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FantasticLand
- A Novel
- By: Mike Bockoven
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe, Luke Daniels
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,474
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14,206
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14,162
Since the 1970s, FantasticLand has been the theme park where "Fun is Guaranteed!" But when a hurricane ravages the Florida coast and isolates the park, the employees find it anything but fun. Five weeks later, the authorities who rescue the survivors encounter a scene of horror. Photos soon emerge online of heads on spikes outside of rides and viscera and human bones littering the gift shops, breaking records for hits, views, likes, clicks, and shares.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absurd...But awesome
- By T.J. on 11-12-17
- FantasticLand
- A Novel
- By: Mike Bockoven
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe, Luke Daniels
Unique and immersive story
Reviewed: 10-30-24
Fantasticland isn't a book I would normally have picked up, but I'm so glad I did. It was such a gripping story that felt like nonfiction. The narrators did an amazing job at telling this tale and selling all the unique characters. I definitely recommend!
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Rock Paper Scissors
- A Novel
- By: Alice Feeney
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage, Stephanie Racine
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,041
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,037
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,017
When Adam and Amelia Wright win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam Wright has lived with face blindness his whole life. He can’t recognize friends or family, or even his own wife. Each year Adam’s wife writes him a letter that she never lets him read. Until now. They both know this weekend will make or break their marriage, but they didn’t randomly win this trip. One of them is lying, and someone doesn’t want them to live happily ever after.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I could feel myself losing IQ points while listening to this.
- By Collier on 09-14-21
- Rock Paper Scissors
- A Novel
- By: Alice Feeney
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage, Stephanie Racine
It was just okay
Reviewed: 06-29-24
Whoever reviewed this book and compared it to Tana French's really baited me, and I wholeheartedly disagree. The main characters were all equally unlikeable, and I felt like the twist was interesting but predictable. The scenes meant to create suspense and the "cliffhangers" in nearly every chapter were super cheesy.
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The Hunter
- A Novel
- By: Tana French
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,740
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,542
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,542
It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The timing and sequences. Slow pace but excellent conclusion.
- By Phyllis Silber on 03-23-24
- The Hunter
- A Novel
- By: Tana French
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
Another gem by Tana French
Reviewed: 03-25-24
I love the depth of Tana French's characters and how deeply you can feel their emotions through her prose. She uses the environment artfully to foreshadow and reflect the central conflict. It took me a little bit to get used to the narrator's gravelly voice, but he was really adept at switching between accents and giving every character their own voice. Can't wait for Tana French's next novel!
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The House We Grew Up In
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Karina Fernandez
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,783
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,280
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,271
Years after an Easter weekend tragedy devastates a family, they return to the house they grew up in to unearth the many secrets hidden within the nooks and crannies of home.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Constant Fat Shaming
- By Burke Downer on 07-11-20
- The House We Grew Up In
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Karina Fernandez
Bittersweet but lovely story of a complicated family
Reviewed: 02-14-24
I fell in love with the characters in this story. I was rooting for all of them at different points and at times, I felt like another member of the Bird family. I thought the narrator did an amazing job giving a unique voice to each character and never took me out of the story. I definitely recommend this book!
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The Inmate
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Leslie Howard
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,368
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,814
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,808
There are three rules Brooke Sullivan must follow as a new nurse practitioner at a men’s maximum-security prison: 1) Treat all prisoners with respect. 2) Never reveal any personal information. 3) Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates. But none of the staff at the prison knows Brooke has already broken the rules. Nobody knows about her intimate connection to Shane Nelson, one of the penitentiary’s most notorious and dangerous inmates.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Boring and obvious
- By HailtoTheVictors on 07-29-22
- The Inmate
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Leslie Howard
Insufferable main character & predictable plot
Reviewed: 01-27-24
I listened to the Housemaid and the Housemaid's Secret and really the characters so I thought I'd try another Freida McFadden book. I could barely make it through this one. The main character is such a pick-me girl, talking about how she wishes she could wear heels to her nursing job and how skinny and fit she is thanks to cheerleading. She's maliciously stupid and overall very annoying. The plot was dry, the twist was predictable, and the epilogue made me cringe.
