From Goodreads: "When Queenie Hennessy discovers that Harold Fry is walking the length of England to save her, and all she has to do is wait, she is shocked. Her note had explained she was dying. How can she wait? A new volunteer at the hospice suggests that Queenie should write again; only this time... Continue Reading →
#AudiobookReview – Childish Spirits by Rob Keeley #ChildishSpirits
From Goodreads: "When Ellie and her family move into Inchwood Manor, Ellie quickly discovers strange things are happening. Who is the mysterious boy at the window? What secrets lie within the abandoned nursery? Who is the woman who haunts Ellie's dreams - and why has she returned to the Manor, after more than a century?... Continue Reading →
#20booksofsummer Book 3 #AudioBookReview – Murder at the Brightwell by Ashley Weaver #MurderAtTheBrightwell #LibraryLoveChallenge #LoveAudio
From Goodreads: "Amory Ames might be wealthy but she is unhappily married to playboy Milo, so willingly accepts her former fiance Gil Trent's plea for help in preventing his sister Emmeline from meeting a similar fate. Amory and Gil set off for the Brightwell, a sprawling seaside hotel in Devon, where Emmeline and her intended,... Continue Reading →
#AudiobookReview – Educated by Tara Westover read by Julia Whelan #LibraryLoveChallenge #LoveAudio
From Goodreads: "Tara Westover grew up preparing for the End of Days, watching for the sun to darken, for the moon to drip as if with blood. She spent her summers bottling peaches and her winters rotating emergency supplies, hoping that when the World of Men failed, her family would continue on, unaffected. She hadn’t... Continue Reading →
#20booksofsummer Book1 #AudiobookReview – The Railway Children by E Nesbit #LoveAudio
From Goodreads: "The lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are shattered when their father leaves with two strangers. When they and their mother move to a country cottage, they soon come to love the railway that runs nearby. There follows a series of many adventures, including saving a train from disaster, and then finally helping... Continue Reading →
#AudiobookReview – Great Expectations by Charles Dickens narrated by Martin Jarvis #GreatExpectations #LoveAudio
From Goodreads: "In what may be Dickens's best novel, humble, orphaned Pip is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming a gentleman — and one day, under sudden and enigmatic circumstances, he finds himself in possession of "great expectations." In this gripping tale of crime and guilt, revenge... Continue Reading →
#AudiobookReview – No Saving Throw by Kristin McFarland Narrated by Marnye Young @KayMcFarland @AudioSorceress @TantorAudio #NoSavingThrow
From Goodreads: "A supremely geeky murder mystery perfect for Whovians, gamers, and Muggles alike. Autumn has everything she could possibly want: Loving friends, a successful business, and a gaggle of nerds in her store every day. Welcome to Ten Again, a tabletop gaming store that attracts nerds of every kind and fosters a community Autumn’s... Continue Reading →
AudiobookReview – Love, Iris by Elizabeth Noble #LoveIris #LibraryLoveChallenge
From Goodreads: "Gigi and Tess aren't the most obvious of friends. Gigi is a grandmother, Tess is pregnant for the first time. But when they meet, each one is coping with their own secret sadness. Tess is writing letters to her unborn baby with no one else to turn to, and Gigi has reached breaking... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday – My Favourite Audiobook Narrators
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. The rules are simple: Each Tuesday, Jana assigns... Continue Reading →
#AudiobookReview – Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne and read by Jim Dale
From Goodreads: "Shocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club, enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking an extraordinary and daring enterprise to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. With his French valet Passepartout in tow, Verne's hero traverses the far reaches of the earth, all the while tracked by the intrepid Detective... Continue Reading →