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Audiobook Review : The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin

By amodini Posted in 2010, 2017, book-to-movie, books, contemporary, random_house, romance | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin

Title : The Mountain Between Us Author : Charles Martin Narrators : George Newbern Genre : Romance Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 58 minutes Rating : 1/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 Two strangers, Dr. Ed Payne and Ashley Knox, stranded at Salt Lake City airport amid bad weather decide to charter […]

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Audiobook Review : Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

By amodini Posted in 2016, 2017, 4_star_rating, Blackstone Audio, books, contemporary | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

Title : Commonwealth Author : Ann Patchett Narrators : Hope Davis Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Blackstone Audio Listening Length : 10 hours 33 minutes Rating : 4/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 Deputy District Attorney Bert Cousins gate-crashes Franny Keating’s christening party in Torrance, California,, with an inappropriate gift – a bottle of gin. Also, […]

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Wordless Wednesdays #68

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Wordless Wednesdays #67

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Audiobook Review : Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

By amodini Posted in 2016, 2017, 3.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, historical, random_house, slavery | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Title : Underground Railroad Author : Colson Whitehead Narrators : Bahni Turpin Genre : Historical Publisher : RandomHouse Listening Length : 10 hours 44 minutes Rating : 3.5/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 This book imagines the underground railroad, to be an actual railroad, instead of what it actually was – a network of secret escape […]

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Wordless Wednesdays #66

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Wordless Wednesdays #65

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Audiobook Review : Still life by Louise Penny

By amodini Posted in 2017, 4.5_star_rating, Blackstone Audio, books, crime, lovely things, must listen, must read, mystery, recommended, series, suspense | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Still life by Louise Penny

Title : Still Life Series : Inspector Gamache (Book 1) Author : Louise Penny Narrators : Ralph Cosham Genre : Mystery Publisher : Blackstone Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 37 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 In the small village of Three Pines, Montreal, a woman has been found dead, shot by […]

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Audiobook Review : The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena

By amodini Posted in 2016, 2017, 3_star_rating, audiobook, books, crime, mystery, penguin_books | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena

Title : The Couple Next Door Author : Shari Lapena Narrators : Kirsten Potter Genre : Mystery Publisher : Penguin Audio Listening Length : 8 hours 40 minutes Rating : 3.3/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 Babysitter having bailed last minute, Anne and Marco leave baby daughter Cora at home alone while stepping out for dinner […]

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Wordless Wednesdays #63

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