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The Lost Apothecary
- A Novel
- De: Sarah Penner
- Narrado por: Lorna Bennett, Lauren Anthony, Lauren Irwin
- Duración: 10 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11,941
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10,551
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 10,521
Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary’s fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious 12-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fell short
- De Heather en 03-06-21
- The Lost Apothecary
- A Novel
- De: Sarah Penner
- Narrado por: Lorna Bennett, Lauren Anthony, Lauren Irwin
Could Not Get Past Chapter 2
Revisado: 09-04-24
I tried. I really did. But I did not like this book. The narration was awful. Why on earth was the apothecary telling her life story to this 12 year old girl she met 5 minutes ago? It’s too much. I don’t normally give up on books because in my heart I’m just sure I’ll hurt the author’s feelings. In this case, I’m okay with it.
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Torn
- The Unraveled Kingdom, Book 1
- De: Rowenna Miller
- Narrado por: Moira Quirk
- Duración: 14 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 91
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 80
Sophie, a dressmaker and charm caster, has lifted her family out of poverty with a hard-won reputation for beautiful ball gowns and discreetly embroidered spells. A commission from the royal family could secure her future - and thrust her into a dangerous new world. Revolution is brewing. As Sophie's brother, Kristos, rises to prominence in the growing anti-monarchist movement, it is only a matter of time before their fortunes collide. When the unrest erupts into violence, she and Kristos are drawn into a deadly magical plot. Sophie is torn - between her family and her future.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Really gripping story!
- De superstardrifter en 08-07-18
- Torn
- The Unraveled Kingdom, Book 1
- De: Rowenna Miller
- Narrado por: Moira Quirk
Couldn’t finish
Revisado: 06-07-24
Made it 4 hours in and decided that I couldn’t go any further. I hate giving up on books. I’m okay with my choice on this one.
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Strong Like Water
- Finding the Freedom, Safety, and Compassion to Move Through Hard Things - and Experience True Flourishing
- De: Aundi Kolber
- Narrado por: Aundi Kolber
- Duración: 7 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 36
Ff we spend our lives trying to be “the strong one,” we become exhausted, burned-out, and disconnected from our truest selves. What if it were different? Could there be a different way to be strong? Could strength mean more than pushing on and pushing through pain, bearing every heavy burden on our own? What if, instead, true strength were more like the tide: soft and bold, fierce and gentle, moving together as one powerful force? In Strong like Water, author and trauma therapist Aundi Kolber offers a framework for true flourishing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Validated, knowing restoration will come.
- De rocksteady en 10-14-24
- Strong Like Water
- Finding the Freedom, Safety, and Compassion to Move Through Hard Things - and Experience True Flourishing
- De: Aundi Kolber
- Narrado por: Aundi Kolber
Can’t wait to finish…..
Revisado: 11-09-23
I tried to listen, but I need to see the words with this book.
I’ll buy the digital copy and try again!
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Murder at a London Finishing School
- Beryl and Edwina Mysteries, Book 7
- De: Jessica Ellicott
- Narrado por: Barbara Rosenblat
- Duración: 9 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 305
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 256
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 256
Neither Beryl nor Edwina are the least bit interested in attending events at their alma mater, Miss Dupont’s Finishing School for Young Ladies. Their lives are very full indeed in the village of Walmsley Parva. However, when a letter arrives from Miss Dupont herself requesting their help in a professional capacity, they reluctantly pack their bags for London. Upon arrival, they learn from Miss Dupont that her business has seen a steep decline since the days before World War I and that now she is concerned a saboteur is attempting to damage the school’s reputation.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Love the series. Not up to par
- De Ava's mom en 11-16-23
- Murder at a London Finishing School
- Beryl and Edwina Mysteries, Book 7
- De: Jessica Ellicott
- Narrado por: Barbara Rosenblat
Not My Favorite
Revisado: 08-26-23
I really enjoy the series and even preordered the last 2 books. This title wasn’t my favorite, it was just okay.
The sound quality could also use some improvement.
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Where the Sky Begins
- A Novel
- De: Rhys Bowen
- Narrado por: Emma Griffiths
- Duración: 11 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,342
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,219
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,213
London, 1940. Bombs fall and Josie Banks’ world crumbles around her. Her overbearing husband, Stan, is unreachable, called to service. Her home, a ruin of rubble and ash. Josie’s beloved tearoom boss has been killed, and Josie herself is injured, with nothing left and nowhere to go. Evacuated to the English countryside, Josie ends up at the estate of the aristocratic Miss Harcourt, a reluctant host to the survivors of the Blitz. Now a threat looms larger than anyone imagined. And a dangerous secret is about to upend Josie’s life again.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Probably the worst Rhys Bowen book I have read
- De Tony en 08-14-22
- Where the Sky Begins
- A Novel
- De: Rhys Bowen
- Narrado por: Emma Griffiths
Liked it less as it went on
Revisado: 06-18-23
I was interested by the plot and characters at the beginning. Character development was there, but about 2/3 of the way through I became exasperated with the main character and her choices. Towards the end I was just trying to be done.
