A Land Remembered Author: Patrick D. Smith; Genre: Historical Fiction; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: George Guidall; Publisher: Recorded Books (2011); Rating: [usr 4]. This is truly enjoyable historical fiction story about a couple who moved from Georgia to Florida in the 1850s and literally cut a living out of the wilderness. Dirt poor, the MacIveys found […]
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You’re Going to Mars! Author: Rob Dircks; Genre: Fantasy/Science Fiction; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Khristine Hvan; Publisher: Audible Studios (2018); Rating: [usr 4]. I’ve already read several of Rob Dirck’s books and loved them, so I jumped at the chance to read this one. It’s a fun underdog story set in a future U.S. where a
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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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