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AudiobookingWithLeah

AudiobookingWithLeah

Joined February 2017

Obsessed with Audiobooks 🎧 ~ INFP-T Mediator 🤝 ~ Gemini ♊ ~ 🦀 Leg Eater and Eggo devourer ~ American
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[Brackets] | David Sloan
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I decided to change up my listening bracket and stagger my months to make things more interesting. Although, I'm sure the results will be the same either way...as of right now, Sunrise on the Reaping is #1 for the year with Atmosphere running second.

#bookbracket #bookbracket2025

Zuhkeeyah Do you have a blank one I could use? I like your bracket. 9h
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Someone Knows | Vi Keeland
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3.75⭐
•I'll give this props for keeping me interested, and her writing style definitely still works for me. It was an ultra-compelling story right up until the end. Unfortunately, the ending ultimately left me perplexed as to how it could've all gone down like that.
•I don‘t usually like Leslie Howard‘s narration but she didn‘t suck in this. Aiden Snow only has a small part in this, but he nailed it as usual.

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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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My JUNE #bookspinbingo board.

This is the first time I didn't complete both my BS and DS books. I did finish my #booksipn book (Bitter House), but I lost my Paperwhite and didn't feel like reading on my phone, and barely even started Haven (which is my #doublespin). I've since found it, and now I have no excuse not to finish it. So hopefully, I can manage to finish it this month.

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Still great progress!!! 1d
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4.5⭐
•This was an engaging apocalyptic romance that takes you from just before (with some backstory on the characters) the solar flare happens to everything after, all in one standalone book. It shows both the good and the bad as a society breaks down, but also showcases how “love finds a way” even in the most dire of times.
•Annalee Scott and Andre Santana‘s narration was fantastic.

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4⭐
•My second book by this author, and another winner. While this one was a tad slow-ish at times, it was still super engaging, with a satisfying ending that‘s not too twisty to be believable.
•Will Damron was fantastic, but I really would‘ve loved a full cast for this.

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Kill Creatures | Rory Power
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4⭐
•This was a little more grounded than her previous books, and honestly, I liked that since her style of supernatural/magical realism gets a little difficult to wrap my head around.
•Valerie Rose Lohman killed it with the narration.

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3d
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Slaying You | Michelle Gagnon
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3.5⭐(Light Pick)
While I didn‘t get pulled in as much as I would have liked, the pacing felt jumbled, and the laughs didn‘t quite hit the mark, this wasn‘t a bad addition to the series. I also couldn‘t remember what happened in the first book, so it‘s possible this contributed to my feelings. I wanted less humor and more depth—also, the serial killer wasn‘t giving me serial killer-y vibes.

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Out of Air | Rachel Reiss
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3.75⭐
•As evidenced by the many glowing reviews, this book has it all. I enjoyed it to be sure, but the atmosphere—which was supposedly its shining glory—was, for me, stilted. Unfortunately, this is a recurring theme with my books lately, so it's most likely a “me“ thing.
•Gail Shalan has been stepping up her narration game.

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3.75⭐
•I wanted to love this like I have previous works by this author, but unfortunately, I didn‘t. It had a hella slow-burn going on, and I found it difficult to stay in the story. In the end, I feel like I was missing something because of this. The writing was there, but the plot was definitely lacking something.
•The narration was good.

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3.75⭐
Honestly, this wasn‘t a bad story by any means; it just didn‘t have a whole lot going on. Things do pick up towards the end, but maybe it was too little, too late for it to have an impact on me. The romance/feels were well written, although I could‘ve done without the explicit sex between 18-year-olds. Which goes to say, I‘m probably not the intended audience for this book. Overall, it has the potential, but for me, it was just okay.

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Safe | Imogen Keeper
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4.25⭐
I rated this one lower than the previous books; I think adding all these new people to the mix of characters is distracting me from the characters I‘m invested in, which are Yorke, Frankie, Auden, & Beast. I‘m not always a fan of the interactions they have with the new characters. But hopefully I‘ll warm up to them soon. Also I‘ve noticed the writing is slipping and throwing me out of the story a touch too often. Otherwise, I‘m still a fan.

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Mehso-so

2.5⭐
• a novel told in reverse • murder mystery • domestic thriller • dual POV (I think) •

This is one book where reading the synopsis/reviews beforehand will end up working in your favor. I spent way too much of this book not realizing that it was being told in reverse. But honestly, telling a story in reverse is just weird. Then there are the characters, talk about unlikable, jeez. Also, this couple has the worst marriage ever.

