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Erica

HELPFUL VOTES

20 reviews
41 ratings
89 titles in library
5 purchased in 2013

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Shadow of Night

UNABRIDGED
- by Deborah Harkness
- Narrated by Jennifer Ikeda
Shadow of Night

UNABRIDGED (24 hrs and 30 mins)

By Deborah Harkness

Narrated By Jennifer Ikeda

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(3980)
Performance
(3540)
Story
(3521)

Now, picking up from A Discovery of Witches' cliff-hanger ending, Shadow of Night plunges Diana Bishop and Matthew Clairmont into Elizabethan London, a world of spies, subterfuge, and a coterie of Matthew's old friends, the mysterious School of Night that includes Christopher Marlowe and Walter Raleigh. Here, Diana must locate a witch to tutor her in magic, Matthew is forced to confront a past he thought he had put to rest, and the mystery of Ashmole 782 deepens. Deborah Harkness has crafted a gripping journey through a world of alchemy, time travel, and magical discoveries.
Hallie says: "Even better than A Discovery of Witches"
"My interest was held throughout the story"

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I loved the first book and couldn't wait for the second to be released as an audible book, but I didn't enjoy this as much as the first book. Something just didn't do it for me, I kept waiting for something more to happen and it never did...but the overall story is still interesting enough to hold your attention.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
If I Stay

UNABRIDGED
- by Gayle Forman
- Narrated by Kirsten Potter
If I Stay

UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 2 mins)

By Gayle Forman

Narrated By Kirsten Potter

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(339)
Performance
(132)
Story
(131)

In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck.
Laurel says: "haunting"
"Grab a Kleenex...box, that is."

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The overall story was extremely interesting, some portions were a bit sappy sweet, but overall a good story and should make for an even better movie. The tears will be flowing so don't listen on the road if you don't relish the idea of being gawked at by surrounding drivers!

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Forgotten Garden

UNABRIDGED
- by Kate Morton
- Narrated by Caroline Lee
The Forgotten Garden

UNABRIDGED (20 hrs and 38 mins)

By Kate Morton

Narrated By Caroline Lee

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(3777)
Performance
(1706)
Story
(1727)

Thirty-eight year old Cassandra is lost, alone, and grieving. Her much loved grandmother, Nell, has just died and Cassandra, her life already shaken by a tragic accident 10 years ago, feels like she has lost everything known and dear to her.
Susan says: "Comfort food for my ears"
"This was a great read"

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I was browsing online suggestions and came across this - what a find! I loved this story, the reader and would highly recommend it.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
A Discovery of Witches

UNABRIDGED
- by Deborah Harkness
- Narrated by Jennifer Ikeda
A Discovery of Witches

UNABRIDGED (24 hrs and 2 mins)

By Deborah Harkness

Narrated By Jennifer Ikeda

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(7474)
Performance
(5118)
Story
(5133)

Deep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. But her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library.
Barbara says: "A feast for the mind and imagination"
"I loved this story"

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The story had me hooked and looking forward to the next chapter each day. If you enjoyed The Mayfair Witches, Twilight, etc... this will be an enjoyable read. The reader was easy to listen to and kept my interest the entire time. This is definitely NOT a waste of a credit.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Marriage Plot

UNABRIDGED
- by Jeffrey Eugenides
- Narrated by David Pittu
The Marriage Plot

UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 35 mins)

By Jeffrey Eugenides

Narrated By David Pittu

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(1442)
Performance
(1195)
Story
(1176)

It’s the early 1980s—the country is in a deep recession, and life after college is harder than ever. In the cafés on College Hill, the wised-up kids are inhaling Derrida and listening to Talking Heads. But Madeleine Hanna, dutiful English major, is writing her senior thesis on Jane Austen and George Eliot, purveyors of the marriage plot that lies at the heart of the greatest English novels.
Kay says: "I Think I'm in Love"
"Loved the reader just not the story"

