. I'm in awe
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Transfusion
- By: Stephanie Hudson
- Narrated by: Marya Freeman
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 510
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 467
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 461
It’s been seven years. Seven long years since that cold and cruel Vampire King, Lucius, broke her heart. Her naive little heart destroyed after one painful night when she sneaked in to his Gothic nightclub, Transfusion. Seven years since he humiliated her, casting her aside and telling her just what he thought about her little obsession with him. Then he saved her life. Well, now he is back, and this time he is out for blood, and all she can hope for is that it isn’t hers that’s on the menu.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Slow
- By BuuBooKitti on 05-15-20
- Transfusion
- By: Stephanie Hudson
- Narrated by: Marya Freeman
Excited to return to this world
Reviewed: 09-21-20
I recently saw a facebook ad for this and I was excited as I really enjoyed the Afterlife Saga. I'm now on book 4 and my only disappointment is that it's not on Audible yet. I am really liking the banter between Lucious and Fae. I like her geekiness, It's cute. I'm surprised by readers who left unfavorable reviews because I really am enjoying it. I think it's one of those tomato tomatoes' read reviews with a grain of salt, type of things... opinions are like a**holes, you get the idea. It's a good book.
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The Jackal
- Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp, Book 1
- By: J. R. Ward
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,188
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,001
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,986
The location of the glymera’s notorious prison camp was lost after the raids. When a freak accident provides Nyx clues to where her sister may still be doing time, she becomes determined to find the secret subterranean labyrinth. Embarking on a journey under the earth, she learns a terrible truth - and meets a male who changes everything, forever.
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3 out of 5 stars
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dubious beginning
- By Allison Payne on 08-19-20
- The Jackal
- Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp, Book 1
- By: J. R. Ward
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
You get what you'd expect with JR Ward
Reviewed: 08-21-20
PNR lovers rejoice a new JR Ward book is here
School for my kids began this week and I wanted to read this book, but I also had to multi-task like crazy since I have all of them home. Oh, the new age of reading during a pandemic. Anyways, I got the audible to go along with the e-book since -yeah know -busy mom here. I've listened to several BDB audibles so it was no surprise when I found the narrator to be the same as all of the rest. His name is Jim Frangione. I prefer female narrators, but he really is very specific to the BDB series.
When I began reading this series, I found some of it felt wordy, but for some reason, my mind comprehended it much easier with Jim's hypnotic voice. After I got through the first few chapters that was all but a memory.
The story begins with Nyx a vamp, they're mostly all vamps, and she is in search of her sister who was falsy imprisoned nearly fifty years ago. Once she infiltrates prison she meets The Jackal or Jack. Jack was a tortured character if I ever read one. Jack's friends in prison all had kick-ass names and JR Ward really makes you want to find out about all of them.
As with all JR Ward books, she can write some steam and make you appreciate the vamp insta. I love that about her books. I actually find it refreshing-no nonsense- let's get ready to rumble. Nyx is a bit of a badass and I really appreciate how honest she was as a heroine. Jack on the other hand could've probably made his life a little easier if he laid it all out there.
The story does flash to Rhage and this wasn't my favorite, making this a four for me. While it worked for Alex, I found it to not have the impact I needed. At the beginning of the book, Rhage is getting icecream and he makes it seems like something horribly life-altering is going to happen and then I think the book fell flat with this.
Over-all this book is def worth the read and listen. Going into a JR Ward book, you def know what you're going to get and she doesn't disappoint.
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The Rising
- The Rising, Book 4
- By: Kristen Ashley
- Narrated by: Liz Thompson, Dina Pearlman, Stella Bloom, and others
- Length: 18 hrs and 3 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,276
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,178
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,172
Airen is at war. The queen is dead. The coven is incomplete. And things are uncertain under the sea. Now, the unicorns and mermaids and witches and warriors and the strangers from other lands all must band together to face the Beast and save Triton. The unions have been realized. Silence and Mars, True and Farah, Cassius and Elena, and Aramus and Ha-Lah are at their fullest powers. But the gods require sacrifice. The sacrifice of pure love. If it isn’t given, the Beast will prevail, and Triton will fall.
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5 out of 5 stars
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🌻It’s KA, what else needs to be said!🌻
- By V from Kansas on 02-29-20
- The Rising
- The Rising, Book 4
- By: Kristen Ashley
- Narrated by: Liz Thompson, Dina Pearlman, Stella Bloom, Joniece Abbott Pratt, Esther Wane, Gemma Dawson, Robin Miles, Clara Francesca, Lance Greenfield, Jakobi Diem, Ralph Lister, John Hartley, Rupert Channing, Sarah Coomes
I still love you KA
Reviewed: 03-15-20
This story is incredibly complex. With a full cast it took me a long time to understand who everyone is. Often because of the complexity of it, I found myself a little lost, like who was that again? I sometimes felt like maybe there was something wrong with me that I wasn't able to keep up, but in the end, I decided that it is the way the story was told that is hard to feel as vested and I shouldn't have to work, to understand a story.
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The Plan Commences
- The Rising, Book 2
- By: Kristen Ashley
- Narrated by: Liz Thompson, Dina Pearlman, Stella Bloom, and others
- Length: 23 hrs and 17 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,466
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,354
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,352
Once upon a time, in a parallel universe, there existed the continent of Triton.... Our four warriors and four witches, destined mates, have begun their adventure, knowing the fate of their world is at stake, but not having any idea there are other factions plotting against them. Now they face political intrigues, religious zealotry, father against son, wife against husband, a mother’s plotting, a sister’s envy, grief, betrayal, and despair as the prophesied journey across the sands of Firenze into the lush green of Wodell.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Onto Book THREE
- By lila on 12-18-19
- The Plan Commences
- The Rising, Book 2
- By: Kristen Ashley
- Narrated by: Liz Thompson, Dina Pearlman, Stella Bloom, Joniece Abbott Pratt, Esther Wane, Gemma Dawson, Robin Miles, Clara Francesca, Lance Greenfield, Jakobi Diem, Ralph Lister, John Hartley, Rupert Channing, Sarah Coomes
We get to spend time with the charachters!
