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It's Always the Husband by Michele Campbell Audiobook Narrated by January LaVoy Synopsis Kate, Aubrey, and Jenny first met as college roommates and soon became inseparable, despite being as different as three women can be. Kate was beautiful, wild, wealthy, and damaged. Aubrey, on financial aid, came from a broken home and wanted more than anything to distance herself from her past. And Jenny was a striver - brilliant, ambitious, and determined to succeed. As an unlikely friendship formed, the three of them swore they would always be there for each other. But 20 years later, one of them is standing at the edge of a bridge, and someone is urging her to jump. How did it come to this? Ka

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Audiobook Narrated by Lynn Chen Synopsis When New Yorker Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home and quality time with the man she hopes to marry. But Nick has failed to give his girlfriend a few key details. One, that his childhood home looks like a palace; two, that he grew up riding in more private planes than cars; and three, that he just happens to be the country’s most eligible bachelor. On Nick’s arm, Rachel may as well have a target on her back the second she steps off the plane, and soon, her relaxed vacation turns into an obstacle course of old money, new money, nosy

Rare Objects by Kathleen Tessaro Audiobook Narrated by Susan Bennett Synopsis Maeve Fanning is a first generation Irish immigrant, born and raised among the poor, industrious Italian families of Boston’s North End by her widowed mother. Maeve has a dangerous fondness for strange men and bootleg gin—a rebellious appetite that soon finds her spiraling downward. Maeve becomes an unwilling patient in a psychiatric hospital, where she strikes up a friendship with an enigmatic young woman, who is unable to control her un-lady-like desire for freedom. Once out, armed with a bottle of bleach and a few white lies Maeve lands a job at an eccentric antiques shop run by an elusive English archeologis

Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye Audiobook Narrated by Susie Riddell My rating: 1.5 out of 5 Stars Synopsis Like the heroine of the novel she adores, Jane Steele suffers cruelly at the hands of her aunt and schoolmaster. And like Jane Eyre, they call her wicked - but in her case, she fears the accusation is true. When she flees, she leaves behind the corpses of her tormentors. A fugitive navigating London's underbelly, Jane rights wrongs on behalf of the have-nots whilst avoiding the noose. Until an advertisement catches her eye. Her aunt has died and the new master at Highgate House, Mr Thornfield, seeks a governess. Anxious to know if she is Highgate's tr

I know given this blogs relative anonymity and my long absence there is likely no one reading this, but if by chance there is someone out there I thought I should explain. A little over two months ago on October 1st, I got married to my wonderful husband in Hawaii. I had originally intended on only taking a five or six weeks away from the blog but then life happened and this break ended up being significantly longer. In September the final planning phase dominated my life far more than I would have guessed, October was dominated by the wedding itself and the honeymoon. When I returned work took over the rest of October and most of November as our busiest season struck. Finally, a few weeks ago my life was upended in the most adorable way when my husband and I finally brought home our wonderful Pug puppy, Kona. The craziest thing about these last few months is that my mind has never strayed far from my blog or mission to r

Don't Let Me Go by Catherine Ryan Hyde Audiobook Narrated by Chris Chappell and Cassandra Morris My rating: 1.5 out of 5 Stars Synopsis Former Broadway dancer and current agoraphobic Billy Shine has not set foot outside his apartment in almost a decade. He has glimpsed his neighbors—beautiful manicurist Rayleen, lonely old Ms. Hinman, bigoted and angry Mr. Lafferty, kind-hearted Felipe, and 9-year-old Grace and her former addict mother Eileen. But most of them have never seen Billy. Not until Grace begins to sit outside on the building’s front stoop for hours every day, inches from Billy’s patio. Troubled b

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn Audiobook Narrated by Ann Marie Lee My rating: 2 out of 5 Stars Synopsis It isn't paranoia if it's really happening.... Anna Fox lives alone—a recluse in her New York City home, unable to venture outside. She spends her day drinking wine (maybe too much), watching old movies, recalling happier times . . . and spying on her neighbors. Then the Russells move into the house across the way: a father, a mother, their teenage son. The perfect family. But when Anna, gazing out her window one night, sees something she shouldn’t, her world begins to crumble—and its shocking secrets are

How Will I Know You? by Jessica Treadway Audiobook Narrated by Ryan Vincent Anderson, Christopher Ryan Grant, Cynthia Farrell, Lauren Fortgang, and Caitlin Kelly My rating: 1 out of 5 Stars Synopsis On a cold December day, the body of high school senior Joy Enright is discovered in the woods at the edge of a frozen pond. Her death looks like a tragic drowning accident at first, but an autopsy reveals something sinister -- the teenager's body shows unmistakable signs of strangulation. The discovery upends an otherwise une

