B. Bretter
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Fourth Wing
- Empyrean, Book 1
- By: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrated by: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 21 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 47,837
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 44,271
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 44,276
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Erotica with Dragons
- By Trev on 05-13-23
- Fourth Wing
- Empyrean, Book 1
- By: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrated by: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
well performed average story.
Reviewed: 08-22-23
There was not one surprise in this book. Every twist was telegraphed. The 20 year old heroine felt like a teenager throughout the book, which made the sex scenesveryuncomfortable. As someone with severe joint issues, I can attest that her disability wasn't properly depicted. And the love story felt forced. I guarantee she'll spend book 2 "trying to get back in touch with her powers" which will be tedious. I didn't love the book, but I can honestly say I didn't hate it either.
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Dead Lands
- Savage Lands, Book 3
- By: Stacey Marie Brown
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 941
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 849
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 843
Kidnapped by the notorious rebel group Provstat, Brexley finds her connection goes deeper than she ever imagined. Reunited with old acquaintances and an uncle she never knew, Brexley is thrown into the vicious world of politics, where human and fae leaders will do anything to come out on top. Here dangerous associations and meticulous plots are far more dangerous and cutthroat than any game she survived in Halálház.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Repetitive
- By Amazon Customer on 01-30-22
- Dead Lands
- Savage Lands, Book 3
- By: Stacey Marie Brown
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
went south after 2 5 star books
Reviewed: 04-25-22
Books 1 and 2 were amazing. This book all of a sudden became all porn all the time. I don't mind sex scenes but that is not what I read epic fantasy for. It was the equivalent of adding too much salt to the soup. Hopefully book 4 is better.
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Vale of the Gods
- The Furyck Saga, Book 6
- By: A.E. Rayne
- Narrated by: Finty Williams
- Length: 24 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 194
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 188
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Story5 out of 5 stars 186
Draguta Teros wants to crush her enemies...every last one of them: Her disloyal sister, Dara; Briggit Halvardar and her followers; Jael Furyck and her Brekkan army; the gods themselves.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Heavy, Dark, Depressing
- By Melissa Soto on 01-27-23
- Vale of the Gods
- The Furyck Saga, Book 6
- By: A.E. Rayne
- Narrated by: Finty Williams
146 Hours and 6 Credits I will Never Get Back
Reviewed: 04-06-22
The upside is that Finty Williams is now one of my favorite narrators.
However this 6 book 146 hour series desperately needed an editor to help condense it down to a tightly plotted effective 3 book series. It was long. It rambled *forever.* There were entire plot lines and characters that were completely extraneous to the plot. And it all relied on one of the worst and most tired tropes ever. I should have quit as soon as brain washing entered the story. I would have saved myself 4 credits.
There were some clever and unique ideas. I think the author could be very successful if they ever learn to edit.
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The Burning Sea
- The Furyck Saga, Book 2
- By: A.E. Rayne
- Narrated by: Finty Williams
- Length: 21 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 251
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 228
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Story5 out of 5 stars 228
As the kingdoms prepare for war, unexpected visitors and a horrifying murder throw everyone’s plans into disarray. Amidst the chaos, Jael must find a way to lead her warriors to victory against King Haaron and his sons, watching as Eadmund drifts away from her, powerless to save him. In Hest, Jaeger Dragos has found the long-sought-after Book of Darkness, but he needs his father’s dreamer to unleash the dark magic trapped within.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great listen!
- By D Crain on 02-01-25
- The Burning Sea
- The Furyck Saga, Book 2
- By: A.E. Rayne
- Narrated by: Finty Williams
Trite plot point
Reviewed: 03-23-22
Brainwashing? Really? Ugh. Separating an established couple through magical brainwashing... Who couldn't see that plot point coming a mile away. And to add extreme insult to injury you left it unresolved Book one was amazing. Very well done. Book two has almost convinced me not to try Book three.
Ohmygarbage - looked ahead and it looks like this bogus BS lasts past book 4 into book 5! I can't even with this...
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Bounty
- A Kaliya Sahni Novel, Book One
- By: K.N. Banet
- Narrated by: Ariel Royce
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 168
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 165
Kaliya Sahni. Tribunal Executioner. Bounty hunter. The last nagini. Her reputation is larger than the desert she lives in. Dangerous. Irresponsible. Antagonistic. When a friend asks her to look into a supernatural bounty on a human, Kaliya finds herself taking the first steps into a conspiracy that had been in the shadows for nearly a decade. Too intrigued to get out before it’s too late, she dives straight into the deep end, ready to discover the truth. When the mysterious bounty takes a personal turn, she knows there’s no turning back, no putting the lid back on the box.
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5 out of 5 stars
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William Shatner?
- By B. Bretter on 06-02-21
- Bounty
- A Kaliya Sahni Novel, Book One
- By: K.N. Banet
- Narrated by: Ariel Royce
William Shatner?
Reviewed: 06-02-21
I really enjoy the story, but the narration is making me crazy. The narrator has a very flat voice and pauses often and at odd times, very reminiscent of Willaim Shatner's emoting. It continually pulls me out of the story and is ruining the experience for me. I love the author so much that I endeavored and will keep the book, but I will not buy any additional titles in this series unless the narrator changes.
