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Howl's Moving Castle
- De: Diana Wynne Jones
- Narrado por: Jenny Sterlin
- Duración: 8 h y 34 m
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A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book and ALA Notable and Best of the Year in Young Adult Fiction, Howl's Moving Castle is by acclaimed fantasy writer Diane Wynne Jones and was transformed into an Academy Award nominated animated motion picture by Hayao Miyazaki. On a rare venture out from her step-mother's hat shop, Sophie attracts the attention of a witch, who casts a terrible spell transforming the young girl into an old crone.
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Howl's Moving Castle is Amazing!
- De Elisa en 10-23-09
- Howl's Moving Castle
- De: Diana Wynne Jones
- Narrado por: Jenny Sterlin
Completely different from the Ghibli movie
Revisado: 07-19-24
This was my favorite Ghibli movie for the longest time, which is why I originally read the book since years ago. I still remember being shocked how different it was from the movie. Listening to it in audio was quite fun and reminded me all over again how different the story and characters are!
BTW, I was surprised that this is an isekai story. I had forgotten that detail lol!
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Legacies
- A Repairman Jack Novel, Book 2
- De: F. Paul Wilson
- Narrado por: Christopher Price
- Duración: 12 h y 29 m
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Repairman Jack isn’t your average appliance repairman - he fixes situations for people, often risking his own life. Jack has no last name, no social security number, works only for cash, and has no qualms when it comes to seeing that the job gets done. Dr. Alicia Clayton, a pediatrician who treats children with AIDS, is full of secrets, and she has just inherited a house that holds another. Haunted by painful memories, Alicia wants the house destroyed - but somehow everyone she enlists to help ends up violently killed.
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An Unwanted -- but Much Coveted -- Legacy
- De Snoodely en 06-09-14
- Legacies
- A Repairman Jack Novel, Book 2
- De: F. Paul Wilson
- Narrado por: Christopher Price
Great book!
Revisado: 07-19-24
I didn't like Alisha at all as a character and she was one of the main characters. After listening and reading the first volume of the series I kept waiting for something supernatural to happen. Nothing supernatural happens in this one, I feel like that's a spoiler that would have helped me enjoy the book more. The only thing that is unusual is a little touch of sci-fi.
As for a mystery suspense story, it's pretty darn good! there was only one spot that made me go " really Jack? " and that was the idea that exposed hinges on a door swinging out instead of in made it harder to break into. I have yet to see in my experience a door with exposed hinges that you couldn't just take the hinges off or dismantle them so that the door just kind of flops open. I already know that there's a sort of conspiracy to make people think silencers are actually something that makes things quiet when they don't so that part didn't bother me, that's just how things are in the media. It's just that door hinge kind of made me roll my eyes a lot.
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Child of the Grove
- The Wizard of the Grove Series, Book 1
- De: Tanya Huff
- Narrado por: Chelsea Stephens
- Duración: 9 h y 46 m
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In a far-ago age, wizards ruled the world with a power so dark even the Elder races feared them. But when their power caused them to unleash dragons from the depths of the earth itself, they were undone by their own hand, thus freeing the world.
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Nice tapestry
- De Ryan Hale en 02-07-24
- Child of the Grove
- The Wizard of the Grove Series, Book 1
- De: Tanya Huff
- Narrado por: Chelsea Stephens
A precious memory
Revisado: 11-22-23
When I was in middle school, I read The Lord of the Rings for the first time. I remembered how torturous it was to finish the series and know that there were no more books. The author was gone, and there was nothing left. I felt so much despair, I thought I'd never be able to find another book worthy of reading. My parents tried to help me, by introducing me to a bunch of different kinds of books and authors. It wasn't until I found the omnibus version of this book, Wizard of the Grove, (a combination of Child of the Grove and The Last Wizard,) I finally read something that lived up to the great expectations that Lord of the Rings rings had created. For a very long time, I made a point of reading this book once a year. Each time I reread the book, I felt like my passion for reading this rekindled.