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Love and Death Among the Cheetahs
- De: Rhys Bowen
- Narrado por: Jasmine Blackborow
- Duración: 9 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,853
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,550
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,542
I was so excited when Darcy announced out of the blue that we were flying to Kenya for our extended honeymoon. Now that we are here, I suspect he has actually been sent to fulfill another secret mission. I am trying very hard not to pick a fight about it, because after all, we are in paradise! Darcy finally confides that there have been robberies in London and Paris. It seems the thief was a member of the aristocracy and may have fled to Kenya. Since we are staying in the Happy Valley, we are well positioned to hunt for clues and ferret out possible suspects.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not Georgie's Finest
- De Dylan en 10-09-19
- Love and Death Among the Cheetahs
- De: Rhys Bowen
- Narrado por: Jasmine Blackborow
I’m all done.
Revisado: 01-19-23
I have enjoyed this series up until the previous book and now this one has made me decide that I’m done with the series.
The mysteries are not mysterious and feel like no effort was put into them. Half-hearted writing.
Georgie was a very naive young lady in the beginning, but she’s been places and seen more of the world since then. I appreciate her innocence, but I don’t see her character as having grown up much.
Also, why is she becoming less and less observant and intelligent??? This is incredibly frustrating!
Lastly, I’m tired of hearing her inner turmoil about if Darcy is faithful to her. My word, woman! And she is terrible to Queenie, and is so unkind to her in word and deed. Queenie was definitely a mess at first, and she still had a few issues in the last book, but she has improved so much since then. AND she saved your life in the last book, but never mind that because she forgot a shoe and that is unforgivable.
Yeah, I’m all done. The first 10 books were fun, but I won’t be buying more.
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Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding
- De: Rhys Bowen
- Narrado por: Jasmine Blackborow
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,309
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,956
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,937
Georgie, or Lady Georgiana Rannoch, is busy planning her upcoming nuptials to Darcy O'Mara. Unfortunately, what has started as a simple wedding has become quite a royal headache and grand affair, thanks to a guest list that includes the queen and the appointment of princesses as Georgie's bridesmaids. “If only Darcy and I had eloped!” she thinks, as she attempts to organize her wedding and find a place for her and her husband-to-be to live. Just as she despairs of ever finding a home, her godfather offers his fully staffed country estate. But something sinister is afoot....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Overall I loved it!
- De Dylan en 08-13-18
- Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding
- De: Rhys Bowen
- Narrado por: Jasmine Blackborow
Disappointing story
Revisado: 01-08-23
New narrator had a challenge on her hands trying to take over the series, but I thought she performed admirably and will only improve.
Georgie’s character really frustrated me. She’s always been a bit naive, but in this book she was just clueless and dumb. I found myself rolling my eyes often.
The plot was basic and took no imagination to figure out what was going on.
I hope the next book is better.
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The Hobbit
- De: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrado por: Andy Serkis
- Duración: 10 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 25,984
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 23,187
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 23,105
Deep down here by the dark water lived old Gollum, a small slimy creature. I don’t know where he came from, nor who or what he was. He was Gollum—as dark as darkness, except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face. He had a little boat, and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake; for lake it was, wide and deep and deadly cold.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Andy Serkis Was Sheer Perfection
- De Barbara en 09-22-20
- The Hobbit
- De: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrado por: Andy Serkis
Phenomenal!
Revisado: 10-13-22
Andy Serkis’ performance is probably the best narration I have ever heard. What a wonderful gift to share with the world!
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The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill
- Tales From Ivy Hill, Book 1
- De: Julie Klassen
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Jasicki
- Duración: 17 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,922
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,759
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,757
The lifeblood of the Wiltshire village of Ivy Hill is its coaching inn, The Bell. But when the innkeeper dies suddenly, his genteel wife, Jane Bell, becomes the reluctant owner. Jane has no notion of how to run a business. However, with the town's livelihood at stake and a large loan due, she must find a way to bring new life to the inn. Despite their strained relationship, Jane turns to her resentful mother-in-law, Thora, for help.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Most enjoyable Book!!
- De KN en 03-18-17
- The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill
- Tales From Ivy Hill, Book 1
- De: Julie Klassen
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Jasicki
Ugh. Hard pass.
Revisado: 09-23-22
This book would have been vastly improved by a better editor who would have reduced it by 1/3.
There are so many characters with backstories and side stories, that I couldn’t find myself caring about any of them. This book is called “The INNKEEPER of Ivy Hill”, so what does Rachel’s story (or so many of them) have anything to do with it? I’m at a loss. Feel free to introduce a few minor characters, but I don’t need to know their whole life story. It does nothing to further the book. It makes it convoluted and the book trudged along so slowly.
Also, a better editor would have noticed lines and whole phrases taken from Jane Austen’s works.
The narrator sounded almost as bored as I felt.
In all, a very disappointing book.
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The Clergyman's Wife
- A Pride & Prejudice Novel
- De: Molly Greeley
- Narrado por: Susie Riddell
- Duración: 6 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 68
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 63
Charlotte Collins, nee Lucas, is the respectable wife of Hunsford’s vicar, and sees to her duties by rote: keeping house, caring for their adorable daughter, visiting parishioners, and patiently tolerating the lectures of her awkward husband and his condescending patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Intelligent, pragmatic, and anxious to escape the shame of spinsterhood, Charlotte chose this life, an inevitable one so socially acceptable that its quietness threatens to overwhelm her. Then she makes the acquaintance of Mr. Travis, a local farmer and tenant of Lady Catherine.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Nope.
- De Brianne en 08-10-21
- The Clergyman's Wife
- A Pride & Prejudice Novel
- De: Molly Greeley
- Narrado por: Susie Riddell
Nope.
Revisado: 08-10-21
Was hoping for a lovely book about Charlotte. Was not looking for a sad, disappointing book that made me depressed.
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