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Howl’s Moving Castle
- By: Diana Wynne Jones
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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In the land of Ingary, where seven league boots and cloaks of invisibility do exist, Sophie Hatter catches the unwelcome attention of the Witch of the Waste and is put under a spell. Deciding she has nothing more to lose, she makes her way to the moving castle that hovers on the hills above Market Chipping. But the castle belongs to the dreaded Wizard Howl, whose appetite, they say, is satisfied only by the souls of young girls....
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Better then the movie.
- By julie on 03-01-2020
- Howl’s Moving Castle
- By: Diana Wynne Jones
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
One of my Favourites
Reviewed: 23-05-2020
I loved this one. It's long been one of my favourite books, but was available in audio only as an abridged version. I was pleased to find it in the full version and the narrator was impeccable. Deep Secret is also a gem, so now, please give us Fire and Hemlock.
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Glen & Tyler's Saratoga Trunk: Book 5 of the Glen & Tyler Adventures
- By: J B Sanders
- Narrated by: Brian Rollins
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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What do you do when you discover a body in a trunk? Solve the poor guy’s murder, of course! When they get all nostalgic and head back to their old college town, Glen and Tyler get pulled into a cozy murder mystery, with a side dish of international spy intrigue. See all the sights and delights of one of the United States’ oldest resort towns, Saratoga Springs, plus some over-the-top gourmet meals, a bit of high fashion, and horses. There’s also coffee, a college tour, modern art, and the thrill of stopping a riot from starting.
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Go Glen and Tyler!
- By Readalot on 13-04-2020
Go Glen and Tyler!
Reviewed: 13-04-2020
Glen and Tyler are settled in a new house when murder intervenes. As ever, it's not the story so much as the characters... Brian Rollins is the perfect narrator. Tyler is somewhat smug, as usual, but he's fully aware of his good fortune and he and Glen make a sweet-romance couple. Seems an odd thing to say about a couple of hockey-playing dudes, but they're fun to spend a few hours with. I like the way they keep adopting people into their company of friends and satellites.
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Druid Vices and a Vodka
- The Guild Codex: Spellbound Series, Book 6
- By: Annette Marie
- Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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I've said it before, but sometimes I'm a bad person. I cheated on my 12th-grade math final, I've run countless yellow lights, and I gossip about how hot my kickass best friends are. (Good thing my job as a guild bartender doesn't require moral perfection.) But there's bad, and then there's bad. And I'm not sure which applies to a certain dark druid/wanted criminal/reluctant friend of mine. His transgressions include black-magic dealings, kidnapping, and murder, and he's about to add "revenge-fueled killing spree" to his resume - if I don't stop him. Should I stop him?
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Enjoyable. Not as good as earlier books in series
- By phoebe on 15-06-2020
- Druid Vices and a Vodka
- The Guild Codex: Spellbound Series, Book 6
- By: Annette Marie
- Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
Tory and Co are on form
Reviewed: 13-04-2020
Clever follow-up to the other stories in the series, and equally clever weaving of Robin's story. Our Heroes are all in hot water of some kind, but I depend on the author to get them out at the end of the final title.
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Why Is Nothing Ever Simple?
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
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It's Christmas at St Mary's and time for the traditional illicit jump. Except this one is perfectly legal. It's Major Guthrie's last jump. To the Battle of Bannockburn, no less. An important moment in history for two nations - one that warrants everyone's full attention. But Max soon finds herself grappling with a near-lethal game of pooh sticks, another avian incursion and two turbulent teenagers intent on piloting their own illegal jump. And that's all before they even get near 14th-century Scotland. For this is St Mary's, and nothing is ever simple.
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Well... Why Would it Be?
- By Readalot on 13-04-2020
- Why Is Nothing Ever Simple?
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
Well... Why Would it Be?
Reviewed: 13-04-2020
Nothing is meant to be simple where St Marys is concerned, so why would this Christmas be any different? It was a bit of a case of Greatest Hits, and good fun, as usual.
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Doing Time
- Time Police, Book 1
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
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A long time ago in the future, the secret of time travel became known to all. Everyone seized the opportunity - and the world nearly ended. There will always be idiots who want to change history. And so, the Time Police were formed. An all-powerful, international organisation tasked with keeping the timeline straight. At all costs. Their success is legendary, and the Time Wars are over. But now the Time Police must fight to save a very different future - their own. This is the story of Jane, Luke and Matthew - arguably the worst recruits in Time Police history....
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Extreme fatshaming
- By Phillippa Nairne on 01-04-2020
- Doing Time
- Time Police, Book 1
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
Team Weird!
Reviewed: 13-04-2020
Luke, Jane and Matthew all join the Time Police for their own reasons...Chaos ensues, and then St Marys gets in on the act. More chaos... It was fun seeing the TP from another angle. The only thing I found a bit odd was the Australian accent of one of the characters. I doubt the familiar Ocker twang had developed at that stage of history. But then- this isn't our world, right? If you enjoy St Marys I would think you'll also enjoy Doing Time. I look forward to Book 2
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Three Mages and a Margarita
- The Guild Codex: Spellbound Series, Book 1
- By: Annette Marie
- Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
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Broke, almost homeless, and recently fired. Those are my official reasons for answering a wanted ad for a skeevy-looking bartender gig. It went downhill the moment they asked me to do a trial shift instead of an interview - to see if I'd mesh with their "special" clientele. I think that part went great. Their customers were complete dickheads, and I was an asshole right back. That's the definition of fitting in, right? I expected to get thrown out on my ass. Instead, they...offered me the job?
