Reviews by Georgina

Name: Georgina (Horsham, United Kingdom)
Reviews Written: 7
Titles Rated: 37

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  • The Killing
    By David Hewson
    Narrated By Christian Rodska
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    (267)
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    (14)
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    Sarah Lund is looking forward to her last day as a detective with the Copenhagen Police department before moving to Sweden. But everything changes when nineteen-year-old student, Nanna Birk Larsen, is found raped and brutally murdered in the woods outside the city. Lund's plans to relocate are put on hold as she leads the investigation, along with fellow detective Jan Meyer. While Nanna's family struggles to cope with their loss, local politician Troels Hartmann is in the middle of an election campaign to become the new mayor of Copenhagen....
    "Didn't do it for me."
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    The story line started off really well, it was gripping and I wanted to hear more. But after the 3rd of 4th time of the same bumbling hunt for the killer in the same kind of format I was bored. I lost count of how many times the wrong persons were accused of the murder with seemingly little evidence to create a convincing story. Having listened to more than half of it I struggled to the end only to find it was the person I had originally suspected. There was a bit of a twist at the end but far too late in the book to redeem it.
    The narrator was very good but I could not make sense of the Scottish, Gordie, Cockney and other very English accents in a story set in Denmark!
    Sorry this didn't do it for me but others may think very differently.

    5 of 6 people found this review helpful
  • Swan Song
    By Robert McCammon
    Narrated By Tom Stechschulte
    Overall
    (169)
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    (8)
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    Facing down an unprecedented malevolent enemy, the government responds with a nuclear attack. America as it was is gone forever, and now every citizen - from the President of the United States to the homeless on the streets of New York City - will fight for survival. In a wasteland born of rage and fear, populated by monstrous creatures and marauding armies, earth's last survivors have been drawn into the final battle between good and evil, that will decide the fate of humanity.
    "Gripping"
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    This book kept me interested from start to finish. What an amazing imagination this author has and the narrator is excellent. Highly recommended. Am going to try more of this authors work.

    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
    (438)
    Performance
    (19)
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    (19)
    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.
    "Could not put this down"
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    Oh what a journey! A beautiful, sensitive book about a quadraplegic and his carer and family. As a nurse myself, I felt that Jojo was really in tune with the difficulties faced by those who are quadraplegic. She fills the story with humour and sensitivity all at the same time and I applaud her ability for that. Well written and narrated. Great read and will listen again in the future.

    15 of 16 people found this review helpful
  • The Woodcutter
    By Reginald Hill
    Narrated By Jonathan Keeble
    Overall
    (1504)
    Performance
    (42)
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    (41)
    Wolf Hadda's life was a fairytale - successful businessman and adored husband. But a knock on the door one morning ends it all. Universally reviled, thrown into prison, Wolf retreats into silence. Seven years later Wolf begins to talk to the prison psychiatrist and receives parole to return home. But there's a mysterious period in Wolf's past when he was known as the Woodcutter. Now the Woodcutter is back, looking for truth and revenge...
    "Amazing twists and turns. Brilliant."
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    I am not often moved to comment on a book but this one had me interested and hooked from the beginning. This is one book I look forward to hearing again. Such a memorable story and wonderful imaginative story telling with great narration. Each character really did come to life for me. I really did not want it to come to an end. Thank you entertaining me.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Water for Elephants
    By Sara Gruen
    Narrated By David LeDoux, John Randolph Jones
    Overall
    (356)
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    (9)
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    (9)
    Nonagenarian Jacob Jankowski reflects back on his wild and wondrous days with a circus. It's the Depression Era and Jacob, finding himself parentless and penniless, joins the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. There he meets the freaks, grifters, and misfits that populate this world. Jacob introduces us to Marlena, beautiful star of the equestrian act; to August, her charismatic but twisted husband (and the circus' animal trainer); and to Rosie, a seemingly untrainable elephant.
    "Great listen"
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    I really did not want this book to end. I savoured every moment. It oozed images, smells and noise as it journeyed with the circus and the compelling characters. It's going to be difficult to find another book to rival it.

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Company of Liars
    By Karen Maitland
    Narrated By David Thorpe
    Overall
    (651)
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    (12)
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    On this day of ill omen, plague makes its entrance. Within weeks, swathes of England will be darkened by death's shadow. While panic and suspicion flood the land, a small band of travelers comes together to outrun the breakdown in law and order. But when one of their number is found hanging from a tree, the chilling discovery confirms that something more sinister than plague is in their midst.
    "Company of Liars - Go for it"
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    Loved it and did not want it to finish. Great read. Well narrated. Lots of historical information. Recommend.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Emperor: The Gates of Rome
    By Conn Iggulden
    Narrated By Robert Glenister
    Overall
    (183)
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    (2)
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    On a small estate just outside Rome in the first century BC, two boys become blood brothers, little imagining the extraordinary future that lies before them. As friends and rivals, Gaius and Marcus are destined to find lasting fame.
    "Emperor The Gates Of Rome (unabridged)"
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    Excellent. Enjoyed the entire book. Had to pace myself otherwise I would have listened in just a couple of sessions. Well written and well read. Story very easy to follow and the characters were bought to life by good narration. Would recommend to anyone who likes historical novels.

    9 of 9 people found this review helpful
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