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With a Vengeance | Riley Sager
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Mehso-so

3.25⭐
Why would anyone spend their life savings on getting all those people on a train to confront them about the wrongs they committed when she already gave the evidence to the authorities to have them locked up? It would‘ve been more believable if she had wanted to kill them. When the overarching premise doesn‘t sit well with you, it isn‘t easy to get on board with any of the story. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

AudiobookingWithLeah ⬆️⬆️⬆️While I didn‘t necessarily hate it, and it may very well be something that a Christie fan could get into, for me, this is my least liked book by Sager to date.

Susan Bennett is a terrific narrator, but I'm not always a fan of her tone.
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wildwoodreads And why would you book a train of one of the guilty men and expect him not to realize it??? This one drove me crazy. 1w
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Bitter House | Kiersten Modglin
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Mehso-so

2.75⭐
•This plotline feels overdone, and overall, it brought nothing new to it. It was a quick listen, though, so I don‘t feel too upset about it.
•Lauren Ezzo‘s voice tone doesn‘t work for me, and she does most of the book. Melanie Carey did fine.

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Atmosphere: A Love Story | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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5⭐
•I don‘t even have to know what a TJR book is about, because I know she‘s going to make it wholly worthwhile, regardless, and this book was no exception. She pulls emotion out of you like no other writer. My only nitpick: she spent an overabundance of time on the romance aspect, and I just wanted to get back to the tragedy on the spaceship.
•The narration by Kristen DiMercurio & Julia Whelan was fantastically performed.

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You Deserve to Know | Aggie Blum Thompson
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3.75⭐
•If neighborhood drama is your thing, then this should hit just right. Seriously, with friends like these, who needs enemies? My principal issue with this was how difficult it was to follow whose head I was in. While Alex Picard‘s narration style was terrific, maybe multiple narrators would‘ve made this a non-issue.

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4⭐
•I loved the Five Year Lie, which was Sarina Bowen‘s first thriller, and this one didn‘t disappoint, either. Well, except for the title failing to tie into the story at all. Otherwise, the romance blended perfectly with the mystery and thrills, and didn‘t feel forced, unlike many romantic suspense novels I‘ve tried, which I‘m always on the lookout for.
•Kathleen Early, Caitlin Kelly, & Sarah Mollo-Christensen performed the narration nicely.

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The Ascent: A Novel | Allison Buccola
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4⭐
•A bit of slow-burn, but once it gets going, it will surprise you with how complex it is. It isn‘t a deep dive into a cult, but it swims in those waters. It was engaging, but I think I wanted more of a cult story than I got.
•Carlotta Brentan‘s narration was great as always.

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Sunday Morning | Jewel E Ann
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4⭐
•Jewel E. Ann can write the best male leads; they are difficult not to love. This had decent feels with an angsty love story, a few twists, and while it didn‘t hit quite like For Lucy (my fav by this author) did, and I was really hoping it would, it still is worthy of all the love it‘s getting.
•Willa Jaymes & Gregory Salinas were good but not super good.

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How to Find a Missing Girl | Victoria Wlosok
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Mehso-so

2.75⭐

• ya mystery thriller • lgbtq • small-town secrets • not for me, but could be for you •

• I‘m really struggling with connecting with YA books lately, and yet, sometimes one comes along that blows me away; this one wasn‘t one of those books.
•The narration was sufficient despite my issues with the story.

Nebklvr I felt the same with this one 3w
AudiobookingWithLeah @Nebklvr It was weird the way she referred to her friends as 'the detectives,' or whatever she called them. I've already forgotten most of the story. 3w
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In The Tall Trees | Angel N Van Atta
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4⭐
•I think your enjoyment of this novella will really come down to whether or not you can tolerate the baby talk. I‘m thinking it‘s easier to bear on Audio since the narration is excellently performed. Overall, it was rather spare on details but generous with heart and grit.

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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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My JUNE #bookspinbingo board is all set. And I already finished Dying to Meet You by Sarina Bowen just minutes ago.

Hopefully, this month I will manage to get my mojo back.🤩

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looks fantastic!! 1mo
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My May #bookspin board. I completed both my #bookspin and #doublespin.

I'd originally split both My Friends and Dissolution into two squares, but since I DNF'd those books, I changed them to one square and made the other ones free spaces.

Yes, I DNF'd My Friends--but seriously, I just couldn't get into it, no matter how many times I tried.

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! And some books just aren't a match!! 1mo
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My JUNE #bookspinbingo list. Hopefully, I can get my mojo back and finish most of these🙏🏻

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1mo
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4.75⭐
•I‘m loving this series so far. I love the romance, the found family, and the overall depth of the characters. If I had to nitpick something, it would be that sometimes the action scenes feel incomplete, and therefore, they can be difficult to follow.

