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For as much as I read and listen you would think by now that I would know how to spell lol. I read at least 5 books a week there are times I have gotten up to 10 in a week.

louisiana | Member Since 2009

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  • Perfect Chemistry

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 45 mins)
    • By Simone Elkeles
    • Narrated By Roxanne Hernandez, Blas Kisic
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (182)
    Performance
    (138)
    Story
    (140)

    When Brittany Ellis walks into chemistry class on the first day of senior year, she has no clue that her carefully created perfect life is about to unravel before her eyes. She's forced to be lab partners with Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, and he is about to threaten everything she's worked so hard for her flawless reputation, her relationship with her boyfriend, and the secret that her home life is anything but perfect.

    Leslie says: "Perfect Chemisty has perfect chemistry."
    "Love conquers"
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    Would you recommend Perfect Chemistry to your friends? Why or why not?

    Maybe with a new narrator.


    Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Roxanne Hernandez and Blas Kisic ?

    Therese Plummer! I have hear her do a mexican accent for a male before and she nailed it. She could of also made you feel what these people were feeling unlike the narrators that this books had. They made the story fall flat and the accent was horrible for the mexicans. It could of been so much better.


    Any additional comments?

    This story is a timeless story of love overcoming boundries put upon us from all. The love (chemistry) these two had, had to overcome him being in a gang, and her being the well breed al proper Mrs. White goodie goodie. This book was good but not as good as it could of been with a better narrator and maybe a little extra work on the story line. He had alot of real potential. I have never read any from this Author before but I will be listening to the next one. My curriousity is peeked and I can tell she has talent and I want to see if she gets better.

    While I know this is consider as a Young Adult book, I would like to warn you that there are things in here that I would not let anyone under the age of 15 (mature minded 15 mind you) read, due to the nature of certain situations that are in the book.

    I cant wait to see what the next installment holds.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Accidentally on Purpose

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 30 mins)
    • By L. D. Davis
    • Narrated By Serena Daniels
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (32)
    Performance
    (31)
    Story
    (30)

    When Emmy sleeps with Kyle after a night of drinking, she quickly tries to put the mistake behind her. When the duo is snowed in together over a long weekend, Emmy begins to discover there is more to Kyle than his mean-spirited behavior. Unfortunately, Kyle has a steady girlfriend he is unwilling to break up with. Moving on and putting that long weekend behind her, Emmy starts dating attorney Luke Kessler. Luke treats Emmy with kindness, reverence, and loves her unconditionally. He is everything Emmy should ever want in a man - sexy, intelligent, successful, and funny, with strong family bonds.

    Leesa says: "Excellent Story"
    "SUCKAGE!!"
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    Would you try another book from L. D. Davis and/or Serena Daniels?

    no!


    Would you ever listen to anything by L. D. Davis again?

    If she improves in her writing style maybe but if it stays this weak no I will not.


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

    not a one.


    Any additional comments?

    Sounds/reads like something a kid/teen in school would write. I got tired of hearing he/she said every other second. Then throw in the little useless details ( she turned the water back on) really I needed to know that? When did she turn it off?! Trys to give you a play by play with details but misses most of the plays.....I barley made it threw the first chapter I scaned the rest on my kindle version and still I will not ever finish this book. Waste of time and money!

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Easy

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 48 mins)
    • By Tammara Webber
    • Narrated By Tara Sands
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (337)
    Performance
    (317)
    Story
    (319)

    A girl who believes trust can be misplaced, promises are made to be broken, and loyalty is an illusion. A boy who believes truth is relative, lies can mask unbearable pain, and guilt is eternal. Will what they find in each other validate their conclusions, or disprove them all?

    Rita says: "Didn't Want to Stop Listening"
    "easily heart breaking"
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    If you could sum up Easy in three words, what would they be?

    heart breaking, tragic, strong


    What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

    The way the real life topic was dealt with. She wrote about it were you get a clear picture but not were it would scare you for life if that makes sense.


