Showing posts with label Audiobooks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Audiobooks. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Review: The Raven King







Source: eLibrary

The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
Series: The Raven Cycle #4
Genre: YA. Paranormal
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Narrator: Will Patton
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All her life, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love's death. She doesn't believe in true love and never thought this would be a problem, but as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore.
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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Review: Blue Lily Lily Blue





Source: eLibrary

Blue Lily Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
Series: The Raven Cycle #3
Genre: YA, Paranormal
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Narrator: Will Patton
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Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems have become hers, and her problems have become theirs.

The trick with found things, though, is how easily they can be lost.

Friends can betray.
Mothers can disappear.
Visions can mislead.
Certainties can unravel.
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Thursday, July 6, 2017

Review: The Crown





Source: Audible

The Crown by Kiera Cass
Series: The Selection #5
Genre: Dystopia, YA
Length: 7 hours and 12 minutes
Narrator: Brittany Pressley
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When Eadlyn became the first princess of Illéa to hold her own Selection, she didn’t think she would fall in love with any of her thirty-five suitors. She spent the first few weeks of the competition counting down the days until she could send them all home. But as events at the palace force Eadlyn even further into the spotlight, she realizes that she might not be content remaining alone.

Eadlyn still isn’t sure she’ll find the fairytale ending her parents did twenty years ago. But sometimes the heart has a way of surprising you…and soon Eadlyn must make a choice that feels more impossible—and more important—than she ever imagined.
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Thursday, June 29, 2017

Review: The Rose Society







Source: eLibrary

The Rose Society by Marie Lu
Series: The Young Elites #2
Genre: YA, Dystopia, Fantasy
Length: 11 hours and 7 minutes
Narrator: Carla Corvo, Lannon Killea
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Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all.

Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends, turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White Wolf, she flees Kenettra with her sister to find other Young Elites in the hopes of building her own army of allies. Her goal: to strike down the Inquisition Axis, the white-cloaked soldiers who nearly killed her.

But Adelina is no heroine. Her powers, fed only by fear and hate, have started to grow beyond her control. She does not trust her newfound Elite friends. Teren Santoro, leader of the Inquisition, wants her dead. And her former friends, Raffaele and the Dagger Society, want to stop her thirst for vengeance. Adelina struggles to cling to the good within her. But how can someone be good when her very existence depends on darkness?
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Switching from Audio to Book






How often do you switch from an Audio form of a book to the book form or vice versa? I started Illuminae on audio. I was impressed by the full cast. I was really really enjoying it but a quarter of the way, I just felt I was missing something. So trekked over to Barnes and Nobles to pick up the book and boy was I surprised! This is a whole experience I was missing. I'm happily starting over from the beginning. I'm so excited!

Has this ever happened to you?

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Review: The Dream Thieves


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The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
Series: The Raven Cycle #2
Genre: YA, Paranormal
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Narrator: Will Patton
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Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life. Meanwhile, some very sinister people are looking for some of the same pieces of the Cabeswater puzzle that Gansey is after…
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Currently Listening: The Dream Thieves


Currently Listening to The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater


I'm listening to The Dream Thieves because I plan to finish the series but didn't love The Raven Boys (Book #1).  I listen to books on audio for one of two reasons.  1) I'm afraid to completely invest myself and prefer to partake in a passive manner or 2) I start a series on audio and love it so much that I can't switch to reading it.  The Raven Cycle Series falls into the former category.  I know it isn't popular to not LOVE this series, but eh it is what it is.  Only time will tell.

What are you listening to?  How do you choose what to listen to and what to read?

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Review: Wedding Night (Audiobook)

Is it true... Is Alexis actually posting a review?! Why, yes. Yes, I am. I brushing the cobwebs away. I'm a little out of shape but be patient.  I'll get back to review writing form. Hopefully...




Source: eLibrary

Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella
Genre: Chick-Lit
Length: 13 hours and 13 minutes
Narrator: Jayne Entwistle, Fiona Hardingham, Mark Bramhall
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Sophie Kinsella returns with her trademark blend of sparkling wit and playful romance in this page-turning story of a wedding to remember—and a honeymoon to forget.

