Review: The Queen's Poisoner

The Queen's Poisoner by Jeff Wheeler
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Owen's family has done the unthinkable. They decide to betray the king. In doing so, their oldest son is killed for treason. If that wasn't bad enough, they are forced to give Owen to the king as his next hostage. While in the castle, he learns many dark secrets. He also learned that he had many in the castle who would do anything to protect him and keep him alive no matter what.

I really adored this book. I can't say that I was entranced from the very beginning. To do so would be a lie. It did take me awhile to get through. I'm glad I stuck with it. I adored this book. I adored the characters! I can hardly wait to dig into the next book. I may do so after this review!

The narrator as well! Wow she's amazing. I know I harp on a lot of narrators, but the ones who catch my attention really deserve it. And she really caught my attention. If I'm being honest, I think she's the reason I mainly decided to stick with this book when I found it a bit dull.

I fully recommend this book! It's a book full of fantasy. Plus it takes place surrounded by nobility. So there's that as well. Anyways, I'd stick with it at least a couple chapters. It may have a slow start, but it's worth it to keep on reading!

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Review: Amelia Fang and the Unicorn Lords

Amelia Fang and the Unicorn Lords by Laura Ellen Anderson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was very adorable. I loved how action-packed and age-appropriate it was! I also love the very subtle lessons that this book and the first book throw in. They are powerful and important lessons. I fully recommend these books!

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Review: The Thomas Berryman Number

The Thomas Berryman Number by James Patterson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It's been very nice hearing James Patterson's first ever book. I enjoyed it very much. I practically listened to it all in one sitting! I had to pause it here and there so I can't say I listened to it all in one sitting! But it was good!

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Review: Vampire Academy

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I will never ever get tired of listening to or reading this book. The story was great. This is one of my favorite series of all times. I'm glad I listened to my sister and read it.

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Review: Notorious Nineteen

Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I absolutely love that the mystery was thrown back into this one full force. All of the books in the series are pretty mysterious, but quite a few of them recently have been general and centered around Stephanie herself. These were like the ones when they first started. I loved it.

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Review: Amelia Fang and the Barbaric Ball

Amelia Fang and the Barbaric Ball by Laura Ellen Anderson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a very adorable children's chapter novel. It's quirky and very fun and fast-paced. It also has a few very subtle lessons throughout the book. I enjoyed it very much and I'm confident many kids will too. The pictures are absolutely adorable as well!

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Review: Jamie & Brad

Jamie & Brad by Melanie James
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really loved this story. It's my favorite out of this entire set that I've read so far. I really wish that it would have been turned into a novel. I wish they would have went into more detail about the injury and accident. Beautiful. Just beautiful!

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Review: Laura & Alan

Laura & Alan by Melanie James
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I think I enjoyed this one a little more than I think I should. I love how hilarious these all are but wholesome and thought-provoking as well. They also give you a bit of hope for second chances.

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Review: Kara & Dave

Kara & Dave by Melanie James
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this story a lot more than I thought I would. Of course, one of my favorite narrators narrates the book. Which just adds to the amazing story in my opinion! I will be reading the rest!

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Review: Ava & Will

Ava & Will by Melanie James
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this story a lot more than I thought I would. Of course, one of my favorite narrators narrates the book. Which just adds to the amazing story in my opinion! I will be reading the rest!

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Review: Camael's Gift

Camael's Gift by Michele E. Gwynn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really wish this story could have gone on. I'd of loved a full-length novel of this book. As it is, I will continue to read the rest of the series! Absolutely loved it!

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Review: The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II

The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this story a lot. I felt like I learned a lot from it. It definitely makes me want to read more about World War II. From many different angles.

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Review: Lyra's Oxford

Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Listening to this makes me want to go back and read the trilogy all over again. It was wonderful. My only issue with it was that it wasn't long enough! I could read books from this world forever and not get tired of it. It's one of my favorite trilogies of all times!

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Review: The Einstein Theory of Relativity

The Einstein Theory of Relativity by H a Lorentz
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was very impressive! I enjoyed listening to it a lot. I feel like I have a much better understanding about the theory now.

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Review: Lullaby

Lullaby by Jonathan Maberry
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wow this story was really spooky! It gave me the chills. I even jumped a few times when I saw shadows while listening to the story. It's not super scary, but it is definitely creepy! I only wished it was longer!