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Story

I couldn't relate to the main female character, in fact she annoyed me. Just couldn't get into it at all and this story was ultimately so depressing! I'm all for tragedy and drama but this left me wanting to slit my wrists. Yikes.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Son of a Witch

UNABRIDGED
- by Gregory Maguire
- Narrated by Gregory Maguire
Son of a Witch

UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 16 mins)

By Gregory Maguire

Narrated By Gregory Maguire

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(963)
Performance
(283)
Story
(297)

Ten years after the publication of Wicked, beloved novelist Gregory Maguire returns at last to the land of Oz. There he introduces us to Liir, an adolescent boy last seen hiding in the shadows of the castle after Dorothy did in the Witch. Bruised, comatose, and left for dead in a gully, Liir is shattered in spirit as well as in form. But he is tended at the Cloister of Saint Glinda by the silent novice called Candle, who wills him back to life with her musical gifts.
Vernette says: "A good writer does not a good reader make"
"This just left me flat"

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Story

I was really hoping this would live up to the hype, but it really felt like a waste of a credit. The story just never got good and I just couldn't get into the author/reader's voice.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Blackwood Farm

UNABRIDGED
- by Anne Rice
- Narrated by David Pittu
Blackwood Farm

UNABRIDGED (20 hrs and 38 mins)

By Anne Rice

Narrated By David Pittu

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(466)
Performance
(128)
Story
(129)

A story of youth and promise, of loss and the search for love, of secrets and destiny, Blackwood Farm brings together the Vampire Chronicles and the story of the Mayfair Witches, and is Anne Rice at her mesmerizing best.
Karen says: "She is back!"
"I just loved this book"

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I read this based on a suggestion by a friend and completely loved it. This book contained the most shocking making of a vampire that I have read yet. I couldn't put this down and was held completely captivated until the very last sentence. If you love Anne Rice, this one won't let you down!

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Hunger Games

UNABRIDGED
- by Suzanne Collins
- Narrated by Carolyn McCormick
The Hunger Games

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 14 mins)

By Suzanne Collins

Narrated By Carolyn McCormick

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(28065)
Performance
(19731)
Story
(20025)

Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see the morning? In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by 12 outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.
Teddy says: "The Book Deserves The Hype"
"I thoroughly enjoyed this one"

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I could not stop listening all weekend and I can't wait for the movie to open!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

UNABRIDGED
- by Betty Smith
- Narrated by Carrington MacDuffie
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 17 mins)

By Betty Smith

Narrated By Carrington MacDuffie

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(219)
Performance
(194)
Story
(191)

Born in 1901 in the slums of Brooklyn, Francie Nolan has grown up under the burden of suffering that is the lot of the great city’s poor. Romantic like her father, an Irish singing waiter, yet pragmatic like her mother, a housecleaner and fierce survivor, Francie uses her imagination and tenacity to thrive in the world in spite of these harsh conditions.
Craig says: "One Of The Best"
"A joy to listen to"

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I was a bit hesitant about listening to a story through the eyes of a young girl, but soon got over that - I loved the story of this girl's life and it even grabbed my 12 year old son's attention when he overheard the story being read aloud.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The Memory of Running

UNABRIDGED
- by Ron McLarty
- Narrated by Ron McLarty
The Memory of Running

UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 10 mins)

By Ron McLarty

Narrated By Ron McLarty

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(2525)
Performance
(766)
Story
(758)

In late 2003, in his column in Entertainment Weekly, Stephen King called The Memory of Running "the best novel you won't read this year." This glowing endorsement of the audiobook resulted in Ron McLarty receiving a $2 million two-book deal from Viking Penguin. Also, Warner Brothers has shelled out big bucks for the movie rights to The Memory of Running, for which McLarty will write the script.
Neal says: "Funny and Fascinating, A Wonderful Book"
"I wasn't disappointed with this purchase"

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I felt like I was reading the story of Forest Gump's brother,...if he had one. The author easily held my attention throughout and I found that I looked forward to listening each day. This should make for an interesting movie.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful