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The Case of the Haunted Haunted House
- 5-Minute Sherlock, Book 2
- De: Drew Hayes
- Narrado por: Scott Aiello
- Duración: 8 h y 6 m
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Sherman Holmes has officially settled into his new city, and the World's Greatest Detective Agency has opened its doors. While his put-upon partner, Watson, would be happy to keep the jobs as simple as missing pets, when a worried worker with an outlandish tale of ghosts walks in, there's no stopping Sherman from taking the case. Now, the new duo must investigate a local "haunted" tourist site where the scares are going off-script and otherworldly interference is suspected.
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Sequel! Woohoo!
- De Miget Kids en 01-26-21
- The Case of the Haunted Haunted House
- 5-Minute Sherlock, Book 2
- De: Drew Hayes
- Narrado por: Scott Aiello
Fun and light
Revisado: 03-20-25
Sherman is charmingly eccentric. The plot isn't much of an actual mystery. There's just enough heart to keep the book from feeling flat. Definitely a good listen.
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Master of Puppets
- Master of Puppets, Book 1
- De: Eric Ugland
- Narrado por: Nick Podehl
- Duración: 12 h y 9 m
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A Secret Service operative and dedicated survivalist, Special Agent Del Roosevelt had a plan for every world-ending scenario and regularly trained for them all. He was even ready for a date with the hottest woman in his office next Friday. At least he hoped so. But all that training, all those rations, all that prepping? Useless for the apocalypse that actually played out. Del wakes up half-buried in a giant trash pile, missing his thumbs. And, um, covered in red fur. He's stuck in a world of fuzzy monsters, senseless violence, and cult-like crusaders.
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Lack of Plot
- De Amazon Customer en 09-22-24
- Master of Puppets
- Master of Puppets, Book 1
- De: Eric Ugland
- Narrado por: Nick Podehl
Boring and uninspired
Revisado: 03-05-25
I'm four hours in and still at the "What am I? Where am I?" phase of the story. I could possibly see an argument for dragging that out as a sort of mystery for the listener; however, the title of the book and the blurb give you the answers, so now I'm just waiting for the story to get on with itself. On top of that, the characters are flat, the world isn't interesting, and the story isn't doing anything new with the genre. Everything about the book so far is so uninspired that it feels like it was written by a passionless committee that was desperate to clock out for the day. I'm disappointed that the algorithm advertised this to me. The narrator is fine. I've enjoyed his work on other titles, but his talents don't lend themselves to the sillier aspects of this story.
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Impact Winter Season 3
- De: Travis Beacham
- Narrado por: full cast
- Duración: 7 h y 33 m
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The stakes couldn’t be higher. Darcy, who once seemed to be our only hope for surviving the vampire apocalypse, has gone to the dark side—she’s now the reigning vampire queen. Meanwhile, her sister Hope must lead the charge to save humanity—on a path that’s taking her straight to Darcy. Will an emboldened Hope destroy her own sister to save the world? Would a godlike Darcy ever allow that to happen? They say hope is a dangerous thing, and they just might be right.
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Top Tier
- De Stephanie Williams en 07-24-24
- Impact Winter Season 3
- De: Travis Beacham
- Narrado por: full cast
Slow. Boring.
Revisado: 08-18-24
I really enjoyed the first one. The second one was painfully boring. I was hoping this third installment would get things back on track, but for the most part it doesn't. While there are some good moments of suspense and excitement, the story rarely feels like anything is happening. And there are more than a few times when it's easy to predict what will happen. I feel like the writer knows that there isn't enough plot to sustain this series but they're getting paid per minute of run time so they're stretching it out. If the fourth installment doesn't wrap things up, then I'll be convinced it's a cash grab. (Though honestly I'm tempted to skip the next one regardless.) The characters are well realized, but that alone isn't enough to keep things interesting.
