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Deborah

west plains, MO, United States | Member Since 2009

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  • The Wedding Gift | [Kathleen McKenna]
    The Wedding Gift
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    The Wedding Gift

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 43 mins)
    • By Kathleen McKenna
    • Narrated By Leslie Naramore
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (16)
    Performance
    (16)
    Story
    (16)

    Kathleen McKenna's explosive third novel, The Wedding Gift, excels in so many categories it defies them all. It is a spine-electrifying supernatural tale where a huge Southern-states mansion contains one of the most terrifying, violent, and indeed psychopathic ghosts to haunt any town. It is also a murder mystery - why did Robina Willets apparently kill all five of her young children, and her husband, before stabbing herself to death? And, if you are in the camp of believing that "justice....just is not", then this will have you frothing at the mouth.

    Deborah says: "Nicely done!!"
    "Nicely done!!"
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    When this first started I had second thoughts but it didn't take long til I LOVED it!!


    What was one of the most memorable moments of The Wedding Gift?

    the murders


    What about Leslie Naramore’s performance did you like?

    at first I wasn't sure about her but she really fit the teen voice


    Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

    the lake


    Any additional comments?

    I do not review many books but this one deserved it - I just wish it had been longer but it was a great twisted story to listen to, not many catch me off guard but this one did.

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Shadow of Night | [Deborah Harkness]
    Shadow of Night
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    Shadow of Night

    • UNABRIDGED (24 hrs and 30 mins)
    • By Deborah Harkness
    • Narrated By Jennifer Ikeda
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (3979)
    Performance
    (3539)
    Story
    (3520)

    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"
    "More please..."
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    What did you like best about this story?

    It was a great continuance to Discovery of Witches and I loved it all


    Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

    M not being there, I need to know what happened


    Any additional comments?

    I hope there will be another part to this as there is lots more to tell of this story, the author left it wide open just as she did with Discovery of Withces...I will be watching for another from her.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • A Discovery of Witches | [Deborah Harkness]
    A Discovery of Witches
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    A Discovery of Witches

    • UNABRIDGED (24 hrs and 2 mins)
    • By Deborah Harkness
    • Narrated By Jennifer Ikeda
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (7471)
    Performance
    (5115)
    Story
    (5131)

    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"
    "Interesting Listening"
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    Yes I would recommend. This was a very interesting listen, was not sure due to some of the reviews but I thought this was very good.


    Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

    every time Diana realized a new power...it was all interesting


    Any additional comments?

    This is a great book for people who likes the "unnatural" books.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Snow White Must Die | [Nele Neuhaus]
    Snow White Must Die
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    Snow White Must Die

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 47 mins)
    • By Nele Neuhaus
    • Narrated By Robert Fass
    Overall
    (545)
    Performance
    (473)
    Story
    (467)

    On a rainy November day, police detectives Pia Kirchhoff and Oliver von Bodenstein are summoned to a mysterious traffic accident: a woman has fallen from a pedestrian bridge onto a car driving underneath. According to a witness, the woman may have been pushed. The investigation leads Pia and Oliver to a small village, and the home of the victim, Rita Cramer. On a September evening eleven years earlier, two seventeen-year-old girls vanished from the village without a trace.

    Avid Reader and Listener says: "GREAT suspense, smart plot!"
    "NASTY AND UNLISTENABLE"
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    What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

    a actual story line with an narrator that does not put you to sleep


    Has Snow White Must Die turned you off from other books in this genre?

    yes


    Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Robert Fass?

    not sure anyone could have made it a story with interest


    You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

    nope - nothing redeemable about it including the fact i couldn't return it and wasted a credit.


    Any additional comments?

    Audible's return policy is NOT true - it does NOT work when you try to return so be weary of this book as to it is just plains horrid.

    4 of 7 people found this review helpful
  • What's a Ghoul to Do?: A Ghost Hunter Mystery | [Victoria Laurie]
    What's a Ghoul to Do?: A Ghost Hunter Mystery
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    What's a Ghoul to Do?: A Ghost Hunter Mystery

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 40 mins)
    • By Victoria Laurie
    • Narrated By Eileen Stevens
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (347)
    Performance
    (232)
    Story
    (233)

    M.J., her partner Gilley, and their client, the wealthy, de-lish Dr. Steven Sable, are at his family's lodge, where his grandfather allegedly jumped to his death from the roof-although Sable says it was foul play. But the patriarch's isn't the only ghost around. The place is lousy with souls, all with something to get off their ghoulish chests. Now M.J. will have to quell the clamor-and listen for a voice with the answers...

    Martha says: "How A Narrator Can Ruin A Story 101"
    "Great Listening"
    Overall
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    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    yes


    Any additional comments?

    This is a very interesting series of books in which I am finishing up on them all, they are not real spooky but spooky enough to keep interest, there is no actual sex scenes which is a great relief. I am sure they are aimed more for the teens but as an adult they are very interesting and a change from most books I listen to!!

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Guilty as Sin | [Tami Hoag]
    Guilty as Sin
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    Guilty as Sin

    • UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 36 mins)
    • By Tami Hoag
    • Narrated By Jennifer Van Dyck
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (74)
    Performance
    (63)
    Story
    (68)

    A cold-blooded kidnapper has been playing a twisted game with a terrified Minnesota town. Now a respected member of the community stands accused of a startling act of evil. But when a second boy disappears, a frightened public demands to know: Have the police caught the wrong man? Is the nightmare continuing...or just beginning? Prosecutor Ellen North believes she’s building a case against a guilty man - and that he has an accomplice in the shadows. As she prepares for the trial of her career, Ellen suddenly finds herself swept into a cruel contest of twisted wits.

