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Title: Bible Girl & the Bad Boy

Author: EC Stilson

Narrator: Anna Christine

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-01-17

Publisher: Wayman Publishing

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Faced by an uncertain future and surrounded by hypocrites, Elisa feels her foundation crumbling. She doesn't know who to turn to. That's when she meets a mysterious man. But maybe she shouldn't trust him after all. Will he help her, or make things even worse than they were before? Find out.

Members Reviews:

An entertaining YA tale based on a true story

The narrator does a good job with this book. She spoke clearly, does ok with other vices and there were no issues with mistakes or volume levels. I thought the characters were well done and I found myself liking Elisa early on. She is an interesting person, strong willed and actually has a lot funny moments. She has a lot of stuff happen to her that test her emotionally but usually she makes the right decisions and has people around to help her.

Some of the stuff that happens seems hard to believe but as it is based on true events that did happen. I liked all the geeky references to things like Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. I also listen to two podcasts with people who live in Utah, so I appreciated the setting as well. I have to say the exorcism scene was pretty wild, especially considering it was real, just a bizarre thing, I'm always amazed with the crazy stuff people believe. Don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against religion, I'm not religious but I understand it gives people hope, direction and comfort, I just think a lot of people let it consume their life and place far too much significance on it.

My biggest issue with this book was I'm just not the right audience for it. I never had any kind of crisis of faith or with my identity in high school, I had lots of friends, never had a girlfriend or was ever tempted by drugs or alcohol (yes I was and still am a geek, just a much happier one). This book is much more meant for teenagers as it has some important lessons about love, drugs, friendship and school. That said, however, I found she described everything well and there were plenty of twists and turns, enough to make me curious for what would happen next most of the time.

I appreciated the shortness of this book, I often feel many novels are drawn out. As I said I think this would be book enjoyed a lot more by teenage to early 20's woman rather than a forty-something man. For me I did still enjoy it, I just found parts of it so far removed from my own life (and if it wasn't a true story hard to believe) that there were times I lost interest. As before I listen to this on 1.25 speed and it takes nothing away from it. I do really like the way Elisia changes at the end, she becomes a much stronger person. I also really admired the maturity, compassion and understanding she shows for transgender people, the homeless and generally always sees beyond a person's exterior. She was in several ways very mature for her age. I would recommend it, just not to a middle-aged man. I'll also say that I really liked the ending and was pleasantly surprised.

Never stop believing...

A roller coaster ride through teen age love! Kept me on the edge of my seat. Narrator's emotion helped to keep the story believable. Be sure to listen to the end!

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Titolo: Il linguaggio segreto dei fiori

Autore: Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Narratore: Valentina Mari

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 10 hrs and 24 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 07-18-17

Editore: Salani

Valutazioni: 5 su 5 su 1 voti

Categoria: Fiction, Contemporary

Riepilogo Editore:

Victoria ha paura del contatto fisico. Ha paura delle parole, le sue e quelle degli altri, ma soprattutto di amare e lasciarsi amare; colpevole è un passato difficile.

C'è solo un posto in cui tutte le sue paure sfumano nel silenzio e nella pace: è il suo giardino segreto nel parco pubblico di Potrero Hill, a San Francisco. I fiori, che ha piantato lei stessa in questo angolo sconosciuto della città, sono la sua casa, il suo rifugio, la sua voce. Attraverso il loro linguaggio Victoria comunica le sue emozioni più profonde: la lavanda per la diffidenza, il cardo per la misantropia, la rosa bianca per la solitudine. Elizabeth, l'unica vera madre che abbia mai avuto, è la donna che le ha insegnato il linguaggio segreto dei fiori e grazie a questo magico dono Victoria ha preso in mano la sua vita: lavora come fioraia, isuoi fiori sono tra i più richiesti della città, regalano la felicità e curano l'anima.

Victoria non ha ancora trovato il fiore in grado di rimarginare la sua antica ferita, frutto di una colpa segreta, finché non incontra un ragazzo misterioso che sembra sapere tutto di lei.

