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Audiobook Review : The Body Double by Emily Beyda

Title : The Body Double Author : Emily Beyda Narrators : Emily Rankin Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 12 hours 26 minutes Rating : 1/5 Narrator Rating : 3/5 The book blurb for The Body Double compares it to Hitchcock’s Vertigo, a comparison this book does not deserve because […]

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Audiobook Review : The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

Title : The Flatshare Author : Beth O’Leary Narrators : Carrie Hope Fletcher, Kwaku Fortune Genre : Romance Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 58 minutes Rating : 3.8/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 Tiffany Rose Moore needs a place to live. The budget is small, and on the edge of desperation Tiffy […]

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Audiobook Review : A Spark Of Light by Jodi Picoult

Title : A Spark Of Light Author : Jodi Picoult Narrators : Bahni Turpin Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 13 hours 3 minutes Rating : 4/5 Narrator Rating : 3.5/5 A Spark Of Light is about the The Center in Mississippi, the only clinic that can provide abortions services […]

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Audiobook Review : The Wife Between Us

Title : The Wife Between Us Author : Sarah Pekannen and Greer Hendricks Narrators : Julia Whelan Genre : Thriller Publisher : Pan Macmillan Listening Length : 11 hours 13 minutes Rating : 2/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 You might have guessed, from the title, that there is an aggrieved wife in this tale. Blond, […]

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Book Review : The Lost Man by Jane Harper

Title : The Lost Man Author : Jane Harper Genre : Mystery Publisher : Macmillan Pages : 363 Rating : 4.5/5 This is my first book by Jane Harper and I’d been expecting a murder mystery. But The Lost Man is not a traditional murder mystery – there is no detective, no case, no legal […]

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Audiobook Review : Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

Title : Nine Perfect Strangers Author : Liane Moriarty Narrators : Caroline Lee Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 16 hours 18 minutes Rating : 2/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 I look forward to Liane Moriarty’s books. Out of the 5 I’ve read, I’ve reviewed 4 on this blog (my favorite […]

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Wordless Wednesdays #96

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Audiobook Review : The Rainmaker by John Grisham

Title : The Rainmaker Author : John Grisham Narrators : Frank Muller Genre : Legal drama Publisher : Bantam Audio Listening Length : 16 hours 59 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 I picked up the Rainmaker for a change of pace, assured that with Grisham’s skilled writing I’d be hooked instantly. It […]

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Audiobook Review : Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

Title : Then She Was Gone Author : Lisa Jewell Narrators : Helen Duff Genre : Mystery Publisher : Dreamscape Media Listening Length : 10 hours 12 minutes Rating : 3/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 Ellie Mack, a lovely teenager, the light of her mother’s life, disappears one day. The police believe that she has […]

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Audiobook Review : The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George

Title : The Punishment She Deserves Author : Elizabeth George Narrators : Simon Vance Genre : Mystery Publisher : Penguin Audio Listening Length : 22 hours 48 minutes Rating : 5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 Ever want to get down on your knees and give thanks to the good Lord for creating a fabulous writer […]

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