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Review and Round Up of Audio Books I’ve listened to lately. This is Part 1: Fiction books. All these books are available on Audible and as e-books or paper books. Is that what you call them? Paper books??
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Audio Book Reviews and Podcast Recommendations
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Iโm doing a review round up on a lot of the books and Iโve been listening to while running and eating lately. And if you didnโt like Game of Thrones – I want to share a warning about 1 book Iโm NOT going to finish.ย

Fiction Novels Round-Up
by Yann Martelย
Review: Good. I didnโt think I was going to like it. My friend suggested it as part of our imaginary book club. I thought it was going to teach me the meaning of life and it didnโtโฆ so I guess the search continues. Great Reader.
by Margaret Atwood
Review: Good. Different. Interesting. Didnโt realize it was part of a trilogy – but theyโre not super related so you donโt need to listen to all of them. Great Reader.
by Brian Freeman
Review: Good. I think the dialogue between the people didnโt sound natural. But other than that – I didnโt predict the ending. I like that it wasnโt just one person and their one issue. The narrator was dealing with work and family at the same time. And the plot was layered so when one main issue was resolved there were still other things to address.
by Alex Michaelides
Review: Good! I think this was recommended by someone on The Young House Love podcast? It was engaging – wanted to finish. Thereโs a good twist ending, which I liked.ย
by Ruth Ware
Review: Good. Suspenseful aka stressful. It was a little frustrating that she seemed helpless a lot of the book. But it was a quick, easy listen.
by Catherine Steadman
Review: Okay-Good.ย I love that the write read it – and she gave a great performance.
But as the story progressed… I felt myself questioning what was happened. Basically – I didnโt really believe it? The characters were doing things and there wasnโt an explanation of why, when and how they changed. I get that events change people and we’re complex but there wasn’t character development to explain how this person was changing. And towards the end the main character seems to just think she’s a victim of the circumstances. It wraps up and I feel like she’s just unattached. It’s hard to explain without spoilers. I kinda wanted to talk to someone about this because I was super skeptical and wanted to know if others believed it.
7. NOT FINISHED – Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
*Next time I’ll review the non-fiction books I’ve listened to recently!*
And I’m Currently Listening toโฆ
Fall and Rise by Mitchell Zuckoff
I reviewed Duped and Ladies Who Punch on Podcast ep 111ย
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Comment on my IG post about this episode or DM me!! I like interesting non-fiction, light mysteries but nothing super violent, funny books, books that will change my life and make me a better person.ย
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I read “Fall & Rise” and went to an author talk with the author in DC! It was cool BUT also kinda disappointing because there were 2 9/11 conspiracy theorists there who totally dominated the Q&A. So super-frustrating. They wouldn’t shut up and were handing out brochures. But the book is very well-done, and the author even “liked” my review on Goodreads!