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Posted January 14, 2016 by Jen in Listen Up!, Rating A, Reviews, Urban Fantasy
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: The Dirt on Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones

Welcome to my weekly feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook review: The Dirt on Ninth Grave Author: Darynda Jones Narrator: Lorelei King Audio Speed: 1.25x Series: Charley Davidson #9 Genre: Urban Fantasy Source: Macmillan Audio/publisher It’s been a month since Janey (aka Charley) showed up in Sleepy Hollow, New York, without any memories of her past. Taken in by […]

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Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Bound Series

Welcome to my weekly feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook review: Bound Series Titles: London Bound (#1) & Drawn That Way (#2) Authors: Jessica Jarman (#1) & Bronwyn Green (#2) Narrator: Tatiana Sokolov Audio Speed: 1x Series: Bound #1 & #2 Genre: Contemporary Romance Audiobook Source: Authors When I discovered that the authors of one of my favorite […]

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Posted December 31, 2015 by Jen in Listen Up!, Year in Review
Listen Up! A Year in Review – 2015

Welcome to my weekly feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… A Year of Listening! Here we are on the last day of 2015, and I’m celebrating one year of Listen Up! and audiobooks! I’ve really enjoyed my weekly check-ins, reviews, guest posts, and all things audiobooks. I listened to 52 audiobooks during 2015, […]

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Posted December 24, 2015 by Jen in Contemporary Romance, Listen Up!, Rating B, Reviews
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis

Welcome to my weekly feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook review: Animal Magnetism Author: Jill Shalvis Narrator: Karen White Audio Speed: 1.25x Series: Animal Magnetism #1 Genre: Contemporary Romance Source: Purchased Having burned out on listing to urban fantasy titles, I decided to go with a contemporary, small town romance to brighten my mood. Animal Magnetism by Jill […]

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Posted December 17, 2015 by Jen in Listen Up!
Listen Up! Audiobook Challenge: 4th Quarter Update

Welcome to my weekly feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Now that I am firmly part of TEAM AUDIOBOOK and an avid listener, I signed up for the annual Audiobook Challenge hosted by The Book Nympho and Hot Listens. My personal goal is to meet the My Precious (I had my earbuds surgically implanted) level 30-50 audiobooks […]

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Posted December 10, 2015 by Jen in Listen Up!, Rating B, Reviews, Urban Fantasy, YA Literature
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Dark Heart of Magic by Jennifer Estep

Welcome to my weekly feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook review: Black Blade Series Author: Jennifer Estep Narrator: Brittany Presley Audio Speed: 1.25x Series: Black Blade #2 Genre: Urban Fantasy / Young Adult Source: author Dark Heart of Magic Dark Heart of Magic, the second book in the exciting Black Blade trilogy, opens with narrator Lila Merriweather and […]

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Posted December 3, 2015 by Jen in Listen Up!, Rating B, Reviews, Urban Fantasy, YA Literature
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Cold Burn of Magic by Jennifer Estep

Welcome to my weekly feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook review: Black Blade Series Author: Jennifer Estep Narrator: Brittany Presley Audio Speed: 1.25x Series: Black Blade #1 Genre: Urban Fantasy / Young Adult Source: purchased Cold Burn of Magic Cold Burn of Magic is the first book in the new young adult urban fantasy Black Blade trilogy by […]

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Posted November 19, 2015 by Jen in Listen Up!, Rating B, Reviews, Urban Fantasy
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Grave Peril by Jim Butcher

Welcome to my weekly feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook review: Dresden Files Series Author: Jim Butcher Narrator: James Marsters Audio Speed: 1.25x Series: Dresden Files #3 Genre: Urban Fantasy / Mystery Source: purchased Grave Peril The third title in the Dresden Files, Grave Peril, marks a noticeable shift in the world of Harry Dresden; so much so […]

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Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Dresden Files Part 1

Welcome to my weekly feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook review: Dresden Files Series Author: Jim Butcher Narrator: James Marsters Audio Speed: 1.25x Series: Dresden Files #1-2 Genre: Urban Fantasy / Mystery Source: purchased Storm Front (#1) Wow! Just… wow! I was pleasantly surprised and extremely impressed with the audiobook of Storm Front, the first story from the Dresden […]

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Posted November 5, 2015 by Jen in Listen Up!, Rating B, Reviews, Urban Fantasy
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Brighter Than the Sun by Darynda Jones

Welcome to my weekly feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook review: Brighter Than the Sun Author: Darynda Jones Narrator: Lorelei King Listening Speed: 1.25x Audiobook Source: purchased What I’m Talking About: Brighter Than the Sun is a story for fans and readers of the Charlie Davidson series by Darynda Jones. Told in the first person, […]

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Posted October 29, 2015 by Jen in Listen Up!
Listen Up! Guest Post: Renea Mason

Welcome to my weekly feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… This week, author Renea Mason, visits That’s What I’m Talking About. Renea is here to share what it was like to turn her book, Curing Doctor Vincent, into her first #audiobook. Please help me welcome Renea to the blog. Guest Post: Renea Mason Thanks […]

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Posted October 22, 2015 by Una in Contemporary Romance, Listen Up!, Rating A, Reviews
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Rock Redemption by Nalini Singh

Welcome to my weekly feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook review: Rock Redemption Author: Nalini Singh Narrator: Justine O. Keef Listening Speed: 1.0x Reviewer: Una Overall Rating: A- Audiobook Source: Tantor Media/publisher What I’m Talking About: The Rock Kiss series has become a guilty pleasure for me.  I’m not much for contemporary romance, but […]

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Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: The Martian by Andy Weir

Welcome to my weekly feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook Review: The Martian Author: Andy Weir Narrator: R.C. Bray Audio Speed: 1x Series: Standalone Genre: Science Fiction Source: purchased Okay friends… here is the scoop. We’ve all been hearing RAVES about The Martian, particularly in audiobook format, for months, and to be honest, when people rave that much, I […]

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Posted October 8, 2015 by Jen in Listen Up!, Rating B, Reviews, Urban Fantasy
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Vlad brings on the heat

Welcome to my weekly feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook review: Bound by Flames Author: Jeaniene Frost Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Audio Speed: 1x Series: Night Prince #3 (Night Huntress Universe #12) Genre: Urban Fantasy Source: library loan NOTE: This review may contain spoilers from the previous books in the series. It’s been a few books since I last […]

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Listen Up! Nice Girls Don’t… #Audiobook Review Part 4

Welcome to my weekly feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… What I’m Listening To: Title: Nice Girls Don’t Bite Their Neighbors Author: Molly Harper Narrator: Amanda Ronconi Audio Speed: 1.25x Series: Jane Jameson #4 Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary Chick-Lit Source: purchased/Audible Audiobook Review: Nice Girls Don’t Bite Their Neighbors Nice Girls Don’t Bite Their Neighbors is the final book of […]