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Make the Season Bright
- By: Ashley Herring Blake
- Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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It's been five years since Charlotte Donovan was ditched at the altar by her ex-fiancée, and she’s doing more than okay. Sure, her single mother never checks in, but she has her strings ensemble, the Rosalind Quartet, and her life in New York is a dream come true. As the holidays draw near, her ensemble mate Sloane persuades Charlotte and the rest of the quartet to spend Christmas with her family in Colorado. But when Charlotte arrives, she discovers that Sloane’s sister Adele also brought a friend home—and that friend is none other than her ex, Brighton.
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Deep love and quirky friends
- By lafemnikita07 on 12-30-24
- Make the Season Bright
- By: Ashley Herring Blake
- Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio
Casually Queer Christmas
Reviewed: 12-24-24
This is a book that encapsulates if "right person, wrong time" got their second chance. I love it so much and it felt so healing to have a casually queer Christmas story.
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The Complete Poppy War Trilogy
- The Poppy War, The Dragon Republic, The Burning God
- By: R. F. Kuang
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 66 hrs and 29 mins
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This collection features the novels in her historical military fantasy trilogy—The Poppy War, The Dragon Republic, and The Burning God—a complete epic inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic.
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Not a book for everyone but an excellent story
- By Anonymous User on 06-23-23
- The Complete Poppy War Trilogy
- The Poppy War, The Dragon Republic, The Burning God
- By: R. F. Kuang
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
The Blueprint of Feral
Reviewed: 12-12-24
These books covers so many complicated nuances of friendship and love and war and desperation and winning and what happens after winning and betrayal - I could go on. Rin is absolutely feral, you spend the book sinking into being feral right along with her and you understand why she's doing it - which is an amazing feat by the author because if you were reading a book from another POV about Rin, she'd probably be the villain.
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Unlicensed: Season 2
- By: Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor, Brie Williams, and others
- Narrated by: Lusia Strus, Molly Quinn, TL Thompson, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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Out in the far reaches of Los Angeles County, where the glamor of Hollywood fades into the long empty of the desert, two unlicensed private detectives are about to face a case that is larger and more complicated than any they’ve faced before. A ghost-hunting influencer disappears in the middle of a live stream. A beekeeper is murdered after telling his friends that he has come across a dangerous secret.
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Loved Season 1 and 2!
- By JT on 11-02-24
- Unlicensed: Season 2
- By: Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor, Brie Williams, Glen David Gold, Aliee Chan
- Narrated by: Lusia Strus, Molly Quinn, TL Thompson, Jonny Atkinson, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Luna Tieu, Demi Adejuyigbe, Jacquelyn Landgraf, Julia Morizawa, Kevin R. Free, Tom Mishke, Hal Lublin, Janet Varney, Robin Virginie, Thom Rivera
Stunning Twist
Reviewed: 11-14-24
I always am entertained by the characters and storytelling. I truly did not see the twists coming in the last few episodes
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A Day of Fallen Night
- By: Samantha Shannon
- Narrated by: Ellie Kendrick, Sheila Atim, Thoren Ferguson, and others
- Length: 38 hrs and 48 mins
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Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. For fifty years, she has trained to slay wyrms – but none have appeared since the Nameless One, and the younger generation is starting to question the Priory's purpose. To the north, in the Queendom of Inys, Sabran the Ambitious has married the new King of Hróth, narrowly saving both realms from ruin. Their daughter, Glorian, trails in their shadow – exactly where she wants to be. The dragons of the East have slept for centuries. Dumai has spent her life in a Seiikinese mountain temple, trying to wake the gods from their long slumber.
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Absolutely incredible and original fantasy! Just listen/read it immediately!
- By Kayleigh Padilla on 10-07-23
Better than the First (and the first was great)
Reviewed: 09-26-24
An absolutely beautiful continuation into the world Shannon created. This book hits hard for those of us who enjoy examining the meaning of legacies, the meaning of motherhood, and the complex relationship between parents and children. It's so fascinating to watch how the world we know in Priory got it's shape, and simultaneously so heartbreaking.
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The Priory of the Orange Tree
- By: Samantha Shannon
- Narrated by: Liyah Summers
- Length: 25 hrs and 52 mins
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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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In a word, WOW
- By Kevin Potter on 03-09-19
- The Priory of the Orange Tree
- By: Samantha Shannon
- Narrated by: Liyah Summers
in depth and engaging world building
Reviewed: 08-02-24
The world building in this book is amazing. It's so deep and well-thought out that it leaves you wanting to know more about every aspect.
I loved the use of the multiple povs, and how having so many sides to the same stories really leaves the reader guessing what the real truths are and lends to how unreliable or bias your narrator at the time might be.
Huge bonus points for lots of queer representation and engaging side characters.
