Laura G.
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How to Marry a Werewolf
- A Claw & Courtship Novella, Book 1
- By: Gail Carriger
- Narrated by: Emma Newman
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 482
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 433
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 431
The monsters left Faith ruined in the eyes of society, so now they're her only option. Rejected by her family, Faith crosses the Atlantic, looking for a marriage of convenience and revenge. But things are done differently in London. Werewolves are civilized. At least they pretend to be. Americans: Backward heathens with no culture, Major Channing has never had time for any of them. But there's something special about Faith. Channing finds himself fighting to prove himself and defend his species. But this werewolf has good reason not to trust human women.
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1 out of 5 stars
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A miss
- By Alana Maple on 08-23-18
- How to Marry a Werewolf
- A Claw & Courtship Novella, Book 1
- By: Gail Carriger
- Narrated by: Emma Newman
My favorite of all of her books
Reviewed: 05-29-24
I love the whole Parasolverse, but I think this is my favorite. It was so good to learn more about Channing and why he was the way he was. The only thing was the parents deserved a little more karma.
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Undercover Bromance
- Bromance Book Club, Book 2
- By: Lyssa Kay Adams
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 760
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 671
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 667
Liv Papandreas has a dream job as a sous chef at Nashville’s hottest restaurant. Too bad the celebrity chef owner is less than charming behind kitchen doors. After she catches him harassing a young hostess, she confronts him and gets fired. Liv vows revenge, but she’ll need assistance to take on the powerful chef. Unfortunately, that means turning to Braden Mack. When Liv’s blackballed from the restaurant scene, the charismatic nightclub entrepreneur offers to help expose her ex-boss, but she is suspicious of his motives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love
- By Dawn Roether on 01-03-21
- Undercover Bromance
- Bromance Book Club, Book 2
- By: Lyssa Kay Adams
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden
Missing a key ingredient
Reviewed: 10-19-22
This book was fun and still had some hidden wisdom but it lacked the fun of the “story within the story” of the first book. The premise of the romance novel within a romance novel and its narrator becoming an interactive character was so innovative and charming, I was hoping that would be in every book.
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The Priory of the Orange Tree
- By: Samantha Shannon
- Narrated by: Liyah Summers
- Length: 25 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6,402
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5,732
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5,717
The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction - but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.
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5 out of 5 stars
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In a word, WOW
- By Kevin Potter on 03-09-19
- The Priory of the Orange Tree
- By: Samantha Shannon
- Narrated by: Liyah Summers
Good but not great
Reviewed: 07-14-21
I was surprised at many of the bad reviews, as this book had come highly recommended to me. The narrator did some voices amazingly well and some that were just downright painful to listen to. She also pronounced many things in ways that surely sounded incorrect to me. That always pulls me out of the story unfortunately. As for the story, it was longer and more detail than it needed to be but I did love how all the pieces came together in the end.
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Magic Bites
- Kate Daniels, Book 1
- By: Ilona Andrews
- Narrated by: Renée Raudman
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,210
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,892
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,892
When magic is up, electricity dies, cars stall, and skyscrapers tumble; when it's down, phones and guns work, and defensive spells can't protect your house from the creatures who stalk the streets. Equally dangerous are the competing factions of The Pack - a highly organized and military clan who governs Atlanta's were-bears, -wolves, and -hyenas - versus the Masters of the Dead, power and knowledge-hungry necromancers whose minds control hordes of blood-crazed vampires.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Difficult to Get Through
- By Ingrid on 07-25-18
- Magic Bites
- Kate Daniels, Book 1
- By: Ilona Andrews
- Narrated by: Renée Raudman
I really dislike this narrator
Reviewed: 12-05-20
She pronounces wolf like "woof"" for Pete's sake. The story was decent and I suspect it will get better in future books but I will be reading, not listening
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Ink & Sigil
- From the World of the Iron Druid Chronicles
- By: Kevin Hearne
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,252
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,930
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,920
Al MacBharrais is both blessed and cursed. He is blessed with an extraordinary white moustache, an appreciation for craft cocktails - and a most unique magical talent. He can cast spells with magically enchanted ink and he uses his gifts to protect our world from rogue minions of various pantheons, especially the Fae.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I can't believe anyone thought this was politcal
- By Laura G. on 10-15-20
- Ink & Sigil
- From the World of the Iron Druid Chronicles
- By: Kevin Hearne
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
I can't believe anyone thought this was politcal
Reviewed: 10-15-20
This was delightful and barely touched on anything political. Yes the accents were over the top but that felt like part of the characters' personalities. It was laugh out loud funny. I can't wait for the next one.