For non-story stuff: The performances are solid. I would happily listen to something else by these voice actors. Some of the production, though, is maddening. In fact, I really wish Audible had a ratings row just for it. When listening with headphones, the production is acceptable. When listening without headphones, there are times when the voices disappear into the distance as if to convey that they're not close to the main character or they're on the other side of a door or something like that, and you have to keep raising the volume in order to hear them and then lowering the volume right away so that the other characters aren't blaring at you. Absolutely hate it. And the outro music for each episode is unnecessary. It doesn't add to the ambience, it slows the story down even more, and adds to the sense that the writer is getting paid per minute of run time.
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Temporal
- De: Julian Simpson, Richard MacLean Smith, Bec Boey, y otros
- Narrado por: Nicola Walker, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jessie Mei Li, y otros
- Duración: 4 h y 26 m
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In the not-too-distant future, a 21-member crew launches from Earth. Their mission: to establish a temporary colony on Mars. Little do they know that colony will become permanent–and the last stand of the human race. Because, without warning, every single person left on Earth simply...vanishes. Now, a thousand years later, the resources needed to sustain life are running out, and the very existence of the Mars colony is threatened. Humankind has only one option–to return to its home planet.
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crappy sound recording
- De Keith D Azevedo en 08-16-24
Characters are flat, plot is fine, production is good
Revisado: 08-05-24
This was fine. A decent listen between other books. The characters don't have depth and the plot feels more like things happen as opposed to the characters solving the puzzle. But the story moves along well enough, and the performances and production are good.
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And Then She Vanished
- Joseph Bridgeman, Book 1
- De: Nick Jones
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 9 h y 7 m
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Still haunted by the disappearance of his little sister, Amy, over 20 years ago, Joseph Bridgeman’s life has fallen apart. When a friend talks him into seeing hypnotherapist Alexia Finch to help with his insomnia, Joseph accidentally discovers he can time travel. His first trip only takes him back a few minutes, but his new-found ability gives him something he hasn’t felt for the longest time: hope.
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British or American?
- De Stanner en 06-28-21
- And Then She Vanished
- Joseph Bridgeman, Book 1
- De: Nick Jones
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
Tropey. So so overall.
Revisado: 05-22-24
Not Ray Porter's strongest performance, mainly because he didn't seem aware that the story is not set in the US. (I mean obviously he knew, but he barely used any accent and when it did show up it was jarring.)
The story was fine. It hits most of the time travel tropes, which makes many parts predictable. The very very very end of it is unnecessary and the more I think about it the more it actually feels silly.
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Unbeatable
- Duración: 40 m
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Doreen and friends use their computer science college smarts to face off against “Fine Art” in a harrowing final battle for Doreen to keep calling herself the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. MARVEL’S SQUIRREL GIRL: THE UNBEATABLE RADIO SHOW! Milana Vayntrub as Squirrel Girl and featuring performances by Crystal Lucas Perry (Nancy Whitehead), Leo Sheng (Koi Boi), Davied Morales (Chipmunk Hunk), Erica Schroeder (Tippy T. Squirrel), Tina Benko (Rachel Oskar), and Peter Hermann (Brain Drain). Directed by Giovanna Sardelli. Original music by Justin Huertas and Steven Tran. Written by ...
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Fun, full of warmth and charm
- De Daniel J. Barkan en 12-07-23
Fun, full of warmth and charm
Revisado: 12-07-23
I enjoyed the optimism and how it was melded with sometimes-goofy fun. If you enjoy the comic, you'll definitely enjoy this.
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E-Day
- E-Day, Book 1
- De: Nicholas Sansbury Smith
- Narrado por: R.C. Bray
- Duración: 15 h y 10 m
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Engines. Genetically modified warriors that keep the great Nova Alliance war machine churning against the enemy Coalition. Most days, Engines are all that stand between salvation and chaos. Led by legendary Engine Captain Akira Hayashi, Shadow Squad has fought on the frontlines for a decade. They are on the brink of victory when the Coalition launches a series of desperate and devastating attacks that cripple the Nova Alliance restoration sites vital to save the dying planet.