Lottie just knows that her boyfriend is going to propose, but then his big question involves a trip abroad—not a trip down the aisle. Completely crushed, Lottie reconnects with an old flame, and they decide to take drastic action. No dates, no moving in together, they’ll just get married . . . right now. Her sister, Fliss, thinks Lottie is making a terrible mistake, and will do anything to stop her. But Lottie is determined to say “I do,” for better, or for worse.
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Monday, March 24, 2014

Review: The Elite





Source: eLibrary

The Elite by Kiera Cass
Series:  The Selection #2
Genre:  Young Adult, Dystopia
Length:  7 hours and 42 minutes
Narrator:  Amy Rubinate
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Thirty-five girls came to the palace to compete in the Selection. All but six have been sent home. And only one will get to marry Prince Maxon and be crowned princess of Illea.
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America still isn’t sure where her heart lies. When she’s with Maxon, she’s swept up in their new and breathless romance, and can’t dream of being with anyone else. But whenever she sees Aspen standing guard around the palace, and is overcome with memories of the life they planned to share. With the group narrowed down to the Elite, the other girls are even more determined to win Maxon over—and time is running out for America to decide.
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Just when America is sure she’s made her choice, a devastating loss makes her question everything again. And while she’s struggling to imagine her future, the violent rebels that are determined to overthrow the monarchy are growing stronger and their plans could destroy her chance at any kind of happy ending
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Review: The Winter Witch


Source: elibrary

The Winter Witch by Paula Brackston
Genre: Paranormal
Length: 14 hours and 51 minutes
Narrator: Marisa Calin
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In her small Welsh town, there is no one quite like Morgana. She has never spoken, and her silence as well as the magic she can't quite control make her a mystery. Concerned for her safety, her mother quickly arranges a marriage with Cai Bevan, the widower from the far hills who knows nothing of the rumours that swirl around her. After their wedding, Morgana is heartbroken at leaving, but she soon falls in love with Cai’s farm and the rugged mountains that surround it, while slowly Cai himself begins to win her heart. It’s not long, however, before her strangeness begins to be remarked upon in her new village. A dark force is at work there—a person who will stop at nothing to turn the townspeople against Morgana, even at the expense of those closest to her. Forced to defend her home, her love, and herself from all comers, Morgana must learn to harness her power, or she will lose everything.
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Thursday, March 13, 2014

Review: The Fox Inheritance





Source: eLibrary

The Fox Inheritance by Mary E. Pearson
Series:  Jenna Fox Chronicles #2
Genre: Dystopia, Young Adult
Length:  9 hours and 30 minutes
Narrator: Matthew Brown
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Once there were three. Three friends who loved each other—Jenna, Locke, and Kara. And after a terrible accident destroyed their bodies, their three minds were kept alive, spinning in a digital netherworld. Even in that disembodied nightmare, they were still together. At least at first. When Jenna disappeared, Locke and Kara had to go on without her. Decades passed, and then centuries.

Two-hundred-and-sixty years later, they have been released at last. Given new, perfect bodies, Locke and Kara awaken to a world they know nothing about, where everyone they once knew and loved is long dead.

Everyone except Jenna Fox.
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Thursday, March 6, 2014

Review: The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Audiobook)



Source:  eLibrary

The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
Series: Jenna Fox Chronicles #1
Genre: Young Adult, Dystopia
Length: 7 hours and 44 minutes
Narrator: Jenna Lamia
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Who is Jenna Fox? Seventeen-year-old Jenna has been told that is her name. She has just awoken from a coma, they tell her, and she is still recovering from a terrible accident in which she was involved a year ago. But what happened before that? Jenna doesn't remember her life. Or does she? And are the memories really hers?

This fascinating novel represents a stunning new direction for acclaimed author Mary Pearson. Set in a near future America, it takes readers on an unforgettable journey through questions of bio-medical ethics and the nature of humanity. Mary Pearson's vividly drawn characters and masterful writing soar to a new level of sophistication.
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Monday, February 3, 2014

Review: The Wedding Dress (Audiobook)





Source: eLibrary

The Wedding Dress by Rachel Hauck
Genre: Christian Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction
Length: 9 hours and 50 minutes
Narrator: Eleni Pappageorge
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Description:
Four brides. One Dress.

