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Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Him by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy

Audiobook review: Him Authors:  Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy Narrators: Teddy Hamilton & Jacob Morgan Audio Speed: 1.25x Series: Him #1 Genre: LGBTQ (m/m Romance), Contemporary Romance Source: Purchased As teens attending a hockey elite camp each summer in Lake Placid, Ryan (Wes) Wesley and Jamie Canning became the kind of best friends that are forever. However, Wes harbored […]

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Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Adorkable by Cookie O’Gorman

Audiobook Review: Adorkable Author: Cookie O’Gorman Narrator: Andrea Emmes Audio Listening Speed: 1.5x Series: Standalone Genre: Young Adult (Contemporary Romance/Coming of Age) Source: Tantor Audio Adorkable is a delightfully quirky young adult novel; a funny and heartwarming story of best friends to lovers.  I already am looking forward to listening to this novel again. Sally is […]

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Posted July 27, 2018 by Una in Listen Up!, Mystery-Suspense Fiction, Rating A
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Murder at the Mansion by Sheila Connolly

Audiobook Review: Murder at the Mansion Author: Sheila Connolly Narrator: Emily Durante Audio Listening Speed: 1.5x Series: Victorian Village Mysteries #1 Genre: Cozy Mystery Source: Tantor Audio Murder at the Mansion is the first in the new Victorian Village Mysteries.  Emily Durante’s narration of Kate’s multiple sleuthing was gripping and fascinating. I really enjoyed this new […]

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Posted July 24, 2018 by Jen in Contemporary Romance, Listen Up!, Rating B
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: A Princess In Theory by Alyssa Cole

Audiobook review: A Princess in Theory Author:  Alyssa Cole Narrator: Karen Chilton Audio Speed: 1.5x Series: SPI Files #5 Genre: Contemporary Romance Source: Purchased Naledi (Ledi) Smith is driven and determined to succeed, even when society presses against her. As a black woman working two jobs and a grad student in the STEM field, Ledi knows how to deal […]

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Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Ten by Gretchen McNeil

Audiobook Review: Ten Author: Gretchen McNeil Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Audio Listening Speed: 1.5x Series: Standalone Genre: Young Adult Mystery Source: Tantor Audio Ten is a delightfully suspenseful, young adult mystery that seems inspired by Agatha Christie.  I am a fan of Agatha Christie murder mysteries and could not pass up a new version.  Though the novel […]

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Posted July 19, 2018 by Jen in Listen Up!, Rating B, Urban Fantasy
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: The Myth Manifestation by Lisa Shearin

Audiobook review: The Myth Manifestation Author: Lisa Shearin Narrator: Johanna Parker Audio Speed: 1.25x Series: SPI Files #5 Genre: Urban Fantasy Source: Purchased Taking place a few months after the conclusion of The Ghoul Vendetta, The Myth Manifestation features a summit of most supernatural races that reside on Earth. It’s been a hundred years since they last came together in […]

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Posted July 18, 2018 by Una in JIAM, Listen Up!, Paranormal Romance, Rating B
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Rurik by Lauren Smith

Audiobook Review: Rurik Author: Lauren Smith Narrator: Lucy Rivers Audio Listening Speed: 1.5x Series: Brothers of Ash and Fire/A Royal Dragon Romance #3 Genre: Paranormal Romance Source: Tantor Audio Rurik is the third novel in the fascinating Brothers of Ash and Fire series.  I liked the journey of the youngest (and yet strongest) of the Russian […]

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Posted July 17, 2018 by Una in Contemporary Romance, Listen Up!, Rating A
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Miss Mechanic by Emma Hart

Welcome to our feature that focus on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook Review: Miss Mechanic Author: Emma Hart Narrators: Elizabeth Hart + Alexander Cendese Audio Listening Speed: 1.5x Series: Standalone Genre: Contemporary Romance Source: Tantor Audio Miss Mechanic is another witty and absolutely wonderful standalone romance between two unlikely colleagues.  Though it follows in a similar vein […]

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Posted July 16, 2018 by Nima in Listen Up!, Rating B, Sci-Fi or Fantasy Fiction
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: The Last Checkout by Peter Besson

Welcome to my feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook Review: The Last Checkout Author: Peter Besson Narrator: Connor Goff Audio Speed: 1.25x Series: Standalone Genre: Science Fiction Audiobook Source: author I’m probably one of the few people who liked the 1998 movie What Dreams May Come. After reading the description of The Last Checkout, it […]

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Posted July 13, 2018 by Jen in Contemporary Romance, Listen Up!, Rating B
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Snow Falling on Bluegrass by Molly Harper

Welcome to my feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook Review: Snow Falling on Bluegrass Author: Molly Harper Narrator: Amanda Ronconi Audio Speed: 1.25x Series: Bluegrass #3 Genre: Contemporary Romance Audiobook Source: purchased Jumping back into the office shenanigans of the Kentucky Commission on Tourism, Snow Falling on Bluegrass sets up listeners/readers for the potential romance […]

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Posted July 12, 2018 by Jen in Contemporary Romance, Listen Up!, Rating B
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Rhythm and Bluegrass by Molly Harper

Welcome to my feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook Review: Rhythm and Bluegrass Author: Molly Harper Narrator: Amanda Ronconi Audio Speed: 1.25x Series: Bluegrass #2 Genre: Contemporary Romance Audiobook Source: purchased The second story in Ms. Harper’s entertaining Bluegrass series follows Bonnie Turkle, a historian with Kentucky’s Commission on Tourism. Although the story is loosely […]

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Posted July 9, 2018 by Jen in Contemporary Romance, Listen Up!, Rating B
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: My Bluegrass Baby by Molly Harper

Welcome to my feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook Review: My Bluegrass Baby Author: Molly Harper Narrator: Amanda Ronconi Audio Speed: 1.25x Series: Bluegrass #1 Genre: Contemporary Romance Audiobook Source: purchased Already a fan of Ms. Harper’s Jane Jameson and Half-Moon Hollow series (also narrated by Ms. Ronconi), I knew I needed to try her […]

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Posted July 5, 2018 by Jen in Listen Up!
#Listen Up! 2018 #Audiobook Challenge: Mid-Year Update

We are midway through the 2018 Audiobook Challenge and here is what I’ve been listening to: Book 01: Villains Pride by M. K. Gibson, Narrated by Jeffrey Kafer (1/3) Book 02: Man Hands by Sarina Bowen and Tanya Eby, Narrated by Luke Daniels and Erin Mallon (1/6) Book 03: Jack by Grace Burrowes, Narrated by […]

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Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Dawn’s Promise by A.W. Exley

Welcome to my feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to…   Audiobook Review: Dawn’s Promise Author: A.W. Exley Narrator: Mary Sarah Audio Speed: 1.25x Series: Silent Wings #1 Genre: Historical Romance, Fantasy Audiobook Source: Tantor Audio Dawn Uxbridge was born with a fragile heart and not expected to make it past her teen years. Now in her twenties, […]

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JIAM #Audiobook Review: Out of Sync by Bronwyn Green

Welcome to my feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook Review: Out of Sync Author: Bronwyn Green Narrator: Dirk Diamond Audio Speed: 1.5x Series: Bound #5 Genre: Contemporary Romance, Erotic Romance, LGBTQ m/m Audiobook Source: Author I always enjoy when one of my favorite reads is released in audiobook format. I appreciate “rereading” the book in the more […]