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Ingrid Thoft
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Gutsy, relentless, wisecracking PI Fina Ludlow is back with her most hard-hitting case yet in the critically acclaimed series by Ingrid Thoft.
When soccer mom Liz Barone is attacked in her kitchen and left with a life-threatening injury, Fina Ludlow is hired by Liz's mother to identify her attacker. It's unusual for Fina to take a case that isn't connected to the family firm, Ludlow and Associates, but Liz was in the process of suing her alma mater, New England University - a suit that could be a legal gold mine.
Twenty years earlier, Liz was an NEU soccer star known for her physical toughness; however, a serious cognitive decline has soured her soccer memories. She's convinced that her aggressive style of play - and the university's willingness to ignore head injuries in favor of a win - has put her health and her future in jeopardy, and someone needs to be held responsible.
Was Liz attacked to stop her lawsuit, or were there other secrets in the seemingly innocent woman's life? Fina convinces her father and boss, Carl, to take the case and discovers that wading into the financially lucrative and emotionally charged world of collegiate sports requires nerves of steel. As the list of suspects grows and hidden agendas are revealed, Fina wonders if any game is worth the price.
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When Mattie Winston catches her husband, Dr. David Winston, receiving some very special loving care from RN Karen Owenby, she quits her job and moves out. Mattie's best friend, Izzy, offers her a place to stay and suggests she'd be a natural as deputy coroner. Now, instead of taking patients' pulses, Mattie's weighing their hearts and livers. But Mattie's first homicide call turns out to be for none other than Nurse Karen, and even though she saw her ex in a heated argument with the newly deceased the night before, she refuses to believe David could be a killer.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not a cozy mystery
- By Michelle on 09-21-22
By: Annelise Ryan
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Murder of a Small-Town Honey
- A Scumble River Mystery, Book 1
- By: Denise Swanson
- Narrated by: Christine Leto
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 718
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 638
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Story4 out of 5 stars 639
When Skye Denison left Scumble River years ago, she swore she'd never return. But after a bout with her boyfriend and credit card rejection, she's back to home sweet - homicide....
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2 out of 5 stars
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unacceptable production
- By Music Lover on 06-28-13
By: Denise Swanson
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Mack’s Bar Mystery Series # 1, Murder on the Rocks
- By: Allyson K. Abbott
- Narrated by: Nicole Poole
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 395
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 369
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 369
Mackenzie "Mack" Dalton is a Milwaukee bar owner with a nose for trouble - literally. A neurological glitch has left her with extra-perceptive senses. So when she stumbles upon a dead body in the alley behind the bar - the same spot where her own father was shot eight months earlier - she can tell right away there's something fishy in the air. The lead detective thinks there's a link between the two deaths, and he'll need Mack's help to sniff out the murderer. But when all the evidence points to her as the most likely culprit, it could be an early last call for Mack.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun!
- By LuvMyHome on 07-30-23
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Learning to Swim
- By: Sara J. Henry
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 326
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 292
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Story4 out of 5 stars 291
When she witnesses a small child tumbling from a ferry into Lake Champlain, Troy Chance dives in without thinking. Harrowing moments later, she bobs to the surface, pulling a terrified little boy with her. As the ferry disappears into the distance, she begins a bone-chilling swim nearly a mile to shore towing a tiny passenger. Surprisingly, he speaks only French. He'll acknowledge that his name is Paul; otherwise, he's resolutely mute.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Worthwhile Suspense/Mystery
- By Howard on 10-25-11
By: Sara J. Henry
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Hush Money
- Hush Money Mystery Series, Book 1
- By: T. E. Woods
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 239
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 217
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 217
Madison is booming with dreamers and drifters, visionaries and entrepreneurs. Among them is Sydney Richardson, the daughter of a cop who died on these streets and now the proud, stressed-out owner of Hush Money, one of the city's top new restaurants. Like everyone else in town, Sydney is shocked when Madison's popular mayor - a crusty, charismatic man of the people - is shot to death in his own home. But the news hits especially close to home for Sydney because one of her own stands accused of the brutal crime. Sydney's the one person that Wanda Fields, a quiet, hardworking waitress and single mother, can think to call after her arrest.
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5 out of 5 stars
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T E Woods sure know how to write 'em!
