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The Secret Keeper
- By: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 19 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,998
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14,295
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14,269
England, 1959: Laurel Nicolson is 16 years old, dreaming alone in her childhood tree house during a family celebration at their home, Green Acres Farm. She spies a stranger coming up the long road to the farm and then observes her mother, Dorothy, speaking to him. And then she witnesses a crime.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Kate Morton (and Caroline Lee) does it again!
- By Maria on 10-20-12
- The Secret Keeper
- By: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
Wonderful wartime story
Reviewed: 06-01-20
Brought to life by a great narrator. I love the soft mystery of this novel and its weaving characters.
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Winter
- By: Marissa Meyer
- Narrated by: Rebecca Soler
- Length: 23 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,379
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,652
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,649
Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana. Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won't approve of her feelings for her childhood friend--the handsome palace guard, Jacin. But Winter isn't as weak as Levana believes her to be and she's been undermining her stepmother's wishes for years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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captured, escaped, captured, escaped, lost, won...
- By Trudy Owens on 11-13-15
- Winter
- By: Marissa Meyer
- Narrated by: Rebecca Soler
Disappointed
Reviewed: 04-23-20
This was a struggle to finish. It was a series that started off strong but then became a train wreck during the last book. From the blatant inspiration from the Hunger Games to how Cinder suddenly became a revolutionary war captain... I just kept rolling my eyes and thinking SURELY this must be over soon.
But now it is and I am glad to be moving on from this series.
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The Sisters of the Winter Wood
- The Spellbinding Fairy Tale Fantasy of the Year
- By: Rena Rossner
- Narrated by: Ana Clements
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story3 out of 5 stars 4
In a remote village surrounded by forests on the border of Moldova and Ukraine, sisters Liba and Laya have been raised on the honeyed scent of their Mami's babka and the low rumble of their Tati's prayers. But when a troupe of mysterious men arrives, Laya falls under their spell - despite their mother's warning to be wary of strangers. And this is not the only danger lurking in the woods.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A good story...
- By Christina on 10-19-18
- The Sisters of the Winter Wood
- The Spellbinding Fairy Tale Fantasy of the Year
- By: Rena Rossner
- Narrated by: Ana Clements
A good story...
Reviewed: 10-19-18
I had high expectations for this book as I had seen it on many reading lists the past month. However I was never excited to turn the book back on again. The story just didn't grab me the way I thought it would - it felt watered down and a bit bland. The great mystery of the murders and disappearances were a solid mystery for so long it felt frustrating and boring? And one big pet peeve was how words kept getting repeated three times over and over. I know this is because the character was drugged and out of it but it got so repetitive it made me cringe.
Not a terrible book, good narrator - just have read better.
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A Court of Frost and Starlight
- By: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrated by: Amanda Leigh Cobb
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 323
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 286
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Story4 out of 5 stars 284
When Feyre kills a wolf, a beastlike creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a magical land, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal. As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it....
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3 out of 5 stars
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You can skip it
- By Christina on 08-08-18
- A Court of Frost and Starlight
- By: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrated by: Amanda Leigh Cobb
You can skip it
Reviewed: 08-08-18
It was rather eventless and boring. A recap on how everyone is doing and feeling and very little has changed. I also agree with the comments that the focus on Feyre and Rhysand becomes repetitive now after so many books and other characters should take the spotlight.
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The Assassin's Blade
- The Throne of Glass Novellas
- By: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,096
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,501
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,498
Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful and ruthless Assassin's Guild, Celaena yields to no one and trusts only her fellow killer for hire, Sam. When Celaena's scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, dispatches her on missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, she finds herself acting independently of his wishes - and questioning her own allegiance. Along the way, she makes friends and enemies alike, and discovers that she feels far more for Sam than just friendship.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Remember this book is a "back story"
- By A.vega on 09-05-18
- The Assassin's Blade
- The Throne of Glass Novellas
- By: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
Predictable - For a Younger Market
Reviewed: 11-18-15
Any additional comments?
I think a 28 I am just too old for this book. It is probably much better for the 16-22 crowd, the main character was overly arrogant and obnoxious. The stories wound up being predictable most of the time, but they did have their moments.
I expected to enjoy this series and wanted to start at the beginning and move my way forward but I think I will just stop here and find something which isn't full of spoiled teen angst.
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Leaving Time
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman, Abigail Revasch, Kathe Mazur, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20,633
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18,608
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18,567
Refusing to believe that she would be abandoned as a young child, Jenna searches for her mother regularly online and pores over the pages of Alice's old journals. A scientist who studied grief among elephants, Alice wrote mostly of her research among the animals she loved, yet Jenna hopes the entries will provide a clue to her mother’s whereabouts. Desperate to find the truth, Jenna enlists two unlikely allies in her quest.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pickiest Reader Would Be Willing to Give 6 Stars
- By Jan on 10-18-14
- Leaving Time
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman, Abigail Revasch, Kathe Mazur, Mark Deakins
Heartwrenching and beautiful.
Reviewed: 03-29-15
Any additional comments?
I have always loved Jodi Picoult's books but this one takes the crown. Beautiful, spiritual, thoughtful... and performed wonderfully by the narrators. I could barely stop listening.
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