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The Looking-Glass Illusion
- The Curious Realities, Book 2
- By: Sara Ella
- Narrated by: Katherine Anderson, Robert Hook
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
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Alice is not prepared to face what awaits beyond the Tulgey Wood. When she and the rest of Team Heart enter the fourth and final Wonderland Trial, it’s up to her to lead them to victory. But this Trial is more than a game. If Alice and the others fail to defeat the Jabberwock and reveal the truth about Wonderland, more than points and fame will be lost.
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A Perfect Conclusion
- By Happygret on 06-25-24
- The Looking-Glass Illusion
- The Curious Realities, Book 2
- By: Sara Ella
- Narrated by: Katherine Anderson, Robert Hook
A Perfect Conclusion
Reviewed: 06-25-24
This duology is one of my favorite series. I’ve listened to it twice, and I’ll likely listen to it again. It’s an immersive experience. The characters are complex. Alice and Chess don’t fall into the stereotypical YA characters. I love how Alice is both recognizable as Alice in Wonderland but is also her own person. The characters are cleverly named.
I prefer the second book slightly because it introduces Chess’s character. I prefer books with more than one POV. The pacing of the story is perfect. The characters face challenges and move on. They’re never in so much peril that the story is stressful. Instead each challenge offers more information of character development.
The conclusion is perfect. I love when a book offers a peek into the happily ever after.
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Supervillain Rehabilitation Project, Part 1
- By: H.L. Burke
- Narrated by: Rena Gail
- Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
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The Supervillain Rehabilitation Project is a character-driven, action-packed superhero series with light romantic elements, snarky humor, and a focus on family bonds.
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Supervillain Rehabilitation Project, Part 1
- By Jay Rose on 06-27-23
- Supervillain Rehabilitation Project, Part 1
- By: H.L. Burke
- Narrated by: Rena Gail
Super Fun Superhero series part 1
Reviewed: 08-27-23
HL Burke it’s an auto buy for me. When she reached out to her fans with codes in exchange for a review. Yes please!
While I prefer her gas lamp cinnamon rolls, Fade is a solid hero with a compelling story arc. Prism is a great heroine and perfect complement to Fade. Her story and how it weaves with Fade’s strengthens the series.
Now, let’s talk supporting cast and villains.
Aidan, Tanvi, Keeper, and Yui are strong characters in their own right.
The villains for each book as well as the big bad move the plot forward with great twists.
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The Complete Brother's Creed Box Set
- The Complete Zombie Apocalypse Series
- By: Joshua C. Chadd
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead
- Length: 30 hrs and 52 mins
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Returning to town after a weekend on their ranch in Montana, James and Connor Andderson learn firsthand that the dead are coming back to life. As the nation succumbs to an outbreak unlike anything ever seen, the brothers must gather their supplies and set out on a road trip to save their parents from a fate worse than death itself. Their naïve optimism quickly fades, and the choices they confront will leave them scarred for life.
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Christian book with a couple Zombies in it..
- By Stacie on 03-21-20
- The Complete Brother's Creed Box Set
- The Complete Zombie Apocalypse Series
- By: Joshua C. Chadd
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead
Zombies and Gear
Reviewed: 05-10-23
I am not the target audience! I’m a romance reading woman and loved it!
If you’re into tech survival gear, the outdoors, and nonstop adventure, this is your series.
The Walking Dead with threads of Christianity.
The pacing is excellent! The stakes and moral choices add to the story.
For more sensitive readers T here is violence, gore, and language; an unmarried couple who share a bed and sex is implied but offscreen. I thought all of it matched the genre and added up to a realistic ensemble of characters.
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Lost Bits
- By: Kerry Nietz
- Narrated by: Joseph Robert Courtemanche
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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The last thing K-404 remembers is a happy home with the human child Ele, whose care is his primary purpose. So, when he wakes up in a landfill of tossed-away technology, his only thought is to reunite with his family. This world is not his own, though. It’s a wasteland of desolate buildings, flying metal disks, and monstrosities that keep themselves active by stealing another bot’s power. How did the world get this way? And why was he discarded? Hampered by imperfect memory, an obsolete body, and limited battery life, 404 sets out to find his home.
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Not a techie but I made it!
- By Tamara Schierkolk on 09-15-22
- Lost Bits
- By: Kerry Nietz
- Narrated by: Joseph Robert Courtemanche
AI with Heart
Reviewed: 01-23-23
I loved both the immersive story world and the characters.
The fast-paced story with just enough description gives us a picture of this post-apocalyptic world that is both familiar and foreign.
I love how 404 (Four), Sam, Wes, and the other characters are primarily AI but have personality and even feelings.
It’s a quest with strong found family vibes and a bit of a lesson on how each AI (and person) is created for a purpose.
The narrator does an excellent job of giving each character a subtly distinct voice. I will look for other books he’s narrated.
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Silverblood
- The Katrosi Revolution, Book 2
- By: Jamie Foley
- Narrated by: Brenda Scott Wlazlo
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
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Brooke’s treetop city is a charred husk of its former glory. Her people demand revenge against the Emberhawk tribe, blind to the larger threat: the ravenous Malaano Empire. Determined to subvert a bloody war, Brooke accepts a marriage alliance she knows she’ll soon regret. Meanwhile, an Emberhawk prince is seeding a rebellion, and if Brooke’s secret support can reforge the Tribal Alliance, they might stand a chance against the Imperial threat. Lysander is a former slave who feels he has nothing to live for…unless he can convince Brooke to teach him the magic of thought-speak.
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Award Winning Sequel
- By Happygret on 01-17-23
- Silverblood
- The Katrosi Revolution, Book 2
- By: Jamie Foley
- Narrated by: Brenda Scott Wlazlo
Award Winning Sequel
Reviewed: 01-17-23
I put off reading Emberhawk thinking it might not be my cup of tea. Then Silver Blood as a sequel won a Realm Award.
I devoured Emberhawk and then Silver Blood. I then bought the books on Audible (one credit, one purchase since it was a bargain price). The narrator is excellent providing distinct accents and voices for each character.
Silver Blood is such a compelling sequel because it focuses on the damaged Lysander, an assassin destined for execution and Brooke the first woman chieftess of her tribe mislabeled a witch.
Of course there’s more Kira and Rion! And threats to the Tribal Alliance on all sides.
This story is well-paced with character development and political intrigue mixed with adventure. I love the multiple POVs and the ending is both satisfying and leaves the reader wanting more. The Realm Award is well-deserved!
Now I need book 3 yesterday!
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Emberhawk
- The Katrosi Revolution, Book 1
- By: Jamie Foley
- Narrated by: Brenda Scott Wlazlo
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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Merciless drought withers Kira's ranch, leaving her family hungry and desperate enough to cross the border into the forbidden forest to trap wild game. But the forest is infested with tree scorpions and giant cats that wield elemental invisibility, and they're hungry, too. When Kira mistakes one elemental creature for another, she ends up with the last thing she wants in her trap: an enemy soldier.
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Excellent Narration for an Excellent Book
- By Happygret on 01-12-23
- Emberhawk
- The Katrosi Revolution, Book 1
- By: Jamie Foley
- Narrated by: Brenda Scott Wlazlo
Excellent Narration for an Excellent Book
Reviewed: 01-12-23
If you start a book at the end of one year and finish in the next, do you get to count it as your favorite book for two years?
Emberhawk was definitely one of my favorites from last year and is starting this year as a strong contender.
Let me make my case:
Strong and engaging characters
Multiple POVs
Complex story world that draws on the familiar (American West and Japan) but in an original way that adds richness and avoids the pitfalls of drawing too heavily on the real world.
Fascinating magic and belief system
Complex politics that doesn’t feel like a commentary on current events
Add in a cunning villain with a few other antagonists, perfect pacing, and more twists and turns than a good roller coaster
As for the narrator. Wow! She’s good. I mean, multiple voices and distinct accents good. I’m looking forward to her narration of Silver Blood. If you start a book at the end of one year and finish in the next, do you get to count it as your favorite book for two years?
Emberhawk was definitely one of my favorites from last year and is starting this year as a strong contender.
Let me make my case:
Strong and engaging characters
Multiple POVs
Complex story world that draws on the familiar (American West and Japan) but in an original way that adds richness and avoids the pitfalls of drawing too heavily on the real world.
