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Identity
- A Novel
- By: Nora Roberts
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,477
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,987
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,977
Former Army brat Morgan Albright has finally planted roots in a friendly neighborhood near Baltimore. Her friend and roommate Nina helps her make the mortgage payments, as does Morgan's job as a bartender. But after she and Nina host their first dinner party—attended by Luke, the flirtatious IT guy who'd been chatting her up at the bar—her carefully built world is shattered. The back door glass is broken, cash and jewelry are missing, her car is gone, and Nina lies dead on the floor.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved the new book
- By Jaimie Scarrow on 05-24-23
- Identity
- A Novel
- By: Nora Roberts
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
LOVED IT Romantic Thriller
Reviewed: 11-15-23
I cannot say enough about how good this listen was! Please have January LaVoy narrate all of Nora’s books!
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Obsession
- How Much Is Enough?
- By: Nita Prose, B. A. Paris, Minka Kent, and others
- Narrated by: Jess Nahikian, Will Watt, Frankie Corzo, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 12
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 12
Lust. Revenge. Greed. Hunger. Desire doesn’t care if you’re at the bottom of the ladder or the top of your game. Six masters of psychological suspense craft tales about people crossing moral lines in pursuit of their deepest desires. In these short stories, even the most mild-mannered characters can spin out of control when passion is at play. Hold on tight—there’s no turning back.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome collection!
- By Violet on 10-16-23
- Obsession
- How Much Is Enough?
- By: Nita Prose, B. A. Paris, Minka Kent, Julie Clark, Chris Bohjalian, Alyssa Cole
- Narrated by: Jess Nahikian, Will Watt, Frankie Corzo, Carly Robins, Susan Ericksen, Amy McFadden, Susan Dalian, Susannah Jones, Grace Experience, Kimberly Woods
Awesome collection!
Reviewed: 10-16-23
I absolutely loved this! A collection of short stories by some of my favorite authors! I enjoyed each story thoroughly. Most of the narrators were excellent.
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Ward D
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Leslie Howard
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,652
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,548
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,547
Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward. Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the hospital’s inpatient mental health unit. There are very specific reasons why she never wanted to do this required overnight rotation. Reasons nobody can ever find out. And as the hours tick by, Amy grows increasingly convinced something terrible is happening within these tightly secured walls.
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5 out of 5 stars
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- By Hali on 05-14-23
- Ward D
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Leslie Howard
Meh
Reviewed: 05-18-23
I usually of enjoy Freida’s books. They’re mostly popcorn thrillers which are fun easy reads. I wanted to love Ward D. Psychology is my favorite subject.
Instead of the setting being creepy, it felt unrealistically silly. I’m all for suspension of disbelief in fiction. But come in. Two medical students left along high security psych unit with ONE nurse, no MAs, techs, security officers, or any other physicians. No cell phone service and no public wifi.
I won’t go on to list everything that annoyed me about this book but another example is the first patient’s symptoms of schizophrenia being he wanted to push his friend down the stairs… what!?! That single symptom more intrusive thoughts with OCD. While the doctor stated he doesn’t “present like a normal schizophrenic (and yes that obviously leads to kore later in the story) it sets an incorrect precedent. Being they Freida is a doctor people take her words more seriously than an author who isn’t.
Frieda’s books seem extremely formulaic at this point.
1. Main character is meek, timid, fearful, little awareness, and seemingly is so naive they never know how to handle a person or human. I have major trouble connecting or caring about the character due to lack of real character development and surface level stupidity.
2. Storyline is set up to make you think you’ve figured it out but of course it isn’t.
3. Bait and switch happens (although, I saw the main plot twist coming from the beginning it was obvious if you’ve ever read or watched a thriller based in a psych ward)
4. Biggest twist at the end or epilogue.
I’d love to see Freida put more time and thought into her next book. I know it’s more financially appealing to put out several simple books a year since people gobble them up. But, she is a great writer and I’d love to see what she could really do if she put more time into a single story and characters. Because personally, I’ve stopped caring about them.
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Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
- By: Lisa Unger
- Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 604
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 563
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Story4 out of 5 stars 561
What could be more restful than a weekend getaway with family and friends? An isolated luxury cabin in the woods, spectacular views, a hot tub and a personal chef. Hannah’s generous brother found the listing online. The reviews are stellar. It'll be three couples on this trip with good food, good company and lots of R & R. But the dreamy weekend is about to turn into a nightmare.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Awful. Boring. A big nothing burger
- By HailtoTheVictors on 11-11-22
- Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
- By: Lisa Unger
- Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny
LOVED IT!
Reviewed: 04-06-23
I loved every single second of this book! It’s a deliciously creepy locked-in theory with various perspectives.
The narration was great.
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The Maid's Diary
- A Novel
- By: Loreth Anne White
- Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,327
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,990
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,980
Kit Darling is a maid with a snooping problem. She’s the “invisible girl,” compelled to poke into her wealthy clients’ closely guarded lives. It’s a harmless hobby until Kit sees something she can’t unsee in the home of her brand-new clients: a secret so dark it could destroy the privileged couple expecting their first child. This makes Kit dangerous to the couple. In turn, it makes the couple—who might kill to keep their secret—dangerous to Kit.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Dark, powerful, twisty thriller
- By MA Reviewer on 03-04-23
- The Maid's Diary
- A Novel
- By: Loreth Anne White
- Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer
BRILLIANT!
