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Stacy Juba
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Psychic chills and thrills from the author of Twenty-Five Years Ago Today, Sink or Swim, and Face-Off. Dawn Christian has been psychic since she was seven years old and has always considered herself an outcast. Even her own mother discourages her talent, so Dawn has kept her abilities quiet and feared a lifetime of loneliness. When she gets involved with a fortuneteller and two teenage girls who share her mysterious perception, Dawn finally belongs to a group. As her intuition strengthens, so does Dawn's self esteem. However, when she learns her new friends may be tied to two freak "accidents" in town, she has an important choice to make - continue developing the talent that makes her special, or challenge the only people who have ever accepted her.
This audiobook is appropriate for young adults ages 12 and up, or adults.
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It just doesn't work
- By Dawn on 01-29-19
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Rebel Belle
- By: Rachel Hawkins
- Narrated by: Amy Rubinate
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Harper Price, peerless Southern belle, was born ready for a Homecoming tiara. But after a strange run-in at the dance imbues her with incredible abilities, Harper's destiny takes a turn for the seriously weird. She becomes a Paladin, one of an ancient line of guardians with agility, super strength and lethal fighting instincts.
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Love this!
- By BookishlyBedelia (bridget) on 04-28-16
By: Rachel Hawkins
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Rainbow Boys
- By: Alex Sanchez
- Narrated by: Alston Brown
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Jason Carrillo is a jock with a steady girlfriend, but he can't stop dreaming about sex...with other guys. Kyle Meeks doesn't look gay, but he is. And he hopes he never has to tell anyone - especially his parents. Nelson Glassman is "out" to the entire world, but he can't tell the boy he loves that he wants to be more than just friends. Three teenage boys, coming of age and out of the closet.
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Mixed feelings
- By Holli on 05-04-19
By: Alex Sanchez
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Dark Room Etiquette
- By: Robin Roe
- Narrated by: Andrew J. Andersen
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Sixteen-year-old Sayers Wayte has everything. Popularity, good looks, perfect grades—there's nothing Sayers' family money can't buy. Until he's kidnapped by a man who tells him the privileged life he's been living is based on a lie. Trapped in a windowless room, without knowing why he's been taken or how long the man plans to keep him shut away, Sayers faces a terrifying new reality. To survive, he must forget the world he once knew, and play the part his abductor has created for him.
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Absolutely brilliant
- By Shelley on 01-20-23
By: Robin Roe
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Nothing but Trouble
- By: Susan May Warren
- Narrated by: Anne Pepperidge
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
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In this lively tale by RITA and Christy Award finalist Susan May Warren, 28-year-old PJ Sugar wants to shed her reputation for being nothing but trouble. But her efforts to be the favorite daughter, best friend, perfect aunt, fetching beauty, and hometown hero - all at once - trigger both laughter and tears.
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There has to be more!!
- By Sally D Busekist on 03-27-19
By: Susan May Warren
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The Outsider
- Roswell High Series, Book 1
- By: Melinda Metz
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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He's not like other guys. Liz has seen him around school. It's hard to miss Max - the tall, blond, blue-eyed senior stands out among all the other students at Roswell High. So why is he such a loner? Max is in love with Liz. He loves the way her eyes light up when she laughs and the way her long, black hair moves when she turns her head. Most of all, he loves to imagine what it would be like to kiss her. But he knows he can't get too close. He can't risk her discovering the truth about who he is - or what he is....Because the truth could kill her.
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The reader ruined it for me.
- By courtney callum on 04-02-19
By: Melinda Metz
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Unearthly
- By: Cynthia Hand
- Narrated by: Samantha Quan
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
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Clara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and faster than humans (a word, she realizes, that no longer applies to her), but it means she has a purpose, something she was put on this earth to do. Figuring out what that is, though, isn't easy.
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Fantastic story, horrible narrator.
- By BookMama on 08-26-11
By: Cynthia Hand
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The Last to Let Go
- By: Amber Smith
- Narrated by: Stephanie Einstein
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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How do you let go of something you've never had? Junior year for Brooke Winters is supposed to be about change. She's transferring schools, starting fresh, and making plans for college so she can finally leave her hometown, her family, and her past behind. But all of her dreams are shattered one hot summer afternoon when her mother is arrested for killing Brooke's abusive father. No one really knows what happened that day, if it was premeditated or self-defense, whether it was right or wrong. And now Brooke and her siblings are on their own.
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It's slow
- By Autumn S. on 09-05-18
By: Amber Smith
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Everneath
- By: Brodi Ashton
- Narrated by: Amy Rubinate
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
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Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath. Now she’s returned - to her old life, her family, her boyfriend - before she’s banished back to the underworld... this time forever. She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can’t find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists. Nikki longs to spend these precious months forgetting the Everneath and trying to reconnect with her boyfriend, Jack, the person most devastated by her disappearance - and the one person she loves more than anything.
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A Hauntingly Beautiful Debut
- By Kale on 03-21-12
By: Brodi Ashton
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- Angela
- 09-10-15
Tʀʏɨռɢ tօ Fɨt Iռ!
