Reads of 2024

Such Sharp Teeth

By: Rachel Harrison
Narrated by: Kristen Sieh
Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

“Oh, great. A book that made my heart ache and caused me to cry. Isn’t it the best (worst?) when we pick up a book, expecting a light, campy read, and get hit with a level of character depth and emotional complexity we weren’t ready for? Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison is the story of how Rory, a smart-aleck but secretly tender-hearted young... Read more

Bow Before the Elf Queen

The Elf Queen Book 1

The Elf Queen: Book #1

By: J.M. Kearl
Narrated by: Bridget Bordeaux & Jake Bordeaux
Length: 13 hours 53 minutes

In hiding all her life, Layala prepares for the day the wicked High Elf King Thane will come to steal her— his powerful mate. She trains to take her revenge for the wrongful execution of her parents, who died for her freedom. Now that day has come, forcing her to come face-to-face with what she’s hidden from: a dangerous, dark-haired, warrior... Read more

Nettle & Bone

By: T. Kingfisher
Narrated by: Amara Jasper
Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

“In this fairy tale, it'll be 'happily ever after' after the princess is done murdering the prince, not marrying him. Join the ordinary, unassuming third princess Marra and her companions - a ghost-raising gravewitch, a frizzy-headed fairy godmother, a knight in exile, a dog made entirely of bones, and a chicken with a demon in it—on an... Read more

Two Wrongs Make a Right

The Wilmot Sisters Series: Book #1

By: Chloe Liese
Narrated by: Charlotte North & Stephen Dexter
Length: 11 hours 30 minutes

One of Amazon's Best Romances of 2022!

Opposites become allies to fool their matchmaking friends in this swoony reimagining of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, Much Ado About Nothing.
 
Jamie Westenberg and Bea Wilmot have nothing in common except a meet-disaster and the mutual understanding that they couldn't be more wrong for each other. But when... Read more

The Seven Year Slip

By: Ashley Poston
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

“This book feels like snuggling up in a blanket on a cold day with a cup of tea. It gave me all the good, warm feelings. Clementine’s life was in perfect order until she inherited her late aunt's apartment. One day she walks into the apartment to a man standing in the kitchen, and it turns out the apartment has the ability to take someone to... Read more

The Roommate Pact

By: Allison Ashley
Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon
Length: 8 hours 13 minutes

All of the fun, none of the heartache…as long as they stick to the agreement.

The proposition is simple: if ER nurse Claire Harper and her roommate, firefighter Graham Scott, are still single by the time they’re forty, they’ll take the proverbial plunge together…as friends with benefits. Maybe it’s the wine, but in the moment, Claire figures the... Read more

Cinderwich

By: Cherie Priest
Narrated by: Traci Odom
Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

“Who put Ellen in the blackgum tree?” Decades after trespassing children spotted the desiccated corpse wedged in the treetop, no one knows the answer. Kate Thrush and her former college professor, Dr. Judith Kane, travel to Cinderwich, Tennessee, in hopes that maybe it was their Ellen: Katie’s lost aunt, Judith’s long-gone lover. But they’re not... Read more

A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon

Glimmer Falls: Book #1

By: Sarah Hawley
Narrated by: Helen Laser
Length: 11 hours 7 minutes

“Mariel Spark is a failure of a witch in her mother's eyes. One day Mariel is practicing a summoning spell that goes wrong when she accidently summons a demon. Ozroth the Ruthless is known as the best soul snatcher in the demon plane until now. This is a wonderful witchy romance book that had me laughing and crying towards the end. Read more

Prince of Thorns

Broken Empire: Book #1

By: Mark Lawrence
Narrated by: James Clamp
Length: 9 hours 19 minutes

When he was nine, he watched as his mother and brother were killed before him. By the time he was thirteen, he was the leader of a band of bloodthirsty thugs. By fifteen, he intends to be king... It's time for Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath to return to the castle he turned his back on, to take what's rightfully his. Since the day he hung pinned... Read more

The Librarian of Crooked Lane

The Glass Library, book 1

The Glass Library

By: C.J. Archer
Narrated by: Marian Hussey
Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

A librarian with a mysterious past, a war hero with a secret, and the heist of a magic painting. THE LIBRARIAN OF CROOKED LANE is an intriguing new fantasy from C.J. Archer, the USA Today bestselling author of the Glass and Steele series.Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her past, having grown up without a father and a mother who refused... Read more

Ritualist

Completionist Chronicles

By: Dakota Krout
Narrated by: Vikas Adam
Length: 12 hours 6 minutes

The decision to start a new life is never an easy one, but for Joe the transition was far from figurative. Becoming a permanent addition to a game world, it doesn't take long to learn that people with his abilities are actively hunted. In fact, if the wrong people gained knowledge of what he was capable of, assassins would appear in droves.