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Way too much leery vom in mouth
- By Christopher Edwards on 12-11-2019
- Three Mages and a Margarita
- The Guild Codex: Spellbound Series, Book 1
- By: Annette Marie
- Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
Fun, Fresh and...
Reviewed: 10-03-2019
I picked up this title on a whim. I'd never heard of the author or series, but I liked the title and the blurb so I paid over my credit. I'm so glad I did. This is the first new best-of-breed series I've found since The Rivers of London. Tori and her three new best friends are great fun and there's enough back-story mystery to keep the flow going through the series. The narrator, whom I'd not heard before, fits the main character and does a good job with different characters throughout.
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Written Off
- By: E.J. Copperman
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
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Rachel Goldman writes mysteries in which Duffy Madison, consultant to the county prosecutor's office, helps find missing persons. Rachel is busy working on her next book when a man calls out of the blue asking for help in a missing person case. The caller's name? Duffy Madison. Is this real, or has she lost her mind? She doesn't have much time to find out, because a serial killer is on the loose, kidnapping and murdering mystery authors. And Rachel may just be the next target.
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Lighthearted Fun
- By Readalot on 23-04-2018
- Written Off
- By: E.J. Copperman
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
Lighthearted Fun
Reviewed: 23-04-2018
I enjoyed this one for a few reasons. One was the performance. I've listened to a few books read by this actor and she's one of my favourites. Then, I liked the bits of humour. I liked the concept. Finally, I liked the insight into the way novelists work, and how would-he-really works in plotting. I knew that already (I'm a writer too) but it was fun to read about it and to be nodding along.
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The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
- By: Alan Garner
- Narrated by: Philip Madoc
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
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The Edge is a land of two worlds: above and below. It took me my childhood to learn about above; when I was 19, I went to learn the wonders of below: a world of darkness and silence, so dark that you can see the lights of brain cells discharging; so silent that blood in the veins can be heard.
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An Old One Revisited
- By Readalot on 19-03-2018
- The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
- By: Alan Garner
- Narrated by: Philip Madoc
An Old One Revisited
Reviewed: 19-03-2018
I read this one when it was new (yep, I'm that old). It was fun to revisit, and I appreciate much of Garner's storytelling (before he became incomprehensible to me) but I found now, as then, that Colin and Susan are... bland. Not sure why. Philip Madoc has a great voice but I found his reading a bit stagy.
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Fated
- Alex Verus, Book 1
- By: Benedict Jacka
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
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Camden, North London. A tangled, mangled junction of train lines, roads and waterways. Where minor celebrities hang out with minor criminals and where tourists and moody teenagers mingle. In the heart of Camden, where rail meets road meets leyline, you might find the Arcana Emporium, run by one Alex Verus. He won't sell you a wand or mix you a potion, but if you know what you're looking for, he might just be able to help.
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Good Solid Story
- By Readalot on 19-03-2018
- Fated
- Alex Verus, Book 1
- By: Benedict Jacka
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
Good Solid Story
Reviewed: 19-03-2018
I enjoyed Fated. It's a good solid story with some action, character and a good (if somewhat too measured IMO) narration. I was looking for something similar to Rivers of London, but that was silly of me. Same genre... not the same tone.
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One Under
- Bill Slider, Book 18
- By: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
- Narrated by: Terry Wale
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
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A middle-aged man jumps under a tube train at Shepherd's Bush station, and a teenage girl is killed in a hit-and-run in a country lane puzzlingly far from her home on the White City Estate: two unrelated incidents which occupy DCI Bill Slider and his team during a slack period. At least it's a change of speed after the grind of domestics, burglaries and Community Liaison. But links to a cold case - another dead teenager, pulled out of the River Thames - create doubts as to whether they are indeed unrelated.
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Slider Reliable
- By Readalot on 22-12-2017
- One Under
- Bill Slider, Book 18
- By: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
- Narrated by: Terry Wale
Slider Reliable
Reviewed: 22-12-2017
I enjoyed listening to this one. I haven't read all the Bill Slider series, but I have read a lot of them. I enjoy them, on the whole. The (minor) problem I have with them is possibly more of a comment on me than on the books: I have the same problem with the Charles Paris stories and quite a few others. I like Bill and Charles, but just occasionally, I'd like to see things go right for them. I know stories need reverses, but Slider just seems to have SO many. Early in the series, he falls in love with Joanna, but doesn't tell his wife. He faffs about and nearly loses Joanna. Then his wife leaves him. Hooray! Joanna... but hey, she's off on a long trip. Now I catch up and find out that though they're married, something else has gone wrong for them...
As I said, that might be just me. I like Atherton, and all the others of the team. I like the style, and Slider's dogged character. I like the details about music and policing. I'd just love to see him NOT get a bollocking for doing his job properly. Come to think of it... I often get annoyed with those books or series where a talented amateur solves a lot of the crimes and yet the police are forever telling him or her to butt out.
If you enjoy Slider though, this is a solid entry. I enjoyed the narration, too.
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