Spinning Silver Author: Naomi Novik; Genre: Fantasy; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Lisa Flanagan; Publisher: Random House Audio (2018); Rating: [usr 3]. 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 […]
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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: [usr 3]. 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
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Infinite Author: Jeremy Robinson; Genre: Science fiction; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: R.C. Bray; Publisher: Breakneck Media (2017); Rating: [usr 4]. 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
The Nothing Girl (The Frogmorton Farm Series, Book 1) Author: Jodi Taylor; Genre: Romantic Comedy; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Lucy Price-Lewis; Publisher: Audible Studios (2015); Rating: [usr 4]. This is a fun British contemporary novel with humor and a little magic from one of my favorite authors, Jodi Taylor. I wish I had a fraction of
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Where the Crawdads Sing Author: Delia Owens; Genre: Literary Fiction (Novel); Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Cassandra Campbell; Publisher: Penguin Audio (2018); Rating: [usr 3]. I was not swept away by this book as so many others seem to have been, and therefore was a little disappointed. That’s my problem with highly-praised books and so-called “bestsellers;” I’m
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Once Upon a River Author: Diane Setterfield; Genre: Literary fiction (Novel) with Magical Realism; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Juliet Stevenson; Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio (2018); Rating: [usr 4]. This was a highly-anticipated work of fiction from the author of “The Thirteenth Tale,” a very popular gothic novel from 2006. That work has always been a favorite of
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The Cuckoo’s Calling Author: Robert Galbraith; Genre: Mystery, Detective fiction; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Robert Glenister; Publisher: Hachette Audio; Rating: [usr 4]. An excellent mystery involving the death of a famous model in London. The main character, Cormoran Strike, is a private investigator on the downside of luck, interesting and flawed, and the reader is definitely
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Pickpocket’s Apprentice Author and Publisher: Sheri Cobb South; Genre: Historical fiction; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Joel Froomkin; Rating: [usr 4]. This novella introduces the reader to teenager John Pickett, left behind to fend for himself on the streets of Regency London after his criminal father is sentenced to transportation to Australia. It’s a fun story about
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