Mitch McKinney
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Fourth Wing
- Empyrean, Book 1
- By: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrated by: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 21 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 50,927
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 47,022
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 47,027
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Erotica with Dragons
- By Trev on 05-13-23
- Fourth Wing
- Empyrean, Book 1
- By: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrated by: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
Surprisingly better than expected – excellent!
Reviewed: 02-13-25
With all the hype, this series has gotten recently, I decided to try out a book that has gotten several reviews of ‘over-hyped’. Well, let’s just say that I know question those reviewers. I found this book to be both interesting, well written, and imaginative. Furthermore, I found the narration to be realistic and the spice to be interesting as well. Reading this book has convinced me to buy both of the next books before even finishing this book.
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Does It Hurt?
- By: H. D. Carlton
- Narrated by: Troy Duran, Michelle Sparks
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,517
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,237
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,237
Who am I? I've forgotten the answer to that question long ago. Ever since I ran from that house, so desperate to escape, I left with only the clothes on my back and socks on my feet. After that day, I've only ever walked in stolen shoes.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This is a tough one
- By Julie Price on 05-01-23
- Does It Hurt?
- By: H. D. Carlton
- Narrated by: Troy Duran, Michelle Sparks
Spice combined with an interesting story
Reviewed: 01-27-25
This story is well written and interesting and the spice is pretty good as well without being overly kinky
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An Honest Woman
- A Memoir of Love and Sex Work
- By: Charlotte Shane
- Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 83
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 83
In her early twenties, Charlotte Shane quit her women’s studies graduate program to devote herself to sex work because it was a way to devote herself to men. Her lifelong curiosity about male lust, love, selfishness, and social capital dovetailed with her own insatiable desire for intimacy to sustain a long career in escorting, with unexpectedly poignant results. Shane uses her personal and professional history to examine how men and women struggle in their attempts at romantic and sexual bonding, no matter how true their intentions.
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1 out of 5 stars
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A complete waste of time!
- By McNeil on 09-04-24
- An Honest Woman
- A Memoir of Love and Sex Work
- By: Charlotte Shane
- Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly
Calloused look at the business of sex for money
Reviewed: 09-10-24
The author’s portrayal of her life’s work came off as shallow and self-serving to me and her description of her most dear client left me wondering why the ‘John’ kept going back to her.
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Out of the Darkness
- The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers
- By: Ian O'Connor
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 154
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 145
Aaron Rodgers is among the two or three most talented players to ever hold the most important job in American team sports–quarterback. He also stands as the most mysterious and polarizing figure in the modern-day national pastime that is professional football. From his controversial Covid stance to his methods of spiritual awakening to his estrangement from his family to his high-profile romances to his devastating Achilles injury a mere four plays into his New York Jets career, Rodgers has long dominated the NFL’s news cycle.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Author seems clueless as to what draws a lot of people to Aaron
- By Amy on 09-12-24
- Out of the Darkness
- The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers
- By: Ian O'Connor
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
Very interesting
Reviewed: 09-09-24
I got the feeling that the author wanted to show ARod in a fair and balanced way but also had to proof the book with Rodgers before he completed it. Therefore, I feel this portrayal is kind to Rodgers overall. It seems that another purpose the author chose was to try to bridge the family estrangement. In the end, Rodgers is a fascinating character study either way you choose to view his legacy.
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Swing
- By: Ashleigh Renard
- Narrated by: Ashleigh Renard
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 188
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 173
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Story4 out of 5 stars 176
Raised in figure skating, Ashleigh brought the quest for perfectionism into marriage and motherhood, striving for the highest level of difficulty while trying to make it all appear effortless and beautiful. Hilarious, heartbreaking, and hopeful, what will she do when she realizes she has taken "doing it all" to a level she never intended?
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1 out of 5 stars
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it's a poop show
- By Kurt Kocur on 08-07-22
- Swing
- By: Ashleigh Renard
- Narrated by: Ashleigh Renard
Not What I Was Expecting ‘aka never judge a book by its cover’
Reviewed: 02-20-24
The author is a highly articulate writer and did a very good job of narrating her story. It read like an autobiography most of the time which I assume was her aim. However, the title is deceptive in that it hints a a book about the swinging lifestyle from a woman who didn’t actually ‘do it all’… far from it. So, based on the title, I have to say the book underperformed even if the author’s performance was very good. I hope the title was directed by the editor or publisher. That would be understandable asa means of getting the book out there. At some point, I hope the author writes and narrates a spicy book about swinging experiences because I think it would be a dandy! She doesn’t squirm away from the sexy parts like many authors do.
