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Diavola
- By: Jennifer Thorne
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 739
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 693
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Story4 out of 5 stars 693
Jennifer Thorne skewers all-too-familiar family dynamics in this sly, wickedly funny vacation-Gothic. Beautifully unhinged and deeply satisfying, Diavola is a sharp twist on the classic haunted house story, exploring loneliness, belonging, and the seemingly inescapable bonds of family mythology.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Witty, Original, VERY satisfying ending
- By Andrea S on 04-26-24
- Diavola
- By: Jennifer Thorne
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
What a Delicious Surprise of a Book
Reviewed: 03-09-25
Mind candy? Sure. What made this book so much more than just another mildly diverting modern gothic, however, was the unexpected, unconventional and surprisingly satisfying ending. Delightful! (To the extent that horror, both supernatural AND familial, can be.)
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The Forgotten Witch
- By: Jessica Dodge
- Narrated by: Francesca Harrall
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 294
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 278
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Story4 out of 5 stars 278
Helen Kent never dares to step outside her comfort zone. She lives a lonely, mundane life in the city, grinding through her uninspiring marketing job. That is, until a spontaneous online purchase brings her to the little bay town of Oban, Scotland, where a 500-year-old cottage full of secrets and stories awaits her. After Helen unearths the local legend of a 16th-century witch, she discovers a set of mysterious journals in the cottage’s library. Thrust into a world of magic she doesn’t understand, she soon realizes there are both light and dark forces at work beyond her control.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This Book Needs to be a Movie!!
- By Security Guard Marketing on 10-06-22
- The Forgotten Witch
- By: Jessica Dodge
- Narrated by: Francesca Harrall
Ugh.
Reviewed: 11-16-24
The story had a little potential. Unfortunately, it was lost in adolescent dialogue plagued by bad cliches and amateur narration
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The Last Mrs. Parrish
- A Novel
- By: Liv Constantine
- Narrated by: Suzanne Elise Freeman, Meghan Wolf
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26,777
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24,156
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24,123
Amber Patterson is fed up. She's tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. She deserves more - a life of money and power like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish takes for granted. To everyone in the exclusive town of Bishops Harbor, Connecticut, Daphne - a socialite and philanthropist - and her real-estate mogul husband, Jackson, are a couple straight out of a fairy tale. Amber's envy could eat her alive...if she didn't have a plan.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The house of lies!
- By CMiles1985 on 11-21-17
- The Last Mrs. Parrish
- A Novel
- By: Liv Constantine
- Narrated by: Suzanne Elise Freeman, Meghan Wolf
Pure Drivel; Stilted Narrator
Reviewed: 08-04-24
Ugh. What was I thinking, to buy this book? The comparison to Patricia Highsmith’s genius Tom Ripley series is so superficial as to be completely unwarranted. This was a wasted credit.
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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 5,705
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,102
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,095
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
Great Story!
Reviewed: 07-24-24
Really enjoyed the twists in the story, and the fact that I didn’t see the ending coming until the very end (only a couple of minutes before it was revealed.
The only down side was the fact that both narrators did not know how to place the emphasis on certain terms (e.g., it’s a GREAT room, not a great ROOM). That part got pretty annoying after a while. Is there no editing in these recordings? Or are the editors as clueless as the performers? Come on Audible, you can do better.
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Mexican Gothic
- By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 11,350
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 9,952
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Story4 out of 5 stars 9,932
After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find—her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Lacking, Disappointing, Not Developed
- By Bitten and Seven Forever on 07-10-20
- Mexican Gothic
- By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
Unfortunate Narrator
Reviewed: 05-30-24
The story was coherent and even mildly interesting. Sadly, the narrator, though possessed of a lovely voice, is a mediocre reader and an even worse writer. Did no one direct this reading? This woman has only ONE. SINGLE. CYCLE of verbal expression, and used it throughout the entire book. Her narration completely negated what should have been a ponderous, menacing and sinister atmosphere, and turned it into the recitation of a book report by a fourth-grader.
