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Audiobook Review : The Dry by Jane Harper

Title : The Dry Author : Jane Harper Narrators : Stephen Shanahan Genre : Thriller Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 59 minutes Rating : 4.3/5 Narrator Rating : 4.3/5 Federal Agent Aaron Falk has returned home to Kiewarra after any years, for friend Luke Hadler’s funeral. Luke has shot his wife […]

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Audiobook Review : The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

Title : The Flatshare Author : Beth O’Leary Narrators : Carrie Hope Fletcher, Kwaku Fortune Genre : Romance Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 58 minutes Rating : 3.8/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 Tiffany Rose Moore needs a place to live. The budget is small, and on the edge of desperation Tiffy […]

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Audiobook Review : The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

Title : The Testaments Author : Margaret Atwood Narrators : Ann Dowd, Mae Whitman, Bryce Dallas Howard Genre : Dystopian/Sci-fi Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 13 hours 18 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 The Testaments is a sequel to The Handmaids Tale, set 15 years after the events of […]

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Audiobook Review : The Rainmaker by John Grisham

Title : The Rainmaker Author : John Grisham Narrators : Frank Muller Genre : Legal drama Publisher : Bantam Audio Listening Length : 16 hours 59 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 I picked up the Rainmaker for a change of pace, assured that with Grisham’s skilled writing I’d be hooked instantly. It […]

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Audiobook Review : The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George

Title : The Punishment She Deserves Author : Elizabeth George Narrators : Simon Vance Genre : Mystery Publisher : Penguin Audio Listening Length : 22 hours 48 minutes Rating : 5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 Ever want to get down on your knees and give thanks to the good Lord for creating a fabulous writer […]

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Audiobook Review : We should all be feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Title : We should all be feminists Author : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Narrators : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Genre : Non-fiction Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 45 minute Rating : 5/5 Narrator Rating : 3/5 “We should all be feminists” is adapted from Adichie’s TEDx talk on the same subject. I enjoyed this […]

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Audiobook Review : Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen

Title : Skinny Dip Author : Carl Hiaasen Series : Skink Series Narrators : Stephen Hoye Genre : Crime, Humor Publisher : Books On Tape Listening Length : 13 hours 30 minutes Rating : 5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 Reading Carl Hiaasen has been on my radar a while, and I’ve finally gotten around to […]

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Audiobook Review : All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot

Title : All Creatures Great and Small Author : James Herriot Narrators : Christopher Timothy Genre : Non-fiction Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 15 hours 45 minutes Rating : 5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 I rarely read non-fiction, but one of my all time favorites in non-fiction is the series of books by […]

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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 Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis

Title : The Breadwinner Author : Deborah Ellis Narrators : Rita Wolf Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Listening Library Listening Length : 2 hours 59 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 Parvana lives with her parents and siblings in Taliban-ruled Kabul. Parvana’s learned father ekes out a living as a reader-writer in their […]

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