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A Deadly Education
- A Novel (The Scholomance, Book 1)
- By: Naomi Novik
- Narrated by: Anisha Dadia
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,082
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,297
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,284
I decided that Orion Lake needed to die after the second time he saved my life. Everyone loves Orion Lake. Everyone else, that is. Far as I’m concerned, he can keep his flashy combat magic to himself. I’m not joining his pack of adoring fans. I don’t need help surviving the Scholomance, even if they do. Forget the hordes of monsters and cursed artifacts; I’m probably the most dangerous thing in the place. Just give me a chance and I’ll level mountains and kill untold millions, making myself the dark queen of the world.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Intersting concept, way too much self pity
- By Rune on 10-13-20
- A Deadly Education
- A Novel (The Scholomance, Book 1)
- By: Naomi Novik
- Narrated by: Anisha Dadia
Beware of the info dumps
Reviewed: 07-08-24
It’s a really fun read for a new fantasy reader easing into the genre. But there is some big info dumps in the middle of the book that made me put it down. And the repetition of information gets frustrating but I am invested enough to read the second book mainly because of the ending
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A Flicker in the Dark
- A Novel
- By: Stacy Willingham
- Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,627
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,162
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,144
When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer, her own father had confessed to the crimes and was put away for life, leaving Chloe and the rest of her family to grapple with the truth and try to move forward while dealing with the aftermath.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable story and narrative
- By Patricia on 01-14-22
- A Flicker in the Dark
- A Novel
- By: Stacy Willingham
- Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
Predictable
Reviewed: 09-06-23
If you've read more then several thrillers you'll call this whole plot in the first section of the book. But if this is your first its a great place to start
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The Starless Sea
- A Novel
- By: Erin Morgenstern
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman, full cast
- Length: 18 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6,967
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,243
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Story4 out of 5 stars 6,239
Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange: a story from his own childhood. Bewildered by this inexplicable book and desperate to make sense of how his own life came to be recorded, Zachary uncovers a series of clues - a bee, a key, and a sword.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Just couldn't make it
- By Richard E. on 11-23-19
- The Starless Sea
- A Novel
- By: Erin Morgenstern
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman, full cast
Way too many story lines for nill payout
Reviewed: 09-06-23
I love storyline dominos and watching them all fall together into beautiful chaos but this one had a few too many dominos out of place to finish the thread. There were too many people to invest in without enough time to care. Huge let down after The Night Circus. Although that bar is at inhumane heights
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Someone We Know
- A Novel
- By: Shari Lapena
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,203
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,840
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,837
"This is a very difficult letter to write. I hope you will not hate us too much.... My son broke into your home recently while you were out." In a quiet, leafy suburb in upstate New York, a teenager has been sneaking into houses - and into the owners' computers as well - learning their secrets, and maybe sharing some of them, too. Who is he, and what might he have uncovered? After two anonymous letters are received, whispers start to circulate, and suspicion mounts. And when a woman down the street is found murdered, the tension reaches the breaking point.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Boring story, assault of toddler. Leave out the sex details.
- By None on 08-05-19
- Someone We Know
- A Novel
- By: Shari Lapena
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
Would have DNF if it wasn't my only road trip book
Reviewed: 08-20-23
Wow just... nope. Where was the editor to remove all the constant repetitive information dumbs? How many times did I as the reader need to hear the same information? Seems to be a minimum of 3 times. To also not a single plot twist? The narrator was the only thing that kept me going if I had read this as a physical copy I would stop 100 pages in.
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Almost Somewhere
- Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail
- By: Suzanne Roberts
- Narrated by: Virginia Wolf
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 133
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 113
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Story4 out of 5 stars 113
Day One, and already she was lying in her journal. It was 1993, Suzanne Roberts had just finished college, and when her friend suggested they hike California's John Muir Trail, the adventure sounded like the perfect distraction from a difficult home life and thoughts about the future. But she never imagined that the 28-day hike would change her life. Part memoir, part nature writing, part travelogue, Almost Somewhere is Roberts's account of that hike.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Terrible Narration
- By Amazon Customer on 04-26-18
- Almost Somewhere
- Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail
- By: Suzanne Roberts
- Narrated by: Virginia Wolf
Are we sure this wasn't ghost written by a man?
