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The Break-Up Book Club
- By: Wendy Wax
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber, Nicole Lewis, Renata Friedman, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 346
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 311
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 309
On paper, Jazmine, Judith, Erin, and Sara have little in common - they’re very different people leading very different lives. And yet at book club meetings in an historic carriage house turned bookstore, they bond over a shared love of reading (and more than a little wine) as well as the growing realization that their lives are not turning out like they expected.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Audio Errors
- By Madeleine on 06-08-21
- The Break-Up Book Club
- By: Wendy Wax
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber, Nicole Lewis, Renata Friedman, Cassandra Morris
great story, great performance, weird editing
Reviewed: 10-10-21
Wendy Wax writes another wonderful book about women dealing with life's complications with humor and friendship. The performers were excellent! the editing, however, had some problems. There were several times when lines repeated with different readings (like the artist was testing out different ways to read a line, and the editing didn't cut one of them), but the moment that gave me a chuckle was at about 7 hours, 30 minutes, when the artist reads dialogue in one voice, says something like "oh wait, she's still talking" and then reads it again in another voice.
The editing quirks were not enough to take away from the book, though, which is worth a listen.
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The Vanishing
- Fogg Lake, Book 1
- By: Jayne Ann Krentz
- Narrated by: Sandra Michelle
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 931
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 826
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 823
Decades ago in the small town of Fogg Lake, The Incident occurred: an explosion in the cave system that released unknown gases. The residents slept for two days. When they woke up they discovered that things had changed - they had changed. Some started having visions. Others heard ominous voices. And then, scientists from a mysterious government agency arrived. Determined not to become research subjects of strange experiments, the residents of Fogg Lake blamed their "hallucinations" on food poisoning, and the story worked. Now the eerie effects are showing up in Fogg Lake descendants.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Nothing new here...
- By Elise on 01-11-20
- The Vanishing
- Fogg Lake, Book 1
- By: Jayne Ann Krentz
- Narrated by: Sandra Michelle
Five chapters of this narrator was enough
Reviewed: 10-12-20
I'm generally a Krentz fan, but this narrator sucked the life of of this story. she just didn't have the vocal range to handle the male characters.
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
- A New History of a Lost World
- By: Steve Brusatte
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,491
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,036
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,016
In this stunning narrative spanning more than 200 million years, Steve Brusatte, a young American paleontologist who has emerged as one of the foremost stars of the field - discovering 10 new species and leading groundbreaking scientific studies and fieldwork - masterfully tells the complete, surprising, and new history of the dinosaurs, drawing on cutting-edge science to dramatically bring to life their lost world and illuminate their enigmatic origins, spectacular flourishing, astonishing diversity, cataclysmic extinction, and startling living legacy.
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2 out of 5 stars
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"The Rise of the Scientists Who Study Dinosaurs"
- By Daniel Powell on 09-16-18
- The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
- A New History of a Lost World
- By: Steve Brusatte
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
An accessible, fascinating book
Reviewed: 01-15-19
I fell in love with dinosaurs when I was in elementary school. This is the grown-up book for that childhood fascination! Brusatte does an amazing job of connecting important ideas to build the story of the evolutionary arc of the dinosaurs. Lawlor makes the book even more accessible with a great reading. Highly recommended.
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Crazy Little Thing
- A Bell Harbor Novel
- By: Tracy Brogan
- Narrated by: Lori Reyes
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 2,152
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 1,850
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,838
If Sadie Turner is good at anything, it’s putting stuff in order. So when she finds her “perfect” life in disarray, she hopes a summer vacation at her aunt’s lake house will help her piece it back together. She wants to relax, reboot, and heal the wounds left by her cheating ex-husband. And that requires time away from men. All men. Or so she thinks.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Meh... avoid this Narrator at all costs
- By Frances on 05-29-15
- Crazy Little Thing
- A Bell Harbor Novel
- By: Tracy Brogan
- Narrated by: Lori Reyes
90 minutes in, and I just can't finish it
Reviewed: 12-02-18
I enjoyed Tracy Brogan's My Kind Of You and thought I'd give this one a try. The story is...okay...a little trapped in 1960s cliches, but the audiobook narration just killed it for me. The main character's inner monologue was solid,but the other voices were terrible. when I got to what sounded like an American pretending to be an Irishman pretending to be I Scot, I hit stop. This just wasn't going to work...especially for a romance.
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The Lucky Ones
- By: Tiffany Reisz
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 244
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 227
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Story4 out of 5 stars 228
They were seven children either orphaned or abandoned by their parents and chosen by legendary philanthropist and brain surgeon Dr. Vincent Capello to live in The Dragon, his almost magical beach house on the Oregon Coast. Allison was the youngest of the lucky ones living an idyllic life with her newfound family...until the night she almost died and was then whisked away from the house and her adopted family forever.
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1 out of 5 stars
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terrible
- By Taunya on 11-09-20
- The Lucky Ones
- By: Tiffany Reisz
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Shirley Jackson would approve
Reviewed: 11-11-18
A dark and moody West Coast Gothic novel that is a good fit for Shirley Jackson fans. Secrets, money, and awkward family relationships fill a tainted house in Oregon. Zeller delivers a terrific performance. #AmericanGothic #FamilySecrets #WestCoast #Tagsgiving #Sweepstakes
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Best Beach Ever
- Ten Beach Road, Book 6
- By: Wendy Wax
- Narrated by: Amy Rubinate
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 241
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 225
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 222
Forced to rent out or lose their beloved Bella Flora after the loss of their renovation-turned-reality-TV show Do Over, Maddie, Nikki, Avery, Kyra, and Bitsy move into cottages at the Sunshine Hotel and Beach Club believing the worst is over. Only to discover just how uncertain their futures really are. Luckily, when the going gets tough, the ladies of Ten Beach Road know that their friendship - tried and tested - can chase away the darkest clouds and let the sun shine in....
