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Wicked
- The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
- By: Gregory Maguire
- Narrated by: John McDonough
- Length: 19 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 12,871
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,854
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Story4 out of 5 stars 9,893
Heralded as an instant classic of fantasy literature, Maguire has written a wonderfully imaginative retelling of The Wizard of Oz told from the Wicked Witch's point of view. More than just a fairy tale for adults, Wicked is a meditation on the nature of good and evil.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's not easy being green
- By PangaeaReads on 07-30-08
- Wicked
- The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
- By: Gregory Maguire
- Narrated by: John McDonough
Feels a bit aged
Reviewed: 12-20-24
Wasn’t expecting YA so the descriptions weren’t a surprise, but the tone felt off. Perhaps the old male narrator voice didn’t help, but it feels like a books written by an old man whom women were just fantasy objects to and not real people.
Guess we’ve been spoiled by modern day female authors with their spicy scenes.
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Crush
- Crave Series, Book 2
- By: Tracy Wolff
- Narrated by: Heather Costa, Tim Paige
- Length: 18 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,357
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,852
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,843
Jaxon and Grace's story continues in New York Times best-selling author Tracy Wolff's captivating sequel to Crave. I'm in the fight of my life. For my humanity. For Jaxon. And for the world I've only just begun to be a part of. I'm all in, even if saving the people I love means I risk losing myself forever.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Terrible book
- By Scentedflowers on 09-30-20
- Crush
- Crave Series, Book 2
- By: Tracy Wolff
- Narrated by: Heather Costa, Tim Paige
Better than the first book
Reviewed: 08-18-24
Not sure if it was a narrator decision or an author change, but it was nice to have them actually swear instead of abbreviate. Every AF or FML in book 1 took me out of the story for a second.
I guess warning to anyone who liked that aspect.
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Crave
- Crave Series, Book 1
- By: Tracy Wolff
- Narrated by: Heather Costa, Tim Paige
- Length: 14 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,313
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,580
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7,572
My whole world changed when I stepped inside the academy. Nothing is right about this place or the other students in it. Here I am, a mere mortal among gods...or monsters. I still can't decide which of these warring factions I belong to, if I belong at all. I only know the one thing that unites them is their hatred of me. Then there's Jaxon Vega. A vampire with deadly secrets who hasn't felt anything for a hundred years.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Just, no.
- By Chanelle K on 10-12-20
- Crave
- Crave Series, Book 1
- By: Tracy Wolff
- Narrated by: Heather Costa, Tim Paige
Good YA fantasy novel
Reviewed: 08-14-24
Well written.
May not be the most unique, but characters were good and plot was fun. I’ll keep going on the series
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Gideon the Ninth
- By: Tamsyn Muir
- Narrated by: Moira Quirk
- Length: 16 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,828
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10,388
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,362
Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap out of the audio, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun. Not art, very gory, but 100% fun.
- By Sarah K. on 10-27-19
- Gideon the Ninth
- By: Tamsyn Muir
- Narrated by: Moira Quirk
Weird, but in a good way!
Reviewed: 03-01-24
Only downside is so many characters were hard for me to track in my head. Audiobooks are amazing, but I wish I could have flipped back to the first chapter that named everyone. Same goes for fantasy books and no maps, but it’s a small con for the benefit of audiobooks.
I went into the book with very little information. Just saw someone recommend it on YouTube and added it to my wishlist. So it was a wild ride into the futuristic/feudal world and I loved it.
Will definitely finish the trilogy
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Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Dawn of Yangchen
- The Chronicles of the Avatar Series, Book 3
- By: F. C. Yee
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,709
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,529
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,523
Bin-Er is a city ruled by corrupt shang merchants who have become resentful of the mercurial Earth King and his whims. To extract themselves from his influence, the shangs have one solution in mind: a mysterious weapon of mass destruction that would place power squarely in their hands. As Yangchen and Kavik seek to thwart the shangs’ plan, their unlikely friendship deepens. But for Yangchen to chart her course as a singularly powerful Avatar, she must learn to rely on her own wisdom above all else.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not re-read-worthy, but I am excited for the next book
- By Tess Ware on 09-15-22
- Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Dawn of Yangchen
- The Chronicles of the Avatar Series, Book 3
- By: F. C. Yee
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
Love these books
Reviewed: 02-19-24
Even better on the 2nd listen. Just got book 4 and wanted a refresher on book 3. Sometimes it’s a bit of a slog to do a reread, but I loved it even more. Now onto book4! (Preordered book 5 so I won’t miss it in August)
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The Blade Itself
- By: Joe Abercrombie
- Narrated by: Steven Pacey
- Length: 22 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25,311
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 22,862
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22,802
Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he's on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian - leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies. Nobleman, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, Captain Jezal dan Luthar has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of glory in the fencing circle. But war is brewing, and on the battlefields of the frozen North they fight by altogether bloodier rules.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Characters drive the story. The Narrator rocks!
