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Name: S. (NEWTON AYCLIFFE, United Kingdom)

Reviews Written: 24

Titles Rated: 40

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Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy

By E. L. James

Narrated By Becca Battoe

Overall
(1052)
Performance
(36)
Story
(36)

When literature student Anastasia Steele interviews successful entrepreneur Christian Grey, she finds him very attractive and deeply intimidating. Convinced that their meeting went badly, she tries to put him out of her mind - until he turns up at the store where she works part-time, and invites her out. Unworldly and innocent, Ana is shocked to find she wants this man. And, when he warns her to keep her distance, it only makes her want him more.

UNABRIDGED 19 hrs and 52 mins
Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy

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- by E. L. James
- Narrated by Becca Battoe
"Truly Awful"

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What a waste of a credit. Thank goodness I did not pay good money for the book itself.
All the hype surrounding this book is just that - hype, or mega-hype, with no basis in reality.
Erotica??? What erotica??? It is nonsense.
The narrator gets on your nerves. Even without the narrator,the book is truly awful. I won't bother to finish the book, never mind listen to, or read, the others in the series

18 of 19 people found this review helpful
The Witness

By Nora Roberts

Narrated By Julia Whelan

Overall
(199)
Performance
(12)
Story
(13)

Daughter of a cold, controlling mother and an anonymous donor, studious, obedient Elizabeth finally let loose one night, drinking too much at a nightclub and allowing a strange man's seductive Russian accent to lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive. The events that followed changed her life forever. Twelve years later, the woman now known as Abigail Lowery lives alone on the outskirts of a small town in the Ozarks. A freelance programmer, she works at home designing sophisticated security systems.

UNABRIDGED 16 hrs and 18 mins
The Witness

UNABRIDGED
- by Nora Roberts
- Narrated by Julia Whelan
"Superb"

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Was up until the early hours of the morning because I just did not want to stop listening. Wonderful storyline. Totally gripping and enthralling. First Nora Roberts for me but there will be more

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Mercy

By Jodi Picoult

Narrated By Alyssa Bresnahan

Overall
(15)
Performance
(1)
Story
(1)

When his cousin Jamie arrives at the police station with the body of his wife and the bald confession that he's killed her, Cam immediately places him under arrest. The situation isn't as clear to Cam's wife, Allie. While she is devoted to her husband, she finds herself siding against Cam, seduced by the picture James paints of a man so in love with a woman that he'd grant all her wishes. Even the one that meant taking her life.

UNABRIDGED 17 hrs and 1 min
Mercy

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- by Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan
"Not a hit with me"

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Could not get into the story at all. Usually love Jodi Picoult's work but not this one

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Last Letter from Your Lover

By Jojo Moyes

Narrated By Julia Franklin

Overall
(122)
Performance
(5)
Story
(5)

When journalist Ellie looks through her newspaper's archives for a story, she discovers a letter from 1960, written by a man asking his lover to leave her husband.... In 1960, Jennifer wakes up in hospital after a car accident with no memory. And then, when she returns home, she uncovers a hidden letter, and begins to remember the lover she was willing to risk everything for.

UNABRIDGED 13 hrs and 46 mins
Last Letter from Your Lover

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- by Jojo Moyes
- Narrated by Julia Franklin
"Beautiful, Just Beautiful"

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Beautifully-crafted storyline. One of those books I have been awake until 2am to listen to 'just another chapter.

Bitter-sweet story of love, passion and longing.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Me Before You

By Jojo Moyes

Narrated By Jo Hall, Anna Bentinck, Steve Crossley, Alex Tregear, Owen Lindsay, Andrew Wincott

Overall
(439)
Performance
(20)
Story
(20)

Lou Clark knows a lot of things. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun tea shop, and she might not love her boyfriend Patrick. Will Traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live, and now everything feels small and joyless. What Will doesn't know is that Lou is about to burst into his world. And neither of them knows they're going to change the other for all time.

UNABRIDGED 16 hrs and 37 mins
Me Before You

UNABRIDGED
- by Jojo Moyes
- Narrated by Jo Hall , Anna Bentinck , Steve Crossley , Alex Tregear , Owen Lindsay , Andrew Wincott
"Amazing, Beautiful and Thought-provoking"

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The most beautiful journey of a book I have ever had the pleasure to listen to.

