Gypsy
- 21
- reviews
- 37
- helpful votes
- 25
- ratings
-
State of Terror
- A Novel
- By: Louise Penny, Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Narrated by: Joan Allen
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,879
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,050
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,001
After a tumultuous period in American politics, a new administration has just been sworn in, and to everyone’s surprise the president chooses a political enemy for the vital position of secretary of state. There is no love lost between the president of the United States and Ellen Adams, his new secretary of state. But it’s a canny move on the part of the president. With this appointment, he silences one of his harshest critics, since taking the job means Adams must step down as head of her multinational media conglomerate
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Wonderful story and great narration
- By Amazon Customer on 10-14-21
- State of Terror
- A Novel
- By: Louise Penny, Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Narrated by: Joan Allen
The most important story of our times
Reviewed: 10-18-21
a chiiling What If? that is not very far from current events, expertly told. Faster paced than Louise Penny's Gamache novels, but retaining her rich characterizations.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, Book One)
- By: Suzanne Collins
- Narrated by: Carolyn McCormick
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 54,465
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 43,219
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 43,640
Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see the morning? In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by 12 outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
One of the Best in Fiction
- By Holly Helscher on 01-08-10
- The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, Book One)
- By: Suzanne Collins
- Narrated by: Carolyn McCormick
Fabulous
Reviewed: 05-05-21
a terrific story with a flawless performance. I have listened to the trilogy at least 5 times. It never gets old.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Buck Fever
- A Blanco County Mystery, Book 1
- By: Ben Rehder
- Narrated by: Johnny Peppers
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 186
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 166
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 167
It's the week before deer hunting season, as close to a statewide holiday as you get in Texas, and the locals are getting restless. Game Warden John Marlin has his hands full with poaching complaints coming in faster than he can write out-of-season tickets. Then a call of a different sort comes in. A man dressed up in some sort of deer costume has been shot at the Circle S ranch, and witnesses are reporting a massive wild-eyed buck prancing about the pasture in a lovesick frenzy.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Texas redneck mystery featuring deer!
- By Wayne on 01-16-16
- Buck Fever
- A Blanco County Mystery, Book 1
- By: Ben Rehder
- Narrated by: Johnny Peppers
Blanco Fever
Reviewed: 10-06-19
This three-ring Texas circus is more fun than a barrel of rednecks. Oh, wait, it *is* a barrel of rednecks. Redher pokes outrageous fun at the state he loves with a lively cast of characters and a fast-moving plot that twists in unpredictable ways. I spent a year in Austin so I especially enjoyed his culturally-specific imagery. Note: Rehder's hero. John Marlin, is a game warden and the book centers around deer season, told through the eyes of people for whom hunting is a way of life. If this is problematic for you, you might want to give this a miss and try Rehder's Roy Ballard mysteries instead.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Death & the Gravedigger's Angel
- By: Loretta Ross
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 266
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 256
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 253
When former army medic Tony Dozier is accused of killing a member of the hate group that disrupted his wife's funeral, the prosecution charges premeditated murder and the defense claims temporary insanity. Former marine Death Bogart and auctioneer Wren Morgan think there's more to the story. They're both led to the long-abandoned Hadleigh House. As Wren uncovers the century-old tale of a World War I soldier and his angel, Death finds a set of truths that will change...or end...their lives.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Bible verses throw down, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
- By sonia on 06-07-17
- Death & the Gravedigger's Angel
- By: Loretta Ross
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
I adore this series
Reviewed: 10-16-17
Wren is a fabulous, original heroine, and her disabled combat vet beau is no slouch either. Ross successfully combines fun and smarts in this wonderful series. I can’t wait for the next book.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Origin
- A Novel
- By: Dan Brown
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 49,174
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 44,485
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 44,364
Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that “will change the face of science forever.” The evening’s host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist, and one of Langdon’s first students. But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirsch’s precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Formula over fiction
- By Evan M Carlson on 11-01-17
- Origin
- A Novel
- By: Dan Brown
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
I wish Dan Brown had a better editor
Reviewed: 10-14-17
I read Dan Brown because he introduces me to fascinating ideas and places. As a wordsmith he is mediocre. As for plotting, if he were a boxer he’d never make it through the first round because he telegraphs every punch. The devices he uses to create tension are cheap and annoyingly transparent. Shame on his editor for letting him get away with it.
