Archangel One – Audio Book Review

On December 17, 2019December 16, 2019 By agardenofbooks2In Audio Book Reviews, Sci FiLeave a comment

By Evan Currie
Narrated by Stephen Dexter
Published on: September 1, 2019

Sometimes you find a book when you just need it most. I tend to really enjoy military science fiction stories, but oddly enough I don’t read them very often. Not sure why that is. I happened to run across this one when randomly searching on my Kindle for something new to read within science fiction. Kindle Unlimited offered this one in both written and audio format. I chose the audio version and it was a blast!

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Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow – Audio Book Review

On November 29, 2019November 25, 2019 By agardenofbooks2In Audio Book Reviews, Middle GradeLeave a comment

Nevermoor #2 by Jessica Townsend
Audio Book Narrator: Gemma Whelan
Published on: October 28, 2018

No amount of words can describe how much I love this series, especially the audio books. It’s one of the few that I have listened to more than once and I greatly suspect there will be another listen one day.

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Doll Bones – Audio Book Review

On October 27, 2019October 27, 2019 By agardenofbooks2In Middle Grade5 Comments

By Holly Black
Published on: April 14, 2015

This is a 2014 Newberry Honor winner. For whatever reason Newberry selections aren’t typically books I enjoy, but I didn’t know that it was a Newberry Honor story when I selected the audio book from the library. I was just looking for another potentially spooky book since this is October and Halloween is around the corner and a doll with actual bones definitely sounds like it falls within the creepy category.

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Prime Infinity – Audio Book Review

On October 27, 2019 By agardenofbooks2In Sci FiLeave a comment

By Ricky Dragoni
Published on: April 14, 2017

A science fiction story about a small group attempting to resist against a corporation that has enabled a scientific achievement to go off the rails and become militarized. However, first the main person who can help them needs to remember…everything.

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The Whisper Man – Audio Book Review

On October 16, 2019October 15, 2019 By agardenofbooks2In Audio Book Reviews, Thriller4 Comments

By Alex North
Published: August 20, 2019

This review focuses on the audio book version.

Prior to The Whisper Man being released, I started seeing the terrific reviews coming in for this book. I knew almost immediately I wanted to read it, but wanted to wait until October, which seemed to me to be the perfect month for this book.

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A Gathering of Shadows – Audio Book Review

On October 5, 2019October 6, 2019 By agardenofbooks2In Audio Book Reviews, Fantasy - GeneralLeave a comment

Shades of Magic #2 by V.E. Schwab
Published on: February 23, 2016

Have you ever liked a book or a series and yet didn’t like one of the main characters? I mean like really, really disliked a main character. That’s where I am with Lila Bard. I had trouble with her in the first book, but in this second book in the series my dislike for her has moved very far from just “trouble.”

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Fortunately, The Milk – Audio Book Review

On September 22, 2019September 22, 2019 By agardenofbooks2In Audio Book Reviews, Middle Grade6 Comments

By Neil Gaiman
Illustrated by: Skottie Young
Narrated by Neil Gaiman
Published on: September 30, 2014

What a completely unexpected treat. Well, it’s Neil Gaiman so it is not completely unexpected. But – oh my goodness – this book is crazy fun with one long oddball story about what took a father so long to get the milk for that morning’s cereal.

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Malamander – Audio Book Review

On September 15, 2019September 15, 2019 By agardenofbooks2In Middle Grade4 Comments

The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea Book One by Thomas Taylor
Published on: September 10, 2019

Filled with interesting characters and set in a town where folklore comes to life, Malamander is the perfect choice when you need a middle grade fantasy book that is different than wizards and magic.

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The Swift – Audio Book Review

On September 12, 2019September 11, 2019 By agardenofbooks2In Audio Book Reviews1 Comment

by Ricky Dragoni
Narrated by: Steve Castello
Published on: August 29, 2018

The Swift is a tale of survival that contains humor, warmth, compassion, plus adds some deadly creatures that want to end it all for our two main characters in this horror story by Ricky Dragoni.

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A Darker Shade of Magic – Audio Book Review

On July 17, 2019July 18, 2019 By agardenofbooks2In Audio Book Reviews, Fantasy - GeneralLeave a comment

Shades of Magic Book 1 by V.E. Schwab
Published on: February 24, 2015

I liked a lot of what is in this book, but then there were some parts or conversations that frustrated me so much that at times I almost jerked the headset off my head as I reached to stop the audio book. Right now, I have no idea if it was the character that was driving me crazy or the way that character was portrayed in the audio book.

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