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Asylum
- By: Madeleine Roux
- Narrated by: Michael Goldstrom
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 969
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 869
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Story4 out of 5 stars 868
For 16-year-old Dan Crawford, a summer program for gifted students is the chance of a lifetime. No one else at his high school gets his weird fascinations with history and science, but at the New Hampshire College Prep program, such quirks are all but required. Dan arrives to find that the usual summer housing has been closed, forcing students to stay in the crumbling Brookline dorm - formerly a psychiatric hospital.
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4 out of 5 stars
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not at all what I expected
- By Liberty lunceford on 11-06-15
- Asylum
- By: Madeleine Roux
- Narrated by: Michael Goldstrom
Hard to get into
Reviewed: 08-12-20
This book was a little hard to get into. I tried several times to read it but this time I pushed myself to finish it. Once I got into it, I really enjoyed it. I already downloaded the second book in the series.
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City of Ashes
- The Mortal Instruments, Book Two
- By: Cassandra Clare
- Narrated by: Natalie Moore
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,069
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,455
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,478
Clary Fray just wants her life to go back to normal - but that turns out to be impossible. For one thing, her mother is still in the hospital, in a mysterious coma. For another, she and her brother, Jace, have fallen under a cloud of suspicion now that the Shadowhunter world knows that Valentine is still alive - and that Jace and Clary are his son and daughter.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exciting
- By Aaron R. on 03-29-08
- City of Ashes
- The Mortal Instruments, Book Two
- By: Cassandra Clare
- Narrated by: Natalie Moore
Needs new narrator!
Reviewed: 06-04-16
Is there anything you would change about this book?
I would either go back to the first narrator or get one that can do an English accent! Jayce, Isabelle, Alec and Luke are all Englsh and she didn't use an accent at all with these characters. She was able to do the Spanish accent for Raphael but couldn't do an English accent?
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Natalie Moore?
Anyone ho could do an English accent!
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Saving Angel
- Divisa, Volume 1
- By: J.L. Weil
- Narrated by: Tara Millette
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 716
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 661
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 658
I wondered what my life would have been like if we had never moved to the ho-dunk town of Spring Valley, Illinois. Sure the internet service was splotchy, there was nothing but miles of wheat fields, and I probably wouldn't be faced with death at every corner. My only neighbor in this god-forsaken town was...well there really was only one to describe him, hot as hell. With his sinful dark looks, unusually silver eyes, and kissable lips, there was something about him that was more than meets the eye.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good, but it is a rip-off of Lux Series
- By marti on 06-23-15
- Saving Angel
- Divisa, Volume 1
- By: J.L. Weil
- Narrated by: Tara Millette
The story line and plot are awesome! Bad narration
Reviewed: 12-29-15
Would you consider the audio edition of Saving Angel to be better than the print version?
I haven't read the print version but I wish I had. The story itself is very good. The narrator, I thought, was terrible. Very bland and not a lot of intonation. Didn't give much life to the characters.
Who was your favorite character and why?
My favorite character is definitely Lexi. I love the way her personality was so cheerful and so accepting of Angel.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Very monotone with the characters.
Any additional comments?
I do plan on continuing with the series but in print instead of audio due to the narrator. I wish I could return the book and get my credit back.
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Shadow Kiss
- Vampire Academy, Book 3
- By: Richelle Mead
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,677
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,984
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,012
Hathaway is this close to graduation. Since Mason's death, Rose hasn't been feeling quite right. She has dark flashbacks in the middle of practice, can't concentrate in class, and has terrifying dreams about Lissa. But Rose has an even bigger secret . . . .She's in love with Dimitri. And this time, it's way more than a crush.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This Series Keeps Getting Better
- By Mitch on 01-19-13
- Shadow Kiss
- Vampire Academy, Book 3
- By: Richelle Mead
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
Same headline as the last review-HORRIBLE NARRATOR
Reviewed: 10-05-15
What did you like best about Shadow Kiss? What did you like least?
I liked the plot of the story but Kristine Hvam pretty much ruined it for me.
What didn’t you like about Khristine Hvam’s performance?
Her performance of Rose actually made me dislike Rose. Also, she doesn't use any kind of Russian accent for Dimitri! She is awful!!!
Was Shadow Kiss worth the listening time?
If there had been a different narrator, it would have been worth it.
Any additional comments?
Get rid of Kristine!!!!
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Frostbite
- Vampire Academy, Book 2
- By: Richelle Mead
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,993
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,242
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,260
It's winter break at St. Vladimir's, but Rose is feeling anything but festive. A massive Strigoi attack has put the school on high alert, and now the Academy's crawling with Guardians - including Rose's hard-hitting mother, Janine Hathaway. And if hand-to-hand combat with her mom wasn't bad enough, Rose's tutor Dimitri has his eye on someone else, her friend Mason's got a huge crush on her, and Rose keeps getting stuck in Lissa's head while she's making out with her boyfriend, Christian!
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great Book, Not So Great Narration.
- By KelC on 04-16-09
- Frostbite
- Vampire Academy, Book 2
- By: Richelle Mead
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
Horrible Narrator!
Reviewed: 10-05-15
Would you listen to Frostbite again? Why?
Definitely not! I absolutely fell in love with Stephanie Wolf as Rose. She really made me care about the character. When Stephanie was replaced with Kristine Hvam, her performance actually made me dislike Rose. She was horrible. Plus, she made it very difficult to differentiate characters due to her lack of accents (like Dimitri).
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
New narrator!
Would you be willing to try another one of Khristine Hvam’s performances?
Absolutely, positively, unequivocally no! (not just a no, but a giant HELL NO!!!)
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No!
Any additional comments?
Kristine Hvam should either never be hired to narrate a book again or she should take some intense acting classes for a long time! Plus, she needs to learn how to do accents. Dimitri was Russian and Kristine played him like an American-no accent at all!!!
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Untamed
- House of Night Series, Book 4
- By: Kristin Cast, P. C. Cast
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,288
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,600
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,612
Life sucks when your friends are pissed at you. Just ask Zoey Redbird. In one week she has gone from having three boyfriends to having none, and from having a close group of friends who trusted and supported her to being an outcast. Speaking of friends, the only two Zoey has left are undead and unMarked. And Neferet has declared war on humans, which Zoey knows in her heart is wrong.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Narrator too young sounding
- By S. Ayrish on 10-29-08
- Untamed
- House of Night Series, Book 4
- By: Kristin Cast, P. C. Cast
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia
Wish I could return this!
Reviewed: 09-09-15
Would you consider the audio edition of Untamed to be better than the print version?
If there was a different narrator it might be better. She is absolutely horrible!!
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Jenna Lamia?
The narrator of the first three (or anyone else but her for that matter)
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