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The Falling in Love Montage
- By: Ciara Smyth
- Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Seventeen-year-old cynic Saoirse Clarke isn't looking for a relationship. But when she meets mischievous Ruby, that rule goes right out the window. Sort of. Because Ruby has a loophole in mind: a summer of all the best cliché movie montage dates, with a definite ending come fall - no broken hearts, no messy breakup. It would be the perfect plan, if they weren’t forgetting one thing about the Falling in Love Montage: when it's over, the characters have fallen in love...for real.
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It surprised me.
- By Kindle Customer on 01-02-21
- The Falling in Love Montage
- By: Ciara Smyth
- Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins
Enjoyable
Reviewed: 12-31-20
I went in almost blind with this book. All I knew was that it was gonna be gay. I really enjoyed it. The main character was a little much for me at times but not so much that I wanted to stop reading. The narrator did well and I was able to tell the characters apart from one another which is always a plus. I did have some trouble telling if it was the main character talking aloud or thinking to herself. The ending wasn't something I was expecting especially considering the direction it was going in, but ultimately I think it was a great ending for the book.
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Beast
- By: Brie Spangler
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Tall, meaty, muscle-bound, and hairier than most throw rugs, Dylan doesn't look like your average 15-year-old, so naturally, high school has not been kind to him. To make matters worse, on the day his school bans hats (his preferred camouflage), Dylan goes up on his roof only to fall and wake up in the hospital with a broken leg - and a mandate to attend group therapy for self-harmers. Dylan vows to say nothing and zones out at therapy - until he meets Jamie. She's funny, smart, and so stunning, even his womanizing best friend, JP, would be jealous.
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Painful to listen to
- By River on 11-18-20
- Beast
- By: Brie Spangler
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden
Spoiler Inside
Reviewed: 12-08-20
Narrator was good, sometimes it was difficult to tell who was talking but not a constant issue. the story however, was super rough. I think the most upsetting part of the entire story is that Jamie chooses to continue having a friendship, possibly more since it was left open, with Dylan after everything that happened between them. Him constantly looking for a sign from his dead father and worried more about what the dead think of him rather than the feelings of a very much alive girl made me want to bash my head against the wall. There was some small, barely there character growth from him throughout the story, but honestly there was more character development from his mother.
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All Eyes on Us
- By: Kit Frick
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens, Katie Schorr
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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The daughter of small-town social climbers, Amanda Kelly is deeply invested in her boyfriend, real estate heir Carter Shaw. He's kind, ambitious, the town golden boy - but behind Amanda's back, Carter is also dating Rosalie. Rosalie Bell is fighting to remain true to herself and her girlfriend - while concealing her identity from her Christian fundamentalist parents. After years spent in and out of conversion "therapy", maintaining a fake straight relationship is killing her from the inside. Then an anonymous texter ropes Amanda and Rosalie into a bid to take Carter down.
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The ending was terrible
- By Michelle Fields on 11-13-20
- All Eyes on Us
- By: Kit Frick
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens, Katie Schorr
Decent
Reviewed: 11-12-20
Do I regret spending 10+ hours listening to this story? No. Do I feel the need to ever read this story again? Also no. The story itself was decent enough to keep me engaged out of curiosity to know who was Private, but ultimately my first guess ended up being correct. The story brought light to the harm that lgbtq+ youth can go through when faced with a religious upbringing even without going into graphic detail. I'm usually a sucker for multiple narrators as I feel it brings a story more to life, but it is a bit annoying when one narrator outshines the other. Which is what happened here, the narrator for Rosalie I feel gave a better performance than the one for Amanda.
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The Last True Poets of the Sea
- By: Julia Drake
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
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The Larkin family isn't just lucky - they persevere. At least that's what Violet and her younger brother, Sam, were always told. When the Lyric sank off the coast of Maine, their great-great-great grandmother didn't drown like the rest of the passengers. No, Fidelia swam to shore, fell in love, and founded Lyric, Maine. One beautiful summer day, brilliant, sensitive Sam attempts to take his own life. Shipped back to Lyric while Sam is in treatment and desperate to make amends, Violet embarks on a wildly ambitious mission: locate the Lyric.
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An unexpectedly complex gem I’ll come back to repeatedly
- By tsarin black on 07-12-21
- The Last True Poets of the Sea
- By: Julia Drake
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
Great story, decent narrator
Reviewed: 11-11-20
I picked this story since it was free and I was curious due to the cover. While the narrator gave a decent enough performance it wasn't anything to write home about. The story itself however was very engaging and moving. A good slice of life showing the struggle someone can go through at any given time.
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