    Which character – as performed by Tara Sands – was your favorite?

    Jackie's roommate made me lol plenty of times.


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

    The very ending, which I can not go into details about cause it would just spoil the whole book.


    Any additional comments?

    This is a book any young or new adult woman should listen to just for the fact that it can teach you a thing or two on how to protect your self. It's not a book I think one would read/listen to more then once however. I mainly read to escape real life and it's problems but this is so real life and dealt with things a woman can be faced with that I just had to listen/read it at least once in my life. It is a story that will stick with you and who knows it may even come in handy with what you can learn from it.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Avoiding Commitment

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 59 mins)
    • By K. A. Linde
    • Narrated By Greg Abbey
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (45)
    Performance
    (42)
    Story
    (41)

    Jack and Lexi never had a typical relationship. After two years without speaking, she receives a phone call that changes everything. He unexpectedly asks her to convince the new girl, Bekah, that he's ready to commit. Jack is calling now after everything they had been through because there is another woman. She can't believe it. Follow Lexi in this heart wrenching drama as she relives her past relationship, or lack thereof, with Jack, and not just in her own mind, but to his fiancée-to-be. Throw in Bekah's hot brother who always seems to be in the right place at the right time, a past with more secrets to unravel than you can even imagine, and you get a recipe for disaster.

    CAROLYN says: "PHEW WHAT A GREAT BOOK - I'M EMOTIONALLY EXHAUSTED"
    "WOW!"
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    Would you listen to Avoiding Commitment again? Why?

    yes, it brought me back to when I was a teenager and first feel in love.


    What did you like best about this story?

    The true honesty of the situation she kept finding herself in.


    Any additional comments?

    The was a truly emotional makes you think kind of book. Lets you understand better what love at first sight can make you think, feel, and even sometimes do. Deals with feelings I am sure a lot of ppl have or will face in their lifetime.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Breathe

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 6 mins)
    • By Abbi Glines
    • Narrated By Kirby Heyborne, Shayna Thibodeaux
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (20)
    Performance
    (20)
    Story
    (20)

    Sadie White’s summer job is at the beach, but she won’t be working as a lifeguard. Since her mom is pregnant and refuses to work, Sadie will be taking over as a domestic servant for a wealthy family on a nearby island. When the family arrives at their summer getaway, Sadie is surprised to learn that the owner of the house is Jax Stone, one of the hottest teen rockers in the world. If Sadie were normal - if she hadn’t spent her life raising her mother and taking care of the house - maybe she’d be excited about working for a rock star. But she’s not.

    Morgan says: "Good story, bad male voice."
    "Super easy read"
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    Would you ever listen to anything by Abbi Glines again?

    yes


    Have you listened to any of Kirby Heyborne and Shayna Thibodeaux ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

    This performance was one of the best I have heard from Kirby as compared to other books by this writer were he got on my nerves......Shayna done wonderful as always!


    Any additional comments?

    Lucky for me I read this series out of order (backwards) if I would not have I more then likely would of stopped after this book. It just didn't grip me and hold me like the other books in this series. The love between the two made me want to roll my eyes ( exp. some of the mushy stuff they would say to each other) and they feel in love WAY too fast! There was a good story in there but felt booged down under the confessions of their feelings. Still an okay book better ones to come in the series so please don't stop with this one. And if you truly want to skip over this one that can be done b/c you will see these two in other books and learn their story with out all the mushy gushiness of it all.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Dawn of Eden

    • UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 56 mins)
    • By Julie Kagawa
    • Narrated By Therese Plummer
    Overall
    (45)
    Performance
    (43)
    Story
    (42)

    Before The Immortal Rules, there was Red Lung, a relentless virus determined to take out all in its path. For Kylie, the miracle of her survival is also her burden - as a doctor at one of the clinics for the infected, she is forced to witness endless suffering. What's worse, strange things are happening to the remains of the dead, and by the time she befriends Ben Archer, she's beginning to wonder if a global pandemic is the least of her problems....

