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How to Summon a Fairy Godmother: A Laugh-Out-Loud Fairytale What-If
- Fairies and Familiars, Book 1
- By: Laura J. Mayo
- Narrated by: Josie Charles
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
Lady Theodosia Balfour has certainly gotten the short end of the stick—her stepsister, the newly crowned Princess Beatrice, is telling everyone in polite society that Theo, her sister, and their mother are evil, wicked, and horrid people who treated her like a slave. Though Theo knows this isn't exactly true, it seems her life is thoroughly ruined by the rumor. With the Balfour family estate on the verge of bankruptcy, Theo's only path forward is a forced betrothal to the Duke of Snowbell, a foul-tempered geezer who wishes only to use her as a brood mare for spare heirs.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love a good Cinderella retelling!
- By M on 12-15-24
- How to Summon a Fairy Godmother: A Laugh-Out-Loud Fairytale What-If
- Fairies and Familiars, Book 1
- By: Laura J. Mayo
- Narrated by: Josie Charles
Well that was awesome!
Reviewed: 10-16-24
Can we make this the cannon Cinderella story? it is much more entertaining and enjoyable than Disney and the OG Brothers Grimm
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The Hemlock Queen
- By: Hannah Whitten
- Narrated by: Emily Ellet
- Length: 16 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 92
The corrupt king August is dead. Prince Bastian has seized the throne and raised Lore—a necromancer and former smuggler—to his right-hand side. Together they plan to cut out the rot from the heart of the royal court and help the people of Dellaire. But not everyone is happy with the changes. The nobles are sowing dissent, the Kirythean Empire is beating down their door, and Lore’s old allies are pulling away. Even Prince Bastian has changed. No longer the hopeful, rakish, charismatic man Lore knows and loves, instead he’s become reckless, domineering, and cold.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Amazing World, Needs Better Pacing
- By K Demps on 04-11-24
- The Hemlock Queen
- By: Hannah Whitten
- Narrated by: Emily Ellet
Another great installment
Reviewed: 04-10-24
The character development and the back stories are great although at times it felt a little slow it's still well worth it. I can't wait for the next book!
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Sorcery of Thorns
- By: Margaret Rogerson
- Narrated by: Emily Ellet
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,482
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,211
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,200
All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery - magical grimoires that whisper on shelves and rattle beneath iron chains. If provoked, they transform into grotesque monsters of ink and leather. She hopes to become a warden, charged with protecting the kingdom from their power. Then an act of sabotage releases the library’s most dangerous grimoire.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enchanting, confident and thoroughly entertaining!
- By Kay Esselle on 06-06-19
- Sorcery of Thorns
- By: Margaret Rogerson
- Narrated by: Emily Ellet
Smart magic, great characters
Reviewed: 02-21-24
The story and world building may not be terribly complex, but like an amazing meal made from simple ingredients, the creativity it's in the combination. The action was high octane, the direction often surprised me; can't wait to read the next!
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All This Twisted Glory
- This Woven Kingdom, Book 3
- By: Tahereh Mafi
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 141
As the long-lost heir to the Jinn throne, Alizeh has finally found her people—and she might’ve found her crown. Cyrus, the mercurial ruler of Tulan, has offered her his kingdom in a twisted exchange: one that would begin with their marriage and end with his murder. Cyrus’s dark reputation precedes him; all the world knows of his blood-soaked past. Killing him should be easy—and accepting his offer might be the only way to fulfill her destiny and save her people. But the more Alizeh learns of him, the more she questions whether the terrible stories about him are true.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Poor third installment
- By Brian D Voight on 08-12-24
- All This Twisted Glory
- This Woven Kingdom, Book 3
- By: Tahereh Mafi
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
Well that kind of felt like a filler
Reviewed: 02-08-24
I really love this storyline. I think it has a lot of potential but this book felt like the story was running in place. It was still good don't get me wrong but it ended with few answers and even more questions.
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To Kill a Shadow
- To Kill a Shadow, Book 1
- By: Katherine Quinn
- Narrated by: Gideon Emery, Moira Quirk
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 67
Jude Maddox knows nothing of love or even light. He knows only his grim duty as the Hand of Death, to lead the Knights of the Eternal Star into a land filled with nightmares and certain demise. It’s only when he sees her—a young woman with wild, amber eyes who’s as fierce, defiant, and swift as the shadow beasts themselves—that he feels the warmth of life in his blood …
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Romantic Fantasy...Cannot Wait For Book 2!
- By Scarlett on 12-18-23
- To Kill a Shadow
- To Kill a Shadow, Book 1
- By: Katherine Quinn
- Narrated by: Gideon Emery, Moira Quirk
just wow
Reviewed: 01-08-24
I went into this book with no expectations and was actually surprised by the story. It's worth a read.
