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Dragon Mate
- The Hidden King, Book 1
- By: Jen L. Grey
- Narrated by: Amanda Dolan
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 176
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 176
Sometimes, survival depends on not being seen. I should know. That’s the only way I’ve survived. Getting accepted into a prestigious university was my chance at freedom; to escape and live without fear and resentment. And with no emotional attachments - or at least that was the plan. Until I see Egan. He’s sexy, mysterious, and has muscles in all the right places. He invokes feelings I don’t want or understand.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Young YA
- By Christina on 09-22-21
- Dragon Mate
- The Hidden King, Book 1
- By: Jen L. Grey
- Narrated by: Amanda Dolan
Young YA
Reviewed: 09-22-21
I like overall theme for the book, however if you do not like angsty main characters… this is not the book for you.
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Fae: Lost
- Lost Royal Series, Book 1
- By: Eva Blackwing
- Narrated by: Em Eldridge
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 112
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 107
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Story4 out of 5 stars 107
Mor has spent her entire life trying to make her miserable family happy until a chance conversation while working in her brother's coffee shop costs Mor her job and home in one go. Luckily, the man who instigated the upheaval of her life offers her a place to fall. Moving in with four sexy guys and getting out from under her loathsome family Hell, yes! The guys all thought they were saving a damsel in distress. No one expected her to save them right back.
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2 out of 5 stars
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It’s okay
- By Christina on 04-25-21
- Fae: Lost
- Lost Royal Series, Book 1
- By: Eva Blackwing
- Narrated by: Em Eldridge
It’s okay
Reviewed: 04-25-21
I think this book would have been a lot more successful as a first person point of view. It’s often hard to follow why the MC makes strange decisions and the narrator just blames everything on her upbringing. There is also just a lot of activity in the book that is at best cringeworthy and can give the sense of emotional whiplash. The book is pretty predictable and everything falls into place a bit too easily for me. I’m not a book quitter, but this might be an exception for me.
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A Torn Paige
- Hidden Kingdom Trilogy Series, Book 1
- By: L. Rose
- Narrated by: Troy Duran, Aletha George
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 743
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 695
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 693
One, two, things are changing for you. Three, four, monsters at your door. Five, six, no one could predict. Seven, eight, you learn they're your mates. Nine, 10, it's time to fight again. Paige Alice has changed, but she's not sure if that's a good or bad thing. The good. Four annoying and different types of men, who she trusts with her life. A scary but faithful sidekick, and of course, her crazy family. The bad...Everything else.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not my cup of tea.
- By S.S. on 01-02-21
- A Torn Paige
- Hidden Kingdom Trilogy Series, Book 1
- By: L. Rose
- Narrated by: Troy Duran, Aletha George
Not the best RH I’ve read
Reviewed: 11-23-20
The book has a great plot, however I felt it had too many characters with no character development.
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Cruel Magic
- Royals of Villain Academy, Book 1
- By: Eva Chase
- Narrated by: Meg Sylvan, Stephen Dexter
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 305
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 280
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 280
I thought I was ordinary Rory Franco: college student, artist, and over-protected daughter. Then, mages barge into my family’s home, murder my parents, and whisk me off to a university known as Villain Academy. It turns out I’m Persephone Bloodstone, the long lost heir to one of the five royal families of dark magic. I’m destined to learn how to manipulate the world with fear - and to stand beside the four other scions: the scorching-hot, arrogant young men who rule this school. The four of them crush anyone who doesn’t kowtow.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I wanted to like this....
- By Christina on 07-25-19
- Cruel Magic
- Royals of Villain Academy, Book 1
- By: Eva Chase
- Narrated by: Meg Sylvan, Stephen Dexter
I wanted to like this....
Reviewed: 07-25-19
I was really hoping for more redeeming qualities in the male characters, but sadly this is a book about 4 boys slowing breaking a girl and it can be hard to listen to at times.
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Alpha
- Forever, Book 1
- By: Regan Ure
- Narrated by: Rachel Fulginiti
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 172
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 172
Seventeen-year-old Scarlett Hayes is living her life by her own rules. Losing her parents at a young age has made her strong and fiercely independent. She knows exactly who she is, and nothing is going to change that. But everything starts to change for her when she moves to a new town. She meets Cade Presley. He is domineering and arrogant which makes her detest him at first sight. And she soon learns a secret that will unravel her perfect life and lead her into a world she never knew existed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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girl power
- By Tameca on 12-01-18
- Alpha
- Forever, Book 1
- By: Regan Ure
- Narrated by: Rachel Fulginiti
Ugh.
Reviewed: 02-01-19
I wanted to like this book, but there was NO character development. It was as if all the characters were interchangeable. That all spoke the same and had similar personalities. Also, the book got pretty repetitive with re explaining events and thoughts.
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Briar
- Midnight's Crown Series, Book 1
- By: Ripley Proserpina
- Narrated by: Stephanie Wyles
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 216
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 191
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 193
The sun is Briar Hale's enemy. All her life she's been in the shadows, sheltered and protected, warned and smothered. Not anymore. Briar is ready to take control of her life, and step out into the sunlight for the first time. A newly enrolled graduate student at Boston College, she's determined to discover why her body betrays her. And she knows just the scientist to help her. Professor Hudson Nors has secrets of his own - secrets he's kept for eternity, and which he never wants to see the light of day. No matter how wonderful Briar smells, Hudson decides to stay away.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great book but....