    L. Taylor says: "Good foundation"
    "Great intro!"
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    Any additional comments?

    This was a great intro into a whole new world by a new writer ( for me) ! So far I have read 3 in this series and I think they are must reads! Yes it is a vampire book but yet a dystopian novel and nothing like twilight! The action, the passion, its just WOW!

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Just One Kiss: Fool's Gold, Book 11

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 21 mins)
    • By Susan Mallery
    • Narrated By Tanya Eby
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (57)
    Performance
    (53)
    Story
    (55)

    Falling for Justice Garrett was a high point in Patience McGraw’s otherwise awkward adolescence. Even after he disappeared, Patience never forgot the boy who captured her heart. Now, he’s back in Fool’s Gold, California, and her passion for him is as strong as ever. But how can she trust that he won’t abandon her again - and her daughter, too?When bodyguard Justice Garrett was a young man, witness protection brought him to this idyllic town and he never forgot its warmth, or the sweet beauty of his childhood friend. He’s returned to open a defense academy, and the Patience he once knew is all grown up.

    R. Smith says: "Light fluffy read"
    "Light fluffy read"
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    Would you listen to Just One Kiss again? Why?

    No, I think I may have out grown my Susan Mallery days.


    If you’ve listened to books by Susan Mallery before, how does this one compare?

    Just as good as any. Its what one would call a fluffy feel good read, or maybe a beach read.


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

    Yes and she did fine as always. Perfect for this kind of book.


    Any additional comments?

    This is one of those light easy reads, one that doesn't take that much brain power. I had a few issues which some has more to do with me then the book but at the beginning I was like GET ON WITH IT!....and I swear I know we have to do the doubt thing (what if) but seriously it started to get on my nerves. And if the repeated one more time what they were doing or were they came from I would of screamed. I think I may just out grown this type of book and was not in the right mood for it.
    If you looking for an almost sickly sweet book then this is for you. If you don't mind a few too many repeats in statements then I say grab this book. I will get the next book just because I have to know what happens since I have read everyone in the series but I do believe I will wait until I can borrow it from the library since I don't believe I will be listening/ reading them more then once ever again.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Hidden: A Firelight Novel, Book 3

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 50 mins)
    • By Sophie Jordan
    • Narrated By Therese Plummer
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (136)
    Performance
    (121)
    Story
    (125)

    Jacinda was supposed to bond with Cassian, the "prince" of their pride. But she resisted her fate long before she fell in love with Will—a human and, worse, a hunter. When she ran away with Will, it ended in disaster, with Cassian's sister, Miram, captured. Weighed down by guilt, Jacinda knows she must rescue her to set things right. Yet to do so she will have to venture deep into the heart of enemy territory.

    Donna says: "GREAT SERIES - LOVE TO SEE IN MOVIE"
    "What no Draki for Will?"
    Overall
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    yes and I have a few currently reading/listening to it.


    What about Therese Plummer’s performance did you like?

    LOVED IT!


    Any additional comments?

    Loved this book,. Fast pace lots of action but I was really surprised that Will did not manifest somewhere in this book. I figured it would happen since he does have the drake blood and powers. Now I just need a spin off or a follow up book to lets me know what happen to Cassin.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Vincent Brothers: Extended and Uncut

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 40 mins)
    • By Abbi Glines
    • Narrated By Kirby Heyborne, Shayna Thibodeaux
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (78)
    Performance
    (70)
    Story
    (73)

    Getting a boy to fall head-over-heels in love with you isn’t easy. Especially when he’s been in love with your cousin for as long as you can remember. Lana has lived her life in her cousin’s shadow. Ashton always made perfect grades, had tons of friends, and looks model perfect. And she’s always had Sawyer Vincent - the only boy Lana’s ever wanted - wrapped around her finger. But now things are different. Lana has a chance to make Sawyer see her, and she’s taking it. If only he’d get over Ashton - because Lana is sick of second-best.

    laura says: "I just don't know"
    "Few things seem to of been missing from the story"
    Overall
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    How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

    Get rid of Kirby and add in a few more details to the story line itself. It almost felt like a wham bam thank you mam kind of thing. The love between the 2 seems to of been rushed. The story moved really fast which I do love but it kind of felt empty in some parts at the same time.


