Lauren G. Brown
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Sometimes I Lie
- By: Alice Feeney
- Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
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Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can't move. She can't speak. She can't open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn't remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from 20 years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it's the truth?
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Wow!!!
- By Zoey&Jaspers Mommy on 03-21-18
- Sometimes I Lie
- By: Alice Feeney
- Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
Good potential... fell off the track terribly!
Reviewed: 09-25-20
So disappointed. It has tons of promise, but then the author tried to get too fancy. Story got very convoluted and got totally unrealistic. Went off the rails terribly. So bummed.
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Nothing More Dangerous
- By: Allen Eskens
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
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In a small Southern town where loyalty to family and to "your people" carries the weight of a sacred oath, defying those unspoken rules can be a deadly proposition. After 15 years of growing up in the Ozark hills with his widowed mother, high-school freshman Boady Sanden is beyond ready to move on. He dreams of glass towers and cityscapes, driven by his desire to be anywhere other than Jessup, Missouri. The new kid at St. Ignatius High School, if he isn't being pushed around, he is being completely ignored.
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Eskens writes another solid coming of age...
- By shelley on 11-21-19
- Nothing More Dangerous
- By: Allen Eskens
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
Just Meh
Reviewed: 07-05-20
Way too slow (and I don’t say that often). Also, this author wrapped up everything in a pretty bow, which was totally unrealistic. Finally, totally predictable and boring climax. Would not recommend unless you are very bored and want a book that will take a while to feel inspired to finish.
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The Chalk Man
- A Novel
- By: C. J. Tudor
- Narrated by: Euan Morton
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
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In 1986, Eddie and his friends are on the verge of adolescence, spending their days biking in search of adventure. The chalk men are their secret code, stick figures they draw for one another as hidden messages. But one morning, the friends find a chalk man leading them to the woods. They follow the message, only to find the dead body of a teenage girl. In 2016, Eddie is nursing a drinking problem and trying to forget his past, until one day he gets a letter containing a chalk man — the same one he and his friends saw when they found the body.
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Sufficiently interesting and fast paced
- By Aquakittie on 01-16-18
- The Chalk Man
- A Novel
- By: C. J. Tudor
- Narrated by: Euan Morton
Story is Lacking; Performance is Excellent
Reviewed: 05-30-20
Quite disappointing. Very obvious and wrapped up predictably. What are supposed to be twists are pretty unexciting.
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The Housekeeper
- A Twisted Psychological Thriller
- By: Natalie Barelli
- Narrated by: Susie Berneis
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
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When Claire sees Hannah Wilson at an exclusive Manhattan hair salon, it's like a knife slicing through barely healed scars. It may have been 10 years since Claire last saw Hannah, but she has thought of her every day, and not in a good way. So Claire does what anyone would do in her position - she stalks her. Hannah is now Mrs. Carter, living the charmed life that should have been Claire's. It's the life Claire used to have before Hannah came along and took it all away from her.
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Best Psych Thriller EVER Until the Last Two Hours
- By mercyjam317 on 01-07-20
- The Housekeeper
- A Twisted Psychological Thriller
- By: Natalie Barelli
- Narrated by: Susie Berneis
Super Predictable... Boring ending
Reviewed: 04-09-20
My review title says it all. Super predictable, and the main character’s personality is not consistent. Fundamental inconsistencies throughout. Performance great, but sorry pretty blah.
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The Turn of the Key
- By: Ruth Ware
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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When she stumbles across the ad, she’s looking for something else completely. But it seems like too good an opportunity to miss - a live-in nannying post, with a staggeringly generous salary. And when Rowan Caine arrives at Heatherbrae House, she is smitten - by the luxurious “smart” home fitted out with all modern conveniences, by the beautiful Scottish Highlands, and by this picture-perfect family. What she doesn’t know is that she’s stepping into a nightmare - one that will end with a child dead and herself in prison awaiting trial for murder.
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Wow. So awful I can't even describe how awful.
- By Amazon Profile on 08-12-19
- The Turn of the Key
- By: Ruth Ware
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
Disappointed
Reviewed: 10-16-19
This was fairly predictable. Great performance by the reader, but wish the ending was more interesting. Not sure the way it happened at the ending was realistic... seemed silly.
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Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
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In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe.
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An outstanding story, highly recommended
- By S. Blakely on 06-22-17
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell
Good Info, but HORRIBLE writing style
Reviewed: 08-22-19
This book included interesting history at times, however, this was a poorly constructed book. This book had no flow, and was very disjointed. The narrators did the best they could (Will Patton was by far the best), but it wasn’t enough. I’ve listened to over 100 audiobooks and this was one of the toughest to finish.
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Recursion
- A Novel
- By: Blake Crouch
- Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom, Abby Craden
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that spreads through no known means, driving its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. But the force that’s sweeping the world is no pathogen. It’s just the first shock wave, unleashed by a stunning discovery - and what’s in jeopardy is not our minds but the very fabric of time itself. In New York City, Detective Barry Sutton is closing in on the truth - and in a remote laboratory, neuroscientist Helena Smith is unaware that she alone holds the key to this mystery...and the tools for fighting back.
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Mixed Feelings
- By Breezybealle on 06-12-19
- Recursion
- A Novel
- By: Blake Crouch
- Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom, Abby Craden
Smart, but Really Dragged On...
Reviewed: 06-24-19
Brilliant concept, just like Dark Matter, but this one just simply lost steam and got super boring. Was counting down the remaining time so I could start something else. Disappointed. :(
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The Nightingale
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Polly Stone
- Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
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The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France—a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.
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HEARTBREAKINGLY POIGNANT AND INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL
- By PatrioticMimi on 02-17-15
- The Nightingale
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Polly Stone
There are no words good enough to describe this book!
Reviewed: 06-06-19
Amazing character development. Captivating. Wonderful narration. Tore up my heart, but also left me feeling pride and hopeful. Outstanding!
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Life Will Be the Death of Me
- ...And You Too!
- By: Chelsea Handler
- Narrated by: Chelsea Handler
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
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In the wake of President Donald Trump’s election, feeling that her country—her life—has become unrecognizable, Chelsea Handler has an awakening. Fed up with the privileged bubble she’s lived in, she decides it’s time to make some changes.
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Raw Chelsea Hander
- By LSnid on 04-14-19
- Life Will Be the Death of Me
- ...And You Too!
- By: Chelsea Handler
- Narrated by: Chelsea Handler
Fantastic and Insightful
Reviewed: 05-17-19
This book was excellent. Her narration was fantastic. Who would have thought I would get my own sort of therapy and better understanding of my life from this book? Very unexpected and very powerful.
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The Dispatcher
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
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Zachary Quinto - best known for his role as the Nimoy-approved Spock in the recent Star Trek reboot and the menacing, power-stealing serial killer, Sylar, in Heroes - brings his well-earned sci-fi credentials and simmering intensity to this audio-exclusive novella from master storyteller John Scalzi. One day, not long from now, it becomes almost impossible to murder anyone - 999 times out of a thousand, anyone who is intentionally killed comes back. How? We don't know.
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IT'S HARD TO GET MYSTICAL ABOUT YOUR JOB
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 10-05-16
- The Dispatcher
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
BEWARE- This is only 2 hours long (short story)
Reviewed: 05-08-19
I had no idea that this was just a short story. Wish I hadn’t wasted an entire month’s credit for a 2 hour short story. It should be written on the cover.
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