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Audiobook Review : Chances Are by Richard Russo

Title : Chances Are Author : Richard Russo Narrators : Fred Sanders Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 11 hours 17 minutes Rating : 2/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 Three old friends meet up on Martha’s Vineyard where they’d spent many happy moments as college students. Lincoln is a real […]

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Book Review : The Litigators by John Grisham

Title : The Litigators Author : John Grisham Genre : Legal Thriller Publisher : Random House Pages : 400 Rating : 2/5 I recently read The Rainmaker and loved it. So, in search of a change of pace and a better read after the disappointing “The Wife Between Us”, I picked up The Litigators. Unfortunately […]

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Audiobook Review : The Wife Between Us

Title : The Wife Between Us Author : Sarah Pekannen and Greer Hendricks Narrators : Julia Whelan Genre : Thriller Publisher : Pan Macmillan Listening Length : 11 hours 13 minutes Rating : 2/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 You might have guessed, from the title, that there is an aggrieved wife in this tale. Blond, […]

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Audiobook Review : When She Woke by Hillary Jordan

Title : When She Woke Author : Hillary Jordan Narrators : Heather Corrigan Genre : Dystopian Publisher : Highbridge Listening Length : 10 hours 47 minutes Rating : 2/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 When She Woke is a dystopian novel set in a future where reproductive rights have been curtailed and abortion is a crime. […]

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Audiobook Review : Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

Title : Nine Perfect Strangers Author : Liane Moriarty Narrators : Caroline Lee Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 16 hours 18 minutes Rating : 2/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 I look forward to Liane Moriarty’s books. Out of the 5 I’ve read, I’ve reviewed 4 on this blog (my favorite […]

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Audiobook Review : The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

Title : The Kitchen House Author : Kathleen Grissom Narrators : Orlagh Cassidy, Bahni Turpin Genre : Historical Publisher : Blackstone Audio Listening Length : 12 hours 55 minutes Rating : 2/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 At 7 years of age Lavinia is brought in as an indentured servant to the plantation of Capt. James […]

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Audiobook Review : The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian

[amazon_link id=”1400031664″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Double Bind Author : Chris Bohjalian Narrator : Susan Denaker Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Books On Tape Listening Length : 11 hours 27 minutes Rating : 2/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 You win some, you lose some. This is one of the latter. After Laline Paull’s […]

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Audiobook Review : Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty

[amazon_link id=”1494553996″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Three Wishes Author : Liane Moriarty Narrator : Heather Wilds Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Tantor Audio Listening Length : 11 hours 31 minutes Rating : 2/5 From the Goodreads blurb: Australian triplets Lyn, Cat, and Gemma Kettle are about to turn thirty-three and one is pregnant, one […]

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