I cannot speak as to whether my opinion of the book continues to be overshadowed by the nostalgia it brings to me, but even now I still marvel at how wonderfully put together the story is. It is a beautiful blending of creation myth and hero's journey. In comparison to other books it is definitely much shorter especially when not omnibus, but it is well worth the journey. In the last 20+ years, I have recommended this book to many people. I have yet to meet somebody who followed the recommendation and not been fully satisfied. I hope that if you're reading this review, you are seriously considering reading the book or listening to the audiobook. I think it is well worth your time!
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Undead and Unreturnable
- Queen Betsy, Book 4
- De: MaryJanice Davidson
- Narrado por: Nancy Wu
- Duración: 5 h y 20 m
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Though she's the vampire queen, Betsy Taylor is much more like a princess. In MaryJanice Davidson's novels, this high-maintenance monarch is finally coming to terms with her new status.
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Fun!
- De Monica en 11-29-05
- Undead and Unreturnable
- Queen Betsy, Book 4
- De: MaryJanice Davidson
- Narrado por: Nancy Wu
fairly anticlimatic
Revisado: 11-18-23
I feel like the murder mystery aspect of the story was more of an afterthought, it was very anticlimactic how it was resolved. I always do enjoy seeing what antics Betsy's getting up to with all the others. I also think it's pretty funny to see how the relationships are developing. it's like revisiting old friends almost... very irresponsible old friends.
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Undead and Unappreciated
- Queen Betsy, Book 3
- De: MaryJanice Davidson
- Narrado por: Nancy Wu
- Duración: 6 h y 1 m
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In between running her vampire nightclub and hunting down the perfect pair of shoes, Betsy learns her long-lost half-sister Laura is actually the spawn of Satan. Complicating matters, prophesy states that the devil's offspring and the queen of the vampires are destined to rule the world together.
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Cute
- De Michelle en 04-29-10
- Undead and Unappreciated
- Queen Betsy, Book 3
- De: MaryJanice Davidson
- Narrado por: Nancy Wu
a lot going on
Revisado: 11-18-23
alone, any of the plots making up this story would be boring but all together they make for a very interesting story. Not much seems to really happen but a bunch of small hurdles are taken care of so that the next volume won't need to hand wave the details. Overall a fun shorter story
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Undead and Unemployed
- Queen Betsy, Book 2
- De: MaryJanice Davidson
- Narrado por: Nancy Wu
- Duración: 7 h y 22 m
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Betsy Taylor needs a job and amazingly lands the perfect one: selling designer shoes at Macy's. But the other vamps, including sexy Sinclair, don't want their queen selling shoes. And the vampire hunters are becoming a real pain, murdering innocent vampires. It seems that everyone wants something from Betsy.
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Awesome!
- De spike99 en 05-06-07
- Undead and Unemployed
- Queen Betsy, Book 2
- De: MaryJanice Davidson
- Narrado por: Nancy Wu
another old favorite
Revisado: 11-17-23
This one definitely aged better than volume 1. I read most of these when I was in high school and early college. I always forget that I read these before I ever read Janet Evonovich's Stephanie Plum series, but it was this series that made me love the Stephanie Plum series. It's almost the same character just vampire instead of bounty Hunter. I also like the fact that the love interest, Eric Sinclair, is a lot less overbearing and rapey. In the first book he felt more villain than love interest.
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Summon the Keeper
- Keeper's Chronicles, Book 1
- De: Tanya Huff
- Narrado por: Amy Melissa Bentley
- Duración: 14 h y 34 m
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Claire Hansen was a Keeper, a member of that select group that kept the universe in one piece. And now she'd been Summoned to the Elysian Fields Guesthouse, a rundown bed-and-breakfast that seemed to attract the most unusual clientele. And Claire was not happy about this latest assignment, not happy at all. Not when she'd been tricked into taking over here by a horrible little gnome of a man who'd abandoned his post before she'd even figured out who he really was. Not when room six held a resident who'd been sleeping there for so many years that she really needed a good dusting - except that it was far too dangerous for anyone to get that close to her.
