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The Next Mrs. Parrish
- A Novel
- By: Liv Constantine
- Narrated by: Raquel Beattie, Scott Brick, Suzanne Elise Freeman, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,290
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,204
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,204
Amber Patterson Parrish has come a long way from being an invisible wallflower. Her hard work and immaculate planning have paid off now that she’s a prominent socialite, but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been bumps along the way. Less than a year since her husband Jackson’s tax-evasion scandal, Amber is still at the top of the Bishops Harbor community pecking order, free to do as she wishes while Jackson sits in prison. But that freedom is quickly coming to an end. With Jackson getting released from prison, Amber’s time—and money—is vanishing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Got her!
- By Shawanda on 06-30-24
- The Next Mrs. Parrish
- A Novel
- By: Liv Constantine
- Narrated by: Raquel Beattie, Scott Brick, Suzanne Elise Freeman, Erin Bennett
Disappointing
Reviewed: 07-16-24
I know I’m in the minority here but I stopped listening to this book in the middle, could not finish.
I usually enjoy Liv Constantine’s books but not this one. It seemed so predictable and implausible.
I see it got good reviews from others but it seemed so silly to me,
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Gone Tonight
- A Novel
- By: Sarah Pekkanen
- Narrated by: Kate Mara
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 342
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 324
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Story4 out of 5 stars 322
Catherine Sterling thinks she knows her mother. Ruth Sterling is quiet, hardworking, and lives for her daughter. All her life, it's been just the two of them against the world. But now, Catherine is ready to spread her wings, move from home, and begin a new career. And Ruth Sterling will do anything to prevent that from happening.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Just so so
- By Susan Phillips on 08-09-23
- Gone Tonight
- A Novel
- By: Sarah Pekkanen
- Narrated by: Kate Mara
Good one!
Reviewed: 09-10-23
This isn’t my usual type of book but I really enjoyed it. Great story and narration. I could not stop listening. Masterfully written.
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Choice
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
- Length: 38 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,329
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,632
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,614
Margot and James are broken up—for good this time. James made sure of it when he dropped the bomb on Margot: that he doesn’t want kids, ever. Then, on the biggest morning of his life, James—an ambitious lawyer at a high-powered firm—wakes up pregnant. He realizes with dread that he is part of a recent epidemic of men suddenly and inexplicably becoming pregnant. His condition obvious to the higher-ups, James is denied the promotion he was expecting, sending him reeling.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This will only appeal to the already convinced
- By Robert J. Ruhf on 05-19-22
- Choice
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
Brilliant and timely!
Reviewed: 05-19-22
A great story for our time. With over 70% of Americans in support of Roe v Wade, this story highlights the hypocrisy of the Supreme Court's impending overturn of the 1973 case. Maybe someone should read it to Alito and his henchmen Thomas, Kavanaugh, Gorsuch, and Amy Phony Barrett!
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Pack Up the Moon
- By: Kristan Higgins
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, Xe Sands
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,457
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,379
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,377
Joshua and Lauren are the perfect couple. Newly married, they're wildly in love, each on a successful and rewarding career path. Then Lauren is diagnosed with a terminal illness. As Lauren's disease progresses, Joshua struggles to make the most of the time he has left with his wife and to come to terms with his future - a future without the only woman he's ever loved. He's so consumed with finding a way to avoid the inevitable ending that he never imagines his life after Lauren. But Lauren has a plan to keep her husband moving forward. A plan hidden in the letters she leaves him.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Truly awful narration
- By Natalie on 06-17-21
- Pack Up the Moon
- By: Kristan Higgins
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, Xe Sands
OMG what a tear jerker!
Reviewed: 07-13-21
For me, the combination of Xe Sands and Kristan Higgins is always a winner.
This book was no exception.
I would warn anyone who plans to listen to this book to have tissues on hand.
It was very, very sad.
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The Borrower
- A Novel
- By: Rebecca Makkai
- Narrated by: Kristen Sieh
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 160
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 137
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 136
Lucy Hull, a young children's librarian in Hannibal, Missouri, finds herself both a kidnapper and kidnapped when her favorite patron, 10-year-old Ian Drake, runs away from home. The precocious Ian is addicted to reading but needs Lucy's help to smuggle books past his overbearing mother, who has enrolled Ian in weekly antigay classes with celebrity Pastor Bob. Lucy stumbles into a moral dilemma when she finds Ian camped out in the library after hours with a knapsack of provisions and an escape plan.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story and great performance!