A tale of faith, redemption, and timeless love.

Charlotte owns a chic Birmingham bridal boutique. Dressing brides for their big day is her gift . . . and her passion. But with her own wedding day approaching, why can't she find the perfect dress...or feel certain she should marry Tim?

Then Charlotte discovers a vintage dress in a battered trunk at an estate sale. It looks brand-new-shimmering with pearls and satin, hand-stitched and timeless in its design. But where did it come from? Who wore it? Who welded the lock shut and tucked the dog tags in that little sachet? Who left it in the basement for a ten-year-old girl? And what about the mysterious man in the purple vest who insists the dress had been "redeemed."

Charlotte's search for the gown's history-and its new bride-begins as a distraction from her sputtering love life. But it takes on a life of its own as she comes to know the women who have worn the dress. Emily from 1912. Mary Grace from 1939. Hillary from 1968. Each with her own story of promise, pain, and destiny. And each with something unique to share. For woven within the threads of the beautiful hundred-year-old gown is the truth about Charlotte's heritage, the power of courage and faith, and the timeless beauty of finding true love.
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Sunday, January 12, 2014

Review: Days of Blood & Starlight (Audiobook)




Source: eLibrary

Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor
Series: Daughter of Smoke & Bone #2
Genre: YA, Paranormal, Magic
Length: 15 hours and 25 minutes
Narrator:  Khristine Hvam
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Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine a world free of bloodshed and war.

This is not that world.


Art student and monster's apprentice Karou finally has the answers she has always sought. She knows who she is—and what she is. But with this knowledge comes another truth she would give anything to undo: She loved the enemy and he betrayed her, and a world suffered for it.

In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Karou must decide how far she'll go to avenge her people. Filled with heartbreak and beauty, secrets and impossible choices, Days of Blood & Starlight finds Karou and Akiva on opposing sides as an age-old war stirs back to life.

While Karou and her allies build a monstrous army in a land of dust and starlight, Akiva wages a different sort of battle: a battle for redemption. For hope.

But can any hope be salvaged from the ashes of their broken dream? 
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Review: Promised (Audiobook)




Source: eLibrary

Promised by Caragh M. O'Brien
Series: Birthmarked #3
Genre: YA, Dystopian
Length: 10 hours and 6 minutes
Narrator: Carla Mercer-Meyer
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After defying the ruthless Enclave, surviving the wasteland, and upending the rigid matriarchy of Sylum, Gaia Stone now faces her biggest challenge ever. She must lead the people of Sylum back to the Enclave and persuade the Protectorat to grant them refuge from the wasteland. In Gaia's absence, the Enclave has grown more cruel, more desperate to experiment on mothers from outside the wall, and now the stakes of cooperating or rebelling have never been higher. Is Gaia ready, as a leader, to sacrifice what--or whom--she loves most?
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Sunday, January 5, 2014

Double Review: Very Valentine and Brava Valentine (Audiobook)




Source: eLibary

Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
Series: Valentine #1
Genre:  Women's Fiction, Italy, Romance
Length: 14 hours and 44 minutes
Narrator: Cassandra Campbell
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Meet the Roncalli and Angelini families, a vibrant cast of colorful characters who navigate tricky family dynamics with hilarity and brio, from magical Manhattan to the picturesque hills of bella Italia. Very Valentine is the first novel in a trilogy and is sure to be the new favorite of Trigiani's millions of fans around the world.

In this luscious, contemporary family saga, the Angelini Shoe Company, makers of exquisite wedding shoes since 1903, is one of the last family-owned businesses in Greenwich Village. The company is on the verge of financial collapse. It falls to thirty-three-year-old Valentine Roncalli, the talented and determined apprentice to her grandmother, the master artisan Teodora Angelini, to bring the family's old-world craftsmanship into the twenty-first century and save the company from ruin.

