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The Wind Weaver
- Reign of Remnants, Book 1
- De: Julie Johnson
- Narrado por: Billie Fulford-Brown
- Duración: 17 h y 20 m
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Magic and adventure swirl through this spellbinding romantasy where a young woman reignites the embers of an ancient prophecy, unleashing a storm that could save her realm or doom them all.
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Definitely worth your credit!
- De Jill S. en 04-16-25
- The Wind Weaver
- Reign of Remnants, Book 1
- De: Julie Johnson
- Narrado por: Billie Fulford-Brown
I NEED MORE!
Revisado: 04-14-25
World building - check
Brooding hero - check
Angsty slow burn romance - check
Mystery. Action. Drama.
Check, check, and double check.
Rhya, the FMC, is unaware of her power and this story follows her self-discovery and developing her strengths, as she defends a kingdom and forms a family she never expects.
The Wind Weaver is a great start to the series. Detailed but easy to follow world building sets the tone and creates a solid skeleton. However, I felt there is still a lot of this story that is left to tell. Lots of questions raised, but the surface barely scratched for answers.
I hope book 2 will delve deeper into fill in the blanks; to add more depth to the history.
I’ve read many of Julie Johnson’s Contemporary romance titles. They hit you in the heart, and based on same, I look forward to reading how the rest of this series will unfold.
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Say You'll Remember Me
- De: Abby Jimenez
- Narrado por: Christine Lakin, Matt Lanter
- Duración: 9 h y 59 m
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There's no such thing as a perfect guy, but Xavier Rush comes disastrously close. A gorgeous veterinarian giving Greek god vibes—all while cuddling a tiny kitten? Immediate yes. That is until Xavier opens his mouth and proves that even sculpted gods can say the absolute wrong thing. Like, really wrong. Of course, there’s nothing Samantha loves more than proving an asshole wrong . . . unless, of course, he can admit he made a mistake.
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Character well developed
- De Melissa Vargas en 04-06-25
- Say You'll Remember Me
- De: Abby Jimenez
- Narrado por: Christine Lakin, Matt Lanter
Feel Everything!!!!
Revisado: 04-02-25
Abby, you hit me right in the heart again with this one
This time though, I felt it deep.
Perhaps it’s how I gawked at the sweetest meet-cute pivot in a direction I didn’t expect.
Perhaps it’s how I related to Samantha and her family’s struggle of navigating the caretaker role and all its challenges.
Maybe it’s the well paced progression of events and expertly delivered evolution of perspective over the course of a realistic time frame that made me feel the longing and Sam&Xavier’s true struggle - not only from an emotional POV, but a financial one as well.
A reality check.
And I know it’s not the adorable animals integrated into the story.
Or some echoes from past books.
Or the addictive repartee.
Nope, not at all.
And the AUDIOBOOK narrators: gah!
BRAVO 👏🏽
Both brought an extra dimension of life into this story.
I binged a few hours after the midnight drop, and ironically I had only 10min left before I meeting Abby at release day launch.
Perfect timing because when I hunkered down in the stillness of a quiet corner, after a day of celebration and excitement and buzz, to listen to those final words, my heart felt happy, lighter, and most of all hopeful that indeed things will always be ok at the end.
Now to listen again.
5 STARS
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Cruel Winter with You
- Under the Mistletoe Collection
- De: Ali Hazelwood
- Narrado por: Vivienne LaRue
- Duración: 2 h
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All newly minted pediatrician Jamie Malek wants is to borrow a roasting pan for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, that requires her to interact with Marc—her best friend’s troublemaking brother, who’s now a tech billionaire. He’s the one who got away. She’s the one who broke his heart. Outside, a howling blizzard. Inside, a crackling fire. Suddenly, being snowbound with the man she never expected to see again might not be such a bad way to spend a winter’s night.
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Endless insecurities and translation fails
- De 🔥 Phx17 🔥 en 11-12-24
- Cruel Winter with You
- Under the Mistletoe Collection
- De: Ali Hazelwood
- Narrado por: Vivienne LaRue
Packs a romantic punch
Revisado: 11-27-24
Ali Hazelwood knocks it out of the park again with this holiday best friend’s little brother short story that delivers all the feels and angst and spice.