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Review: The Collectors

The Collectors by Phillip Pullman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed listening to this short story on Audible. It made me want to grab the Darkest Materials trilogy and read it all over again!

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Review: The Trouble with You

The Trouble with You by L.A. Cotton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Senior year has finally come! Hailey can finally get rid of her football-obsessed stepbrother and all he stands for. She won't have to deal with any of his friends ever again. Until some pranks go wrong and she finds herself constantly crossing paths with Jason's very best friend. And she finds that she might not actually hate him.

I enjoyed this story a lot more than I thought I would. I thought it would be cringy and angsty. It wasn't. It was actually an enjoyable read. I am not going to say it marks right up there with my favorites. But I did really enjoy it. I would definitely read the rest of the series.

I enjoyed the narrators as well. I have to be honest, Wen Ross does a lot better narrating with Kai. I've listened to multiple audiobooks with Wen and Kai. The chemistry between them sizzles and adds so much to the story. However, these two were great as well. They are two of my favorite narrators of all times and it was nice to hear them narrate a book together!

I fully recommend this book. It was a great read. I can't say it was page turning or read it all in one sitting, but it did come close to that. I won't lie. It was above and beyond what I expected of the book. I really enjoyed it a lot. I look forward to hearing the rest of the series.

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Review: Explosive Eighteen

Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Stephanie comes home with her world thrown upside down. On top of it all, she mysteriously has a photo in her luggage. A photo that puts her in a lot of danger. She's being pursued by multiple people. And she also has issues with both Ranger and Morelli.

I really enjoyed this book, but I have enjoyed the entire series so far. It's one of my favorite series of all times. I know many people will disagree with me about this. And that's okay. Everybody is entitled to like different books. I don't really care for books that many people have fallen in love with. It is what it is.

My only critiques of this book are that the author really seems to have gotten bored with a few of the characters in the series. They used to have a lot of funk and flair. Now they just kind of fall flat. This could just me being overly critical. Which is one of the reasons I'm not stating the names. But I'm not sure. Maybe I'll talk about the book with others and see if they see it too.

I do recommend this book. I do look forward to reading the rest of this series. I really hope that this entire book series gets turned into a television series eventually. It would make a great one! They could do multiple books in a series! Maybe one day. Who knows? I would watch every episode if they did!

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Review: Four Funny Potatoes!

Four Funny Potatoes! by Len Foley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I absolutely adored this book. Fully recommend for all parents to read to their children. Or have them read them to the parents!

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Review: Will Williams

Will Williams by Namwali Serpell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was my favorite story of the entire collection. I loved the narrator in this one. He made me feel like I was really in the story.

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Review: The Beckoning Fair One

The Beckoning Fair One by Dan Chaon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This story had a very creepy feel to it. I feel like I'd of understood it better had it been written as a novel. I could be wrong.

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Review: Anonymous

Anonymous by Uzodinma Iweala
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This story was very real and very humbling. It made me very sad.

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Review: Ungirls

Ungirls by Lauren Beukes
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This could use a rewrite and it would be better as a novel instead of a short story.

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Review: Loam

Loam by Scott Heim
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Very intriguing and dark. I wanted to see more and there were times I wondered if it had a point.

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Review: The Best Girls

The Best Girls by Min Jin Lee
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I found this to be a very good story. However, I feel like it would have been an even better story if it had been drawn out more. I don't feel like it was given a proper ending.

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Review: Holding on to Hurt

Holding on to Hurt by Charlotte Roth
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Despite the few problems I have with this story, I give it full stars. I wish there were a few things that were explained more and gone into more detail about, but it didn't kill the story. The story was so beautifully written and heart-wrenching. It was hard not to get caught up in the feels. I was a little disappointed with the ending. I won't talk about it due to the obvious spoiler reason. I was just hoping they would go into more detail than they did. It wasn't major though. I still loved it.

The narrator did a pretty amazing job too. I feel like she intensified the feelings in the book with how she narrated. She definitely kept me wanting to hear more and more. There were several times where I had to stop it but really didn't want to because I wanted to just keep on listening! I fully recommend this. Just realize that it's not a happy go lucky book. It's very heavy but very beautiful.

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