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Kicking New Series Opener! Wow!
- De Cindy en 07-09-21
- E-Day
- E-Day, Book 1
- De: Nicholas Sansbury Smith
- Narrado por: R.C. Bray
Competent but predictable
Revisado: 11-20-23
Lots of anime fetish, predictable "twists", inconsistent plot elements. But if you're super into this genre, you'll probably enjoy it.
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The Space Within
- De: Greg O'Connor, Josh Fagin
- Narrado por: Jessica Chastain, Bobby Cannavale, Ellen Burstyn, y otros
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Six hours. That’s how long seven-year-old Sophie Lewin was missing. Found seventeen miles away on a desolate road, she has no memory of the incident, and the police have no leads. But one thing is certain: Sophie has not been the same since.
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AWESOME !!! NEED MORE !!!
- De MICHAEL F en 07-06-23
Pretty good until the end
Revisado: 11-04-23
Great performances and an interesting story that feels like it's going to develop into _something_ but then culminates in an ending that resolves nothing. It's like the writers didn't know how to answer all the questions they raised so they just called it quits. It might work if there was a season 2, but after searching the internet, it doesn't look like that's happening. If a season 2 does happen, I will definitely check it out. Otherwise, this podcast is ultimately disappointing.
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Invasion
- Alien Invasion, Book 1
- De: Sean Platt, Johnny B. Truant
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
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They are coming. The countdown has begun. First visible only as blips on a telescope image, the discovery of objects approaching from Jupiter's orbit immediately sets humanity on edge. NASA doesn't even bother to deny the alien ships' existence. The popular Astral space app (broadcasting from the far side of the moon and accessible by anyone with Internet) has already shown the populace what is coming.
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"terrible, absolutely terrible"
- De Andre M. Nel en 08-02-18
- Invasion
- Alien Invasion, Book 1
- De: Sean Platt, Johnny B. Truant
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
Boring. Ridiculous characters.
Revisado: 04-29-23
You will be bored to tears. BUT! In the middle of being bored to tears, you will get to hear the characters' absurd thoughts about sex, the cringiest of which being a 17-year-old girl who reflects on her sexual experiences in terms that will make you think she must have been raised on hardcore pornography. Perhaps it's meant to be shocking or upsetting or ... something. In the end, though, it's neither. Instead it just reinforces the authors' shortcomings when it comes to writing relatable, believable, or even enjoyable characters.
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A Crazy Inheritance
- Ghostsitter 1
- De: Tommy Krappweis
- Narrado por: Michael Braun, Marc Vietor, Jay Snyder, y otros
- Duración: 4 h y 25 m
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When Tom is invited to the reading of a will of a great-uncle he’s never heard of, there’s no way to know what to expect. But on the long list of possible things to inherit, a travelling carnival ghost train is the very last on the list. To get his full $10 million inheritance, all Tom has to do is run the antique ride until his 18th birthday. Easy. Except for a strange caped-creep he’s never met, who’s trying to con him out of the money...and the actual ghosts and ghouls who call the ride home.
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Great Wombie’s Rabbit! Fun kids book.
- De 🔥 Phx17 🔥 en 06-06-20
- A Crazy Inheritance
- Ghostsitter 1
- De: Tommy Krappweis
- Narrado por: Michael Braun, Marc Vietor, Jay Snyder, Dina Pearlman, Cynthia Darlow, Stephen Bel Davies, James Fouhey, Jeena Yi, Jessie Cannizzaro, Kevin T. Collins, Mateo D'Amato
The kiddo likes it 🤷♂️
Revisado: 01-15-21
My daughter (a first grader), enjoyed. I, as the adult who had to listen to it while we drove places, found it acceptable. A critical ear will wonder about some of the casting and some of the storytelling decisions. A kid who loves the Adam’s Family movies will insist you buy the next “Ghostsitter” book the moment this one is finished.
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