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Watch Over Me
- By: Nina LaCour
- Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
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Newly graduated from high school, Mila has aged out of the foster care system. So when she’s offered a teaching job and a place to live on an isolated part of the Northern California coast, she immediately accepts. Maybe she will finally find a new home — a real home. The farm is a refuge, but it’s also haunted by the past. And Mila’s own memories are starting to rise to the surface.
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The Way Loneliness Feels
- By Hallie on 07-14-24
- Watch Over Me
- By: Nina LaCour
- Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
The Way Loneliness Feels
Reviewed: 07-14-24
I really find this book beautiful. I think the language is beautiful, I think the imagery is beautiful, I think the story is beautiful, I think the message is beautiful - all of it.
I also think it's very heartbreaking and vulnerable. Someone described LaCour's writing as loneliness put into words, and I have to agree. Maybe expanding on it, it's specifically adolescent loneliness. That sort of deep ache that comes with shifting life dynamics.
Highly recommend this book, but it deals with heavy topics at times, so tread lightly.
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One Last Stop
- By: Casey McQuiston
- Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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For cynical 23-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: that things like magic and cinematic love stories don’t exist, and the only smart way to go through life is alone. She can’t imagine how waiting tables at a 24-hour pancake diner and moving in with too many weird roommates could possibly change that. And there’s certainly no chance of her subway commute being anything more than a daily trudge through boredom and electrical failures.
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Disappointing
- By kdiz on 06-04-21
- One Last Stop
- By: Casey McQuiston
- Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Diverse and Relatable
Reviewed: 07-09-24
I absolutely love this book. Beyond the fact it's a well-written sapphic romance, I love that the author steers away from the all-too-easy "miscommunication" or "unsaid words" trope. When the MC decides to lean into her feelings, she really leans in and the two characters COMMUNICATE. And that's a huge point of the book - how both of them are so used to icing out others or running away when the going gets tough, and you see their growth in them both overcoming those things.
Beyond that, this book has great representation. The diverse cast of queer characters are relatable and I see myself and my friends reflected in them easily.
This book manages to hit on the strife between parents and their children. How they let each other down and affect one another and cause lasting effects that either need addressed or overcome. We love seeing mother's and daughters overcoming generational trauma and habits.
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Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail
- By: Ashley Herring Blake
- Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
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For Astrid Parker, failure is unacceptable. Ever since she broke up with her fiancé a year ago, she’s been focused on her career—her friends might say she’s obsessed, but she knows she’s just driven. When Pru Everwood asks her to be the designer for the Everwood Inn’s renovation, which will be featured on a popular HGTV show, Innside America, Astrid is thrilled. Not only will the project distract her from her failed engagement and help her struggling business, but her perpetually displeased mother might finally give her a nod of approval.
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Unfortunately, Not as Good as Delilah Green
- By A.N. Enigma on 12-23-22
- Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail
- By: Ashley Herring Blake
- Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio
so sweet and cute!
Reviewed: 06-04-24
this book is absolutely adorable! it hits on the very real issues of feeling inadequate and letting people down and having to figure out what you want and deserve in life, but it also has the absolute cutest love story.
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Nona the Ninth
- Locked Tomb, Book 3
- By: Tamsyn Muir
- Narrated by: Moira Quirk
- Length: 17 hrs and 46 mins
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In many ways, Nona is like other people. She lives with her family, has a job at her local school, and loves walks on the beach and meeting new dogs. But Nona's not like other people. Six months ago she woke up in a stranger's body, and she's afraid she might have to give it back. The whole city is falling to pieces. A monstrous blue sphere hangs on the horizon, ready to tear the planet apart. Blood of Eden forces have surrounded the last Cohort facility and wait for the Emperor Undying to come calling. Their leaders want Nona to be the weapon that will save them from the Nine Houses.
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Great author/series but Nona is hard to follow
- By GreenGablesGirl on 10-23-22
- Nona the Ninth
- Locked Tomb, Book 3
- By: Tamsyn Muir
- Narrated by: Moira Quirk
So well done
Reviewed: 05-14-24
if you're ever worried about liking the new narrator as much as the last one, don't! Nona grows on you so easily, so sweetly. this book is a beautiful way to explain the world more while still feeling like a fresh advancement of the plot
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Harrow the Ninth
- Locked Tomb Trilogy, Book 2
- By: Tamsyn Muir
- Narrated by: Moira Quirk
- Length: 19 hrs and 51 mins
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Harrowhark Nonagesimus, last necromancer of the Ninth House, has been drafted by her emperor to fight an unwinnable war. Side-by-side with a detested rival, Harrow must perfect her skills and become an angel of undeath - but her health is failing, her sword makes her nauseous, and even her mind is threatening to betray her.
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Twisted, Challenging, Luscious and Devious
- By Katrina H. on 08-08-20
- Harrow the Ninth
- Locked Tomb Trilogy, Book 2
- By: Tamsyn Muir
- Narrated by: Moira Quirk
beautiful!
Reviewed: 04-01-24
A wonderful book full of twists and turns. A beautiful look at grief, as well as religion and our relation to religious ideas.
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