- By shelley on 02-14-18
By: T. E. Woods
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Dead Wrong
- Dead Series, Book 1
- By: Mariah Stewart
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 160
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 146
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 145
It was inescapably chilling, as if the murderer was methodically working his way down a page torn from the phone book. The three victims brutally killed in their own homes had one thing in common: They were all listed as M. Douglas. The fact that Mara Douglas is next on the list has her jumping at shadows, until FBI agent Aidan Shields shows up to make sure she doesn't become the fourth victim.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good book
- By Angie on 09-22-22
By: Mariah Stewart
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Curiosity Thrilled the Cat
- A Magical Cats Mystery
- By: Sofie Kelly
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,386
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,240
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,242
When librarian Kathleen Paulson moved to Mayville Heights, Minnesota, she had no idea that two strays would nuzzle their way into her life. Owen is a tabby with a catnip addiction and Hercules is a stocky tuxedo cat who shares Kathleen's fondness for Barry Manilow. But beyond all the fur and purrs, there's something more to these felines. When murder interrupts Mayville's Music Festival, Kathleen finds herself the prime suspect.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Promising "Cozy" Series
- By Chalis on 07-11-14
By: Sofie Kelly
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Sweet Masterpiece
- Samantha Sweet Series, Book 1
- By: Connie Shelton
- Narrated by: Andrea Bates
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 320
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 269
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Story4 out of 5 stars 267
Samantha Sweet breaks into houses for a living - all perfectly legal as a caretaker for the USDA. But her real dream is to open her own pastry shop, 'Sweet's Sweets.' Life is a little crazy for Sam right now. At one of her break-in properties, a dying woman insists that she take a small wooden box. Sam doesn't realize that the old woman was known locally as a 'bruja,' a witch, until she begins to feel some strange effects from the box.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Picky, I know I'm Picky.
- By Judy King on 03-02-16
By: Connie Shelton
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Manhattans and Murder
- The Murder, She Wrote Mysteries, Book 2
- By: Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
- Narrated by: Beth Porter
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 596
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 549
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Story4 out of 5 stars 545
Promoting her latest books brings best-selling mystery writer Jessica Fletcher to New York for Christmas. Her schedule includes book signings, chat-show appearances, department store shopping...and murder. But it all begins with a sidewalk Santa staring at Jessica with fear and recognition.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A release of an older Donald Bain book in the series, thank goodness
- By Dorise on 02-01-19
By: Jessica Fletcher, and others
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Something About You
- FBI-US Attorney Series, Book 1
- By: Julie James
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,739
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,563
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,567
Staying overnight in a luxury hotel, Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron Lynde overhears a high-profile murder involving a U.S. senator. Special Agent Jack Pallas is assigned to the investigation - the same Jack Pallas who still blames her for nearly ruining his career three years ago. Now the pair will have to put their rocky past behind them, focus on the case at hand - and smother the flame of their sizzling-hot sexual tension.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fun times with the FBI
- By Noirbear on 04-28-13
By: Julie James
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A Killer Plot
- Books by the Bay Mystery Series #1
- By: Ellery Adams
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 685
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 618
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Story4 out of 5 stars 624
Olivia Limoges is the subject of constant gossip. Ever since her mysterious return to the small coastal town of Oyster Bay, North Carolina, Olivia has kept to herself, her dog, and her unfinished novel. With a little cajoling from charming writer Camden Ford, she agrees to join the Bayside Book Writers to break her writer's block and even make a few friends. But when townspeople start turning up dead with haiku poems left by the bodies, anyone with a flair for language is suddenly suspect.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My new favorite Cozy Mystery Series!
