The Death of Mrs. Westaway Author: Ruth Ware; Genre: Gothic mystery; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Imogen Church; Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio (2018); Rating: [usr 4]. A British gothic mystery set in modern time about a young woman who tries to infiltrate an old Cornish family to get part of an inheritance. The setting was a […]
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Alter Author: Jeremy Robinson; Genre: Thriller; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Luke Daniels; Publisher: Breakneck Media (2019); Rating: [usr 3]. This started as a promising survival story but morphed into a rather silly woo-woo mind-bender towards the end. A modern man crash lands in the middle of the jungle and has to survive on his wits… and
Himself Author: Jess Kidd; Genre: Literary fiction/mystery; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Aiden Kelly; Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio (2017); Rating: [usr 5]. This is a terrific audiobook, made even better by the wonderful narration of Aiden Kelly. His accents and pacing were so good; I had no trouble telling who was speaking. Mahony returns to his
The Remaining Author: D. J. Molles; Genre: Zombie Apocalypse; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Christian Rummel; Publisher: Audible Studios (2013); Rating: [usr 2]. I had hopes that this book would be a little better than some zombie apocalypse stories, but it was not to be. Of course, using the “Z” word is something the author avoided… like
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The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America Author: Matt Kracht; Genre: Humor, nature; Format: Paperback; Publisher: Chronicle Books (2019); Rating: [usr 2]. This is a very original, but very irreverent field guide to birds of North America. It would be a great gift for birders who won’t mind the foul language and/or who
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Lady Audley’s Secret Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon; Genre: Novel, Mystery; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Olivia Poulet; Publisher: Audible Studios (2019); Rating: [usr 4]. A lovely and compelling Victorian sensational novel, published in 1862. This isn’t a light read, as it contains a lot of mid-19th-century angst as the aristocratic protagonist agonizes over the disappearance of his
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Hope for the Best (The Chronicles of St Mary’s #10) Author: Jodi Taylor; Genre: Time travel fantasy; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Zara Ramm; Publisher: Audible Studios (2019); Rating: [usr 5]. If you haven’t read any of this series, I would strongly suggest you give it a try. Very British, very funny, great characters, and fascinating premise.
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The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking Book 1) Author: Patrick Ness, Genre: Fantasy/Science-fiction/Thriller (yes, all those), Format: Ebook, Publisher: Candlewick Press (2010), Rating: [usr 4]. This is one of those books when the protagonist goes through so many trials that I kept asking myself, “What, again?!” Just when things are looking up, here
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