Fascinating magic and belief system
Complex politics that doesn’t feel like a commentary on current events
Add in a cunning villain with a few other antagonists, perfect pacing, and more twists and turns than a good roller coaster
As for the narrator. Wow! She’s good. I mean, multiple voices and distinct accents good. I’m looking forward to her narration of Silver Blood.
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The Disappearance of Emily Downs
- By: C.J. Redwine
- Narrated by: Mia Sinclair Jenness
- Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
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There are three rules in Black River Falls: Don’t break curfew unless you want the monsters to find you. Don’t ask questions, no matter what. And when someone goes missing, don’t go looking. Joey Barnes obeyed those rules, until the day her mother vanished without a trace. She’s spent two years secretly hunting for clues, and she’s discovered plenty of things that don’t make sense, even for Black River Falls.
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Can't Stop Listening!
- By Heather Lindahl on 10-02-21
- The Disappearance of Emily Downs
- By: C.J. Redwine
- Narrated by: Mia Sinclair Jenness
Monsters Fill these Mountains
Reviewed: 12-06-22
Joey, Rae, & Ryan are solid, likable, and brave protagonists.
This town has too many secrets, and the grownups are lying and blocking the truth, so the trio is on their own when Joey’s best friend, Emily goes missing. I like the rivals to allies subplot of Joey and Rae.
Great MG science fiction with a satisfying ending.
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Aberration
- Children of the Consortium, Book 2
- By: Cathy McCrumb
- Narrated by: Taylor Meskimen
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
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When rogue drones threaten citizens and the ship’s crew falls ill, the Recorder answers their call for help, once again drawing scrutiny from the Consortium. With no other option and under an Elder’s overbearing watch, she returns to Pallas Station where she nearly lost her life in the hope of finding something—anything—to save her friends and countless others. Her friends are determined to keep her safe, but for the Recorder, saving others comes first, no matter the cost.
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Page-turner!
- By Matthew & Krysten Schoch on 01-16-23
- Aberration
- Children of the Consortium, Book 2
- By: Cathy McCrumb
- Narrated by: Taylor Meskimen
Satisfying sequel
Reviewed: 11-28-22
I loved this book for all its characters. Not only The Recorder Who Isn’t but also her friends and even the antagonists. I love how everyone has a story and developed character. But the hallmark of an excellent book is having antagonists you kind of want to succeed, at least in part.
The world building is excellent and the pacing is perfection. It took me a minute to settle into the story, and then I didn’t want to stop listening.
I want more books by Cathy McCrumb!
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Wishtress
- By: Nadine Brandes
- Narrated by: Kim May, Max Himmelreich
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
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Myrthe was born with the ability to turn her tears into wishes. But when a granted wish goes wrong, she is cursed: the next tear she sheds will kill her. She must travel to the Well to break the curse before it can claim her life—and before the king's militairen find her. To survive the journey, Myrthe must harden her heart to keep herself from crying even a single tear.
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Fantasy with a bit of Allegory
- By Happygret on 11-17-22
- Wishtress
- By: Nadine Brandes
- Narrated by: Kim May, Max Himmelreich
Fantasy with a bit of Allegory
Reviewed: 11-17-22
This may be my favorite book of 2022. Myrthe and Bastian were compelling characters just flawed enough to be human and relatable without being antiheroes or unsympathetic. Better yet, the villains were compelling in their own motives.
The world which resembles the Netherlands is beautifully drawn.
Layered on top of character, setting, and a well-paced plot was the allegorical element that makes one consider the good and evil, blessing, curse, and who should have control, self, government, or the magic itself.
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Amish Vampires in Space
- By: Kerry Nietz
- Narrated by: Nick Gallagher
- Length: 15 hrs and 13 mins
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Jebediah has a secret that will change his world forever and send his people into space. The Amish world of Alabaster calls upon an ancient promise to escape destruction. Then end up on a cargo ship bound for the stars. But they are not the only cargo on board. Some of it is alive...or used to be.
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ENGLISHERS
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 11-10-16
- Amish Vampires in Space
- By: Kerry Nietz
- Narrated by: Nick Gallagher
A science fiction classic
Reviewed: 08-30-22
Kerry Nietz’s Amish Vampires in space has a comedic title, but it’s a serious science fiction book. Part space opera, part horror story, part heartfelt inspirational story. The mesh of genres strengthens each one.
It’s an excellent book with a narrator perfect for this work.
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