Il linguaggio segreto dei fiori racconta una storia di coraggio e di speranza, di abbandono e di incredibile sete di vita, mostrandoci la forza immensa dell'amore più vero, imperfetto e senza radici, che dà senza pretendere nulla in cambio.

©2011 Garzanti s.r.l. (P)2012 Adriano Salani Editore s.u.r.l.

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Titre: Hors de question

Auteur: Georgia Caldera

Narrateur: Benoît Berthon, Francine Baudelot

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 10 hrs and 37 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 07-06-17

Éditeur: Audible Studios

Evaluation: 5 sur 5 sur 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Son leitmotiv ? Ne jamais révéler ses faiblesses. Et pour atteindre son but, Sonia ne se ménage pas. Que personne ne connaisse son vrai visage lui convient parfaitement. Même ses plus proches amies voient en elle une fille légère, frivole et décomplexée. Il n'y a que dans ses clichés que le secret affleure la surface...

Lorsque les fantômes de son passé ressurgissent, menaçant de détruire ses remparts, elle panique. Mais c'est sans compter le hasard qui va mettre sur son chemin le seul être capable de la percer à jour. Hanté lui aussi, Axel parviendra-t-il à combattre ses propres démons pour la sauver ?

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Title: Wild Raspberries

Author: Connie Chappell

Narrator: Gregory Walston

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-04-17

Publisher: Black Rose Writing

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

When Callie MacCallum sews her first quilt after the death of her lover Jack Sebring, she doesn't realize she'll be drawn into a Sebring family battle between wife and daughter-in-law. She simply wants to fulfill her promise to Jack to visit their cabin in the West Virginia mountains, where their long love affair was safely hidden.

Instead, her emotionally reminiscent trip becomes crowded with the two Sebring women, a grief counselor, and the massive role Callie assumes. She must speak for Jack in order to protect his four-year-old grandson Chad from his stubbornly manipulative and blame-passing grandmother and his recently widowed and power-usurping mother. Callie understands both women grieve the loss of Chad's father. He died when a raging storm split the tree that crushed him.

Grief isn't the only common thread running between the four women. One by one, their secrets are revealed on the West Virginia mountaintop.

Members Reviews:

A beautifully written and endearing story.

The author, Connie Chappel, used her words to illustrate this story and it's remarkable. The characters are multi-dimensional, fun, engaging, and sometimes enraging with the ability to pull at one's heart strings. The story itself, interweaves so many worthwhile topics, such as, love, relationships, regrets, choices, and grief. The narrator, Gregory Walston, has a clear and distinct voice and is easy to follow while listening to this audio version. Overall, I enjoyed listening to Wild Raspberries a great deal and would not hesitate to recommend this story to other readers.

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Title: The Zoo

Author: Christopher Wilson

Narrator: Ewan Goddard

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-04-17

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Patrick deWitt meets Catch-22 when a guileless young boy gets mixed up in Stalin's inner circle.

There are certain things that Yuri Zipit knows: that being official food taster for the leader of the Soviet Union requires him to drink too much vodka for a 12-year-old. That you do not have to be an elephantologist to see that the great leader is dying. That Marshal Bruhah has been known to eat his own children while Comrade Krushka is fit only to run a slaughterhouse and that one of them has Yuri's father somewhere here in the Dacha. That it's a crime to love your family more than you love Socialism, the Party or the Motherland. That because of his damaged mind, everyone thinks Yuri is a fool. But Yuri isn't.

He sits quietly through another excessive state dinner and witnesses it all - betrayals, body doubles, buffoonery. He's starting to get the hang of this politics thing, but there's so much to learn. Who knew that a man could be in five places at once? That someone could break your nose as a sign of friendship? That people could be disinvented?

The Zoo is a cutting satire, told through the refreshing voice of one gutsy boy who will not give up on hope.

Critic Reviews:

"Original and fresh, cynical and innocent, amusing and horrific, cruel and humane, plausible and unbelievable...brilliantly written and resolutely unsentimental." (Nick Hornby)

Members Reviews:

Readable, insightful and engaging

I thought The Zoo was very good. It's a sharp and original observation of the brutality, self-delusion, self-centredness and self-regard of dictators and their entourage which is intelligent, at times rather funny and at others utterly horrifying.