5 STARS
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Say Yes
- De: Elle Kennedy
- Narrado por: Stella Bloom
- Duración: 1 h y 32 m
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Maid-of-honor Emilia is looking for some stress-busting fun the night before her best friend’s wedding. And what’s more fun than a no-strings hookup? Good thing there’s an app for that, and she’s in luck - the sexy stud she swipes right on is more than happy to fulfill all her sexual needs. Her hot night with “Dirk” is everything she knew it would be. But this morning? He looks a hell of a lot like the groom.
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No means no
- De Amazon Customer en 11-14-21
- Say Yes
- De: Elle Kennedy
- Narrado por: Stella Bloom
Sweet and spicy
Revisado: 02-08-24
A short, yet spicy meet-cute featuring a sarcastic FMC and a few surprising plot twists. Very entertaining, as in true Elle Kennedy fashion.
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Better than a Box of Chocolates
- De: Emily March
- Narrado por: Andi Arndt, Jason Clarke
- Duración: 2 h y 29 m
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Valentine’s Day has always meant trouble for wedding photographer Ali Lovejoy. All her worst romantic disasters have happened on V-Day, so she’s made a habit of hiding out at home in her pjs until it’s over. But when her best friend begs her to do an engagement photoshoot on the dreaded holiday, Ali reluctantly agrees and travels to the quaint Colorado mountain town of Eternity Springs to help her bestie.
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Stop with the religion in romance
- De SciFi Junkette en 02-18-22
- Better than a Box of Chocolates
- De: Emily March
- Narrado por: Andi Arndt, Jason Clarke
Oh sweet Valentine!
Revisado: 02-02-24
What a Wonderful and refreshing novella! Dual narrated Swoony meet-cute, and lots of flirting, all amidst a meddling well-meaning family of matchmakers. Entertaining and sweet. Great story in anticipation of Valentine’s Day. ❤️
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Fourth Wing
- Empyrean, Book 1
- De: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrado por: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
- Duración: 21 h y 22 m
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Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.
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Erotica with Dragons
- De Trev en 05-13-23
- Fourth Wing
- Empyrean, Book 1
- De: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrado por: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
THE HYPE IS REAL!
Revisado: 01-16-24
IF YOU LOVE ROMANCE, MYSTERY, AND ADVENTURE, READ THIS BOOK!!!
It’s mid October, and I’m about to listen to this book for the 👏4th time 👏since July 2023, and I can’t get over it.
Fantasy romance — Romantasy — isn’t even my usual jam.
I’m typically a rom-com, contemporary romance, NA reader. Yet I’ll still enjoy a great Romatasy on occasion, and this is one of those times.
It’s as if Harry Potter, Divergent, Hunger Games, and ACOTAR all had a baby, and birthed this series. There are so many fab themes like: living with a chronic condition, women empowerment, growth, overcoming adversity, trust , and love. It has a Heroine -Violet - that I fell in love with on the first page. The amazing cast of characters and dragons shed layer upon layer of mystery and entertainment.
And that ending. Yeah I expected it to be doozy, but not like this!
I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS!!!!
I’m counting down the days for the Release of Iron Flame 11.07.23 !!!
5 DRAGON 🐉🔥🐉🔥🐉LADEN STARS
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Butcher & Blackbird
- The Ruinous Love Trilogy, Book 1
- De: Brynne Weaver
- Narrado por: Joe Arden, Lucy Rivers
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
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When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of a like-minded, pitch-black soul. From small-town West Virginia to upscale California, from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country.
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Listen, I'm a 'sympathetic retcher'
- De J. Scarlyn en 10-25-23
- Butcher & Blackbird
- The Ruinous Love Trilogy, Book 1
- De: Brynne Weaver
- Narrado por: Joe Arden, Lucy Rivers
Horrifyingly romantic
Revisado: 01-05-24
Classified as a “Dark Romance”, Butcher & Blackbird was the ultimate juxtaposition of love and terror. I enjoyed every gruesome and spicy moment!
