The Remaining Author: D. J. Molles; Genre: Zombie Apocalypse; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Christian Rummel; Publisher: Audible Studios (2013); Rating: . 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 the […]
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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: . 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 don’t
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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: . 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 best
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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: . 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. Wow,
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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: . 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 comes
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Spinning Silver Author: Naomi Novik; Genre: Fantasy; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Lisa Flanagan; Publisher: Random House Audio (2018); Rating: . There are many reviews that laud the storytelling and rave about the plot of this fantasy. It’s a massive mashup of Eastern European fairy tales, with some twists. Perhaps reading it would have been a better
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Who Slays the Wicked (Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery #14) Author: C. S. Harris; Genre: Historical mystery; Format: Paperback (341 pages); Publisher: Penguin Random House by Berkeley Marketing (2019); Rating: . This was another good volume in this popular series of historical mysteries set in Regency London. Sebastian St. Cyr must find the killer of his dastardly
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Infinite Author: Jeremy Robinson; Genre: Science fiction; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: R.C. Bray; Publisher: Breakneck Media (2017); Rating: . An intriguing sci-fi story set in deep space and touching on themes of loneliness, time, and the meaning of reality. I really felt the vastness of space and the drag of endless time. Plot twists abound—expect some
