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The Other Passenger
- By: Louise Candlish
- Narrated by: Steven Mackintosh
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,599
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,363
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,359
It all happens so quickly. One day you're living the dream, commuting to work by riverbus with your charismatic neighbour Kit in the seat beside you. The next, Kit hasn't turned up for the boat and his wife, Melia, has reported him missing. When you get off at your stop, the police are waiting. Another passenger saw you and Kit arguing on the boat home the night before, and the police say that you had a reason to want him dead. You protest. You and Kit are friends - ask Melia, she'll vouch for you.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Why can I hear every saliva swallow?
- By M. Bourke on 26-07-20
- The Other Passenger
- By: Louise Candlish
- Narrated by: Steven Mackintosh
Pretty good.
Reviewed: 03-03-23
I enjoyed the book. I didn't hear a single swallow or gulp from the narrator as many readers have mentioned.
There were a few plot-holes and I could see the twist coming a mile off, but the characters were good and the story quick and well paced.
A solid 7/10
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The Ink Black Heart
- Cormoran Strike, Book 6
- By: Robert Galbraith
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
- Length: 32 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,675
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,055
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,024
When frantic, dishevelled 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 co-creator 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. Robin decides that the agency can't help with this—and thinks nothing more of it until a few days later, when she reads the shocking news that Edie has been tasered and then murdered in Highgate Cemetery.
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2 out of 5 stars
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SO disappointing plus update
- By mollyeyre on 30-08-22
- The Ink Black Heart
- Cormoran Strike, Book 6
- By: Robert Galbraith
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
Awful. Have to agree with all the other reviewers
Reviewed: 12-02-23
I love the Cormoran Strike series of books, but this one I am returning only 25% read.
The endless chatroom dialogue just doesn't lend itself well to plot progression. There are 10 or more characters in each chat room and you know nothing about them, not even gender. It is completely impossible to build a character for any of them in your mind.
Less of a 'who dunnit?' and more of a 'who the hell is chatting now?'
I give up.
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The Sweetness of Water
- By: Nathan Harris
- Narrated by: William DeMeritt
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 263
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 233
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 231
In the dying days of the American Civil War, newly freed brothers Landry and Prentiss find themselves cast into the world without a penny to their names. Forced to hide out in the woods near their former Georgia plantation, they're soon discovered by the land's owner, George Walker, a man still reeling from the loss of his son in the war. When the brothers begin to live and work on George's farm, the tentative bonds of trust and union begin to blossom between the strangers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great read! 👏🏾👏🏾
- By BlackGurlReads on 18-01-22
- The Sweetness of Water
- By: Nathan Harris
- Narrated by: William DeMeritt
Beautiful
Reviewed: 05-02-23
This story really allows the reader to travel back to the time depicted with all its hope, and prejudice. You are completely immersed. It is so well written and beautifully crafted. The narrator brings it to life. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys
- The BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- By: Samuel Pepys, Hattie Naylor
- Narrated by: Kris Marshall, Katherine Jakeways, Full Cast
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 730
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 647
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Story5 out of 5 stars 644
Kris Marshall and Katherine Jakeways star as Mr & Mrs Pepys in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of the world famous diaries. Samuel Pepys was 26 when he decided to start keeping a diary, in January 1660. For the next 10 years he faithfully recorded the day's events and confessed his innermost thoughts. That diary has since become one of our most important, and fascinating, historical documents. Pepys gave us eyewitness accounts of some of the great events of the 17th century, including the Great Fire of London and the Second Dutch War.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Up early and to the office
- By Al Whitworth on 10-09-19
- The Diary of Samuel Pepys
- The BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- By: Samuel Pepys, Hattie Naylor
- Narrated by: Kris Marshall, Katherine Jakeways, Full Cast
Great Abbreviated version that keeps the pace
Reviewed: 26-07-21
I had always wanted to read this, but was put off by the sheer volume of it. Also, the reviews always said that it was interesting but tedious in the way that diaries are. Got up, had eggs for breakfast, went to work, etc
Now I know this version is highly abbreviated, but it really felt like it captured the highlights. It is also dramatised so his accounts of the conversations have been fleshed out into real scripts with the other actors.
It felt like a well paced story/play. For the really interesting historical context, (The great fire of London. The Restoration, The plague, etc) I was able to pause and research the details so it made it even more fascinating. Also, where I felt it was too redacted, I looked up the actual chapters of the diary online and read the whole days entry.
Probably too abbreviated for some people, who perhaps want more of the historical context and detail, but it was a really fun listen.
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A Treachery of Spies
- By: Manda Scott
- Narrated by: Emma Gregory, Philip Stevens, Sally Scott
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,032
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 938
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 934
An elderly woman of striking beauty is found murdered in Orleans, France. Her identity has been cleverly erased, but the method of her death is very specific: she has been killed in the manner of traitors to the Resistance in World War Two. Tracking down her murderer leads police inspector Inès Picaut back to 1940s France, where the men and women of the Resistance were engaged in a desperate fight for survival against the Nazi invaders.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Oh my goodness!