Reviewed: 12-24-19
I'm a huge Kristen Ashley fan and more than that my favorite series, including my favorite audible series is The Fantasyland Series, so when I heard she was writing a spinoff series, count me in.
The Rising Series begins with The Beginning of Everything. I didn't review this book yet and it's hard to review any of these really. The reason is because it's pretty much an episode. There are four parts to this story. You have to listen to each and they are being released within a month of each other. This is a full cast, I think there were fourteen narrators. I've never listened to a book with such a full cast.
There are four love stories happening at once as well as a ton of other things so it skips around a lot. In The Beginning of Everything, this was confusing. I needed a map drawn out of who was who. I also thought since it was a beginning I was not able to feel fully vested with anyone character since I was merely introduced. I listened to it twice since I struggled a little with what was going on.
In The Plan Commences, you begin to see and feel their relationships more. I began to feel much more vested and I started to have some favorites. I liked so much about this book. Since it's only part two and I have two more volumes to go, I'll wait to pass my final judgment. The other thing I absolutely loved is we get to spend time with Fantasyland characters!
Dax and his dragons! Circe! Tor!
One thing I didn't care for is the villain's relationships, or I guess not villains? I did skip some of the down and dirty with the men.
This is an audio only release. It will release this Summer on e-book. Start at the Begining. Oh, and best yet, these are available in Audible Escape!
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Fast Lane
- By: Kristen Ashley
- Narrated by: Lance Greenfield, Aiden Snow, Susannah Jones
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 891
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 827
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Story4 out of 5 stars 823
They were the gentlemen bad boys of rock. Forming in a garage in a small town in Indiana. Taking their licks on the road. Going balls to the wall until they made their big break. And then Preacher McCade and the Roadmasters redefined rock and roll. Guided by their tortured lead singer and songwriter, the Roadmasters changed the face of music in the '80s and '90s. And on their journey to becoming one of the most enduring bands in history - dogged by rumors and myth and fueled by drugs and booze - the Roadmasters had one touchstone.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bummer
- By Terri F on 10-17-19
- Fast Lane
- By: Kristen Ashley
- Narrated by: Lance Greenfield, Aiden Snow, Susannah Jones
I almost stopped way too soon
Reviewed: 10-20-19
I was maybe three chapters in and I thought about giving up. The format wasnt working for me, and then Liyla spoke and I felt so much better and drawn into this way more.
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The Slow Burn
- By: Kristen Ashley
- Narrated by: Stella Bloom, Lance Greenfield
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,675
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,548
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,538
Tobias Gamble knew from a young age precisely the kind of woman he was going to make his. She was not going to be like his mother. She was going to be like the mother he claimed. In other words, she was going to be just right. And when Toby returns to his hometown of Matlock, Kentucky, and claps eyes on Adeline Forrester, he knows she’s the one.
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5 out of 5 stars
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“‘I wonder what the poor people are doing?’”
- By Astrid on 04-28-19
- The Slow Burn
- By: Kristen Ashley
- Narrated by: Stella Bloom, Lance Greenfield
Good
Reviewed: 05-05-19
Let's start with the narration on this audio, shall we? Stella Bloom Narrates many of Ashley's books and I always enjoy her. She always manages to keep me engaged. Lance Greenfield did the male POV. I chuckled a few times when I thought his voice reminded me of Richard Dreyfuss from Stand By Me. Overall, both narrators did a fantastic job.I'm a little mixed on my feelings of this book. First off, Kristen Ashley is my favorite author. I love her. She has a way of drawing you in even the most mundane scenes.For me, Slow Burn was a beautiful story of how two people fell in love and stayed there. I love the chemistry Ashley creates. I also love her characters including her side character. The one thing I don't completely love about this series is the formula. Both books now in this series have felt very anticlimactic. The formula seems to be, two people meet, fall in love, have lots and lots and lots of sex, and they live happily ever after. Don't get me wrong there is more to Tobie and Addie, however, I kept waiting for the shoe to drop that never did.With this series, I miss the climax.However, Ashley's unique voice in storytelling has you hooked regardless, she could write about paint drying and I'd probably be hooked.
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When Ashes Fall
- By: Marni Mann
- Narrated by: Ava Erickson, Aiden Snow, Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,915
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,820
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,818
It’s been said that you can’t love two men at the same time. You can’t split your heart, soul, and body in half. But I’m here to tell you, you can. Dylan Cole is like ice, sharp and unpredictable, the thunder inside a tumultuous storm. Smith Reid is warmth, soft and gentle, perfect like a sunny day. Both are mine. But I can have only one. There are two sides to this tale. I'm here to tell you mine. If you think this story is about a cheater, you couldn’t be more wrong.
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4 out of 5 stars
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WTF WHO WANT TO LISTEN TO SOMETHING SO SAD
- By Ya Book Girl on 04-06-19
- When Ashes Fall
- By: Marni Mann
- Narrated by: Ava Erickson, Aiden Snow, Teddy Hamilton
liked it
Reviewed: 04-27-19
I liked this but wasn't totally sold on the new love. I needed something more.
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