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Things We Do in the Dark
- A Novel
- By: Jennifer Hillier
- Narrated by: Carla Vega
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,402
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,235
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,232
When Paris Peralta is arrested in her own bathroom—covered in blood, holding a straight razor, her celebrity husband dead in the bathtub behind her—she knows she'll be charged with murder. But as bad as this looks, it's not what worries her the most. With the unwanted media attention now surrounding her, it's only a matter of time before someone from her long hidden past recognizes her and destroys the new life she's worked so hard to build, along with any chance of a future.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Nothing like her other books
- By Carrie on 07-22-22
- Things We Do in the Dark
- A Novel
- By: Jennifer Hillier
- Narrated by: Carla Vega
Unique take on a Whodunnit with interesting characters
Reviewed: 01-01-24
I really enjoyed this book and the narrator! I feel like many whodunnit stories become cliche by trying too hard to force every character to have a motive. I don't even think the mystery aspect of this book was where it shined the most. Rather, the gradual revelation of Paris's troubled past and struggles was gripping and kept me listening intently! Excited to read more of Hillier's work!
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The Guest List
- A Novel
- By: Lucy Foley
- Narrated by: Jot Davies, Chloe Massey, Olivia Dowd, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29,498
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24,730
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Story4 out of 5 stars 24,660
On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It’s a wedding for a magazine or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I stand corrected
- By Bitten and Seven Forever on 06-03-20
- The Guest List
- A Novel
- By: Lucy Foley
- Narrated by: Jot Davies, Chloe Massey, Olivia Dowd, Aoife McMahon, Sarah Ovens, Rich Keeble
Captivating plot with a twist I didn't see coming
Reviewed: 09-21-23
I usually struggle with books told from more than two characters' perspectives, but I liked how Foley executed this. I liked all the characters and found the narration for each to really match each one. I didn't see the twist at the end coming, and I really enjoyed the way all the storylines converged for a satisfying conclusion.
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Home Before Dark
- A Novel
- By: Riley Sager
- Narrated by: Cady McClain, Jon Lindstrom
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,699
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,096
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,089
Twenty-five years ago, Maggie Holt and her parents, Ewan and Jess, moved into Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. Three weeks later they fled in the dead of night, an ordeal Ewan later recounted in a nonfiction book called House of Horrors. His horror memoir of ghostly happenings and encounters with malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon, rivaling The Amityville Horror in popularity — and skepticism.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Meh...Not My Favorite Sager Book
- By Teethnclaws on 06-30-20
- Home Before Dark
- A Novel
- By: Riley Sager
- Narrated by: Cady McClain, Jon Lindstrom
Very gripping story!
Reviewed: 09-06-23
This book kept me on the edge of my seat the whole way through. I appreciated that it had elements of a horror book mixed and elements of a thriller/who-dun-it book. I couldn't have predicted the ending and I feel like the ultimate conclusion was a little more complicated than it needed to be, but I can forgive that since I really enjoyed the rest of the story.
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Keep It in the Family
- By: John Marrs
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Steve West, Simon Mattacks, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,129
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,999
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,999
Mia and Finn are busy turning a derelict house into their dream home when Mia unexpectedly falls pregnant. But just when they think the house is ready, Mia discovers a shocking message scored into a skirting board: I WILL SAVE THEM FROM THE ATTIC. Following the clue up into the eaves, the couple make a gruesome discovery: their home was once a real-life murder house, with the evidence still concealed within the four walls.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Oooof
- By Michelle on 08-31-23
- Keep It in the Family
- By: John Marrs
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Steve West, Simon Mattacks, Clare Corbett
Cartoonish villains and bad audio quality
Reviewed: 06-23-23
I really wanted to like this book, but there are a few things that made me dislike it. First, having the (at first) anonymous villain narrated by the same character who ended up being the villain was a huge spoiler right from the beginning. Second, the narrator for Mia sounded like she was recording on a 2001 Nokia cellphone. Third, the villains in this story got more and more cartoonish as it went on, with their actions becoming less believable by the chapter. There was no one to really root for in this book. I've enjoyed John Marrs books before, but this one really missed the mark for me.
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The Family Upstairs
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Tamaryn Payne, Bea Holland, Dom Thornburn
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,824
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,376
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,318
Gifted musician Clemency Thompson is playing for tourists on the streets of Southern France when she receives an urgent text message. Her childhood friend, Lucy, is demanding her immediate return to London. It’s happening, says the message. The baby is back. Libby Jones was only six months old when she became an orphan. Now 25, she’s astounded to learn of an inheritance that will change her life. A gorgeous, dilapidated townhouse in one of London’s poshest neighborhoods has been held in a trust for her all these years. Now, it’s hers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Did Not Disappoint... I LOVE LISA JEWELL
- By Tawny on 11-06-19
- The Family Upstairs
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Tamaryn Payne, Bea Holland, Dom Thornburn
Kept me guessing!
Reviewed: 06-17-23
I really enjoyed The Family Upstairs. There were twists and turns the whole way through that were slowly revealed throughout the story. Kept me on the edge of my seat! Great narrators and performances.
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