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The Life We Bury
- By: Allen Eskens
- Narrated by: Zach Villa
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 73,689
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 67,845
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 67,686
College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran-and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good listen!
- By Lori K. on 12-14-15
- The Life We Bury
- By: Allen Eskens
- Narrated by: Zach Villa
Highly recommended!
Reviewed: 12-29-24
People and their innocence/guilt live in areas of grey, but our biases want to classify actions so simply. I love that the plot and characters in this book push readers to think beyond what is simple and challenge us to look inward at our own biases. And if you are looking for a solid murder-mystery, this one is for you!
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All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
- A Novel
- By: Bryn Greenwood
- Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21,880
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19,975
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,926
As the daughter of a drug dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents. It's safer to keep her mouth shut and stay out of sight. Struggling to raise her little brother, Donal, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible adult around. Obsessed with the constellations, she finds peace in the starry night sky above the fields behind her house until one night her stargazing causes an accident. After witnessing his motorcycle wreck, she forms an unusual friendship with one of her father's thugs, Kellen, a tattooed ex-con with a heart of gold.
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3 out of 5 stars
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So many 'hard to listen to' moments
- By jksullycats on 12-27-16
- All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
- A Novel
- By: Bryn Greenwood
- Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
Trigger Warning
Reviewed: 08-02-24
Please note this book includes many triggering topics: substance abuse, child abuse, sexual abuse of minors.
With that said, I don’t know what I expected or how I feel about this book, but I believe that to be the intention of the author. There is so much grey-area that simple notions of good, bad, right, wrong become difficult to apply to the plot making it hard to easily categorize situations, again, I think that’s the point of this book. If you like to just listen to a book and go for the ride, then give it a try. But I can recognize this book isn’t for everyone.
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Haunting Adeline
- Cat and Mouse Duet, Book 1
- By: H. D. Carlton
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Michelle Sparks
- Length: 15 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19,459
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17,852
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17,838
The Manipulator. I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me. I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh. But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave. He's always there, watching and waiting. And I can never look away. Not when I want him to come closer. The Shadow. I didn't mean to fall in love. But now that I have, I can't stay away. I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves. I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine. And once she is, I'll never let her go.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Seriously, check those TWs. Not for the faint of ❤
- By Kel on 09-05-22
- Haunting Adeline
- Cat and Mouse Duet, Book 1
- By: H. D. Carlton
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Michelle Sparks
Not for those with sexual abuse trauma
Reviewed: 12-27-23
I’ve read, listened to, and enjoyed graphic smut before, so I am no shrewd. The narrative of this book acknowledges the conflict between nonconsensual and consensual sex. I also understand the concept of fantasy or sex play where you are not in control or the submissive. But the line in this book is quite grey and I feel could be a trigger for some women. If nothing I have mentioned makes you take pause, feel free to proceed, but I did feel obligated to inform readers that this may not be for everyone.
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The Gentleman's Gambit
- A League of Extraordinary Women, Book 4
- By: Evie Dunmore
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 156
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 156
Deeply introverted Catriona lives for her work at Oxford and her fight for women’s suffrage. She dreams of romance, too, but since all her attempts at love have ended badly, she now keeps her desires firmly locked inside her head—until she climbs out of a Scottish loch after a good swim and finds herself rather exposed to her new colleague.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tour de force
- By Jug Band Mama on 12-19-23
- The Gentleman's Gambit
- A League of Extraordinary Women, Book 4
- By: Evie Dunmore
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
Amazing series!
Reviewed: 12-18-23
I loved every book better than the previous one, which is so rare. I love how the books put women’s history in context, conveyed their struggles, leveraged real primary documents within the fictional plot line, and how each romance is non-conventional. I cannot recommend this series enough!
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The Game You Played
- By: Anni Taylor
- Narrated by: Zindzi Okenyo
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,379
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,876
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,849
It's a blindingly hot summer. International visitors surge into Sydney's Darling Harbour. Two-year-old Tommy is sailing his toy boat in the park there with his mother Phoebe. Tommy vanishes into thin air. The following winter, taunting notes written as nursery rhymes begin arriving at his parents' home. Little Boy Blue, where did you go? Who led you away? Only I know.
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2 out of 5 stars
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so bad it's good
- By Gianna Motz on 10-10-22
- The Game You Played
- By: Anni Taylor
- Narrated by: Zindzi Okenyo
Read if you like Lisa Jewell
Reviewed: 11-13-23
I took a chance on this book included with my audible membership and it paid off. If you like Lisa Jewell, Ruth Ware, Mary Kubica then this book is for you. Twists and turns, never trusting any of the characters, keeping you on your toes… great story!