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The Substitution Order
- By: Martin Clark
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,165
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,584
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,571
From Martin Clark - praised by Entertainment Weekly as "our best legal-thriller writer" - comes a wickedly clever, tenderhearted, and intricately plotted novel about a hard-luck lawyer's refusal to concede defeat, even as fate, the court system, and a gang of untouchable con artists conspire against him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Poor Poor (Brilliant!) Kevin
- By Meg on 07-10-19
- The Substitution Order
- By: Martin Clark
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
Edge of your seat thriller love David Aaron Baker
Reviewed: 09-16-19
I got this book because I really enjoyed David Aaron Baker's performance with Odd Thomas. As I expected, he did an amazing job!
There were times where there were issues with the recording, lines would repeat, or there would be odd pauses. Definitely issues on the side of the person who put the whole thing together, but it only had a minor impact on the enjoyability of the story.
As for the story, it was my first law thriller, and I found it both easy to follow, and well crafted with familiar terms to make it so I didn't get lost in the law jargon. I really enjoyed all the characters, and the plot itself was fantastic! It seriously had twists and turns that made me paranoid the entire way. I was scared for Lawyer Kevin at every new character addition!
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Born a Crime
- Stories from a South African Childhood
- By: Trevor Noah
- Narrated by: Trevor Noah
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 215,529
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 194,986
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Story5 out of 5 stars 194,017
In this award-winning Audible Studios production, Trevor Noah tells his wild coming-of-age tale during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa. It’s a story that begins with his mother throwing him from a moving van to save him from a potentially fatal dispute with gangsters, then follows the budding comedian’s path to self-discovery through episodes both poignant and comical.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book and perfect narration
- By MarilynArms on 12-15-16
- Born a Crime
- Stories from a South African Childhood
- By: Trevor Noah
- Narrated by: Trevor Noah
Chalk full of humor, and an unfiltered realism
Reviewed: 01-11-19
Trevor Noah recounts his life growing up during apartheid in South Africa. The really amazing thing is how alive and rich the narrative is. You feel like you're really there like you're experiencing part of the culture. He never sacrifices the story by hiding things he might be ashamed of. It was so much better than anything I could have dreamed this would be.
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Atlas Shrugged
- By: Ayn Rand
- Narrated by: Christopher Hurt
- Length: 52 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,252
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,085
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,080
This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world - and did. Is he a destroyer or a liberator? Why does he fight his hardest battle not against his enemies, but against the woman he loves? Tremendous in scope, breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand's magnum opus and launched an ideology and a movement. With the publication of this work in 1957, Rand gained an instant following and became a phenomenon.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Epic in Scope, Simplistic Characters
- By Rich on 02-04-08
- Atlas Shrugged
- By: Ayn Rand
- Narrated by: Christopher Hurt
Great story! Long, but worth it.
Reviewed: 07-25-18
Besides a slight and occasional audio issue (there appears to be either bleeding in from another recording, or an echo from this recording) the performance on this was spectacular. The narrator, Christopher Hurt, does a great job capturing the voices, attitudes, and inflections of the age.
The story is long, but I wouldn't call it drawn out - everything had a purpose in the story's grand design.
All around great writing and performing, great turn of phrase, and an amazing job keeping you hooked through 52hrs of audio!
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Brother Odd
- An Odd Thomas Novel
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,689
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,865
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,848
No one could have imagined Odd Thomas ever leaving the quirky comfort of Pico Mundo. Yet leave it he has, for a monastery. But Odd has a knack for finding trouble no matter where he goes, and a killer is stalking the ancient holy halls. Odd is about to meet an enemy who eclipses any he has yet encountered.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Odds are you will LOVE this book!!!
- By Travelgirl on 12-09-06
- Brother Odd
- An Odd Thomas Novel
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
not much to say without spoiling it...
Reviewed: 11-29-17
A great adventure, perfectly paced, exciting and sweet, and as before read spectacularly by David Aaron Baker!
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Forever Odd
- An Odd Thomas Novel
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,523
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,742
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,747
Every so often a character so captures the hearts and imaginations of listeners that he seems to take on a life of his own long after the final chapter. For such a character, one book is not enough—listeners must know what happens next. Now Dean Koontz returns with the novel his fans have been demanding. With the emotional power and sheer storytelling artistry that are his trademarks, Koontz takes up once more the story of a unique young hero and an eccentric little town in a tale that is equal parts suspense and terror, adventure and mystery—and altogether irresistibly odd.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Weak middle
- By Paul on 07-13-08
- Forever Odd
- An Odd Thomas Novel
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
Another enjoyable Odd adventure, read to perfectio
Reviewed: 04-12-17
David Aron Baker is Odd Thomas for me. if he doesn't read one of them, I'll have to pick up a hard copy and read it in his voice.
Story-wise it was another thrilling adventure. As with the first, there was a tad too much sexual talk, although never to untasteful or belligerent levels, and never outside of what makes sense for the characters or the story.
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