Set in Moscow in 1953, a 12-year-old Yuri finds himself in the dying Stalin's inner circle as a food-taster. Yuri had a serious accident as a child which damaged his brain. This has left him still highly intelligent but with a nave directness and inquisitiveness, and a face which leads people, even strangers, to confide in him. People often also believe him to be an "idiot boy" and forget his presence, so he hears a great deal which is not intended for other ears.

The story is narrated by Yuri and we see Stalin, Beria, Khrushchev and others through his eyes. It is a clever device, showing their monstrous behaviour in a new but no less horrifying light. We also get comments like this from the innocent Yuri, when a friend tells him that his uncle "got twelve years for doing precisely absolutely nothing at all. Zilch, Zero.

But that's Life. You donât know what to believe for the best. Because, everyone knows, for *nothing* you only get nine."

I found Yuri's voice very convincing (although once or twice he does use slightly more poetic and advanced language than seems appropriate for his character) and the whole thing extremely engaging and readable. It's a fine satire which more than one current world leader would do well to take note of, as well as being a rather touching story as I became more and more engaged with Yuri and his understanding deepens of what is really happening. It's a very good read which will stay with me and which left me with plenty to think about. Warmly recommended.

(I received an ARC via NetGalley.)

The exploits - and exploitations - of a smiley kid.

Iâm very much in two minds about this book.

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Titre: Mon avenir dans ton regard

Auteur: Angélique Daniel

Narrateur: Mathias Casartelli, Audrey Botbol

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 11 hrs and 18 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 06-29-17

Éditeur: Audible Studios

Evaluation: 4.5 sur 5 sur 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

La vie de Jared n'a jamais été facile et cela ne s'arrange pas lorsqu'il se retrouve en prison suite à un cambriolage. Derrière les barreaux, il sympathise avec Earl, son codétenu, qui, à l'approche de sa libération, lui demande un service : surveiller sa fille Adalynn qui semble avoir des ennuis. En contrepartie, Jared se voit offrir la possibilité de se sortir de la rue et de peut-être laisser son passé derrière lui. Mais quand celui-ci revient régulièrement le hanter, comment se reconstruire ? Et si Adalynn possédait la clef de son avenir ?

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Title: The Coyote Hunter of Aquidneck Island

Author: James Conroy

Narrator: Traber Burns

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-31-17

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Only when he meets a professional hunter does Micah LaVeck learn the most precious lessons about living.

His town on Aquidneck Island is beset with a flourishing coyote population. Residents are divided on how to cope. The mayor of Middletown offers a compromise: a lone professional hunter acting humanely and discreetly in concert with the Conservation Department's Division of Fish and Wildlife.

Micah isn't the only one surprised when the hunter turns out to be a Native American from a local tribe - and a woman. For Micah, there is more to Kodi Red Moon than meets the eye, and he is intrigued. A relationship, however, seems improbable. He's an older bachelor, retired federal civil servant and semi-incapacitated with a nerve and muscle disease. She's younger, athletic, exotic, and an army-trained sniper.

Her initial hunts are successful, but despite the mayor's attempt to curtail publicity, it's a small island. What isn't seen on town streets is observed over hedges and across ponds. Conflicting factions emerge on more than two sides. Local amateur hunters want their crack at the fair game. Reporters scream freedom of the press and want details. As the entire operation starts to unravel, Kodi and Micah are bonding more and more each day and with each hunt. Nature is a force. So is love. They both have lessons to learn.

Members Reviews:

I'm sure glad I did

I decided to read James Conroy's "The Coyote Hunter of Adquidneck Island" only because the title indicated it is set in Rhode Island--the setting for my crime novels--and because the publisher sent me an advance copy. I'm sure glad I did, because it is a beautiful book. I should say up front that this is not the sort of hard-boiled or noir yarn that I usually recommend (although there is some gun play and a crime or two happens along the way.) Rather, it is a wise and contemplative story about small town politics, man's place in nature, coming to terms with one's own death, racism, the lessons of history, friendship, and love--including a sweet love story that bridges chasms of culture, race, and age. The book is beautifully written, with a vivid portrayal of the Narragansett Bay setting and characters that are unforgettable. I loved it so much that I immediately ordered two books from the author's back-list.

