Julia Valentin
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The Woman in Me
- By: Britney Spears
- Narrated by: Michelle Williams, Britney Spears - introduction
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
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In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey—and the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history. Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears’s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.
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Lack of transparency
- By Lori K on 10-31-23
- The Woman in Me
- By: Britney Spears
- Narrated by: Michelle Williams, Britney Spears - introduction
Sad yet hopeful
Reviewed: 10-27-23
I was very surprised by the theme of resilience through darkness in this book. It is a thoroughly touching and engaging narrative.
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Quietly Hostile
- Essays
- By: Samantha Irby
- Narrated by: Samantha Irby
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
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Samantha Irby’s career has taken her to new heights. She dodges calls from Hollywood and flop sweats on the red carpet at premieres (well, one premiere). But nothing is ever as it seems online, where she can crop out all the ugly parts. Irby got a lot of weird emails about Carrie Bradshaw, and not only is there diarrhea to avoid, but now—anaphylactic shock. She is turned away from restaurants for being inappropriately dressed and looks for the best ways to cope, i.e., reveling in the offerings of QVC and adopting a deranged pandemic dog.
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Extremely disappointed
- By Diana in Michigan on 07-20-23
- Quietly Hostile
- Essays
- By: Samantha Irby
- Narrated by: Samantha Irby
It was ok
Reviewed: 06-16-23
This author is usually hilarious, but half of this book was really funny and the other half was just kinda boring.
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Next Year in Havana
- By: Chanel Cleeton
- Narrated by: Kyla Garcia, Frankie Maria Corzo
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
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Havana, 1958. The daughter of a sugar baron, 19-year-old Elisa Perez is part of Cuba's high society, where she is largely sheltered from the country's growing political unrest - until she embarks on a clandestine affair with a passionate revolutionary...Miami, 2017. Freelance writer Marisol Ferrera grew up hearing romantic stories of Cuba from her late grandmother Elisa, who was forced to flee during the revolution. Arriving in Havana, Marisol comes face-to-face with the contrast of Cuba's tropical, timeless beauty and its perilous political climate.
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Amazing story line but the performance...
- By Grace F on 07-10-18
- Next Year in Havana
- By: Chanel Cleeton
- Narrated by: Kyla Garcia, Frankie Maria Corzo
Boring as can be
Reviewed: 01-09-23
The subject matter is interesting but this book is not. The author goes on and on about the injustices happening in cuba through her characters perspectives without making you feel for the characters themselves. To be honest I cannot bring myself to care about any characters if all they do is talk and dont take any action to push the story along.
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The Perfect Marriage
- By: Jeneva Rose
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers, Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
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Sarah Morgan is a successful and powerful defense attorney in Washington D.C. At 33 years old, she is a named partner at her firm and life is going exactly how she planned. The same cannot be said for her husband, Adam. He is a struggling writer who has had little success in his career. He begins to tire of his and Sarah’s relationship as she is constantly working. Out in the secluded woods, at Adam and Sarah’s second home, Adam engages in a passionate affair with Kelly Summers. Then, one morning everything changes. Adam is arrested for Kelly’s murder.
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No, just no!
- By Sandy Britton on 02-08-21
- The Perfect Marriage
- By: Jeneva Rose
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers, Teri Schnaubelt
Yesss
Reviewed: 09-23-22
This book is for anyone who has ever fantasized about legally framing someone else for crime. Adam is trying to live his best life while being a shitty writer and a professional trophy husband while his workaholic wife thinks expensive presents make up for not being there. Long story short Adam cheats and his rich, fashionista wife is pissed but offers to help him out of the goodness of her heart.
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Space: 1969
- By: Bill Oakley
- Narrated by: Natasha Lyonne, full cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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Nancy Kranich (played by Emmy-nominated actress Natasha Lyonne of Russian Doll and Orange Is the New Black) is a night nurse on an orbiting space station. But Nancy hates her job, is sick of space, and longs to find adventure and a safe place to smoke cigarettes that won’t blow everyone up. But when Nancy gets caught up in an outer-space conspiracy involving President Kennedy, former vice-president Richard Nixon, and an intergalactic object that could change the course of history, she gets way more adventure than she bargained for.
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Simply the Best Full-Cast Audio Book Ever!
- By Veritas on 07-09-22
- Space: 1969
- By: Bill Oakley
- Narrated by: Natasha Lyonne, full cast
Good premise but poor execution
Reviewed: 09-04-22
The story was disjointed for an audiobook. Seems like it was originally a podcast of something. It was an ok listen.
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Young Rich Widows
- A Novel
- By: Kimberly Belle, Layne Fargo, Cate Holahan, and others
- Narrated by: Dina Pearlman, Karissa Vacker, Helen Laser, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
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It’s 1985 in Providence, Rhode Island, and the four partners of a prominent, mafia-affiliated law firm have been killed in a private jet that went down outside New York City. Four very different women have just lost the loves of their lives: Justine, a former fashion model adjusting to suburban life; Camille, a beautiful, young second wife some suspect is a gold digger; Krystle, committed to leaving the firm to her sons after her husband worked his whole life to support them all; and Meredith, a stripper at the local club who was in a secret relationship.