I saw the end much to early. That said, I am fascinated by the architecture in the book and Spain is now on my bucket list. And the narration was excellent.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
The Painted Queen
- An Amelia Peabody Novel of Suspense
- By: Elizabeth Peters, Joan Hess
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,117
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 997
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 994
Arriving in Cairo for another thrilling excavation season, Amelia is relaxing in a well-earned bubble bath in her elegant hotel suite in Cairo when a man with a knife protruding from his back staggers into the bath chamber and utters a single word - "murder" - before collapsing on the tiled floor, dead. Among the few possessions he carried was a sheet of paper with Amelia's name and room number.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
A Fond Farewell to Amelia
- By Carole T. on 08-03-17
- The Painted Queen
- An Amelia Peabody Novel of Suspense
- By: Elizabeth Peters, Joan Hess
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
Satisfying Conclusion
Reviewed: 07-28-17
As a long-time fan, I approached this posthumous work with trepidation. I'm happy to say, had I not known it was completed by Joan Hess, I would have thought it was entirely written by Elizabeth Peters. It fits neatly into the rest of the series. It was nice to fill the gap after Nofroet's marriage to Godwin. My only complaint is that this book could have addressed the underlying tension between Nofroet and Ramses more. The
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Andromeda's Reign
- Moonrising, Book 2
- By: K. S. Haigwood, Anne Conley
- Narrated by: B.D. McMonnies
- Length: 15 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 196
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 182
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 181
The alpha lion of Las Vegas, Ace Keller, has luck on his side, at the poker table and with the ladies, calling bluffs and breaking hearts whenever the notion strikes him. After bonding with the alpha wolf of Montgomery, Alabama, fate flips Ace's simple world upside down when he finds himself desiring only one woman in his life - Andromeda. But not only does he want her, he needs her touch in order to live.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Andromeda's Reign
- By MANI on 01-11-17
- Andromeda's Reign
- Moonrising, Book 2
- By: K. S. Haigwood, Anne Conley
- Narrated by: B.D. McMonnies
Paranormal Pleasures
Reviewed: 01-02-17
Enough alpha males, pack politics and sexual entanglements to delight any fan of the genre, with faultless narration by B D McMonnies. Two paws up!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Maybe Not
- By: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Jason Carpenter
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,828
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,508
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 2,502
When Warren has the opportunity to live with a female roommate, he instantly agrees. It could be an exciting change. Or maybe not. Especially when that roommate is the cold and seemingly calculating Bridgette. Tensions run high and tempers flare as the two can hardly stand to be in the same room together. But Warren has a theory about Bridgette: anyone who can hate with that much passion should also have the capability to love with that much passion. And he wants to be the one to test this theory.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Characters extremely unlikable
- By Starburst12 on 03-12-15
- Maybe Not
- By: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Jason Carpenter
Taming of the Shrew? NOT!
Reviewed: 09-18-16
It's a fun, sexy romp when Warren finds his new roommate's bitchy ways irresistible. Only she isn't having any. Told from Warren's point of view, Hoover shows she knows the inside of the male head and heart.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
The Mask
- A Vanessa Michael Munroe Novel
- By: Taylor Stevens
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 210
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 185
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 186
Vanessa Michael Munroe, chameleon and information hunter, has a reputation for getting things done: dangerous and not quite legal things that have taken her undercover into some of the world’s deadliest places. Still healing from a Somali hijacking gone wrong and a brutal attack that left her near death, Munroe joins her lover, Miles Bradford, in Japan where he’s working as a security consultant protecting high-value technology from industrial espionage. In the domesticity of their routine she finds long sought-after peace.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Very good
- By Joanne on 07-06-15
- The Mask
- A Vanessa Michael Munroe Novel
- By: Taylor Stevens
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
Wow. Just Wow.
Reviewed: 09-08-16
Seductive is the best word I can use to describe Taylor Stevens writing. Her ability to pull you into an experience that is so far out of the norm is phenomenal.
Hillary Huber's languid style turns every word into an event.
I'll be coming back for more.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Death and the Redheaded Woman
- By: Loretta Ross
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,994
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,816
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 1,807
When auctioneer Wren Morgan begins cataloging the contents of the Campbell mansion, she's unprepared to find something that can't be appraised - a dead man. After the body turns out to be a criminal with ties to a recent jewel heist, Wren comes face-to-face with Death Bogart. A private eye and part-time bounty hunter, Death is searching for the stolen jewels needed to convict a murderer.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
WOW
- By sonia on 05-12-15
- Death and the Redheaded Woman
- By: Loretta Ross
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
Fabulous Debut, with pitch perfect narration
Reviewed: 07-26-16
I have a hard time believing this is a debut novel, it is so well crafted and entertaining I love how the author turns genre stereotypes on their ear with this wonderful crime-fighting couple. The plotting is very well thought out, and each piece works and is plausible. Watching Death and Wren work out the pieces is the most fun I've had with a book in ages!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful