Thornwood House Author: Anna Romer; Genre: Novel; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Eloise Oxer; Publisher: Bolinda Publishing (2014); Rating: [usr 4]. Set in Queensland, Australia in both 2006 and 1946, this is a novel of amateur detection with a little woo-woo thrown in. Young mother Audrey is surprised that the late father of her child and her […]
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Edinburgh Dusk (#2 Ian Hamilton Mysteries) Author: Carole Lawrence; Genre: Historical Mystery; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Simon Mattacks; Publisher: Brilliance Audio (2018); Rating: [usr 3]. This is the second in a series of detective novels set in Victorian Edinburgh, Scotland; the first is “Edinburgh Twilight” (read my review). Ian Hamilton is a likable main character, and
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Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries #2) Author: Martha Wells; Genre: Science Fiction; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Kevin R. Free; Publisher: Recorded Books (2018); Rating: [usr 3]. This is the second in a series of award-winning sci-fi novellas from master storyteller Martha Wells. This one, like the first, “All Systems Red,” is relatively short, only 3 hours and 21 minutes
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Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow Author: Jessica Townsend; Genre: YA Fantasy; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Gemma Whelan; Publisher: Hachette Audio; Rating: [usr 4]. This is a delightful fantasy of a misfit 11-year-old in an alternate England who has to prove herself. Morrigan grows up being told she is unlucky and cursed, and believes it. Then a
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Mountain Man: Prequel (Book 0, Mountain Man series) Author: Keith C. Blackmore; Genre: Fantasy/Horror; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: R. C. Bray; Publisher: Podium Publishing (2018); Rating: [usr 4]. I saw the great ratings for this series and wanted to start at the VERY beginning; this is a prequel for the Mountain Man series. Wow, what a
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Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time Author: Mark Adams; Genre: History/Travel; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Andrew Garman; Publisher: Recorded Books (2012); Rating: [usr 3]. I went into this book without previous expectations. The genre is enjoyable for me and I’m fascinated by pre-Columbian history and archaeology. The plot
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The Gods of Gotham Author: Lyndsay Fay; Genre: Historical mystery/historical novel; Format: Audiobook; Publisher: Penguin Audio; Rating: [usr 5]. Set in 1840s New York City, this book is full of lush descriptions, a fascinating collection of characters, and it’s beautifully written. Difficult topics (child prostitution, serial killing, racial and ethnic prejudice) abound, but it’s all
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Jane Austen at Home: A Biography Author: Lucy Worsley; Genre: Biography; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Ruth Redman; Publisher: Macmillan Audio (2017); My rating: [usr 5]. This wonderful book follows the Georgian author and her family through the many houses and homes they occupied. Worsley does an astonishing amount of clarification of the little data available about
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