The Winter Guest by Sarah Moss My rating: 5 of 5 stars An incredibly fun and relatively short listen, narrated excellently by Niamh Cusack. The writing is superb, and I will definitely be waiting for the ebook in order to select my favorite (of many) quotes from this one. A great plot and lots of
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This is a murder mystery much more than a sci-fi story, which was a bit disappointing.
The City & The City Author: China Miéville; Genre: Fantasy/Mystery/Thriller; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: John Lee; Publisher: Random House Audio (2009); Rating: [usr 5]. I’ve had this book on my TBR list for years, but some comments on Goodreads reminded me of it recently. I grabbed the audiobook and was off. As you can see by
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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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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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Dracula Author: Bram Stoker; Genre: Gothic fiction, fantasy, horror; Format: Audiobook; Publisher: Audible Studios (2112). When this novel was first released in 1897, I can only imagine the horror it caused. We’re so inundated with vampire lore, fictional stories, and references these days that I’m afraid this one just doesn’t pack the same punch. We
