I read about book 3 in this series, Death Comes to Kurland Hall, in the December 2015 issue of Romantic Times, which we’re recapping on the podcast. As I mentioned in Whatcha Reading, like a completely strange human being, I didn’t start with book three. I started with book one, Death Comes to the Village. This review will be mostly about that book, with some warnings about book two, Death Comes to London. A Very Important … Continue reading Death Comes to the Village by Catherine Lloyd →
Audiobook listeners and romance readers! We’re once again happy to announce AudioFile’s Best of Romance list for audiobook narration. For those who don’t know, AudioFile is a magazine available in print and online that reviews audiobooks. You can also check out the rest of their Best Of categories! Here’s what romances made AudioFile’s list, along with links to their reviews: 10 THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPENED by Alexis Hall, read by Will Watt EVEN IF THE … Continue reading AudoFile’s 2023 Best of Romance Audiobooks →
Audiobook listeners and romance readers! We’re once again happy to announce AudioFile’s Best of Romance list for audiobook narration. For those who don’t know, AudioFile is a magazine available in print and online that reviews audiobooks. You can also check out the rest of their Best Of categories! Here’s what romances made AudioFile’s list, along with links to their reviews: We continue to abide by the Harper Collins Union request that we not promote, feature, … Continue reading AudoFile’s 2022 Best of Romance Audiobooks →
Audiobook listeners and romance readers! We’re once again happy to announce AudioFile’s Best of Romance list for audiobook narration. For those who don’t know, AudioFile is a magazine available in print and online that reviews audiobooks. You can also check out the rest of their Best Of categories! Here’s what romances made AudioFile’s list, along with links to their reviews: PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION by Emily Henry, read by Julia Whelan THE PERKS OF … Continue reading AudoFile’s 2021 Best of Romance Audiobooks →
Audiobook listeners and romance readers! We’re happy to announce AudioFile’s Best of Romance list for audiobook narration. For those who don’t know, AudioFile is a magazine available in print and online that reviews audiobooks. You can also check out the rest of their Best Of categories! Here’s what romances made AudioFile’s list, along with links to their reviews: BOYFRIEND MATERIAL by Alexis Hall, read by Joe Jameson THE TROUBLE WITH HATING YOU by Sajni Patel, … Continue reading AudoFile’s 2020 Best of Romance Audiobooks →
I adored this book. But it wasn’t always an easy read. It’s a book drowning in grief and desperation, finely wrought and deeply felt, and it’s an understatement to say that at parts it was so good and so sad and so precise in its pain that I was simply made of tears. So fair warning, if your heart can’t handle a story of surviving the unexpected loss of a parent, there’s nothing wrong with … Continue reading Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo →
I read this novella about two years ago, had fond memories of it, and then spotted the audio version. Adding it to my library on a whim yielded four hours of deep relaxation in Beltway traffic (not an easy feat), on my patio while cross stitching (pretty easy) and while cooking (always good). The plot is simple and complicated: Penric is a good-hearted dude on his way to his betrothal when he stops because a … Continue reading Audiobook: Penric’s Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold →
I have to issue every warning ever for this book: suicidal ideation, abuse, death, suicide, toxic relationships, possible animal cruelty, sexual abuse, assault, addiction, animal death, extreme depression, the worst doctor in the history of ever. … I listened to the audiobook narration of My Year of Rest and Relaxation as part of some research I’m doing on storytelling techniques, and because Julia Whelan is a wonderful narrator, especially in first person perspectives. This story is … Continue reading Audiobook Review: My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh →
Calling all audiobook listeners! We have a giveaway for you! Author Stephanie Burgis has provided us with 8 download codes for Volume 1 of the Harwood Spellbook which contains the prequel novella, Spellswept, and the first novella in the series, Snowspelled. The volume has over seven hours of audio content and the download codes will be for Audiobooks.com. The descriptions for both fantasy romances are below: Spellswept: A Prequel to the Harwood Spellbook In the … Continue reading Audiobook Giveaway: Snowspelled: Volume I of the Harwood Spellbook →
This review is for the audiobook version of Bittersweet by Sarina Bowen. Bittersweet has been on my TBR pile for ages and I was nudged into finally reading it for one of my Goodreads challenges. (You can hear me talk about Goodreads challenges here! I think they’re a great way to decide what to read next). Bittersweet is also part of the Romance Audible Package and features dual narrators, which I prefer. Since one of my … Continue reading Audiobook: Bittersweet by Sarina Bowen →
This review is for both the narrative and the audiobook of The Hanover Square Affair. I listened to this book after learning about the series during our SBTB Book Club Chat for Death Below Stairs, also by Jennifer Ashley/Ashley Gardner. This is the first book in the Captain Lacey mystery series: Captain Lacey is living a pale, uncertain existence following the Napoleonic wars. He’s not financially doing well, he suffers from depression and from the pain of … Continue reading The Hanover Square Affair by Ashley Gardner →