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Hands Down One of the Most Entertaining Thrillers Ever
- By Brad&Britney on 04-03-22
- Young Rich Widows
- A Novel
- By: Kimberly Belle, Layne Fargo, Cate Holahan, Vanessa Lillie
- Narrated by: Dina Pearlman, Karissa Vacker, Helen Laser, Ariel Blake
Like the first wives club but with gangsters
Reviewed: 09-01-22
This book was very entertaining. The narration was superb and the plot was not cliches or overused. The best thing about the story is that it did not take itself too seriously. Will recommend to anyone who is seeking a fun listen.
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Midnight Mass
- By: F. Paul Wilson
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
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Vampires have always lived in Eastern Europe. But with the fall of the Soviet Union, they began to spread across the continent, then the world, turning whole populations into vampires - or human cattle. Having overrun India, the far East, and the great cities of North and South America, the forces of Night are now spreading into the countryside to consolidate their conquest.
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Yikes
- By Ashley Pingatore on 12-23-20
- Midnight Mass
- By: F. Paul Wilson
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
3.5 stars to be precise
Reviewed: 08-26-22
Cheesy, violent and definitely a late 80's vampire tale. Definitely a fun listen for any fan of vampire books.
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Gótico
- By: Silvia Moreno-García, Alexander Páez García - traductor
- Narrated by: Susana Reyes
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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Una novela terroríficamente brillante. Tras recibir una extraña carta de su prima recién casada, Noemí Taboada se dirige a High Place, una casa en el campo en México, sin saber qué encontrará allí. Noemí no parece tener dotes de salvadora: es glamurosa, más acostumbrada a asistir a cócteles que a las tareas de detective. Pero también es fuerte, inteligente y no tiene miedo: ni del nuevo marido de su prima, un inglés amenazante y seductor; ni de su padre, el antiguo patriarca que parece fascinado por Noemí; ni de la casa, que empieza a invadir los sueños de Noemí con visiones de sangre y fatalidad.
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Analisis
- By Amazon Customer on 02-15-23
- Gótico
- By: Silvia Moreno-García, Alexander Páez García - traductor
- Narrated by: Susana Reyes
Fantastic gothic tale
Reviewed: 08-21-22
This book if what you get if you cross Wuthering height with resident evil 8. Yes, yes.
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My Friend Anna
- The True Story of the Fake Heiress Who Conned Me and Half of New York City
- By: Rachel DeLoache Williams
- Narrated by: Rachel DeLoache Williams
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
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Rachel DeLoache Williams’ new friend Anna Delvey, a self-proclaimed German heiress, was worldly and ambitious. She was also generous - picking up the tab for lavish dinners at Le Coucou, infrared sauna sessions at HigherDOSE, drinks at the 11 Howard Library bar, and regular workout sessions with a celebrity personal trainer. When Anna proposed an all-expenses-paid trip to Marrakech at the five-star La Mamounia hotel, Rachel jumped at the chance. But when Anna’s credit cards mysteriously stopped working, the dream vacation quickly took a dark turn.
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The author is lucky she was scammed.
- By A. on 09-01-19
- My Friend Anna
- The True Story of the Fake Heiress Who Conned Me and Half of New York City
- By: Rachel DeLoache Williams
- Narrated by: Rachel DeLoache Williams
Writer tries too hard.
Reviewed: 04-02-22
The writer/narrator tries too hard through the story to make herself sound innocent and childlike. From claiming to feel like a bad girl while drinking white wine and to stating she enjoys a simple life while in a Vanity Fair sponsored trip to France, Rachel is absolutely unrelatable, tone deaf and insufferable. While it is awful to be the victim of a scammer, the writer makes Anna Sorokin seem more relatable by comparison.
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Brackish Waters
- By: Matt Boren
- Narrated by: Christina Applegate
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
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When Kate wins an item at her children’s elementary school auction - an all-inclusive trip to SeaView at Sandpiper Bay - she thinks it’s just what her family needs after a decade of career disappointments and a marriage on its last legs. She has no reason to believe that said trip is a Fyre Festival-level fraud and, in fact, the catalyst to her unraveling. But it is. Oh, but it is.
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Christina Applegate is everything
- By Julie on 03-21-21
- Brackish Waters
- By: Matt Boren
- Narrated by: Christina Applegate
A woman scorned has to apologize.
Reviewed: 04-03-21
The saving grace in this tale is Christina Applegate's superb narration style. The story depicts a woman surrounded by people who stomp all over her and her family and with a completely unsupportive, cowardly husband who pushes her to get involved with these people for money. When our hero finally explodes she is put in a place where she has to apologize to absolutely everyone for venting her rightful frustration and that is where the story ends. With a woman who chastises herself and sticks to unsupportive, terrible people for the sake of 'renewal'. Ugh
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