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Just One Damned Thing After Another
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: Marty Ross
- Narrated by: Gemma Whelan, Ben Miles, Jonathan Bailey, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 576
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 519
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Story4 out of 5 stars 520
Time travel meets history in this Audible Original drama. When Max, a recent ancient history graduate, is offered a mysterious job at St Mary's Historical Research Institute, she quickly comes to realise this isn't any old stuffy research library. At St Mary's the historians don't just study the past - they revisit it. What begins as an academic exploration of events, such as the Peterloo Massacre, takes a dark and dangerous turn, and the historians of St Mary's soon learn that it's not just history they're fighting....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Might be tough for longtime series fans
- By Lora Feeley on 05-20-17
- Just One Damned Thing After Another
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: Marty Ross
- Narrated by: Gemma Whelan, Ben Miles, Jonathan Bailey, Zara Ramm
I wanted to like this so much more
Reviewed: 09-16-20
Great cast, outstanding source material but it just didn't translate to this format. The sounds effects were mostly distracting and there was so much yelling and heavy breathing that it just became annoying half the time.
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McMillan File
- The Rider Files, Book 3
- By: CB Samet
- Narrated by: Quentin Hudspeth
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 6
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6
She's investigating a murder. He's trying not to become the next victim. Mica McMillan, savvy PI and scrappy street fighter, is trying to track down a murderer and doesn't have time for delays or relationships. Dr. David Rider is fascinated by Mica's life and magnetism to danger. But when a drug dealer puts a hit out on David, the mismatched couple find themselves on dangerous ground. Can Mica bring the criminals to justice and keep David safe?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic addition to the series
- By Rellim on 05-19-20
- McMillan File
- The Rider Files, Book 3
- By: CB Samet
- Narrated by: Quentin Hudspeth
A fun, quick listen
Reviewed: 05-24-20
if you enjoy stories that have badass female leads, this would be a good choice for you. It has romance but not too much. It has action without too much violence. Good plot development. Can stand alone without the other books.
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Everafter Song
- The Evermore Chronicles, Book 3
- By: Emily R. King
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 316
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 290
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 292
There’s a price on Everley Donovan’s head. Fleeing from the queen’s false accusation of murder and sorcery, the girl with the clock heart knows there’s only one way to prove her innocence. Everley must catch Killian Markham, the fugitive prince guilty of the crimes for which she’s been condemned. To do that, Everley must follow him into the towering realm of the Silver-Clouded Plain. It’s where flesh-eating behemoths thrive, long-lost gods hide, and an artifact of destructive force awaits the death grip of the immortal prince.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Got tired of being yelled at
- By Seattle blues on 12-18-19
- Everafter Song
- The Evermore Chronicles, Book 3
- By: Emily R. King
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
better to read than listen
Reviewed: 04-03-20
All three books in this trilogy have a charming heroine and a wonderful cast of characters. My only issue is the narrator. She has a lovely voice and does accents and voices really well but the overdramatization of almost everything she says when in the heroine's character is so bad that I have to turn the volume down because it grates on my nerves so badly. This is probably more the director's fault than hers but either way it's really hard to listen to. Everything else about it is great
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Before the Broken Star
- The Evermore Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Emily R. King
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 685
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 598
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 597
Everley Donovan is living on borrowed time. The lone survivor of her family’s unexplained assassination, she was saved by an ingeniously crafted clockwork heart. But the time she was given won’t last forever. Now, every tick-tock reminds her how fragile her existence is and hastens her quest to expose Killian Markham, the navy admiral who shattered her world and left her for dead. But Everley’s hunt for justice will be a long and hard-won voyage.
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1 out of 5 stars
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My, my
- By Seattle blues on 08-22-19
- Before the Broken Star
- The Evermore Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Emily R. King
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
pretty good story, don't love the narrator
Reviewed: 03-26-20
I liked the story overall, some of the characters are fun but the narrator sounds like she's on the verge of hysteria at all times.
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Iron Garland
- Harbinger, Book 3
- By: Jeff Wheeler
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,841
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,539
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,523
For three years, Sera Fitzempress has been a pawn in a gilded prison. Disgraced and exiled from society, she has been isolated from the downtrodden she’s determined to liberate. Cettie Pratt has grown into an independent young woman, although she continues to be tested by the high society of the clouds. Advancing in the magic of the Mysteries, Cettie is also a useful tool of defense during turbulent times. The fog of war is drawing in, and with it comes a startling new enemy who may unravel secrets that both women would prefer stay hidden.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a fantastic web!!!!
- By Mpeckabl on 11-15-18
- Iron Garland
- Harbinger, Book 3
- By: Jeff Wheeler
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
These get better and better
Reviewed: 01-21-19
This book had more developed characters, more intrigue and felt much less like listening to a kid's book. Great last minute plot twist left me looking forward to the next book! The narrator has also gotten much better.
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