Reviewed: 02-05-23
I first wasn't really bothered by the older rhetoric of the book as it was set in the 90s but when I learned it was published in 10s I was annoyed. It reads like a typical man's point of view on feminist. With no corrections from the author of how she learned these views weren't true later in life. It felt like 'this guy is gonna murder us' was used as a device for plot interest because the author didn't want to confront the multiple of mental health issues instead. Contrary to a lot of other reviews the narrator is why I finished the book. I feel like it made the writing believable coming from a naive child like voice. Would DNF if reading own my own.
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Light Mage
- By: Laurie Forest
- Narrated by: Amy McFadden
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 662
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 609
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 608
Before Elloren Gardner came to possess the White Wand of myth, the Wand was drawn to another bearer: Sagellyn Gaffney. Sage’s affinity for light magery, a rare skill among Gardnerians, makes her the perfect protector for the one tool that can combat the shadows spreading across Erthia. But in order to keep the Wand safe from the dark forces hunting for it, Sage must abandon everything she once knew and forge a new path for herself...a dangerous course that could lead to either triumph or utter ruin.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it!!!
- By Faith T. Grant on 11-08-19
- Light Mage
- By: Laurie Forest
- Narrated by: Amy McFadden
Nice background info
Reviewed: 01-14-23
I enjoyed most of the book but the end of the love story needs more rewrites. It was a struggle to believe the escalation of that plot. But otherwise enjoyable
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The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting
- The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up; A Memoir
- By: Evanna Lynch
- Narrated by: Evanna Lynch
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 365
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 341
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Story5 out of 5 stars 340
Evanna Lynch’s casting as Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films is a tale that grew to almost mythic proportions - a legend of how she faced disordered eating as a young girl, found solace in a beloved book series, and later landed the part of her favorite character. But that is not the whole story.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Makes you feel, makes you think
- By Matthew Connerton on 11-05-21
- The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting
- The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up; A Memoir
- By: Evanna Lynch
- Narrated by: Evanna Lynch
Worth it even at a slow trigger caution pace
Reviewed: 01-09-23
Worth you time for anyone struggling with an ED or negative self talk. I only wish she would have been as careful about the reputation of common self degrading mantras as she was about number specifics. I know understand the are integral to the story but they can be just as harsh as numbers when said in rapid succession.
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Fairy Tale
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Seth Numrich, Stephen King
- Length: 24 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 76,530
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 70,194
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 69,963
Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a horrific accident when he was seven, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of himself—and his dad. When Charlie is seventeen, he meets a dog named Radar and her aging master, Howard Bowditch, a recluse in a big house at the top of a big hill, with a locked shed in the backyard. Sometimes strange sounds emerge from that shed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Boy and his Dog at the end of the World
- By Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com on 09-06-22
- Fairy Tale
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Seth Numrich, Stephen King
Only reason not DNFed was to get a badge
Reviewed: 12-28-22
Talk about whole plot lines that should have been cut down to a single paragraph. This felt more like a debut self published book that refused to make any edits.
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Lightlark
- Lightlark, Book 1
- By: Alex Aster
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,462
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,280
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,280
Every 100 years, the island of Lightlark appears to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to break the curses that have plagued their realms for centuries. Isla Crown is the young ruler of Wildling—a realm of temptresses cursed to kill anyone they fall in love with. They are feared and despised, and are counting on Isla to end their suffering by succeeding at the Centennial. To survive, Isla must lie, cheat, and betray...even as love complicates everything.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Inaccurate marketing
- By M on 08-29-22
- Lightlark
- Lightlark, Book 1
- By: Alex Aster
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
Probably will continue series.
Reviewed: 12-04-22
Wildling gets a little eye roll naive towards the end of the middle but pulls it together for the end. While partially predictable for betrayal and fake betrayal still worth the read. Recommended if you enjoyed Caraval Series
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Notes on an Execution
- A Novel
- By: Danya Kukafka
- Narrated by: Mozhan Marno, Jim Meskimen
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,375
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,208
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,203
Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours. He knows what he’s done, and now awaits execution, the same chilling fate he forced on those girls, years ago. But Ansel doesn’t want to die; he wants to be celebrated, understood. Through a kaleidoscope of women—a mother, a sister, a homicide detective—we learn the story of Ansel’s life.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Beware of the second person singular here!
- By LS on 02-02-22
- Notes on an Execution
- A Novel
- By: Danya Kukafka
- Narrated by: Mozhan Marno, Jim Meskimen
Missed opportunity for Brilliance
Reviewed: 11-27-22
I was 100% enthralled by the first half of the book. But then all of a sudden I thought the detective was horrible at her job missing blatant opportunities. She should have been tension building the whole time working a cold case intersecting with the other timeliness but none of that happened.
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