- By Rose on 08-22-20
- Briar
- Midnight's Crown Series, Book 1
- By: Ripley Proserpina
- Narrated by: Stephanie Wyles
Loved!
Reviewed: 10-19-18
I almost passed on this book due to a bad review, but I’m so glad I didn’t! The story and narration was amazing, and set up the next book perfect.
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Hereditary
- Beatrice Harrow Series, Book 1
- By: Jane Washington
- Narrated by: Vanessa Moyen
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 242
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 220
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 219
Beatrice Harrow was raised in seclusion, separated from the Read Kingdom and protected from the mysterious mechanisms of the other four races, but they are not as blind to her as she is to them. Even before she steps foot inside the Academy, they know her name and they know the truth about her birth. She is one of the Tainted: a mixed-breed creature with the blood of a monster, clinging to legitimacy by the genes of her human father. She is more beautiful, more powerful, and more despised than any other being in the Read Kingdom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Trigger Warning+Spoilers
- By Christina on 09-29-18
- Hereditary
- Beatrice Harrow Series, Book 1
- By: Jane Washington
- Narrated by: Vanessa Moyen
Trigger Warning+Spoilers
Reviewed: 09-29-18
I love this book don’t get me wrong, it was very well written and the narrator is amazing. But, if you have a strong aversion to rape- this is not the book for you. The scene isn’t described in great detail, but it may be enough to dissuaded some readers.
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Consort of Secrets: A Paranormal Reverse Harem Novel
- Witch's Consorts Series, Book 1
- By: Eva Chase
- Narrated by: Aletha George, Tristan James
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 666
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 632
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 630
For years I've been quiet, obedient Rose Hallowell. I accepted the man my stepmother chose for me. But I never stopped missing my long-ago friends. Now we're back on my childhood estate to arrange my marriage. The boys I grew up with? They're still in town - and they haven't forgotten me either. And damn if they haven't grown up well. They're charming and sweet and infuriatingly hot, and I can't seem to stay away. The more I try to resist, the more secrets I uncover about my family, my betrothal, and everything I thought was true about the witching world. I've been lied to. I've been betrayed.
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2 out of 5 stars
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be prepared to use two credits
- By Jlynn on 09-07-18
- Consort of Secrets: A Paranormal Reverse Harem Novel
- Witch's Consorts Series, Book 1
- By: Eva Chase
- Narrated by: Aletha George, Tristan James
Not the best I’ve read- semi spoilers
Reviewed: 09-15-18
I LOVE reverse harem novels, but I definitely feel like there is something missing with this book. The author constantly refers to Rose’s past with the boys, but never gives any real detail. I kept waiting for a flashback that never came. I felt like I was expected to understand a relationship dynamic that was never fully explained.
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Power of Five: Reverse Harem Fantasy
- Power of Five Series, Book 1
- By: Alex Lidell
- Narrated by: Victoria Mei
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 973
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 890
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Story4 out of 5 stars 886
Orphaned and sold to a harsh master, Lera's life is about mucking stalls, avoiding her master's advances, and steering clear of the mystical forest separating the mortal and fae worlds. Only fools venture into the immortal realms, and only dark rumors come out... Until four powerful fae warriors appear at Lera's barn. River, Coal, Tye, and Shade have waited a decade for their new fifth to be chosen, the wounds from their quint brother's loss still raw. But the magic has played a cruel trick, bonding the four immortal warriors to... a female. A mortal female.
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4 out of 5 stars
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More PNR fantasy than sexy-times fantasy
- By JaxJournalist on 06-06-18
- Power of Five: Reverse Harem Fantasy
- Power of Five Series, Book 1
- By: Alex Lidell
- Narrated by: Victoria Mei
I wanted to like this book...
Reviewed: 07-30-18
I loved the idea of this book, however, for me it fell a bit flat. I just wish the story line was more detailed, I felt both of these books could have been longer.
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Panic
- By: Lauren Oliver
- Narrated by: Sarah Drew
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 826
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 750
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Story4 out of 5 stars 751
Heather never thought she would compete in panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She'd never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought. Dodge has never been afraid of panic. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game; he's sure of it. But what he doesn't know is that he's not the only one with a secret....
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2 out of 5 stars
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It should have been called Malaise
- By Katherine on 04-02-14
- Panic
- By: Lauren Oliver
- Narrated by: Sarah Drew
Panic: a story of adventure and love (kinda)
Reviewed: 05-09-14
What made the experience of listening to Panic the most enjoyable?
The storyline is incredible! The book itself was well written and interesting with plot twist and new discoveries, over all really amazing.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Panic?
Of course each of the panic games were memorable in their own way but I would say the most memorable moment came when I found out who the game makers were... Needless to say I did not see that coming.
Did Sarah Drew do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
I guess she did an okay job differentiating the characters but I found her voice to be rather annoying at times.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No extreme reaction this time.
Any additional comments?
Book was good narration iffy at best.
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