In... Read more

Into the Drowning Deep

By: Mira Grant
Narrated by: Christine Lakin
Length: 17 hours 15 minutes

“This book is a masterpiece. Horror story about mermaids. Such a good monster book. Read more

If Only You

Bergman Brothers

By: Chloe Liese
Narrated by: CJ Bloom & Nelson Hobbs
Length: 11 hours

Ziggy: I'm the youngest player on the National Soccer team, the baby of my family, and sick of being underestimated, so I've decided to take matters into my own hands. Which is where my brother's best friend and teammate, Sebastian, comes in.



Seb needs to rehab his reputation. I want to give mine an edge. So I propose a fake friendship with real... Read more

The Queen of Nothing

The Folk of the Air: Book #3

By: Holly Black
Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly
Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

“Stripped of her title and power, Jude has been exiled to the mortal world after yet another betrayal that has left her with a broken heart and no real plan on how to move forward. Then comes Taryn, her twin sister, in need of Jude's help in order to save her life. Against better judgement, Jude agrees to go to Elfhame in Taryn's place only to... Read more

The Wicked King

The Folk of the Air: Book #2

By: Holly Black
Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly
Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

“Jude has finally found her place in Elfhame, but it’s come at great cost to her. Now at odds with her family, she’s adjusting to life without them while also learning how to navigate a world where she has far more power than she ever has. As difficult as that already is, it’s made more difficult through her uneasy alliance with Cardan, formerly... Read more

The Cruel Prince

The Folk of the Air: Book #1

By: Holly Black
Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly
Length: 12 hours 36 minutes

“If you love sharp-fanged Fairylands, twisted court politics, enemies-to-lovers, and a heroine as hard-nosed, badass, and morally gray as she is secretly loyal and true-hearted, you’ll love the Folk of the Air series! I particularly relished how this trilogy reflects on and interweaves childhood trauma, romantic relationships, and power dynamics,... Read more

Powerless (Saga Powerless 1)

Saga Powerless: Book #0

By: Lauren Roberts
Narrated by: Diego Rousselon & Laura Carrero del Tío
Length: 16 hours 41 minutes

Ella es lo que él ha pasado toda su vida cazando. Él es todo lo que ella ha pasado la vida fingiendo ser. Solo lo extraordinario pertenece al reino de Ilya: los excepcionales, los poderosos, los élites. Aquellos que nacieron vulgares son solo eso: vulgares. Y cuando el rey decreta que todos los vulgares serán eliminados para preservar su... Read more

Caraval

Caraval: Book #1

By: Stephanie Garber
Narrated by: Rebecca Soler
Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

"Actor Soler's lively narration swiftly draws listeners into the magical spectacle at the center of Garber's YA novel" — Publishers Weekly, best audiobooks of 2017

Welcome, welcome to Caraval — Stephanie Garber’s sweeping tale of two sisters who escape their ruthless father when they enter the dangerous intrigue of a legendary game.

Scarlett has... Read more

Night of the Mannequins

By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

We thought we'd play a fun prank on her, and now most of us are dead.



One last laugh for the summer as it winds down. One last prank just to scare a friend. Bringing a mannequin into a theater is just some harmless fun, right? Until it wakes up. Until is starts killing.



Luckily, Sawyer has a plan. He'll be a hero. He'll save everyone to the best... Read more

Faebound

A Novel

The Faebound Trilogy: Book #1

By: Saara El-Arifi
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 13 hours 33 minutes

Two elven sisters become imprisoned in the intoxicating world of the fae, where danger and love lie in wait. Faebound is the first book in an enchanting new trilogy from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Final Strife.

“A romantic fantasy of epic proportions, crackling with magic and passion.”—Samantha Shannon, bestselling author of The... Read more