Maybe I was just spoiled with the Jacky Leon series. I really wish Savannah Gilmore had done both series.
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Mount Fitz Roy
- By: Scott Sigler
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 29 hrs and 26 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,512
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,116
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4,106
The sequel to the number one Audible Best Seller Earthcore, Mount Fitz Roy continues the tale of Patrick O’Doyle and Bertha Lybrand, who were part of the horror show that occurred far below the mountains of Utah. They learn that the "mother of all motherlodes” discovered there was not unique, that there is another deposit similar to it three miles beneath the towering peak of Cerro Chaltén on the disputed border between Chile and Argentina. O'Doyle, a middle-aged former member of a disgraced black-ops unit, gets his aging team back together to go after this fortune.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredible
- By David on 12-03-20
- Mount Fitz Roy
- By: Scott Sigler
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Best book to start off the New Year
Reviewed: 01-14-21
Loved it! It was a great sequel to Earthcore. The excitement never stopped from the first page to the last
Scott is one of my favorite authors, I read and listed to everything he has done and recommended him to all my friends.
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Cut Wide Open
- Bleeding Scars MC, Book 1
- By: Abby McCarthy
- Narrated by: Crystal Boudet
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 370
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 344
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 346
One day you held my hand. One day you loved me. Then you were gone. At sixteen, I lost the only love I'd ever known. Thrown back into the foster system, pregnant and alone, I prayed that you'd come for me and save me from life's cruelties. Only the next time I saw you, it was too late.
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5 out of 5 stars
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wow!!!
- By Charmaine on 07-17-17
- Cut Wide Open
- Bleeding Scars MC, Book 1
- By: Abby McCarthy
- Narrated by: Crystal Boudet
Meh
Reviewed: 01-27-20
The story was extremely predictable and trope ridden. The heroine constantly needed rescuing. The main couple spend the majority of the book apart. The antagonist was permitted to do horrific things to the heroine but he didn't pay in kind and the heroine didn't get her moment in the sun where she achieves justice against the antagonist because "It's hard to kill a person, snookums." She was strong enough to endure and survive her trials but not strong enough to pull the trigger herself? Oh please. *eyeroll* The hero constantly abandoned the heroine and that fact was never even addressed, let alone justified or made up for.
If the hero and his friends didn't grow up in the MC lifestyle, and the H was actually adverse to it after his experience with his mother's boyfriend, why were they so ready to adopt every single Sons of Anarchy biker trope? Dear Lord that was ridiculous.
On the bright side Crystal Boudet was a gem. She made the book worth listening to even if the plot was average.
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Elusion
- Facets of Feyrie Series, Book 1
- By: Zoe Parker
- Narrated by: Justine O. Keef, Aiden Snow
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 87
Pretend Ma told me the terrible things done to me were for the greater good. That I would be a hero and fight for those who can't fight for themselves. I'm not so sure about that. I am sure that my time in this world is drawing to a close. I'm okay with that. I even wish for it some days. Then, I meet him. Mr. Glowy Eyes. I'm also sure I'm a monster, and I'm certain that he's so much worse than that. But he also shows me something important. Very important. Do you want to know what it is?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Didn’t know what to expect...
- By MaryL on 07-03-18
- Elusion
- Facets of Feyrie Series, Book 1
- By: Zoe Parker
- Narrated by: Justine O. Keef, Aiden Snow
Zoe Parker is my new addiction
Reviewed: 07-31-18
Loved everything she's ever written and an thrilled that her books are being recorded! Very happy with the voice acting!
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Pursued Brides of the Kindred, Book 6
- By: Evangeline Anderson
- Narrated by: William Martin
- Length: 17 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 274
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 250
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 250
Elise is fractured inside, stained by a past she refuses to remember. Merrick is scarred both inside and out, a half-breed with a brutal background, at home nowhere in the universe. Now they are tied together by an unstable bond which could kill them both. Their journey will take them to the lawless planet of Rageron - the wildest of all the Kindred worlds. There, in the deep blue jungles of an alien world, Elise must bare her soul and relive the horror that nearly killed her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I love this series!
- By Brenda on 02-28-18
- Pursued Brides of the Kindred, Book 6
- By: Evangeline Anderson
- Narrated by: William Martin
Sucker for Evangeline
Reviewed: 07-31-18
I'm a sucker for Evangeline Anderson's Brides series and the actor only improves the story.
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Practical Magic
- By: Alice Hoffman
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5,555
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,924
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,906
When the beautiful and precocious sisters Sally and Gillian Owens are orphaned at a young age, they are taken to a small Massachusetts town to be raised by their eccentric aunts, who happen to dwell in the darkest, eeriest house in town. As they become more aware of their aunts' mysterious and sometimes frightening powers - and as their own powers begin to surface - the sisters grow determined to escape their strange upbringing by blending into "normal" society.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Don't expext the movie story!
- By JEAN9 on 09-25-14
- Practical Magic
- By: Alice Hoffman
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
So much better than the movie!@
Reviewed: 07-31-18
Beautifully written prose tells a complex story of a wife and mother who has to deal with death, life,, and relationships while also dealing with the supernatural. I adored this book long before the movie was a blip on Hollywood's radar and I kind of wish they'd never discovered it. The well acted audiobook only accents the story.
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