- By anne on 26-08-18
- A Treachery of Spies
- By: Manda Scott
- Narrated by: Emma Gregory, Philip Stevens, Sally Scott
I literally 'lost the plot'
Reviewed: 30-06-21
It starts wonderfully, with loads of intrigue and action, but then gets lost in its own convoluted meanderings.
Loved the shift between the present day and WWII, but trying to keep track of all the characters and who was betraying who was almost impossible. There are maybe 10 major characters, most with pseudonyms. The writer switches back and forth between 1st names, last names and spy names.
I stuck it out, but honestly, if any of them had been the mole at that point, it would have been plausible, therefore not a particularly satisfying ending.
Amazing performance from the narrators.
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Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 27,455
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 25,402
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Story5 out of 5 stars 25,345
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A return to form
- By Amazon Customer on 06-05-21
- Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Reviewed: 03-06-21
An amazing book. If you liked 'The Martian' you will love this. It is full of the same themes, a deeply rounded and developed character faced with a series of scientific problems that he methodically and cleverly overcomes....AAAAANNND a huge twist!
I feel bereft as I just finished it....
Andy Weir's second book Artemis was disappointing... This, however, really delivers.
(You'll get the LOVE LOVE LOVE! reference when you read the book).
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Playing Nice
- By: JP Delaney
- Narrated by: Ben Elliot, Amelia Cormack, Peter Forbes
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,331
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,106
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,104
Pete Riley is a stay-at-home dad; his partner, Maddie, works in advertising. After Pete drops two-year-old Theo off at nursery one morning, he's politely accosted by a man who looks just like Theo. The man, Miles Lambert, breaks the devastating news that Theo is in fact not Pete's son, but his - the two babies got mixed up at hospital and Miles and his wife, Lucy, now have the Rileys' son at home. They've already carried out DNA testing to prove it.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Perhaps more riveting if you are a parent
- By Podenco Fan on 02-08-20
- Playing Nice
- By: JP Delaney
- Narrated by: Ben Elliot, Amelia Cormack, Peter Forbes
Totally enjoyed this
Reviewed: 15-04-21
At every twist and turn you are just flabbergasted at how things get out of control for the two protagonists. The story is told very well and each step is measured but exciting. A great read.
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Toy Soldiers
- Books 1-6 Box Set
- By: Devon C. Ford
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 38 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 512
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 479
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 480
Disorder and chaos ravage London when thousands are contaminated by the accidental discharge of an experimental bioweapon. The disease robs its hosts of rational thought, giving them a singular desire - find more living flesh to infect.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Reads like an uninspired furniture catalogue
- By Anonymous User on 02-12-20
- Toy Soldiers
- Books 1-6 Box Set
- By: Devon C. Ford
- Narrated by: John Lee
The most 2 dimensional characters ever
Reviewed: 28-02-21
I have made it through 6 chapters and every time a new character is introduced I groan. Without giving too much away: there's the alcoholic abusive mother, the moustached shouty Sergeant Major, the insouciant foppish public schoolboy Second Lieutenant... It's like Windsor Davies from It Ain't Half Hot Mum meets Hugh Laurie from Blackadder...
The story seems fairly good and is moving at a good pace..but I can't take it anymore.
The narrator is a bit irritating too. He sounds like he's reading the news, big dramatic pauses and 'announcing' every detail.
I love zombie fiction..but not this one.
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Come Again
- By: Robert Webb
- Narrated by: Olivia Colman
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,424
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,305
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,303
It's been precisely 10,000 days since Kate met the most gorgeous man alive. The man she married. The man with whom she built a life. The man who died. Kate still sleeps with her husband's T-shirt, but it doesn't smell of Luke any more. She misses him every day. One morning, Kate wakes up back at college. She's 18 years old. She remembers everything. And she realises that this is the week that she will meet Luke for the first time. What if the man you lost could be found again? But then, what if he doesn't know he's lost? And what if he's still just a boy?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Even Olivias performance can’t save this book
- By Katie Jane Clark on 27-06-20
- Come Again
- By: Robert Webb
- Narrated by: Olivia Colman
LOVED this book!
Reviewed: 22-06-20
So funny! So well written! So well read! Olivia Colmann was perfect!
Had not idea this was Robert Webb of Mitchell and Webb until afterwards, (doh), but that made sense. This is witty, well paced and has a clever ending.
I want another one!
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Where the Crawdads Sing
- By: Delia Owens
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 27,012
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 23,933
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Story5 out of 5 stars 23,877
For years, rumors of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Oh my word...
- By Private on 09-05-20
- Where the Crawdads Sing
- By: Delia Owens
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Amazing book!
Reviewed: 22-05-20
Loved it. The scene settings were beautiful and really transported you to the marsh. the plot and characters were excellently crafted
I was hooked through to the end...
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