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Someone Else's Shoes
- A Novel
- By: Jojo Moyes
- Narrated by: Daisy Ridley
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,960
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,359
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,348
Nisha Cantor lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband announces a divorce and cuts her off. Nisha is determined to hang onto her glamorous life. But in the meantime, she must scramble to cope--she doesn’t even have the shoes she was, until a moment ago, standing in. That’s because Sam Kemp—in the bleakest point of her life—has accidentally taken Nisha’s gym bag. But Sam hardly has time to worry about a lost gym bag—she’s struggling to keep herself and her family afloat.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Bad language
- By Kerbear on 02-25-23
- Someone Else's Shoes
- A Novel
- By: Jojo Moyes
- Narrated by: Daisy Ridley
Moyes doesn’t disappoint
Reviewed: 07-04-23
Fantastic! Another gem by Moyes. Daisy Ridley does an amazing job throughout juggling various colloquial accents. Recommended!
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Pretty Little Dead Things
- A Thomas Usher Novel
- By: Gary McMahon
- Narrated by: Jay Villiers
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 357
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 315
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Story4 out of 5 stars 315
Thomas Usher has a terrible gift. Following a car crash in which his wife and daughter are killed, he can see the recently departed, and it's not usually a pretty sight. When he is called to investigate the violent death of the daughter of a prominent local gangster, Usher's world is torn apart once more. For the barriers between this world and the next are not as immutable as once he believed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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good book good reader
- By Anonymous User on 12-12-20
- Pretty Little Dead Things
- A Thomas Usher Novel
- By: Gary McMahon
- Narrated by: Jay Villiers
Did Randall Flagg find his way into another book?
Reviewed: 09-03-21
To be clear, McMahon and Stephen King are very different writers altogether. However, it was as though Randall Flagg found another story line to take root and fester in, albeit on a much smaller less apocalyptic scale.
I didn’t know what to expect with this book. It is dark and has some very disturbing subject matters, but overall was surprised and enjoyed it. Recommended for those that can stomach the macabre.
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Lies She Told
- By: Cate Holahan
- Narrated by: Amy McFadden, Lisa Larsen
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8,375
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,563
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7,546
Liza Cole has 30 days to write the thriller that could put her back on the best seller list. In the meantime, she's struggling to start a family with her husband, who is distracted by the disappearance of his best friend, Nick. With stresses weighing her down in both her professional and her personal lives, Liza escapes into writing her latest heroine, Beth. Beth is a new mother who suspects her husband is cheating on her while she's home alone caring for their newborn. Then the lines between fiction and reality begin to blur.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Truth is stranger than fiction is stranger than fiction is stranger..,.
- By shelley on 09-23-17
- Lies She Told
- By: Cate Holahan
- Narrated by: Amy McFadden, Lisa Larsen
Predictable, but good for a free book
Reviewed: 01-05-21
This is my second Holohan. Both were predictable very early on but I stuck with them to see if I was wrong. There usually was some little surprise to my prediction, but nothing major. But I don’t want to give it a bad review. It was free and kept me entertained while I painted my living room.
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Normal People
- A Novel
- By: Sally Rooney
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9,152
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,894
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7,889
Connell and Marianne grew up in the same small town, but the similarities end there. At school, Connell is popular and well liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation - awkward but electrifying - something life changing begins. A year later, they’re both studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Marianne has found her feet in a new social world while Connell hangs at the sidelines, shy and uncertain. Throughout their years at university, Marianne and Connell circle one another.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Difficult, but Worth It
- By kdiz on 04-03-20
- Normal People
- A Novel
- By: Sally Rooney
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
Good, a bit graphic, but more substance than 50 Shades
Reviewed: 12-29-20
It’s a little dark but these characters have backstory that I think actually resembles “normal people” and their struggles in social contexts. Just be aware of the graphic sexual nature of this book; if that’s not for you, then steer clear.
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One Little Secret
- A Novel
- By: Cate Holahan
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6,098
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,479
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5,460
The glass beach house was supposed to be the getaway that Susan needed. Eager to help her transplanted family set down roots in their new town - and desperate for some kid-free conversation - she invites her new neighbors to join in on a week-long sublet with her and her workaholic husband. Over the course of the first evening, liquor loosens inhibitions and lips. But someone says too much. And the next morning one of the women is discovered dead on the private beach. Town detective Gabby Watkins must figure out who permanently silenced the deceased.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Sophomoric and Boring...
- By shelley on 07-10-19
- One Little Secret
- A Novel
- By: Cate Holahan
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
It was alright
Reviewed: 12-24-20
I wish I could accurately capture why I wasn’t crazy about the storyline but did listen to the whole book. Full grown upper class adults mirroring behaviors of high schoolers with a “who dunnit” component missed the mark. But I hung on to see it through the end and if it would surprise me. It was not bad, just not great either.
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