A Wonderful Must Read for Book Loving Rhode Islanders

I actually live on Aquidneck Island so I just had to read this book. It tells a wonderful story with excellent character development and a very well-developed plot. Having all the action take place just a few miles from my home added enormously to my enjoyment. I will pass my copy on to our local library.

A richly imagined tale.

I loved this book, even more so because the territory was familiar to me, having lived in Newport and Providence. Both the major and minor characters were richly drawn, the writing both straightforward and poetic. We care about Micah and Kodi and Coyote, all part of the ebb and flow of life and death in the natural universe. Highly recommended.

A story not quite like any I've ever read

If you're looking for something different, here it is. A story not quite like any I've ever read. Well written, great character development and a plot with lots of surprises.

It was excellent and I am looking forward to seeing more from ...

I read this book because of a FB posting by Bruce DeSliva.

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Titre: Repose-toi sur moi

Auteur: Serge Joncour

Narrateur: Bernard Gabay

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 9 hrs and 57 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 05-10-17

Éditeur: Gallimard

Evaluation: 3 sur 5 sur 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Aurore est une styliste reconnue et Ludovic un agriculteur reconverti dans le recouvrement de dettes. Ils n'ont rien en commun si ce n'est un curieux problème : des corbeaux ont élu domicile dans la cour de leur immeuble parisien. Elle en a une peur bleue, alors que son inflammable voisin saurait, lui, comment s'en débarrasser. Pour cette jeune femme, qui tout à la fois l'intimide et le rebute, il va les tuer. Ce premier pas les conduira sur un chemin périlleux qui, de la complicité à l'égarement amoureux, les éloignera peu à peu de leur raisonnable quotidien.

Dans ce grand roman de l'amour et du désordre, Serge Joncour porte loin son regard : en faisant entrer en collision le monde contemporain et l'univers intime, il met en scène nos aspirations contraires, la ville et la campagne, la solidarité et l'égoïsme, dans un contexte de dérèglement général de la société où, finalement, aimer semble être la dernière façon de résister.

©2016 Flammarion (P)2017 Éditions Gallimard

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À propos de ce titre

Prix Interallié 2016.

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I liked this book!

I'm French and like to read a good French book once in a while. This one didn't disappoint. It's an interesting take on a "Tale of two Cities" inside an apartment building in Paris with an interior court, separating the more affluent from the less affluent... Love wins in the end, which is so nice.

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Title: Midnight at the Oasis

Author: Mark Huffman

Narrator: Mark Huffman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-10-17

Publisher: 26th Street Media

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Love affairs from long ago are often quickly forgotten, dead, and buried. We all move on with our lives, after all.

But one day a shocking bit of news brought memories of one long-forgotten affair flooding to the surface, and those memories were as fresh and alive as though they happened yesterday. But they didn't. They happened more than 40 years ago.

It was 1974. A president faced impeachment, gas had surged to 60 cents a gallon, and women were burning their bras.

Chris Pugley and Travis Buckner were young disk jockeys who moved from small market to small market in the first two years of their careers, then suddenly had a chance to go to New Orleans to help KSLM, a stodgy old radio station, launch a rock music format. That's when their lives changed in a whirlwind.

Sandi Kelso was a sexy and streetwise twenty-four-year-old New Yorker who moved to New Orleans on a whim and wound up at KSLM, doing mind-numbing office work. But events presented her with new opportunities to advance both her career and her love life.

Maria Muldaur's sexy hit song that dominated the charts in 1974 provides part of the musical soundtrack to this Baby Boomer "coming of age" tale, as Chris, Travis, and Sandi find excitement, romance, and themselves in New Orleans. Their year in the Crescent City brought them closer together and changed the course of their lives in the process.

