Source: Audible

Audiobook Review: Sense and Sensibility

February 5, 2019 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Audiobook Review: Sense and Sensibility

Towards the end of 2018 I “discovered” romances. I know I didn’t technically discover them, they had been sitting on the shelf all along.  However, I had previously grouped them into the “Outlander Category” (clearly not a fan} and I left them there to gather dust. I cannot recall what novel it was that opened […]

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Born a Crime

December 17, 2018 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Born a Crime

Reasons to Listen to Born a Crime This is a novel that is enhanced by its audiobook.  Trevor Noah is an excellent storyteller and made this book highly listenable. His childhood is not all sunshine and roses, however, as should be expected Born a Crime is far from being a downer. I was laughing one […]

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The End of the Affair

December 10, 2018 Whitney Review 0 Comments
The End of the Affair

First Sentence A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which, to look ahead. Reasons to Listen to The End of the Affair Colin Firth brings life into his performance and found myself going back on more than one occasion to listening […]

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The Talented Mr. Ripley

December 3, 2018 Whitney Review 1 Comment
The Talented Mr. Ripley

What to Expect A suspenseful mind-bender Pictures of Matt Damon dancing in your head Wickedly good writing Oh No He Didn’t!   Quick Thoughts The Talented Mr. Ripley was well written and was very suspenseful. Unfortunately, because I had seen the movie, the shock of some of the plot points were lost for me. Fortunately, […]

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The Good Neighbor

November 24, 2018 Whitney Review 2 Comments
The Good Neighbor

Review I first heard of The Good Neighbor at a trip to Costco. I always check their book section and I grabbed ahold of this book as quickly as a child would candy. However, having just gotten into audiobooks I decided to see who narrated it. LeVar Burton. My boyfriend and I looked at each […]

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The Silent Child

August 8, 2018 Whitney Review 0 Comments
The Silent Child

Review I have mixed feelings about The Silent Child. It held my attention and listened to it in two days. I was engaged by Joanne Froggatt’s narration and hope to listen to more by her. However, despite all the build-up surrounding Aiden’s disappearance it just kind of fell apart at the end. However, I still […]

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