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The Narrator does not fit the writing style
- De Alicia C Loughnane en 09-11-18
- Summon the Keeper
- Keeper's Chronicles, Book 1
- De: Tanya Huff
- Narrado por: Amy Melissa Bentley
revisiting an old favorite
Revisado: 11-14-23
The first time I read this story was back in high school, over 20 years ago. In high school, I thought this was the best story ever! I enjoyed the humor and all the silliness of it all. As an adult listening to it many many years after the last time I've read it, I feel like it hasn't aged as well. I still love the story, and I adore Tanya Huff's writing style. I also know from past experience, the sequels were even better than the first one. So even if this one is a little bit slow for you, I do recommend giving the next two a try.
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The Hills Have Spies
- Valdemar: Family Spies, Book 1
- De: Mercedes Lackey
- Narrado por: Nick Podehl
- Duración: 10 h y 43 m
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In this new series, set in the bestselling world of Valdemar, Heralds Mags and Amily must continue to protect the realm of Valdemar while raising their children and preparing them to follow in their footsteps.
Mags, Herald Spy of Valdemar, and his wife, Amily, the King’s Own Herald, are happily married with three kids. The oldest, Peregrine, has the Gift of Animal Mindspeech—he can talk to animals and persuade them to act as he wishes. Perry's dream is to follow in his father's footsteps as a Herald Spy, but he has yet to be Chosen by a Companion.
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Great continuation of the series!
- De Peter en 06-28-18
- The Hills Have Spies
- Valdemar: Family Spies, Book 1
- De: Mercedes Lackey
- Narrado por: Nick Podehl
A worthy addition to the Valdemar series
Revisado: 05-31-23
The characters in narration was very well done. The story was a little boring, I found it difficult to motivate me to sit and listen. I think maybe it was because I got the sense that I was missing something from the story. It's felt like this was book two, not book one.
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Conversations with People Who Hate Me
- De: Dylan Marron & TED
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In an internet era characterized by comment section wars, devastating clapbacks, and anonymous vitriol, Dylan Marron explores what happens when online feuders step out from behind the keyboard and get to know the human on the other side of the screen. Join Dylan as he connects people who have clashed online – from old friends to complete strangers — to explore why we believe what we believe, how we relate to each other on the internet, and just what a phone call can accomplish. Don’t be fooled by the title! It’s actually a loving show that fosters unlikely connections in an age of ...
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A Fascinating Window to the Human Experience
- De B Kizer en 05-25-23
A Fascinating Window to the Human Experience
Revisado: 05-25-23
Dylan Marron is a compassionate, sincere man who has taken on the daunting task of building a bridge of understanding with the olive branch of peace in the face of bigotry and ignorance. His open honesty, empathy, and tactfully gental interview skills are truly inspiring.
Each episode is a single conversation with an individual who chose to sling insults and death threats simply because they opposed an opinion unaligned with their world view. Through finding common ground and building trust, two very different people are able to reach a place of understanding. Though they may walk away with their opinions unchanged, their eyes are opened, and ears are listening. Each is more aware of the world outside their domain and willing to remember that there are humans on the other side of that screen.
At the end of each episode, I, too, reflect on the moments I'm driven to cringe or mutter with frustration and outrage. These are human emotions born of a moment in the journey of understanding. I have to face my own demons with empathy and how for the seeds of love and understanding that Dylan's project plants can flourish and grow into a forest of tolerance and understanding.
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Bite Me If You Can
- Argeneau Vampires, Book 6
- De: Lynsay Sands
- Narrado por: Rick Robertson
- Duración: 9 h y 32 m
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One minute Leigh is walking home in the early hours of the morning, and the next a vampire is sinking his teeth into her neck. Turns out it was a rogue vampire marked for termination, but it does Leigh little good because the damage's already been done. She's become one of them.... Lucian Argeneau, hunter of rogue vampires, has been alive for over 2,000 years, and there's very little to excite him anymore. Food has become tasteless, sex is ordinary. Then Leigh drops into his life.
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LUCIAN
- De tashma en 09-05-10
- Bite Me If You Can
- Argeneau Vampires, Book 6
- De: Lynsay Sands
- Narrado por: Rick Robertson
Love it!
Revisado: 05-15-21
Love this reading and the story is great! I wish all the volumes so far were read by this narrator.
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