The narration was just perfect. It had me laughing out loud in places and crying my heart out in others - and believe me when I say that I don't cry easily.

In my opinion this book would make a wonderful film. I do hope that it is made into a film at some point.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Christmas Angel

By Marcia Willett

Narrated By Phyllida Nash

Overall
(125)
Performance
(7)
Story
(7)

As Christmas approaches, everything seems to be falling into place for Dossie. Her son Clem and his adorable five-year-old son Jakey have moved to Cornwall to be closer to her. She runs her own successful catering business. All she needs now is for the run of bad luck in her romantic life to end.Forming a slightly unconventional family setup with Dossie are the jovial nuns of the local convent and the wonderfully eccentric Janna.

UNABRIDGED 10 hrs and 39 mins
The Christmas Angel

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- by Marcia Willett
- Narrated by Phyllida Nash
"Too slow and laborious"

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Was good to send me to sleep

Not one of those books I wanted to stay up until the early hours to find out what happened next

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Perfect Man

By Sheila O' Flanagan

Narrated By Caroline Lennon

Overall
(13)
Performance
(2)
Story
(2)

Two very different sisters, Mia (still in love with Alejo, the married father of her daughter) and Britt (the ice maiden, who has ironically written a romantic bestseller), join a luxury honeymoon cruise in the Caribbean where Britt is the guest lecturer. Also on board are recently widowed Leo, still reeling from the discovery of his wife's betrayal just before her death, and Steve, a ship's officer who's soon looking for more than a holiday romance with Mia.

UNABRIDGED 16 hrs and 23 mins
The Perfect Man

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- by Sheila O' Flanagan
- Narrated by Caroline Lennon
"Excellent Work"

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Engaging, enchanting and a wonderful storyline. Caroline Lennon is great at reading too! Can highly recommend it.

4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Finders Keepers

By Fern Michaels

Narrated By Susan Ericksen

Overall
(3)
Performance
(0)
Story
(0)

Finders Keepers is Jessie's story - the story of a child stolen from a loving home...of a woman lost in a life that is not her own...of a family shattered by an unspeakable crime. Jessie must rip the veil of every illusion before she can reclaim her life, and journey through a maze of heartbreak before she can find her way back to the place she can truly call home.

UNABRIDGED 13 hrs and 3 mins
Finders Keepers

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- by Fern Michaels
- Narrated by Susan Ericksen
"Fern Michaels is Magic"

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Fern Michaels weaves her magic once again. Have to say that I found the ending disappointing and disjointed. Could have done with a few more chapters.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Poison Tree

By Erin Kelly

Narrated By Alison Reid

Overall
(55)
Performance
(1)
Story
(1)

It is the sweltering summer of 1997 when strait-laced, straight-A student Karen meets Biba - a bohemian and impossibly glamorous aspiring actress.She is drawn to her new friend's carefree world of constant parties, and quickly abandons her old life to move into the crumbling Highgate mansion Biba shares with her brother Rex and a stream of lodgers. For a while, life is one long summer of love. But summer must end. And by the end of theirs, two people would be dead...

UNABRIDGED 11 hrs and 49 mins
The Poison Tree

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- by Erin Kelly
- Narrated by Alison Reid
"Enthralling from start to finish"

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This book was responsible for a lot of my nights ending at 3am. Superb writing style, will be reading more from Erin Kelly.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Vegas Rich

By Fern Michaels

Narrated By Laural Merlington

Overall
(9)
Performance
(0)
Story
(0)

With a heart full of dreams, Sallie Coleman leaves Texas and heads west determined to get as far from the squalor of her dirt poor beginnings. With its shifting sands, smoky saloons, and bingo palaces, Las Vegas seems like a paradise. A paradise where an extraordinary twist of fate makes Sallie the most powerful businesswoman in Nevada.

UNABRIDGED 21 hrs and 27 mins
Vegas Rich

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- by Fern Michaels
- Narrated by Laural Merlington
"Superb!"

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Am truly enthralled by all of Fern Michael's works. Keep up the good work Fern!

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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