- By Christina on 09-21-15
By: Ellery Adams
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Mercy Street
- Mercy Street Foundation, Book 1
- By: Mariah Stewart
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 313
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 179
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Story4 out of 5 stars 173
On a balmy spring evening, four high school seniors - three boys and a girl - enter a park in the small Pennsylvania city of Conroy. The next morning, two of the boys are found shot to death, and the girl and the third boy are gone. After three weeks with no leads and no sign of either of the two missing teenagers, the chief of police begins to wonder if they too were victims.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mercy Street
- By Marybeth on 12-12-08
By: Mariah Stewart
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The Second Husband
- A Novel
- By: Kate White
- Narrated by: Leslie Howard
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 131
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 118
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Story4 out of 5 stars 118
Recovering from the unsolved murder of her first husband, Derrick, thirtysomething Emma Hawke has built a new life with Tom, a handsome, successful, and loving widower who finally makes her feel safe again. Then one day a police detective shows up at their house on the Connecticut shore, asking questions about Derrick’s death. Emma was sure she’d been cleared in the days after the tragedy. So why is law enforcement taking another look now—and questioning the timing of her relationship with Tom? She hadn’t even met him until after Derrick’s death.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Too fluffy, skip it.
- By Caitlin Hickerson on 09-25-22
By: Kate White
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A Deadly Grind
- Vintage Kitchen Mystery Series, # 1
- By: Victoria Hamilton
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 1,061
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 959
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 956
When vintage cookware and cookbook collector Jaymie Leighton spies an original 1920s Hoosier brand kitchen cabinet at an estate auction, it's love at first sight. Despite the protests of her sister that the 19th-century yellow-brick house they share in Michigan is already too cluttered with Jaymie's "junk," she successfully outbids the other buyers and triumphantly takes home her Hoosier.
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5 out of 5 stars
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History can be deadly in this cozy mystery!
- By Byron on 04-28-14
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The Ritual Bath
- The First Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus Novel
- By: Faye Kellerman
- Narrated by: Mitchell Greenberg
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,379
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 942
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Story4 out of 5 stars 934
Detective Peter Decker of the LAPD is stunned when he gets the report. Someone has shattered the sanctuary of a remote yeshiva community in the California hills with an unimaginable crime. One of the women was brutally raped as she returned from the mikvah, the bathhouse where the cleansing ritual is performed.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Read
- By Eva Gannon on 08-21-08
By: Faye Kellerman
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The Never Never Sisters
- By: L. Alison Heller
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Story4 out of 5 stars 61
Marriage counselor Paige Reinhardt is counting down the days to summer, eager to reconnect with her workaholic husband at their cozy rental cottage in the Hamptons. But soon a mysterious crisis at Dave's work ruins their getaway plans. Paige is still figuring out how to handle the unexplained chill in her marriage when her troubled sister suddenly returns after a two-decade silence. Now, instead of enjoying the lazy summer days along the ocean, Paige is navigating the rocky waters of a forgotten bond with her sister in the sweltering city heat.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Julia Whelan makes it worth the credit.
- By Ellen Zelda on 09-15-15
By: L. Alison Heller
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Dying for Love (Hidden Justice)
- By: Cara Putman
- Narrated by: Reba Buhr
- Length: 2 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15
He stopped, hovering above her lips, giving her the opportunity to back away...create space between them. Instead, she leaned into him, met his kiss. The moments evaporated as he held her, a touch as light as if she were a cherry blossom he could crush. Get caught up in romance and suspense with this novella from award-winning author Cara Putman. Things were business as usual for family law attorney Ciara Turner, until she walked into her mentor’s office to find the judge had been murdered.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Quick Listen With a Mystery and a Message
- By D. Malone on 05-13-19
By: Cara Putman
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- Meg
- 09-08-15
Great addition to the series
I have now read all three books in the series and have enjoyed them all immensely. This is the first one I have listened to on audiobooks and I thought the narrator did a pretty good job capturing both voices and personalities of all the characters.
The story is fast paced and kept me interested throughout. If you are interested In these books I would definitely recommend reading the first two books before reading this one.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Rusty
- 08-28-15
Listening was Brutal
I liked 90% of Brutality, unfortunately the other 10% was too annoying for words.
Private Investigator Fina Ludlow was smart, funny, relentless and devoted to her clients & most of her extended family. The mystery was well written & creative.
Sadly, Fina eats the worst diet imaginable (described in great detail) and takes too much crap from her parents and 1 brother. It's painful and detracts from the rest of the book.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- liltxtwister
- 06-30-15
All the Stars!!
I love Ingrid Thoft's character Fina Ludlow. And no one can bring her to life like Rebecca Soler. The only bad thing is finding a new book to listen to after spending all that time with Fina! Nothing can compare, for me. Thank you Ingrid & Rebecca!!
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