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Across Time: Across Time Duet | Elizabeth O'Roark
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Mehso-so

3.25⭐(Almost A Pick)
•This didn‘t hit like the first two books in this series did. We have a new couple and a new time period…it did pick up towards the end, so hopefully, especially since I already own it, the next book is less boring.
•I love duet narration, but something was off with the audio quality of this book, and it definitely took away from my enjoyment.

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Alphabet A-Z | Walt Disney Productions
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My fourth completed letter in my #atozultimatechallenge is Q!

Q~ Title = Quicksilver
Q~ Author = Jesse Q. Sutanto for I'm Not Done With You Yet
Q~ Character = When We Bright and Beautiful
Q~ Item = Where are you, Echo Blue?
Q~QUICKIE = (A Novella between 75 and 125 pages long) In The Tall Trees

link to challenge on Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/f958009c-40f5-456a-aef4-4156b6a...

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The Tenant | Freida McFadden
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4.25⭐
•A couple takes on a roommate—what could go wrong? It turns out, plenty could go wrong, especially when Freida is in charge of the storytelling. This turned out to be quite fun, even though it wasn‘t always believable…like could all of “that” really be pulled off?
•Will Damron & Christine Lakin were wonderful, especially considering I don‘t usually like the narrators that she has for her books.

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Mehso-so

2⭐
•I really struggled with this one. There were way too many characters for me to keep track of, and I failed to connect with any of them or their plight. It‘s a bummer since I really like this author.
•I love Brittany Pressley; maybe additional narrators would‘ve helped, but maybe not.

BarbaraBB That‘s a bummer, I enjoyed most of his other books. 1mo
AudiobookingWithLeah @BarbaraBB It was for me, also. 1mo
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4.75⭐
• I loved this one…the found family vibes don‘t get much better than this. I‘m also totally there for the tension that‘s building between Frankie and Yorke.

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4.5⭐
•I never know what I will get when I try a book on KU, it‘s definitely a crapshoot. But this book, and it‘s a short one at 140 pages, completely shook me. I‘m so invested in these characters…especially Auden, when he comes into the story, I was so emotional. Something about this kid reminds me of my grandson. I really like Frankie and Yorke, too, and I‘m looking forward to the rest of their story.

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The Missing Half: A Novel | Ashley Flowers
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4.25⭐
•Honestly, this has everything a good missing person mystery thriller needs, and I might‘ve rated it even higher if I weren‘t in such a funk lately. Also, I‘m feeling fairly burned out on Saskia Maarleveld‘s narration lately; it feels like she‘s narrating everything.

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Mehso-so

2.25⭐• Ursula‘s back story • with mentions of many other Disney characters •
•The only reason I picked this up was for the U character name to go in my A-Z book challenge, and there could‘ve been a decent story here for all I know. Unfortunately, the narration killed it for me. I disliked the accent, which, to be fair, is most definitely a me thing, but her voice tone was also horrendous. Her character voices were just a high-pitched mess.

KadaGul I'm picky about narrators. If the narration is fantastic, I wouldn't mind reading a book that isn't perfect! But if the narrator isn't great, I'll probably just choose to read it instead. 2mo
AudiobookingWithLeah @KadaGul me too, pretty much. 2mo
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Nowhere: A Novel | Allison Gunn
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3.5⭐(Light Pick)
•I believe this book is scary, and if I had watched it on TV, I‘m sure it would‘ve had me terrified. But in this medium, my connection to the story and the characters was really only surface-level. I wonder if I didn‘t let myself get too immersed because I didn‘t want to be freaked out when I go camping in these particular mountains in a few weeks.
•Leanne Woodward was fine, but I would‘ve liked additional narrators.

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4.5⭐
•This isn‘t the first book I‘ve read about the Chowchilla bus kidnapping, but it is, by far, the better of the two. The other one is 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 3𝘉. Both are only loosely based on that incident, and each went in fairly different directions. You can read both and get a distinct story.
•All four narrators did a phenomenal job with the narration. The full cast of narrators put this version over the top for me.

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One Last Breath | Ginny Myers Sain
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Mehso-so

2.25⭐
•What started decently quickly descended deep into the murky darkness. Just like these girls and their deep dives. The characters failed to draw me in, especially after she broke up with her long-time boyfriend, East. It felt all wrong, and I didn‘t buy the relationship between her and Rio; it felt forced/contrived. Unlike many readers who quickly guessed the killer, I wasn‘t even motivated to try.
•Sophie Amoss gave a decent performance.