Freedom by Jonathan Franzen Audiobook Narrated by David LeDoux My rating: 2.5 out of 5 Stars Synopsis Patty and Walter Berglund were the new pioneers of old St. Paul—the gentrifiers, the hands-on parents, the avant-garde of the Whole Foods generation. Patty was the ideal sort of neighbor, who could tell you where to recycle your batteries and how to get the local cops to actually do their job. She was an enviably perfect mother and the wife of Walter's dreams. Together with Walter—environmental lawyer, commuter cyclist, total family man—she was doing her small part to build a better world. But now, in the new millennium, the Berglunds have become a mystery

Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler Audiobook Narrated by Alex McKenna My rating: 2 out of 5 Stars Synopsis The bestselling novel about a young woman's coming-of-age, set against the glitzy, grimy backdrop of New York's most elite restaurants. Now a STARZ Original Series. Newly arrived in New York City, twenty-two-year-old Tess lands a job as a "backwaiter" at a celebrated downtown Manhattan restaurant. What follows is the story of her education: in champagne and cocaine, love and lust, dive bars and fine dining rooms, as she learns to navigate the chaotic, enchanting, punishing life she has chosen. As her appetites awaken—for food and wine, but

Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight Audiobook Narrated by Tavia Gilbert, Lauren Fortgang, Rachel F. Hirsch, and Therese Plummer My rating: 3 out of 5 Stars Synopsis At the end of a long winter, in bucolic Ridgedale, New Jersey, the body of an infant is discovered in the woods near the town’s prestigious university campus. No one knows who the baby is, or how her body ended up out there. But there is no shortage of opinions. When freelance journalist, and recent Ridgedale transplant, Molly Anderson is unexpectedly called upon to cover the story for the Ridegda

The Weekenders by Mary Kay Andrews Audiobook Narrated by Kathleen McInerney My rating: 3 out of 5 Stars Synopsis Some people stay all summer long on the idyllic island of Belle Isle, North Carolina. Others come only for the weekends-and the mix between the regulars and “the weekenders” can sometimes make the sparks fly. Riley Griggs has a season of good times with friends and family ahead of her on Belle Isle when things take an unexpected turn. While waiting for her husband to arrive on the ferry one Friday afternoon, Riley is confronted by a process server who thrusts papers into her hand. And her husband is nowhere to be found. So she turns to her island fr

The Wonder by Emma Donoghue Audiobook Narrated by Kate Lock My rating: 1 out of 5 Stars Synopsis The Irish Midlands, 1859. An English nurse, Lib Wright, is summoned to a tiny village to observe what some are claiming as a medical anomaly or a miracle - a girl said to have survived without food for months. Tourists have flocked to the cabin of eleven-year-old Anna O'Donnell, and a journalist has come down to cover the sensation. The Wonder is a tale of two strangers who transform each other's lives, a psychological thriller, and a story of love pitted against evil. Donoghue’s ninth novel – her first historical one set in her homeland of Ireland - was a

The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood Audiobook Narrated by Anna Bentinck My rating: 3 out of 5 Stars Synopsis On a fateful summer morning in 1986, two 11-year-old girls meet for the first time. By the end of the day, they will both be charged with murder. Twenty-five years later, journalist Kirsty Lindsay is reporting on a series of sickening attacks on young female tourists in a seaside vacation town when her investigation leads her to interview carnival cleaner Amber Gordon. For Kirsty and Amber, it's the first time they've seen each other since that dark day so many years ago. Now with new, vastly different lives - and unknowing families to protect - wi

The Girls in the Picture by Melanie Benjamin Audiobook Narrated by Kimberly Farr My rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars Synopsis An intimate portrait of the close friendship and powerful creative partnership between two of Hollywood’s earliest female superstars: Frances Marion and Mary Pickford. Hollywood, 1914. Frances Marion, a young writer desperate for a break, meets “America’s Sweetheart,” Mary Pickford, already making a name for herself both on and off the screen with her golden curls and lively spirit. Together, these two women will take the movie business by storm. This is a novel about power: the power of women during the exhilarating early years of Hollywood,

The Girl Before by Rena Olsen Audiobook Narrated by Brittany Pressley Full Summary with Spoilers and Ending Disclaimer Personally, I have always been a fan of spoilers! I am the type who starts with the last pages of a book first, reads the synopsis of a movie while I am watching it and constantly checks Reality Steve before and during any Bachelor franchise show. I like spoilers and find that 98% of the time they enhance my enjoyment and appreciation of the book/movie/tv show rather than hinder it. Based on my own extensive spoiler googling I believe there are other people out there who enjoy these spoilers as much as I do, so I am posting these full spoilers for them. At this time I have decided to only post spoilers for boo