- By Debra on 01-29-21
- The Borrower
- A Novel
- By: Rebecca Makkai
- Narrated by: Kristen Sieh
Great story and great performance!
Reviewed: 01-29-21
I was very moved by this audiobook. The story was touching and the narration excellent.
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All the Acorns on the Forest Floor
- By: Kim Hooper
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
A couple brimming with the hope of a new pregnancy. A woman coming to terms with the truth behind her adoption. A husband trying to save his marriage from the despair of infertility. These are just a few of the stories in All the Acorns on the Forest Floor, a book about the lengths we’ll go to for the love of our children, our spouses, our mothers, our daughters.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A wonderful collection
- By RueRue on 11-09-20
- All the Acorns on the Forest Floor
- By: Kim Hooper
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
Infertility, Adoption, and Parenting
Reviewed: 11-02-20
Loved this. It's a collection of short stories that seem to stand alone but somehow later connect. They all explore the lengths people go to to become parents, and the joy-and heartbreak-of being a parent.
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In an Instant
- By: Suzanne Redfearn
- Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,038
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,195
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,166
Life is over in an instant for sixteen-year-old Finn Miller when a devastating car accident tumbles her and ten others over the side of a mountain. Suspended between worlds, she watches helplessly as those she loves struggle to survive. Impossible choices are made, decisions that leave the survivors tormented with grief and regret. Unable to let go, Finn keeps vigil as they struggle to reclaim their shattered lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It feels like my reality
- By Merirae Tackett on 03-07-20
- In an Instant
- By: Suzanne Redfearn
- Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
Heartbreaking but wonderful
Reviewed: 10-20-20
I couldn't stop listening and finished this audiobook in one day. It was very well written and well narrated, It is very sad, though, so you may want to keep a pack of tissues with you while listening.
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America for Beginners
- A Novel
- By: Leah Franqui
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 456
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 402
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Story4 out of 5 stars 401
Pival Sengupta has done something she never expected: She has booked a trip with the First Class India USA Destination Vacation Tour Company. But unlike other upper-class Indians on a foreign holiday, the recently widowed Pival is not interested in sightseeing. She is traveling thousands of miles from Kolkota to New York on a cross-country journey to California, where she hopes to uncover the truth about her beloved son, Rahi.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Nice story, but...
- By Lynn Lopez on 09-10-18
- America for Beginners
- A Novel
- By: Leah Franqui
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
A moving story
Reviewed: 10-31-19
I really enjoyed this audiobook. It was about parents and children, love and loss. It will stay with me for a while, and it had a great message. I liked the narration too.
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Before We Were Yours
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Wingate
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin, Catherine Taber
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 87,728
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 78,527
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Story5 out of 5 stars 78,211
Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge - until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children’s Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents - but they quickly realize the dark truth.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I was rivetted, finished in three days.
- By Lin Cloward on 06-26-17
- Before We Were Yours
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Wingate
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin, Catherine Taber
Way too long!
Reviewed: 01-08-19
I know I'm in the minority here and that most people loved this audiobook. The subject matter is quite interesting. I was enjoying it, too, until about the middle, after which it just got too long. The author did not need 14 hours to tell this story. It could have been 10 and it would have been tighter and better. It was just tedious towards the end and I was relieved when it was finally over.
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Since We Fell
- A Novel
- By: Dennis Lehane
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,222
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,039
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,031
Since We Fell follows Rachel Childs, a former journalist who, after an on-air mental breakdown, now lives as a virtual shut-in. In all other respects, however, she enjoys an ideal life with an ideal husband. Until a chance encounter on a rainy afternoon causes that ideal life to fray. As does Rachel's marriage. As does Rachel herself. Sucked into a conspiracy thick with deception, violence, and possibly madness, Rachel must find the strength within herself to conquer unimaginable fears and mind-altering truths.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Wait ....
- By Ann on 05-17-17
- Since We Fell
- A Novel
- By: Dennis Lehane
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Second half was bizarre
Reviewed: 07-31-18
I enjoyed the beginning of this story but I found the second half confusing and it strained credulity. In fact, although I finished the book, I'm still not sure what actually happened. Julia Whelan's performance was excellent, as always.
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