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Illustrated audiobook cover with a blue background and dark and light green leaves on stems decorating it except for the yellow titles and two pink birds in the centre, top and bottom, The top bird is like a sparrow and the bottom bird is like a peace dove, flying and with a sprig of pink foliage in its beak. There are also four cameo illustrations decorating the cover. At the top left is a modern man with headphones on, at the top right is a modern woman reading on a tablet, in the bottom left is a Regency man tipping his hat and in the bottom right is a Regency woman holding a letter. The cameo people and what they're holding is in bright pink and orange on a light green background.
September 18, 2025

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell, narrated by Stephanie Nemeth-Parker

KaetrinAudiobooks / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsJane Austen / Movies / NetGalley / Regency / SFF / Stephanie Nemeth-Parker / Time-Travel7 Comments

Content notes: parental death, parental illness, cancer, Alzheimer’s Disease Dear Madeline Bell, Tess Bright is an American actor who became famous on a teen sitcom “Chuck Brown”, based loosely on the Peanuts comic strip. After her mother became ill and then died, her grief led to her showing up late ... more >

Off-white background with lots of little light green alligators and the title in a darker green in large font. There are 3 large bullet holes in the picture, going from left to right in a kind of arc.
June 11, 2025

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Don’t Look Down by Jennifer Crusie & Bob Mayer, narrated by Patrick Lawlor & Renee Raudman

KaetrinAudiobooks / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsComedy / Movies / NetGalley / romantic-suspense5 Comments

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Dear Everyone, Don’t Look Down was originally released in 2006 and was the first book in what has become a longstanding writing partnership between Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer. I read the book (in print) back in the day but didn’t listen to it at the time. Now, it’s being ... more >

Teal green background with blue thistles (maybe?) and a songbird (of some sort) in the foreground. There are gold swirls in a kind of feathery curly pattern in the lower section foreground of the cover
March 4, 2025

REVIEW: The King’s Messenger by Susanna Kearsley

KaetrinAudiobooks / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Ebooks / Recommended ReadsAngus King / Beth Eyre / Edelweiss / England / Historical fiction / Scotland / SFF4 Comments

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It is the year 1613, and King James is sending his messenger Andrew Logan into Scotland with secret orders to arrest Sir David Moray, close friend and advisor of the late Prince Henry. Secrets are second nature to Andrew, who must hide his Second Sight to stay alive. Joined by ... more >

Square audiobook cover with a light green background featuring the title in white on a bright pink film strip in two parts diagonally across the middle. On the mid/top right is a black and white image (kind of a silhouette but not really) of a woman holding an open umbrella, posed as if she's sitting, one leg crossed over the other, on the lower section of the film strip. On the mid/lower left is a black and white image of a man in a suit and tie standing casually - albeit upside down) on the first part of the film strip.
February 19, 2025

AUDIO REVIEW: Misdirected by Lucy Parker, narrated by Nicola Coughlan & Gwilym Lee

KaetrinAudiobooks / B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsActing / Audible / audiobook / Contemporary / England / Gwilym Lee / Nicola Coughlan / tv show3 Comments

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Dear Lucy Parker, A new Lucy Parker book is always a cause for celebration and as an audio listener, I am a big fan of “audio originals” – stories that are first published as audiobooks.  (Most (all?) of the time, a few months after the audio is released, the ebook ... more >

Pink background with orange title and dark blue author name at top and dark blue palm trees at the bottom. The "Bad" in the title is in much larger font than "Reputation. Within "Bad" is a silhouette (done in shades of orange) of a woman on the left and a man on the right facing each other in cameo.
October 9, 2024

REVIEW: Bad Reputation by Emma Barry, narrated by Aaron Shedlock & Summer Morton

KaetrinAudiobooks / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / Hollywood / NetGalley / tv show2 Comments

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Content note: description of creepy inappropriate behaviour in the entertainment industry (not graphic) Dear Emma Barry, I was fortunate enough to have both the e-arc and the audio-arc of Bad Reputation, which meant I was able to swap between reading and listening depending on whether I could sit and read ... more >

Purple and light blue illustrated cover featuring a chateau/castle on a lake. The left side is a reflection of the right side and in the middle a white man is carrying a white woman in his arms, their heads close together.
October 1, 2024

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Wished by Sarah Ready, narrated by Amanda Ronconi & Will Watt

KaetrinAudiobooks / B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / France / Magic / NetGalley / SFF / Switzerland / Will WattComments Off on AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Wished by Sarah Ready, narrated by Amanda Ronconi & Will Watt

When Anna Benoit wishes she’s married to the enigmatic owner of the chateau she cleans, she wakes up in a topsy-turvy world where she’s Max Barone’s wife. Anna is a romantic who believes in The One and Love at First Sight. Why? Because it happened to her. The second she ... more >

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