Tag Archives: audiobooks

Mini-reviews: Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple; A Dublin Student Doctor by Patrick Taylor; and Hate List by Jennifer Brown

Title: Where’d You Go, Bernadette Author: Maria Semple Genre: Contemporary fiction Publisher: Hachette Audio Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library Audiobook reader: Kathleen Wilhoite Audiobook length: 9 hours and 39 minutes First line: Goodreads … Continue reading

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Bookish links for Saturday, May 4, 2012

Reviews and blog posts that have me adding to my to-read list: ~ Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger, reviewed by Kathy at Bermudaonion ~ The Last Telegram by Liz Trenow, reviewed by Anna at Diary of an Eccentric Blogging … Continue reading

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Mini-reviews: Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult; The Twelve by Justin Cronin; and Pirate King by Laurie R. King

Title: Vanishing Acts Author: Jodi Picoult Genre: Contemporary fiction Publisher: Washington Square Press Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: I was six years old the first time I disappeared. Goodreads blurb: … Continue reading

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Audiobook Review: Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale

Title: Book of a Thousand Days Author: Shannon Hale Genre: YA fantasy Publisher: AudioGO Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook through Audiobook Jukebox‘s reviewer program Audiobook reader: Chelsea Mixon, plus full cast Audiobook length: 7 hours and 26 … Continue reading

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Audiobook Review: Brooklyn Bones by Triss Stein

Title: Brooklyn Bones Author: Triss Stein Genre: Mystery Publisher: Blackstone Audio Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: Review copy from Audiobook Jukebox‘s reviewer program Audiobook reader: Xe Sands Audiobook length: 8 hours and 56 minutes First line: It began … Continue reading

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Audiobook Review: Safe House by Chris Ewan

Title: Safe House Author: Chris Ewan Genre: Thriller Publisher: AudioGO Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Review copy from Audiobook Jukebox‘s reviewer program Audiobook reader: Simon Vance Audiobook length: 10 hours and 53 minutes First line: The doctor was … Continue reading

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Mini-reviews: Dirty Blonde by Lisa Scottoline; Promised by Caragh O’Brien; Me Before You by Jojo Moyes; and Don’t Breathe a Word by Jennifer McMahon

Title: Dirty Blonde Author: Lisa Scottoline Genre: Mystery, legal thriller Publisher: Harper Audio Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library Audiobook reader: Barbara Rosenblat Audiobook length: 10 hours and 30 minutes Goodreads blurb: Cate Fante … Continue reading

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Mini-reviews: The Map of the Sky by Felix J. Palma; Dark Magic by James Swain; Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh; Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers

Title: The Map of the Sky Author: Felix J. Palma Genre: Science fiction Publisher: Atria Books Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy borrowed from a friend First line: Welcome, dear Reader, as you plunge valiantly into the … Continue reading

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