If you're a Baby Boomer and can still remember being young, this book may make you smile. If you're Gen X or a Millennial, you might be shocked to learn what your parents were up to when they were your age. Midnight at the Oasis perfectly captures New Orleans in the polyester era, much the way Mad Men nailed the '60s.

Members Reviews:

a relaxing and pleasant read

I chose five stars since I enjoyed the book as much as I have any of John Grisham's books. The places Mark mention are real parts of New Orleans. You can see yourself following those footsteps.

It's only rock and roll, but I LOVED it!

Having jocked from the mid-60s into the 70's (I think), I can vouch for the feel of the times that Huffman has evoked. A fun read, to say the least.

Some moments are hotter and steamier than cafe au lait!

Being a child of the Sixties and Seventies -- and still fond of those times, if not a little surprised how I got through 'em (!) -- this is a fabulous throwback.

If you're a Baby Boomer, you'll visualize everything that goes on in this book, from the music to culture to politics. And, if you've still got a romantic heartbeat or two left, there are a few seductive moments in here that are as hot and steamy as New Orleans can be.

This is a fascinating romp -- crisp, colorful, and a reminder of just how free we all used to be.

The Way We Were

It's hard to say whether this is a romance, a coming-of-age novel or a memoir of the way radio used to be but whatever genre you want to put it in, it's a great read. Local radio used to be a rather madcap collection of nomadic creative types thrown together in a constantly changing stew. Friendships, romances and assorted lash-ups were intense but often short-lived. This book will make you nostalgic for rock 'n roll radio, New Orleans and young love, not necessarily in that order. Highly recommend it.

A baby boomer must!

I think most baby boomers have a coming of age story or two, maybe just not as wild and crazy as this one.

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Title: Don't Call Me Victim

Author: Carrie Crist

Narrator: Rick Gregory

Format: Unabridged

Length: 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-03-17

Publisher: Carrie Crist

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The desperate Paul tirelessly stalks Terri, a beautiful young woman who Paul thinks is his ex-girlfriend Missy. Paul is soon found screaming incoherently in the streets, covered in blood while Terri is missing. The police then race against the clock to try and discover what the psychotic Paul has done with the object of his obsession. Or did she do something to him?

Members Reviews:

Confusing Short Story

Any additional comments?

I think in order to really understand what happened in this tale, I'd have to give it another listen (which I'm not inclined to do). This is a short mystery/thriller story about a stalker and his "victim." It has a nice twist ending but we don't really get to enjoy the details of what happened - there is no satisfying conclusion to this one for me. I probably wouldn't recommend this book; a story this short should be understood on the first listen and the narration was only okay. The narrator didn't do a good job of differentiating the voices of the characters.

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Don't Call Me Victim? I'm Not Sure What This Is...

The book didn't make sense to me...perhaps something was lost in editing. Or maybe it's too deep for me.

A bright point is the discovery of Rick Gregory's narration. His performance was solid and I look forward to future work.

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Don't Call Me Victim

This was a very good short story with a twist.Rick Gregory gave a nice performance as narrator.I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Had my attention the entire time!

The police have arrested Paul on suspicion of kidnapping and harming Terri. However, they cant find Terri. Interrogating Paul only brings up more questions. Hes convinced that Terri is really his ex-girlfriend Missy, who he is still obsessed with. Who did what to whom? The police may never get the full story.

This was a clever little bit of fiction in which the reader is never quite sure who is telling the truth and who isnt. Also in regards to Paul, his version of the facts may be a bit skewed. At first, I was totally on Terris side, believing Paul to be a bit unhinged. However, later my sympathies shifted a bit. I still thought Paul was a bit unhinged but Terri obviously wasnt being totally forthcoming.

If you need just a short break from your humdrum life, this is a great short piece of psychological thriller. Theres a few bloody scenes but its not a gorefest at all. I decided in the end that while I didnt want to be best buds with any of the characters, I did find them quite interesting. Theres definitely something more going on than what first meets the eye.

The Narration: Rick Gregory did a really great job playing an unhinged Paul. He portrayed the various emotions quite well and sounded engaged in the story all the way through.