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This family focused novel has everything.  There are failed romances, family drama, health scares, marriages, and sibling squabbles.  It really has it all.  But in the center of it all is the Angelini Shoe Company, a family business focused on creating couture wedding shoes.  Only Valentine and her Grandmother are left to carry on the family tradition.  Both must fight financial woes and life changes to continue the family business into the future.  I enjoyed this story.  I didn't think the Angeglini family was as dramatic as they made it out to be but maybe it's because I've seen crazier.  The descriptions were vivid and I enjoyed the relationships between the family and friends.  I didn't love the romantic relationships though.  They didn't click for me.

On the narrator...  I love Campbell and she does a great job with the accents.  Valentine is often described as the funny sister or the funny one and I just never found her that way.  I'm thinking this has to do with the fact that I listened whether than read this book.  A few things seemed lost to my ears.

Overall, an enjoyable enough read that made me want to go buy shoes and visit Italy.

Monday, September 16, 2013

Review: The Prey (Audiobook)




Source: eLibrary

The Prey by Andrew Fukuda
Series: The Hunt #2
Genre: YA, Dystopian
Length:  11 hours and 37 minutes
Narrator: Sean Runnette
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For Gene and the remaining humans—or hepers—death is just a heartbeat away. On the run and hunted by society, they must find a way to survive in The Vast... and avoid the hungry predators tracking them in the dark. But they’re not the only things following Gene. He’s haunted by the girl he left behind and his burgeoning feelings for Sissy, the human girl at his side.

When they discover a refuge of exiled humans living high in the mountains, Gene and his friends think they’re finally safe. Led by a group of intensely secretive elders, the civilisation begins to raise more questions than answers. A strict code of behaviour is the rule, harsh punishments are meted out, young men are nowhere to be found—and Gene begins to wonder if the world they’ve entered is just as evil as the one they left behind. As life at the refuge grows more perilous, he and Sissy only grow closer. In an increasingly violent world, all they have is each other... if they can only stay alive. 
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Review: Prized (Audiobook)



Source: eLibrary

Prized by Caragh M. O'Brien
Series: Birthmarked #2
Genre: Dystopian, YA
Length: 12 hours and 1 minute
Narrator: Carla Mercer-Meyer
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Striking out into the wasteland with nothing but her baby sister, a handful of supplies, and a rumor to guide her, sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone survives only to be captured by the people of Sylum, a dystopian society where women rule the men who drastically outnumber them, and a kiss is a crime. In order to see her sister again, Gaia must submit to their strict social code, but how can she deny her sense of justice, her curiosity, and everything in her heart that makes her whole.

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Sunday, June 30, 2013

Review: Through the Ever Night (Audiobook)



Source: eLibrary

Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi
Series: Under the Never Sky #2
Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia
Length: 8 hours and 55 minutes
Narrator: Michael Goldstrom
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It's been months since Aria last saw Perry. Months since Perry was named Blood Lord of the Tides, and Aria was charged with an impossible mission. Now, finally, they are about to be reunited. But their reunion is far from perfect. The Tides don't take kindly to Aria, a former Dweller. And with the worsening Aether storms threatening the tribe's precarious existence, Aria begins to fear that leaving Perry behind might be the only way to save them both. Threatened by false friends, hidden enemies, and powerful temptations, Aria and Perry wonder,Can their love survive through the ever night? In this second book in her spellbinding Under the Never Sky trilogy, Veronica Rossi combines fantasy and dystopian elements to create a captivating love story as perilous as it is unforgettable.
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Review: Angel Burn (Audiobook)


Source: elibrary

Angel Burn by L.A. Weatherly
Series: Angel #1
Genre: Paranormal, Angels, YA
Length: 14 hours and 33 minutes
Narrator: Cassandra Campbell
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Willow knows she's different from other girls, and not just because she loves tinkering with cars. Willow has a gift. She can look into the future and know people's dreams and hopes, their sorrows and regrets, just by touching them. she has no idea where this power comes from. But the assassin, Alex, does. Gorgeous, mysterious Alex knows more about Willow than Willow herself does. He knows that her powers link to dark and dangerous forces and that he's one of the few humans left who can fight them. When Alex finds himself falling in love with his sworn enemy, he discovers that nothing is as it seems, least of all good and evil.
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