And the audiobook - one of the best listens! (And I’ve listened to hundreds). Male and female narration integrated so MMC reads lines within FMC POV, and vise versa.
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Iron Flame
- Empyrean, Book 2
- De: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrado por: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
- Duración: 28 h y 16 m
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Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College-Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.
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I wish I could throw this book off a cliff.
- De Rebekah L Johnson en 11-10-23
- Iron Flame
- Empyrean, Book 2
- De: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrado por: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
Obsessed
Revisado: 11-12-23
I don’t have the words right now to fully articulate how addicting this series is! I’ve been been listening book 2 for the last 4 days, and now I have even more questions than I did at the end of Fourth Wing.
SO MUCH NEW INFO!
I have a feeling I’m going to be re-listening and annotating and diving into a billion theories until the release of book 3.
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The Seat Filler
- A Novel
- De: Sariah Wilson
- Narrado por: Kate Marcin
- Duración: 8 h y 27 m
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The meet-cute award goes to dog groomer Juliet Nolan. It’s one of Hollywood’s biggest nights when she volunteers as a seat filler and winds up next to movie heartthrob Noah freaking Douglas. Tongue-tied and toes curling in her pink Converse, she pretends that she doesn’t have a clue who he is. It’s the only way to keep from swooning. She’s pretty and unpretentious, loves his dog, and is not a worshipping fan. No way Noah’s giving up on her, even if his affectionate pursuit comes with a bump: Juliet has a pathological fear of kissing....
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Dog Groomers Beware
- De Katiewind en 04-29-21
- The Seat Filler
- A Novel
- De: Sariah Wilson
- Narrado por: Kate Marcin
Sweet Hollywood romance
Revisado: 09-12-22
Super swoony meet-cute when heroine Juliet becomes a seat-filler and ends up next to A-list actor, Noah Douglas. Juliet’s quirky, snarky wit immediately grabs Noah’s attention and mine. I enjoyed watching their relationship unfold as Juliet denies her feelings as Noah oh-so-subtly courts her.
The celebrity aspect was well embedded into the storyline — from getting interrupted for photos and being recognized everywhere they went — helped keep Noah’s fame in the forefront, but just enough to not detract from the main plot.
I alternated between audible and ebook. Told in solely Juliet’s POV, I found narration/performance to be okay. Spacing/pauses between sentences were often too quick and almost sounded like run-on. Would have liked more voice inflection to reflect the expression of the dialogue. Rather, at times, it sounded like someone blandly simply reading the words on the page.
Overall 4 STARS
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If We Were a Movie
- De: Kelly Oram
- Narrado por: Andrew Eiden
- Duración: 9 h y 27 m
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NYU freshman Nate Anderson is a triplet who is desperate to escape his wild and crazy brothers. After they screw things up for him one too many times, Nate flees his housing situation and takes the first available room for rent as far from his brothers as he can get. Enter his new roommate Jordan - a quirky LA girl who believes that everything in life has already been done in the movies. In this heartfelt tale of love, friendship, and family, Nate learns how to deal with his new adult life using Hollywood films as a guide.
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If We Were a Movie
- De whatcha.listening.to en 11-25-19
- If We Were a Movie
- De: Kelly Oram
- Narrado por: Andrew Eiden
Clever and sweetly addicting!
Revisado: 03-12-20
This is book 2 of my binge of Kelly Oram Audio books this week. 2 in 2 days! Yes, I’m finding her stories so addicting!
This is a YA tale of young college students trying to find their way. Told primarily in the male POV, the characters, dialogue, and swift moving plot full of super clever movie and music references got me hooked on a full day of entertainment!
I think it was the very patient and non-drama reactions when I totally expected dumb drama that made me like the hero and heroine. Also, the hero and heroine’s genuine friendship that blossomed
for the majority of the book made me feel
more connected when their relationship took a romantic turn; it felt genuine. The sorry takes you on a journey to experience the traits that each person appreciated about the other. I fell a little bit more for the couple the more they got to know each other.
Male voice narration was excellent in the the male POV. However, his female voice dialogue could use some work. It was odd and distracting for me.
Overall, 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️STARS
Off to the next binge listen
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