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    Audiobook Review: Locust Lane by Stephen Amidon

    by Joli December 22, 2022
    by Joli December 22, 2022

    They recently added audiobooks to NetGalley, and this is the first one I was approved for! Strap in for this twisty mystery/thriller set in a rich suburb. The Summary On the surface, Emerson, Massachusetts, is just like any other affluent…

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    Audiobook Review: As You Wish

    by Rachel August 15, 2018
    by Rachel August 15, 2018

    It’s taken me a long long time to give audiobooks a fair shot. I always fell firmly in the “It doesn’t count if you’re listening” camp. I know I know, I was wrong!! Not until I signed up for Scrib’d…

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    Joint Review: The Immortalists

    by Caleigh May 17, 2018
    by Caleigh May 17, 2018

    The Immortalists has been one of 2018’s most widely anticipated and recommended novels. For those of you who aren’t familiar with breakout novelist Chloe Benjamin, the story revolves around the lives of 4 siblings, who find out as young children the…

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    Review: It Takes Two — Our Story

    by Aubrey November 17, 2017
    by Aubrey November 17, 2017

    As anyone who follows my Goodreads can quickly note, I’m a sucker for author-read celebrity memoir(ish) audiobooks. My latest choice was It Takes Two: Our Story, by Jonathan and Drew Scott. One of my guilty pleasures is watching HGTV when…

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    Review: A Column of Fire

    by Aubrey October 9, 2017
    by Aubrey October 9, 2017

    A Column of Fire is Ken Follett’s third book in the Kingsbridge series, which began with the much-loved Pillars of the Earth. If you’re a Follett fan and have been wondering if this new, super long book — measuring in…

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    Review: The Games

    by Amber July 21, 2017
    by Amber July 21, 2017

    I listened to The Games by Ted Kosmatka while we traveled from Duluth, MN to Rapid City, SD. All the hot new releases seem to always have a long holding period so I strolled the aisles at the library, found the sci-fi section, and this…

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    Review Roundup: June Edition

    by Aubrey June 28, 2017
    by Aubrey June 28, 2017

    It’s been a busy few months for me, but I’ve still been reading quite a bit — thank goodness for audiobooks! Here’s what I think of the books I’ve been reading lately; there are a few lemons but several truly…

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    Review: Homegoing

    by Aubrey June 24, 2017
    by Aubrey June 24, 2017

    You may not know this, but LQ Janna and I are real-life BFFs. Even though I live in Iceland, we’re in constant contact via messages, snaps, and — you guessed it — books! Books are a great way to stay…

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    Book Review: A Gentleman in Moscow

    by Aubrey December 5, 2016
    by Aubrey December 5, 2016

    I’m having a serious like-dislike relationship with Amor Towles’s A Gentleman in Moscow. While I really loved parts of it, there were parts I really disliked too. A Gentleman in Moscow begins in post-WWI Russia. It opens in a courtroom,…

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    Audiobook Review: Born Standing Up

    by Aubrey October 24, 2016
    by Aubrey October 24, 2016

    Steve Martin is one of my all-time favorite comedians and actors. As a 90s kid, I grew up watching Father of the Bride (Parts I and II), Bowfinger, and more. I love Martin as bumbling detective Clouseau in The Pink…

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