Staċʏ Jʊɮa ɦas աʀɨttɛռ a ʀɛaʟʟʏ ɢօօɖ stօʀʏ ʄօʀ tɛɛռs ɮʊt ɨts a ɢʀɛat stօʀʏ ʄօʀ aɖʊʟts as աɛʟʟ
Tɦɨs is tɦɛ tʏքɛ օʄ stօʀʏ tɦat ċaռ ɦaքքɛռ ɨռ ʀɛaʟ ʟɨʄɛ. It ɖօɛs ʏօ ɮɛ ɦօռɛst, tɛɛռaɢɛʀs ɖօ ʍaռʏ tɦɨռɢs ɮɛɦɨռɖ tɦɛɨʀ քatɛռts tօ tʀʏ aռɖ ʄɨt ɨռ. Dօռ't get me աʀօռɢ, tɦɨs ɨs aɮօʊt ʍaɢɨċ. sքɛʟʟs. aռɖ ʍʊċɦ ʍօʀɛ. It's a stօʀʏ aɮօʊt ʄɨttɨռɢ ɨռ aռɖ tɦɛ ʟɛռɢtɦs ʏօʊ'ʟʟ ɢօ tօ. Jʊɮa ɦas աʀɨttɛռ a stօʀʏ tɦat աɨʟʟ taʟҡ tօ ʏօʊ. I tɦօʀօʊɢɦʟʏ ɛռʝօʏɛɖ ɨt, tɦɛ stօʀʏʟɨռɛ, ɮօռɖɨռɢ աɨtɦ ʍօst օʄ tɦɛ ċɦaʀaċtɛʀs, aռɖ ʍʊċɦ ʍօʀɛ.
Cassaռɖʀa Mօʀʀɨs ɖɨɖ a քɛʀʄɛċt ʝօɮ աɨtɦ ɛaċɦ ċɦaʀaċtɛʀs aċċɛռts aռɖ ʋօɨċɛs. It աas ɛasʏ tօ ʀɛċօɢռɨʐɛ ɛaċɦ ċɦsʀaċtɛʀ tɦʀօʊɢɦօʊt tɦɨs stօʀʏ. Oʄ ċօʊʀsɛ Mօʀʀɨs ɖɨɖռ't ɦaʋɛ ɮʊt օռɛ ʍaռ tօ աօʀҡ աɨtɦ ɮʊt sɦɛ ɖɨɖռ't ɦaʋɛ aռʏ tʀօʊɮʟɛ as ʄaʀ as I ċօʊʟɖ tɛʟʟ. A քɛʀʄɛċt 5 🌟 ʀatɨռɢ!
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- Beckymmoe
- 01-06-15
Enjoyable!
An enjoyable read with a touch of suspense and a dollop of paranormal, this audiobook was nicely read by the narrator, who has a very pleasant voice and brings life to teenagers well.
Even though Dawn made quite a few bad choices along the way (which yes, made me keep arguing with my audiobook while I drove to and from work...this is perfectly normal, right?) it wasn't at all out of character for a sixteen-year-old who's adjusting to a new home and school/family situation AND is just starting to get a grip on her paranormal powers. Ms. Juba definitely knows how to portray realistic teenagers!
Annoying teenaged tendencies aside, I did like Dawn a lot. She (eventually) wised up and made better choices, and grew in positive ways by the book's end. The antagonist ended up being a bit one-dimensional, but the other secondary characters were solid, and it was easy to find yourself caring about what was going to happen to them.
I'm also 100% convinced that mind control is not a power anyone should have. Ever. Especially not teenaged girls whose mothers tell them no... (but the hall pass incident was kind of funny. Wrong, of course, but funny.)
I'm not sure if there's going to be more to the series, but I'd definitely be interested if there were. Ms. Juba's style of writing made Dark Before Dawn an easy and fun read.
Rating: 4 stars / B+
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
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- WiLoveBooks
- 04-10-13
Intriguing paranormal mystery
Dawn is adjusting to a new home, new school and new family. Her mom doesn't want anyone, including her new step-father and step-brother to know about her abnormality. Her psychic ability has kept her from having friends in the past and she is hoping to start over. Events occur that once again make her an outcast, but she is able to find some friends that have the same type of talents. Finally she fits in, but her inner voice is telling her to stay away. And for good reason. There are some very common teen issues in this book, but with a paranormal spin. There were a couple of twists that surprised me. An intriguing and mysterious story. I recommend for anyone who enjoys YA paranormals, including older adults.
The narrator for this story was spot-on. She was just right for the part of a 16 year old girl and also did a fantastic job differentiating between the characters, including the males. I was impressed. An enjoyable listen.
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- DabOfDarkness
- 06-07-15
Coming of age with ESP
Dawn Christian and her family recently moved. Well, there was a marriage and a move to Maine – she now has a step father and a step brother to go along with her mother. But her psychic abilities make her even more of an outcast at her new school. that is until a few other girls let on that they have the same abilities and introduce Dawn to a fortune teller. Mysterious deaths and tough choices follow.
This story started off strong. Dawn is in her teens and having trouble fitting in both at home and at school. She can’t talk to her mom about her psychic abilities and that makes it hard for her to talk to her mother about anything else. Plus she now has this awkwardness at getting use to having a step father and step brother. In fact, the book spends a lot of time focusing on how out of place Dawn is. While that is definitely integral to the story, after a while it is was also tiring as the same issues were rehashed over and over again.
But then things pick up again when Dawn meets the fortune teller and witch Cassandra. Now she is part of a small group of teens, all with psychic abilities, being taught and guided by this experienced witch. Things were looking up for Dawn. However, there is something dark at the center of this group and while Dawn can sense that, she doesn’t figure it out right away.
A few deaths occur that are attributed to freak accidents. Dawn believes otherwise and keeps digging. As she delves into this mystery she also stumbles upon the mystery of her own father’s death. Apparently her mother has been keeping secrets. This little side plot line was my favorite as it had the right mix of suspense, coming of age, and truths uncovered.
There is some joking around about Dawn’s step brother and how cute he is. I really hope the author doesn’t turn this into a step-sibling romance in the next installment. The ending felt a little rushed to me but maybe that is because so much of the rest of the book kept repeating over and over again Dawn’s not fitting in. So the succinctness of the ending was a different pacing from the rest of the book.
Narration: Cassandra Morris was a great choice for Dawn. She does teen girls well. Her female and male voices were believable and distinct.
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