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4 out of 5 stars
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attention grabbing
- By Vickie Ashwell on 06-19-19
- Best Beach Ever
- Ten Beach Road, Book 6
- By: Wendy Wax
- Narrated by: Amy Rubinate
Strongest book since the first
Reviewed: 08-07-18
I love the Ten Beach Road series, and Wendy Wax did not disappoint with this latest installment. I'm not sure if it's the finale, but this book, which is as strong as the first book in the series, closes several story arcs and takes the amazing women of Ten Beach Road to new beginnings. Amy Rubinate gives another terrific performance, too.
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Carrots
- Shelby Nichols Adventures, Book 1
- By: Colleen Helme
- Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,362
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,137
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,140
Stopping at the grocery store for carrots shouldn't be dangerous, but for Shelby Nichols, it changes her life forever. During a bank robbery, she is caught in the cross-fire and grazed by a bullet to the head, leaving her with the ability to read minds. Not only is she hearing what everyone thinks about her, but the gunman who shot her is out to silence her forever. In her fight to stay alive she is saved from certain death by a handsome hit-man with ties to organized crime.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic story and flawless audio! Get it!
- By Dr. Geoff on 11-20-13
- Carrots
- Shelby Nichols Adventures, Book 1
- By: Colleen Helme
- Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
A light, fun, and surprisingly engaging story
Reviewed: 11-27-16
After seeing CARROTS mentioned in an Audible e-mail, I decided to take a chance on this one, and I'm glad I did. Colleen Helme wrote a light and fun story with a great narrator, and Wendy Tremont King does a nice job of bringing it to life. Totally the kind of book you need after reading something dark and heavy.
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Bad Games
- By: Jeff Menapace
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,004
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 924
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Story4 out of 5 stars 932
The Lambert Family is heading to Crescent Lake, a rural cabin community in western Pennsylvania, for an idyllic weekend getaway. Some fishing, some barbecue, some games...
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Top Horror, Hidden in the Suspense Section
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 06-03-17
- Bad Games
- By: Jeff Menapace
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
Too sadistic for me, but the narrator was great
Reviewed: 11-15-15
I've been on a quest for good spooky stories, and this one popped up on a Goodreads list. Unfortunately, it's not a spooky story, it's a sadistic one, and I just couldn't get through it (or the idiocy of the hero and heroine, for that matter). I stuck it out a lot longer than I normally would have because I truly loved Gary Tiedemann's narration. It was almost hard to believe one person performed all of those voices. This author definitely isn't for me, but I'll keep an eye out for the narrator.
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The Winning Season
- By: Alison Packard
- Narrated by: Jane Pfitsch
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 187
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 169
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 171
Kelly Maxwell has finally landed her dream job as publicist for the San Francisco Blaze. But the team's newest member, handsome bad boy catcher Matt Scanlon, is refusing every interview. She's got to get him to open up before the season ends, or she may not be back next year. And after everything she overcame to achieve her dream, Kelly's not about to let that happen. Matt Scanlon just wants to be left alone to rebuild his life and his career. After a year of masking the pain of a recent loss with hard partying and fast women, he finally hit rock bottom and was traded to a team he's loathed his entire life - a team with little to no chance at the post-season.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Second in series...
- By Beckymmoe on 02-15-16
- The Winning Season
- By: Alison Packard
- Narrated by: Jane Pfitsch
A fun romance with a great narrator
Reviewed: 01-23-15
I enjoyed Packard's LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON and decided to give the next book in the series a try. The book stands alone very well, with great characters with complicated lives. Funny and well-paced, the book flies by. Packard's characters are easy to like. Pfitsch is the perfect narrator for this book, delivering a snappy performance that perfectly matches the book.
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Talk Dirty to Me
- Plum Orchard, Book 1
- By: Dakota Cassidy
- Narrated by: Scarlet Chase
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 153
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 141
Former mean girl Dixie Davis is back in town, and it's payback time. Literally. Dixie is flat broke, and her best - make that only - friend, Landon, is throwing her a lifeline from the Great Beyond. Dixie stands to inherit his business...which is a phone sex empire. Wait, what? Plum Orchard, Georgia, is about to get even juicier.
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4 out of 5 stars
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It's not a comedy, but it is a great story.
- By Diana on 12-25-14
- Talk Dirty to Me
- Plum Orchard, Book 1
- By: Dakota Cassidy
- Narrated by: Scarlet Chase
It's not a comedy, but it is a great story.
Reviewed: 12-25-14
I originally bought this title because I was looking for a funny romance. Humor is pretty subjective, but I didn't feel like this book was especially light or funny. Talk Dirty to Me is an emotional story about two people who were once engaged, who are brought back to the same town after their mutual childhood friend died. Our heroine is trying to rebuild a life she destroyed herself after years of meanness and bad decisions; our hero is trying to make sense of the woman who left him long ago. The writing is solid and the narrator does a great job and it's totally worth reading, but it is a serious book with a few amusing moments, not a comedy.
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