Olivia E.
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The Great Alone
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
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Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: He will move his family north, to Alaska, where they will live off the grid in America’s last true frontier.
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A Long, Hard Slog Through Endless Despair and Heartache
- By Morro Schreiber on 04-11-18
- The Great Alone
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Whoa!!!!!!
Reviewed: 01-07-19
I had no idea what this book was about when I began... I couldn't stop listening to it. It's the most fantastic story I've read in a long time. It's raw, gut wrenching, heart warming, surprising, unbearable at times... Beautiful.
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Little Fires Everywhere
- By: Celeste Ng
- Narrated by: Jennifer Lim
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
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In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned - from the layout of the winding roads to the colors of the houses to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules. Enter Mia Warren - an enigmatic artist and single mother - who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenage daughter, Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons.
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Boring and Drawn Out!!!
- By M. Ryder on 10-05-17
- Little Fires Everywhere
- By: Celeste Ng
- Narrated by: Jennifer Lim
❤️
Reviewed: 01-02-19
very well written!
lots of in-depth subplots, very entertaining and intriguing! I highly recommend this book!
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Wildwood Imperium
- The Wildwood Chronicles, Book 3
- By: Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis
- Narrated by: Colin Meloy
- Length: 14 hrs
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A young girl's midnight séance awakens a long-slumbering malevolent spirit… A band of runaway orphans allies with an underground collective of saboteurs and plans a daring rescue of their friends, imprisoned in the belly of an industrial wasteland… Two old friends draw closer to their goal of bringing together a pair of exiled toy makers in order to reanimate a mechanical boy prince… As the fate of Wildwood hangs in the balance.
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Meloy's writing keeps us peeled
- By Catherine on 10-05-17
- Wildwood Imperium
- The Wildwood Chronicles, Book 3
- By: Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis
- Narrated by: Colin Meloy
Beautiful!
Reviewed: 08-25-18
I'm in love with this trilogy! it's such a fun, easy read, full of twists and unexpected turns that leave you constantly questioning the outcome. Meloy created such depth in his characters and scenes I felt transported to Wildwood with each passing word, like I was a bird flitting to and fro, following the action, and seeing it with my own eyes. I am so grateful to have been a reader of this magnificent story. ❤️
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Under Wildwood
- By: Colin Meloy
- Narrated by: Colin Meloy
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
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Ever since Prue McKeel returned home from the Impassable Wilderness after rescuing her brother from the malevolent Dowager Governess, life has been pretty dull. School holds no interest for her, and her new science teacher keeps getting on her case about her dismal test scores and daydreaming in class. Her mind is constantly returning to the verdant groves and sky-tall trees of Wildwood, where her friend Curtis still remains as a bandit-in-training. But all is not well in that world. Dark assassins with mysterious motives conspire to settle the scores of an unknown client....
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Good story needs a better reader
- By grmmff on 11-25-18
- Under Wildwood
- By: Colin Meloy
- Narrated by: Colin Meloy
sensational
Reviewed: 08-15-18
talk about a cliff hanger.... can't wait for #3! such a fun and adventurous read!!
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The Hate U Give
- By: Angie Thomas
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
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Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name.
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This Book Changed My Entire Perspective
- By Wendi on 01-14-18
- The Hate U Give
- By: Angie Thomas
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
fuck yes
Reviewed: 03-03-18
girl, preach! ...one of those books you cannot put down. read it. read it, now.
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Big Little Lies
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
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Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She’s funny, biting, and passionate; she remembers everything and forgives no one. Celeste is the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare, but she is paying a price for the illusion of perfection. New to town, single mom Jane is so young that another mother mistakes her for a nanny. She comes with a mysterious past and a sadness beyond her years. These three women are at different crossroads, but they will all wind up in the same shocking place.
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Great story. Genius writing
- By David Shear on 08-01-14
- Big Little Lies
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
WOW!
Reviewed: 02-27-18
I had no idea this was going to be so good, so complex & unexpected. I Gasped! I cried! I cheered! I truly loved this book! What a great read!
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The Magician's Land
- A Novel
- By: Lev Grossman
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 16 hrs and 27 mins
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Quentin Coldwater has been cast out of Fillory, the secret magical land of his childhood dreams. With nothing left to lose he returns to where his story began, the Brakebills Preparatory College of Magic. But he can't hide from his past, and it's not long before it comes looking for him. Along with Plum, a brilliant young undergraduate with a dark secret of her own, Quentin sets out on a crooked path through a magical demimonde of grey magic and desperate characters.
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A beautiful ending to a great masterpiece
- By Mor on 09-30-14
- The Magician's Land
- A Novel
- By: Lev Grossman
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
loved it
Reviewed: 02-10-18
It's like an X-rated version of the Chronicles of Narnia & really I love it.
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Lucky Boy
- By: Shanthi Sekaran
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani, Roxana Ortega
- Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins
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Solimar Castro Valdez is 18 and drunk on optimism when she embarks on a perilous journey across the US-Mexican border. Weeks later she arrives on her cousin's doorstep in Berkeley, California, dazed by first love found then lost - and pregnant. This was not the plan. But amid the uncertainty of new motherhood and her American identity, Soli learns that when you have just one precious possession, you guard it with your life. For Soli, motherhood becomes her dwelling and the boy at her breast her hearth.
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Timely plot, but just average writing
- By Bonny on 02-23-17
- Lucky Boy
- By: Shanthi Sekaran
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani, Roxana Ortega
heartbreaking & beautiful
Reviewed: 01-14-18
You don't know who to root for. That's for sure. It's beautifully written! it's exciting, sad, wonderful... full of feels!
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Redwall
- By: Brian Jacques
- Narrated by: Stuart Blinder
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
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As the inhabitants of Redwall Abbey bask in the glorious Summer of the Late Rose, all is quiet and peaceful. But things are not as they seem. Cluny the Scourge, the evil one-eyed rat warlord, is hell-bent on destroying the abbey's tranquility as he prepares to fight a bloody battle for the ownership of Redwall.
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Very good narration, but author's version better
- By Claire on 06-03-11
- Redwall
- By: Brian Jacques
- Narrated by: Stuart Blinder
loved it
Reviewed: 12-21-17
SO great. great narration & varied voices.. listened to it a couple times, actually... myself and then with an 8 year old. fun series!
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The Girl Who Drank the Moon
- By: Kelly Barnhill
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
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Every year the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind and gentle. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster named Glerk and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, Fyrian. Xan rescues the abandoned children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey.
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Wonderful, Delightful, Engaging
- By Tom on 08-31-17
- The Girl Who Drank the Moon
- By: Kelly Barnhill
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
beautiful!
Reviewed: 12-04-17
This is such a beautiful story about love and magic... love doesn't divide- it multiplies!
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