Reviewed: 03-09-23
By far the best book I’ve listened to/read in 2023.
Loreth Anne White’s storytelling is brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Original and thrilling! I was guessing until the end and the ending was perfect!
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The Drowned Girls
- An Angie Pallorino Novel, Book 1
- By: Loreth Anne White
- Narrated by: Julie McKay
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,724
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4,200
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,178
Detective Angie Pallorino hasn't forgotten the violent rapist who left a distinctive calling card—crosses etched into the flesh of his victim's foreheads. When a comatose Jane Doe is found in a local cemetery, sexually assaulted, mutilated, and nearly drowned, Angie is struck by the eerie similarities to her earlier unsolved rapes. Could he be back?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent New Series
- By Lia on 10-05-17
- The Drowned Girls
- An Angie Pallorino Novel, Book 1
- By: Loreth Anne White
- Narrated by: Julie McKay
SO GOOD!
Reviewed: 02-23-23
I absolutely love this series! The story is compelling and the characters real and flawed.
The narration is excellent.
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This Is How I Lied
- By: Heather Gudenkauf
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,343
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,236
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,231
Twenty-five years ago, the body of 16-year-old Eve Knox was found in the caves near her home in small-town Grotto, Iowa - discovered by her best friend, Maggie, and her sister, Nola. There were a handful of suspects, including her boyfriend, Nick, but without sufficient evidence the case ultimately went cold.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Non stop animal torture...
- By Kelly on 05-31-20
- This Is How I Lied
- By: Heather Gudenkauf
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Gripping story!
Reviewed: 01-17-23
I absolutely loved the story and the narration was incredible.
Some of the reviews focus on “animal torture”. I cannot read/listen to animal torture or cruelty. I already had this purchased so, I have it a shot. This book did contain a lot of animal dissection. A lot of implied cruelty but mostly obsession with animal dissection, innards and bone. I didn’t think I’d be able to listen but it was positioned in a way that I could. However, if you’re unable to listen to anything related to animals you may want to skip.
Other than that great story.
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Dead Inside
- By: Chandler Morrison
- Narrated by: Daniel Caravetta
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 495
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 437
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 440
A young hospital security guard with a disturbingly unique taste in women. A maternity doctor with a horrifically unusual appetite. When the two of them meet, they embark on a journey of self-discovery while shattering societal norms and engaging in destructively aberrant behavior. As they unwittingly help each other understand a world in which neither seems to belong, they begin to realize what it truly means to be alive...and that it might not always a good thing.
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1 out of 5 stars
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*groan* spoilers below
- By melissa on 09-06-21
- Dead Inside
- By: Chandler Morrison
- Narrated by: Daniel Caravetta
Gore porn written by what must be a teenager
Reviewed: 01-14-23
The extreme gore didn’t bother me. The very basic premise of the story itself could have had merit. But the lack of life experience, knowledge or research around human emotion, mental disorders, medicine, doctors, abortion, rape, security, really anything the book touches.
The only way this book makes sense is if it was written by a teenage boy who didn’t haven access to the internet to do basic research and wanted to write a gory porn plot.
It was very silly.
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Bake Off
- Maddie Baker Mysteries, Book 2
- By: Denise Grover Swank
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus, Chris Brinkley
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 97
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 95
Maddie Baker hasn’t seen Detective Noah Langley since he ghosted her a month ago, but now she needs his help to find a missing woman. When Maddie Baker offers a self-defense course, a terrified young woman asks her for private lessons to escape a chokehold. Maddie readily agrees to meet Amy the next morning, but when she doesn’t show up, Maddie becomes concerned.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The perfect narrators!
- By Kayla Willis on 03-12-23
- Bake Off
- Maddie Baker Mysteries, Book 2
- By: Denise Grover Swank
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus, Chris Brinkley
LOVE
Reviewed: 01-09-23
Maddie Baker is officially my favorite next to Rose Gardner.
Please give us more in this series, keeping the dual perspectives and this brilliant narrators!
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Bake Off
- Maddie Baker, Book 2
- By: Denise Grover Swank
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus, Chris Brinkley
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 97
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 95
Maddie Baker hasn’t seen Detective Noah Langley since he ghosted her a month ago, but now she needs his help to find a missing woman. When Maddie Baker offers a self-defense course, a terrified young woman asks her for private lessons to escape a chokehold. Maddie readily agrees to meet Amy the next morning, but when she doesn’t show up, Maddie becomes concerned.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The perfect narrators!
- By Kayla Willis on 03-12-23
- Bake Off
- Maddie Baker, Book 2
- By: Denise Grover Swank
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus, Chris Brinkley
LOVE
Reviewed: 01-09-23
Maddie Baker is officially my favorite next to Rose Gardner.
Please give us more in this series, keeping the dual perspectives and this brilliant narrators!
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