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One Big Happy Family
- By: Susan Mallery
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 109
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 104
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Story4 out of 5 stars 104
Julie Parker’s kids are her greatest gift. Still, she’s not exactly heartbroken when they ask to skip a big Christmas. Her son, Nick, is taking a belated honeymoon with his bride, Blair, while her daughter, Dana, will purge every reminder of the guy who dumped her. Again. Julie feels practically giddy for one-on-one holiday time with Heath, the (much) younger man she’s secretly dating. But her plans go from cozy to chaotic when Nick and Dana plead for Christmas at the family cabin in memory of their late father, Julie’s ex.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lots of drama!
- By Vicki M on 11-17-24
- One Big Happy Family
- By: Susan Mallery
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
Cliche
Reviewed: 11-26-24
I tried to get through this book but gave up half way through. The story and writing is cliche and the narration is painful to listen to.
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Hell of a Book
- A Novel
- By: Jason Mott
- Narrated by: JD Jackson, Ronald Peet
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,001
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 879
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 882
In Jason Mott’s Hell of a Book, a Black author sets out on a cross-country publicity tour to promote his bestselling novel. That storyline drives Hell of a Book and is the scaffolding of something much larger and more urgent: Mott’s novel also tells the story of Soot, a young Black boy living in a rural town in the recent past, and The Kid, a possibly imaginary child who appears to the author on his tour.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Four Stars for Content, One More for...
- By Paul Frandano on 08-12-21
- Hell of a Book
- A Novel
- By: Jason Mott
- Narrated by: JD Jackson, Ronald Peet
Confusing and cliche
Reviewed: 09-09-24
The story was disjointed and confusing to follow. The writing was simplistic and the narration was grating. I’ve been forcing myself to stick with it but finally, with 4 hours left, I gave up and moved on. Maybe it ends brilliantly? I will likely never find out.
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The Friendship List
- By: Susan Mallery
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 439
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 385
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 382
Single mom Ellen Fox couldn’t be more content - until she overhears her son saying he can’t go to his dream college because she needs him too much. If she wants him to live his best life, she has to convince him she’s living hers. So Unity Leandre, her best friend since forever, creates a list of challenges to push Ellen out of her comfort zone. Unity will complete the list, too, but not because she needs to change. What’s wrong with a 30-something widow still sleeping in her late husband’s childhood bed?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Just okay
- By Macy on 08-09-20
- The Friendship List
- By: Susan Mallery
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
Just really bad
Reviewed: 09-24-23
Characters, storylines, dialogue, everything really, are sophomoric and basic. I started it twice, thinking I should give it a second chance. I stopped it twice and deleted it from my device the second time.
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Happy Place
- By: Emily Henry
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 7,011
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,377
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Story4 out of 5 stars 6,372
Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college—they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now—for reasons they’re still not discussing—they don’t. They broke up five months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not for me
- By Yj on 04-27-23
- Happy Place
- By: Emily Henry
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Struggled to finish
Reviewed: 05-04-23
A painfully boring story about six painfully basic and boring friends. I kept thinking it had to get better, that it couldn’t keep droning on without substance but it did, right to the very end. I’m glad it is over so I can start something new.
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There's Something About Scarlett
- Hope Cove, Book 8
- By: Hannah Ellis
- Narrated by: Katie Villa
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story5 out of 5 stars 13
Scarlett Mercer dreams of starting her own publishing company. But with no way to finance university, she might be stuck working in her aunt’s café indefinitely. When a chance encounter leads her to an extreme solution, she’s desperate enough to go through with it. Even if it means marrying a guy she’s only just met. What she doesn’t factor into her plans is how easily she gets overwhelmed. Soon, she’s struggling to navigate university life while living with a guy she barely knows.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hope Cove
- By Cheryl Gilson on 07-26-23
- There's Something About Scarlett
- Hope Cove, Book 8
- By: Hannah Ellis
- Narrated by: Katie Villa
Best in the series
Reviewed: 12-02-22
This was, by far, the best book in the series. The story and characters were complex and well developed. I loved the insight into neurodivergent people and loved the way other characters interacted with this character in loving, respectful and normal ways. Such a good listen.
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Take a Chance on Me
- By: Beth Moran
- Narrated by: Rosalind Steele
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,307
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,149
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,140
Emma has four younger sisters, all of whom are married or getting married, and an Italian mother who can’t understand what is ‘wrong’ with her eldest daughter, who seems to be stranded on the shelf. Despairing of her own ability to find a suitable husband, Emma agrees to be part of a compatibility project to get married at first sight.
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1 out of 5 stars
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This book turned me off the author
- By Elisa on 11-14-22
- Take a Chance on Me
- By: Beth Moran
- Narrated by: Rosalind Steele
Good, except…
Reviewed: 11-03-22
Cute story, easy listen. I liked everything except the narration of the mother who’s accent was a weird mix of a Slavic and Italian. It was like nails on a chalk board. Thankfully the rest of her narration was good.
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Greenlights
- By: Matthew McConaughey
- Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 180,018
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 158,930
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Story5 out of 5 stars 157,906
I’ve been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me laugh out loud. How to be fair. How to have less stress. How to have fun. How to hurt people less. How to get hurt less. How to be a good man. How to have meaning in life. How to be more me. Recently, I worked up the courage to sit down with those diaries.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this!
- By Nancy on 10-21-20
- Greenlights
- By: Matthew McConaughey
- Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
An amazing display of privilege and misogyny
Reviewed: 04-24-21
I’ll admit, Matthew McConaughey has always been a guilty pleasure for me. No more. This book left a greasy unpleasant residue that I feel like I need a shower to get off. While he boasts to be remarkably enlightened, his perspective painted him as a more bloated and aged version of a young arrogant punk. The whole thing was incredibly tone deaf on all fronts.
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