    Danielle says: "Meh."
    "Tami Hoag does it again."
    Overall
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    What did you love best about Guilty as Sin?

    the suspense


    What does Jennifer VanDyck bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    she is just a great narrator - I listen to alot of her books


    Any additional comments?

    This is a continuance to Night Sins - DO NOT listen to this until you have listened to Night Sins first or it will take out the suspense.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Night Sins | [Tami Hoag]
    Night Sins
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    Night Sins

    • UNABRIDGED (19 hrs and 45 mins)
    • By Tami Hoag
    • Narrated By Jennifer Van Dyck
    Overall
    (22)
    Performance
    (17)
    Story
    (17)

    A peaceful Minnesota town, where crime is something that just doesn’t happen, is about to face its worst nightmare. A young boy disappears. There are no witnesses, no clues — only a note, cleverly taunting, casually cruel. Has a cold-blooded kidnapper struck? Or is this the reawakening of a long-quiet serial killer?

    Deborah says: "Another Great book from Tami Hoag"
    "Another Great book from Tami Hoag"
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    If you could sum up Night Sins in three words, what would they be?

    Interesting


    Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

    It would have but I listened to the 2 books backwards - I listened to Guilty as Sin first - didn't know there was a first part to it as the books should be a series.


    What about Jennifer VanDyck’s performance did you like?

    I always like listening to her


    Any additional comments?

    Very good book but there is a second one - Guilty as Sin - listen to this one first...

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Deeper Than the Dead | [Tami Hoag]
    Deeper Than the Dead
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    Deeper Than the Dead

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 43 mins)
    • By Tami Hoag
    • Narrated By Kirsten Potter
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1192)
    Performance
    (611)
    Story
    (600)

    Three children, running in the woods behind their school, stumble upon a partially buried female body, eyes and mouth glued shut. Close behind the children is their teacher, Anne Navarre, shocked by this discovery and heartbroken as she witnesses the end of their innocence. What she doesn't yet realize is that this will mark the end of innocence for an entire community, as the ties that bind families and friends are tested by secrets uncovered in the wake of a serial killer's escalating activity.

    John says: "A pleasant surprise"
    "Excellent"
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    This book made me a Tami Hoag fan!! I could not stop listening and the suspects kept changing.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Shattered | [Karen Robards]
    Shattered
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    Shattered

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 25 mins)
    • By Karen Robards
    • Narrated By Susan Ericksen
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (488)
    Performance
    (256)
    Story
    (260)

    With an ailing mother to care for, Lisa Grant takes the first job she can find: research assistant to District Attorney Scott Buchanan. What Lisa expects to be a mind-numbingly boring task turns into anything but when a missing-persons case draws her attention. The details of the case are engrossing: an entire family — father, mother, and two children — disappeared without a trace more than 28 years ago. Except that’s not all: the mother in a photo Lisa finds could be her own twin.

    SassiKassi says: "All that's promised and more."
    "Interesting"
    Overall
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    What made the experience of listening to Shattered the most enjoyable?

    the ending


    Have you listened to any of Susan Ericksen’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

    She is always a good narrator - you never are disappointed in her


    Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

    the moment they found the skeleton.


    Any additional comments?

    this is a very good listen - it has one of them twisted endings that I was not exactly expecting.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Kill and Tell | [Linda Howard]
    Kill and Tell
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    Kill and Tell

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 11 mins)
    • By Linda Howard
    • Narrated By Natalie Ross
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (449)
    Performance
    (275)
    Story
    (279)

    Still reeling from her mother's recent death, Karen Whitlaw is stunned when she receives a package containing a mysterious notebook from her estranged father, whom she has barely seen since his return from the Vietnam War decades ago. Then, a shocking phone call: Karen's father has been murdered on the gritty streets of New Orleans.

    Anne says: "One of Howard's best stories!"
    "Should have been under romance"
    Overall
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    If you could sum up Kill and Tell in three words, what would they be?

    tooo much sex


    Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Natalie Ross?

    Anyone that speaks louder


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    had to so you didn't forget what was going on


    Any additional comments?

    not one of my favorites - the plot was decent but I don't like my "thrillers" with so much detailed sex....

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Bones Are Forever: A Temperance Brennan Novel, Book 15 | [Kathy Reichs]
    Bones Are Forever: A Temperance Brennan Novel, Book 15
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    Bones Are Forever: A Temperance Brennan Novel, Book 15

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 43 mins)
    • By Kathy Reichs
    • Narrated By Linda Emond
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (336)
    Performance
    (279)
    Story
    (275)

    Temperance Brennan has been asked to examine the corpses of three dead babies in Montreal. It’s a difficult assignment, complicated further by the fact that her long-time flame Detective Ryan is investigating the infants’ mother, a former (and possibly current) prostitute. When the woman flees to Edmonton, the investigation is joined by Royal Canadian Mounted Police sergeant with whom Tempe had an ill-advised fling over a decade earlier. The dissonant team heads to remotest Yellowknife - mining country - to pursue an ever more sinister trail.

    Linda says: "Temperance Brennan lives up to my expectations"
    "Gotta love Temerance!!"
    Overall
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    yes - I love all of Kathy Reichs book about Temerance.


    Any additional comments?

    If you have enjoyed ANY of the Temperance books then this one is for you.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
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