Read the book yourself; the author’s story doesn’t deserve this inept narrator.
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Stone Blind
- A Novel
- By: Natalie Haynes
- Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 688
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 591
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 591
The only mortal in a family of gods, Medusa is the youngest of the Gorgon sisters. Unlike her siblings, Medusa grows older, experiences change, feels weakness. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Don’t Look Away
- By Stefan Filipovits on 02-07-23
- Stone Blind
- A Novel
- By: Natalie Haynes
- Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
Phenomenal Storytelling
Reviewed: 05-03-24
I honestly don’t know what I love more: Natalie Haynes’ writing or her absolutely pitch-perfect narration. Oh, and don’t even get me started on her wonderful, fresh takes on the Greek myths on which I cut my reading teeth… utterly enthralling!
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The Keepers of Metsan Valo
- A Novel
- By: Wendy Webb
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 710
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 650
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 647
In Metsan Valo, her family home on Lake Superior, Anni Halla’s beloved grandmother has died. Among her fond memories, what Anni remembers most vividly is her grandmother’s eerie yet enchanting storytelling. By firelight she spun tall tales of spirits in the nearby forest and waters who could heal - or harm - on a whim. But of course those were only stories.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Boring
- By Mark D on 10-07-21
- The Keepers of Metsan Valo
- A Novel
- By: Wendy Webb
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
Disappointing
Reviewed: 03-05-24
This book is a study in missed opportunities. SO many intriguing concepts that could have been fleshed out into compelling storylines were instead left to rot on the vine. Sigh…
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Find Her
- By: Sarah A. Denzil
- Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 944
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 904
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Story4 out of 5 stars 904
It’s Christmas Day at Wilder House, and three magical winter weddings are set to begin. But as the tables are arranged, and the food is prepared, a perfect storm hits, cutting every guest from the rest of the world. Most little girls dream of the perfect wedding. But this bride stumbles alone into the snow, her silk train dragging through dirt, her hands bloody from the murder she just committed. Now there is at least one killer roaming the unforgiving landscape surrounding Wilder House. Who else will die on Christmas Day?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Confusing
- By MnD on 03-18-24
- Find Her
- By: Sarah A. Denzil
- Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth
Predictable
Reviewed: 02-16-24
Sadly mediocre story made just tolerable by a good narrator. Better than not nothing, but just barely.
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The Sleepover
- By: Keri Beevis
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,517
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,449
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,449
The summer in question started out with hot, fun-filled days and new friendships. We had just turned thirteen and had our whole lives ahead of us. But that was before her. Before we became known as the Hixton Five and our lives become defined by one night. It’s hard to believe twenty years have passed since she was locked away. But now she’s free and strange things have started to happen. When I close my eyes, the creeping anxiety and fear is overwhelming and all too real. Because the monster is back, and I know she has a score to settle with us.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great Narration. Disappointing Story
- By Randy Lentz on 03-04-24
- The Sleepover
- By: Keri Beevis
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
Just Gross
Reviewed: 02-15-24
Child abuse is not my kind of entertainment. Disgusted beyond redemption less than a third of the way through.
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Women of Means
- The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls
- By: Marlene Wagman-Geller
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 755
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 682
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Story4 out of 5 stars 681
The grass isn't greener on the other side: Heiresses have always been viewed with eyes of envy. They were the ones for whom the cornucopia had been upended, showering them with unimaginable wealth and opportunity. However, through intimate historical biographies, Women of Means shows us that oftentimes the weaving sisters saved their most heart-wrenching tapestries for the destinies of wealthy women. Women of Means is bound to be a non-fiction best seller, full of the best biographies of all time.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Did an editor read this?
- By jzm on 09-02-20
- Women of Means
- The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls
- By: Marlene Wagman-Geller
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
Author/Narrator a Match Made in Hell
Reviewed: 12-10-23
There was such potential in the topic! Unfortunately, the author is apparently writing for pre-teens, and the narrator can’t actually read. Now I know why access to the book was free.
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