Nancy W. Caldwell
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The Ink Black Heart
- Written by: Robert Galbraith
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
- Length: 32 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 433
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 384
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 383
When frantic, disheveled Edie Ledwell appears in the office begging to speak to her, private detective Robin Ellacott doesn’t know quite what to make of the situation. The cocreator of a popular cartoon, The Ink Black Heart, Edie is being persecuted by a mysterious online figure who goes by the pseudonym of Anomie. Edie is desperate to uncover Anomie’s true identity.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The webchat sequences are sooooo boring
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-09-01
- The Ink Black Heart
- Written by: Robert Galbraith
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
Twitter messages difficult to follow
Reviewed: 2023-05-07
I have really enjoyed Robert Galbraith's previous Strike books, but not this one. All the messages to and from characters with odd names and twitter messages as well were difficult to follow and made those lengthy passages of the book boring. I imageine this would not be a problem in a printed text, but figuring out who was sending the message and who receiving went by to quickly.
The plot itself was good and the readers very good. But the frequent and long passages of messages was not.
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Love on the Brain
- Written by: Ali Hazelwood
- Narrated by: Brooke Bloomingdale
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 238
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 212
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 213
Like an avenging, purple-haired Jedi bringing balance to the mansplained universe, Bee Königswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project—a literal dream come true after years scraping by on the crumbs of academia—Marie would accept without hesitation. Duh. But the mother of modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An easy Listen perfect for a road trip
- By Dave on 2023-01-09
- Love on the Brain
- Written by: Ali Hazelwood
- Narrated by: Brooke Bloomingdale
Literary version of a chick flick
Reviewed: 2022-09-12
From the description I thought this book would be more about science and most certainly less about sex. It was a disappointment.
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Vanishing Girls
- Detective Josie Quinn
- Written by: Lisa Regan
- Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 49
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4 out of 5 stars 45
Everyone in the small town of Denton is searching for Isabelle Coleman, a missing 17-year-old girl. All they've found so far is her phone and another girl they didn't even know was missing. Mute and completely unresponsive to the world around her, it's clear this mysterious girl has been damaged beyond repair. All Detective Josie Quinn can get from her is a name: Ramona. Currently suspended from the force for misconduct, Josie takes matters into her own hands as the name leads her to evidence linking the two girls.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I enjoyed the story
- By Michelle on 2019-12-18
- Vanishing Girls
- Detective Josie Quinn
- Written by: Lisa Regan
- Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
Story OK, didn't like the reader
Reviewed: 2021-11-27
The story took a long time to really get me interested, in the end it was okay. I did not like the reader. She often made the police detective and a TV reporter sound like 16 year olds, and in general, an adolescent tone was used.
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Long Road to Mercy
- Written by: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Kyf Brewer
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 270
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 236
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Story4 out of 5 stars 235
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Catch a tiger by its toe. It's seared into Atlee Pine's memory: the kidnapper's chilling rhyme as he chose between six-year-old Atlee and her twin sister, Mercy. Mercy was taken. Atlee was spared. She never saw Mercy again. Three decades after that terrifying night, Atlee Pine works for the FBI. She's the lone agent assigned to the Shattered Rock, Arizona resident agency, which is responsible for protecting the Grand Canyon. So when one of the Grand Canyon's mules is found stabbed to death at the bottom of the canyon - and its rider missing - Pine is called in to investigate.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Readers spoiled this story
- By Nancy W. Caldwell on 2018-12-31
- Long Road to Mercy
- Written by: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Kyf Brewer
Readers spoiled this story
Reviewed: 2018-12-31
The plot of Long Road to Mercy is okay. It's not brilliant, but it could hold a person's interest. The readers, howver, take an okay story and make it less. The female protagonist comes off as flippant even in the most dangerous, worrisome situations for her character. The female protagonist's love interest comes off as a low-IQ football player. There would appear to be no chemistry possible between the two. The only character who is read well is the female protagonist's sidekick.
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First Snow, Last Light
- Written by: Wayne Johnston
- Narrated by: David Ferry, Ryan Wells, Gordon Pinsent, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 67
Ned Vatcher, only 14, ambles home from school in the chill hush that precedes the first storm of the winter of 1936 to find the house locked, the family car missing, and his parents gone without a trace. From that point on, his life is driven by the need to find out what happened to the Vanished Vatchers. His father, Edgar, born to a poor family of fishermen, had risen to become the right-hand man to the colony's prime minister, then suffered an unexpected fall from grace. Were he and his wife murdered? Was it suicide? Had they run away? If so, why had they left their only child behind?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Could have been shorter
- By Nancy W. Caldwell on 2018-09-13
- First Snow, Last Light
- Written by: Wayne Johnston
- Narrated by: David Ferry, Ryan Wells, Gordon Pinsent, Mary Lewis
Could have been shorter
Reviewed: 2018-09-13
I like Wayne Johnston's novels on the whole but this one was too long. It still has the lovely writing and readability but if I had been his editor I would have cut about 1/4 of the book out. I felt impatient in the second half waiting for something to happen. At the end it happened very suddenly and quickly. Not my favourite Wayne Johnston book.
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