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The Housemaid | Freida McFadden
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4⭐
This was my first finished e-book of the year. Since the hold for the Audio was so freaking long, I decided to read this on KU.
This is one of the better Freida books I‘ve finished. Maybe reading them is the way to go since I don‘t usually like her choice of narrators. It surprised me and kept me engaged, and I loved the easy-to-read writing style. I will be continuing the series…, but whether it will be on audio or Kindle remains to be seen.

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4⭐
•The overall theme at work here was solid, but sometimes it went off on unnecessary tangents that pulled me out of the story entirely too often.
•Helen Laser‘s narration was fantastic.

IndianBookworm I agree with the “preachy tangents!“ 2mo
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The Reckless Oath We Made | Bryn Greenwood
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4⭐
•This is the kind of story that delves into the unexpected corners of the heart, proving that rescue comes in many forms and speaks in myriad tongues (think medieval knight). And just maybe, Gentry is exactly what Zee never knew she needed.
•The full cast of narrators made this a very worthwhile listen.

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A List of Cages | Robin Roe
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4.5⭐
•This was an endearingly sweet story that hit all the feels, but it didn‘t quite hit me like Dark Room Etiquette did. While it had a similar feel to it, I still wasn‘t quite as hooked. Although it‘s still completely worthwhile because the love in this seriously shines.
•Graham Halsted & Christopher Gebauer‘s narration was excellently performed.

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I'm Not Done with You Yet | Jesse Q. Sutanto
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Mehso-so

3.25⭐
•Lately, I‘ve not been easily pulled into a book…it has to be really good. Unfortunately, this didn‘t manage to pull me in. That‘s not to say it isn‘t worthwhile, as many others have found it satisfactory. If toxic female friendship mixed with books about people who write books is your jam, this could be your story.
•Yu-Li Alice Shen, Saskia Maarleveld, Leiana Bertrand, & Eunice Wong were all fantastic.

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My MAY #bookspinbingo board.

#bookspin = Tell Me What I Am by Una Mannion
#doublespin = Across Time by Elle O'Roark

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fabulous!! 2mo
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Mehso-so

2.5⭐
• 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 • 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧 • 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐬 • 𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐎𝐕𝐬 •
•Sometimes KMod‘s books are a hit, and sometimes they are a miss…this one was definitely more of a miss for me. While it was suspenseful, there were too many improbable events for me to get behind what was happening here.
•Craig Van Ness and Lauryn Allman‘s narration was decent enough.

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[Brackets] | David Sloan
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My only 5-star book this month was Don't Tell Me How To Die.

Currently, Sunrise on the Reaping will be #1 for the first half of the year. I also feel it could easily be my #1 for the entire year.

5feet.of.fury SOtR was SO good! 2mo
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4.25⭐
•For me, 6:30 (the dog) stole the show and I loved his POV. The other characters weren‘t too bad, either. Elizabeth Zott was an intriquingly quirky MC that really broke the mold of the typical female of her time. It did get a little monotonous at times, especially towards the end, but for the most part this was an engaging feminist-centered story.
•Miranda Raison‘s narration was fantastic.

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April #bookspinbingoboard. 4 Bingo's and 4 DNFs total. I only finished 14 books this month, which is down 6 books from last month. I think I'm in a rut😟.

#bookspin = completed (The Defense by Steve Cavanagh)
#doublespin = completed (Retreat by Krysten Ritter)

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! My reading always slows down when the weather starts getting nice 😂 2mo
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Here's my #bookspinbingo list for May.
I tried to keep it small, like small books, and broke up anything over 13 hours in length into two entries since I'm going on vacation at the end of this month, and I usually don't get much listening time in when we go UTV riding for the week. We are going to West Virginia this year, and we have a large group of people going, so l'm looking forward to it.

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
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3.5⭐Mostly A Pick but also So-So.
•This started great, and I was fully invested, but eventually, the witchcraft elements got a bit out of hand, which I feel is typical for Hendrix. It got to the point that I couldn‘t follow what was going on. I don‘t think the narration did this issue any favors, either. Overall, for me, it dragged something fierce.
•The narration for the birthing sections was atrocious to listen to.
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AudiobookingWithLeah •Seriously, I was laughing, and I don't think it was supposed to be funny. Leslie Howard‘s narration doesn‘t usually work for me, and she does the majority of the book. Should‘ve gone with Hillary Huber instead for the main narrator, as it was, all she did was chapter headings. And I'm not sure what sections Sara Morsey performed. (edited) 2mo
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A Sea of Unspoken Things | Adrienne Young
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Mehso-so

3⭐
•This author‘s books are either a hit for me or a near miss…this one falls into the latter. Despite wanting to, I never connected with the characters or the story. I‘m willing to admit it might be a me thing.
•Christine Lakin‘s narration was decent.