Rating: 4.5/5 . The Long Call is the finely crafter mystery novel. A great book and the start of an intriguing series!
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Audiobook Review : The Long Call by Ann Cleeves
By amodini
Posted in 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, crime, must listen, mystery, recommended, slow-burn, suspense |
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Audiobook Review : Exiles by Jane Harper
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Posted in 2.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, mystery, slow-burn |
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Rating: 2.5/5 . I would not recommend Exiles – too much talking and too little action.
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : What The Fireflies Knew by Kai Harris
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Posted in 2024, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, coming of age, contemporary, culture and society, great narrators, recommended |
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Rating: 4/5. This is a story about family, race, growing up In an unfamiliar world and finding your footing. And learning to be whole again in spite of all the brokenness inside of you.
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review: The Maid by Nita Prose
By amodini
Posted in 2024, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, crime, great narrators, mystery, quirky, recommended, thriller, women |
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Rating: 4.5/5 . An interesting thriller with brave, quirky heroine!
Read the rest of this entry »Harbinder Kaur Series by Elly Griffiths
By amodini
Posted in 2024, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, crime, culture and society, desi, favorites, india, must listen, must read, mystery, recommended, south-asian, women |
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This is a wonderful series starring Harbinder Kaur – a real sleuth and someone you can get behind.
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
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Posted in 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, feel-good, harper audio, humor, imaginative, lovely things, must listen, must read, quirky, recommended, wit |
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Remarkably Bright Creatures is an enjoyable, feel-good book.
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
By amodini
Posted in 2023, audiobook, Blackstone Audio, books, contemporary, culture and society, social issues, women |
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The book does bring attention to society’s superficial nature, and how one is regarded by how well one follows the “rules of normalcy”. But other than being a rather listless commentary on that, this book achieves little else.
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Bookshop on The Corner by Jenny Colgan
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Posted in 2023, 3.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, feel-good, harper audio, review, romance |
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Title : Bookshop on The CornerAuthor : Jenny ColganNarrators : Lucy Price-LewisGenre : RomancePublisher : HarperAudioListening Length : 9 hours 47 minutesRating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2Narrator Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Librarian Nina Redmond is being let go from her job. That is extremely disappointing for her given that Nina is passionate about her work and has the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine
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Posted in 2023, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, feel-good, humor, must listen, penguin_books, quirky, recommended, suspense, women |
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Rating : 4/5 An entertaining, feel-good book!
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
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Posted in 2022, 3.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, macmillan, romance, women |
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Title : Things You Save In a FireAuthor : Katherine CenterNarrators : Therese PlummerGenre : RomancePublisher : Macmillan AudioListening Length : 10 hours 26 minutesRating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2Narrator Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 Cassie has been brought up by her father, since the age of 16. Her mother left them both when she fell in love […]
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