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This Bird Has Flown
- A Novel
- By: Susanna Hoffs
- Narrated by: Susanna Hoffs, Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 78
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 78
Jane Start is thirty-three, broke, and recently single. Ten years prior, she had a hit song—written by world-famous superstar Jonesy—but Jane hasn’t had a breakout since. Now she's living out of four garbage bags at her parents’ house, reduced to performing to Karaoke tracks in Las Vegas. Rock bottom. But when her longtime manager Pippa sends Jane to London to regroup, she’s seated next to an intriguing stranger on the flight—the other Tom Hardy, an elegantly handsome Oxford professor of literature. Jane is instantly smitten by Tom, and soon, truly inspired.
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3 out of 5 stars
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love her but please get another narrator
- By Holly Viola on 04-12-23
- This Bird Has Flown
- A Novel
- By: Susanna Hoffs
- Narrated by: Susanna Hoffs, Juliet Stevenson
Who knew she could write?
Reviewed: 02-02-24
What a refreshing surprise. Excellent story and narration from a very talented author! Bravo. Can’t wait to see the next one.
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Commune 6: The Slavers of Grand Saline
- Commune, Book 6
- By: Joshua Gayou
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 587
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 531
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 530
In the process of searching for Pinch, a long-lost mythic figure who has attained a talismanic status, Gibs has resorted to making a living doing contract work with his friend Alan, the young man who followed him out of the Wyoming commune. Hired by a family as escorts on a cross-country trip to Texas, they are ambushed by a group of raiders. The family is captured, children and all, and Gibs and Alan are left behind with only some pistols, a handful of bullets between them, and no food or water to speak of.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Gibs as Gen Z Chick from Brooklyn
- By Sasquatch! on 07-01-23
- Commune 6: The Slavers of Grand Saline
- Commune, Book 6
- By: Joshua Gayou
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Best Commune book yet!
Reviewed: 07-20-23
Love the characters and the language of this great book. It is uncommon for a writer to capture the military language skills so effectively! Bravo!
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Failure Mode
- Expeditionary Force, Book 15
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 19 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 18,893
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 17,600
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Story5 out of 5 stars 17,553
The galaxy is doomed. Monkeys may be clever and too stubborn to give up, but Skippy The Idiot Who Got Played knows the harsh truth: this is a fight he can’t win. The odds are not only stacked against him, he was designed not to win this fight. Maybe he can salvage some faint memory of the civilizations that inhabit the galaxy, but those beings are doomed. Doomed. Including the Merry Band of Pirates.
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1 out of 5 stars
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A wholly unsatisfying ending to an epic universe
- By Anonymous User on 12-10-22
- Failure Mode
- Expeditionary Force, Book 15
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Excellent ending to a brilliant series
Reviewed: 07-13-23
This series was one of my favorite sci-fi series of all time! Craig Alanson is an imaginative writer with true talent. I hope this book series is eventually turned into a TV series!
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Match Game
- Expeditionary Force, Book 14
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 20 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12,897
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11,639
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Story5 out of 5 stars 11,595
For years, the ancient alien AI known as Skippy (the Magnificent, don’t forget that part) has been able to do one impossible thing after another. What is his secret? It’s simple: 100 percent Grade-A extreme awesomeness. And also because he had never been faced with an opponent of equal power. Until now. This time, he might need a little help from a band of filthy monkeys.
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2 out of 5 stars
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What a let down.
- By Rabidbadger on 06-08-22
- Match Game
- Expeditionary Force, Book 14
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Excellent read and setup for the last book in the series
Reviewed: 06-26-23
Loved the dialog and R.C. Bray’s ability to change characters so easily! Bravo! On to the final frontier…
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A Memory of Light
- Wheel of Time, Book 14
- By: Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
- Length: 41 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 44,888
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 40,741
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Story5 out of 5 stars 40,690
The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.
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5 out of 5 stars
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End of one of my favorite fantasy series ever.
- By Magikarp Salad on 06-02-13
- A Memory of Light
- Wheel of Time, Book 14
- By: Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
Sad to see this story end!
Reviewed: 06-11-23
Beautifully finished! Excellent story start to finish! Couldn’t have asked for a better series! Bravo
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