- By Brian Alsobrook on 11-01-16
- The Blade Itself
- By: Joe Abercrombie
- Narrated by: Steven Pacey
Lived up to the hype
Reviewed: 02-04-24
I have seen this recommended over and over on BookTube so finally decided to give it a shot. WOW, I can’t believe this was a first novel from an author.
I would normally dislike line setup book 1’s but I don’t care at all, I was just sad when the timer ran down to its last hour. Hopping right into book 2
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The Three-Body Problem
- By: Cixin Liu
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30,641
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26,905
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26,908
Set against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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They create a computer using a 30 million man Army
- By Josh P on 12-07-14
- The Three-Body Problem
- By: Cixin Liu
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
Lives up to the hype
Reviewed: 01-22-24
Just finished book 3 and sad it’s over. No way to explain this with no spoilers other than : not horror at all while being the scariest set of books I’ve ever read.
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Torrent Witches Cozy Mysteries Complete Box Set: Books 1-10
- By: Tess Lake
- Narrated by: Natalie Duke
- Length: 65 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,501
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,272
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,264
Meet Harlow Torrent, part-time journalist and full-time Slip Witch and her crazy witch family in this ten-book cozy mystery box set.
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2 out of 5 stars
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alright.
- By Rachel Marie on 11-12-22
54 hours for 1 credit!
Reviewed: 10-23-23
Are there some problems, sure, but I got exactly what I expected. It was fun and I would use this as filler between other books. Made it all the way to the end and loved the authors note to wrap it up.
Miss those witches already.
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Theft of Swords
- Riyria Revelations, Volume 1
- By: Michael J. Sullivan
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 22 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31,929
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29,331
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29,293
Acclaimed author Michael J. Sullivan created instant best sellers with his spellbinding Riyria Revelations series. This first volume introduces Royce Melborn and Hadrian Blackwater, two enterprising thieves who end up running for their lives when they’re framed for the death of the king. Trapped in a conspiracy bigger than they can imagine, their only hope is unraveling an ancient mystery - before it’s too late.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Two books in one - keep listening!!
- By Magpie on 08-21-12
- Theft of Swords
- Riyria Revelations, Volume 1
- By: Michael J. Sullivan
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
Happy to have found a new great series
Reviewed: 10-10-23
Was a bit worried it wouldn’t be as great as Locke Lamora. It was in a totally different way, the world felt closer to the Witcher books and I didn’t find myself comparing it to the Gentlemen Bastards series at all in my mind,
Ready for the next book!
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Firefly: Coup de Grâce
- The Firefly Series, Book 8
- By: Una McCormack
- Narrated by: Emily Lawrence, James Anderson Foster
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 351
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 310
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Story4 out of 5 stars 310
The Serenity crew head to Yell City, one of the settlements on Abel, a moon in the Rim. Their job: track down the killers of a local lawyer shot dead in the streets by a local gang. Their client is Annie Roberts, the eighteen-year-old daughter of the murdered man. Lucky for them, Annie Roberts is more than capable of handling herself. Unlucky for them, the job is lot more complicated than they at first think it is. Annie’s father is not just the victim of local gang violence but also the target of some powerful men.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Narration by Emily Lawrence ruined this story
- By Allegra on 07-30-23
- Firefly: Coup de Grâce
- The Firefly Series, Book 8
- By: Una McCormack
- Narrated by: Emily Lawrence, James Anderson Foster
Love this series
Reviewed: 09-17-23
Amazing how different authors can write the same characters and every story is great. Keep them coming!
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