    Did the narration match the pace of the story?

    When Shayna read it did but when Kirby read, NO! He sounds like he is 13 in the middle of the change and hasn't came into his man's voice yet. Plus the way he would latterly shout out the parts when the Hero or other male's would get mad in the book sounded awful! He sounded like a little girl throwing a hissy fit.


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

    yes, surprisingly.


    Any additional comments?

    If they would just stop using Kirby to narrate. My ratting would of been higher. The story line was really good . And listening to Shayna's performance was awesome. I wish she would of done the whole book.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Vincent Boys: Extended and Uncut

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 17 mins)
    • By Abbi Glines
    • Narrated By Kirby Heyborne, Shayna Thibodeaux
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (89)
    Performance
    (82)
    Story
    (80)

    There was something wicked about Beau that drew me to him. What was wrong with me? Why did I want to sin so badly? Ashton is getting tired of being good, of impressing her parents and playing ideal girlfriend to Sawyer Vincent. Sawyer is perfect, a regular Prince Charming, but when he leaves town for the summer, it’s his cousin Beau who catches Ashton’s eye. Beau is the sexiest guy she’s ever seen, and even though he’s dangerous, Ashton is drawn to him.

    Nancy Devault says: "Very Enjoyable"
    "Extended and Uncut????"
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    Would you try another book from Abbi Glines and/or Kirby Heyborne and Shayna Thibodeaux ?

    yes I would, because when it was good it was good. Minus the hero calling women's breast tits (ggggrrrr) (pet peeve of mine I would rather them be called boobs!) and Kirby Heyborne performance.


    What three words best describe Kirby Heyborne and Shayna Thibodeaux ’s performance?

    Shayna'a was awesome.....Kirby however OMG the guys in this book are not 13 they have already went threw the change so whats with the preteen prechange high pitched voice? And the way he sounds when he does the female's voice.....seriously I was screaming SHUT UP! One ( Shayna) narrator would of been fine. She did the male voices better then the male narrator.


    Do you think The Vincent Boys: Extended and Uncut needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

    It already has one.....not sure why this was a question.


    Any additional comments?

    If they would just stop using Kirby to narrate and get rid of the word tits. My ratting would of been higher. The story line was really good but for that one dreaded word. And listening to Shayna's performance was awesome. I wish she would of done the whole book.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Eternity Cure

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 11 mins)
    • By Julie Kagawa
    • Narrated By Therese Plummer
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (46)
    Performance
    (43)
    Story
    (42)

    Cast out of Eden and separated from the boy she dared to love, Allie will follow the call of blood to save her creator, Kanin, from the psychotic vampire Sarren. But when the trail leads to Allie's birthplace in New Covington, what Allie finds there will change the world forever . There's a new plague on the rise, a strain of the Red Lung virus that wiped out most of humanity generations ago - and this strain is deadly to humans and vampires alike. The only hope for a cure lies in the secrets Kanin carries, if Allie can get to him in time.

    R. Smith says: "Just when you think you know..."
    "Just when you think you know..."
    Overall
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    What did you love best about The Eternity Cure?

    The twist and turns, just when you think you know what is going to happen it goes in another direction. Heart pounding none stop action. Heart wrenching edge of your seat.


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    Can't pick just one, they all have qualities I love! From Zeke's caring, to Allison kick but take no prisoners attitude, to Kane's determination, to Jackal's snarky wit.


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

    Therese is one of a few that can really bring a book to life.


    Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

    I laughed, I cried, I wanted to beg!


    Any additional comments?

    I can't wait for the next book in this series to see just what will happens! This book has so many emotions and heart stopping pounding action hang by the edge of your seat scenes, just when you think they are gone HERE they come again!

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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