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Wolves of Ruin: Direbound by Sable Sorensen - First Book *Huge Spoilers*

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  So, I finished listening to Dire Bound by Sable Sorensen. The opening music really picked up my interest and wasn't jarring.  The beginning starts out with action that immediately catches your attention and shows you a good chunk of the Main Female character's personality, and you also get to see some of what shapes her. I know I'm doing this out of order, but I'm more interested in the development of Meryn than talking about the story's progression from point A to point Z.  So let me start there. About halfway through listening, I got curious about the book and did a Google search, and picked a random site that talks about it - turns out it was a Reddit site with a lot of negativity.  A lot of the comments were about the character Meryn, though I did notice one comment mentioned a podcast the author guested on, which mentions she's an unreliable narrator, so I picked up my ears and listened more carefully. So, let me review for my own take on it.  Meryn's...
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Current Re-Listen in Audible - Silence Fallen: Mercy Thompson Book 10 by Patricia Briggs Narrated by Lorelai King & George Newbern

Series: Mercy Thompson Book 10 Release DAte: 03/07/2017 Language: English Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 Hours and 13 minutes Publisher: Penguin Audio Categories: Literature & Fiction Ok, so I couldn't resist a re-listen of this one.  I' originally did a binge relisten of  books 1 - 6 of the Graphic Audio version of Mercy Thompson but I didn't want to wait to listen to the rest, so I'm doing the audible binte of the rest - 7 through 14.
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The Jane Austen Omnibus - Audible

  The Jane Austen Omnibus By Jane Austen Narrators:  Catherine Bilson Terah Tucker Sarah Jane Rose Graham Scott Denis Daly Linda Barra ns Release date 04-15-25 Language English Format Unabridged Audiobook Length 84 hrs and 45 mins Publisher Voices of Today Pty LTD Categories Literature & Fiction      About this listen Jane Austen commenced writing in her adolescence and continued right up to her untimely death in 1817. Her novels are reflections of the socially constricted world in which she lived, and the plots are built around the search of one or more young women for a suitable spouse. Austen’s works are noted for the perceptive elegance of her prose and for vigor and detail of characterization. Celebrated critic F. R. Leavis considered Austen as one of the four great English novelists, along with George Eliot, Henry James, and Joseph Conrad. This collection contains the following titles: Sense and Sensibility  (1811) Pride and Prejudice  (1813)...
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May 11, 2025 Current Audible Listen

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  Product details By:  Jane Austen Narrated by:  Claire Foy ,  Gugu Mbatha-Raw ,  Billie Piper ,  Florence Pugh ,  Emma Thompson Length: 45 hrs Unabridged Audiobook Release date: 11-05-20 Language: English Publisher:  Audible Originals Categories:  Literature & Fiction ,  Classics About This Audible Original Sense and Sensibility —narrated by Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Austen introduces us to the Dashwood sisters who upon the death of their father are left with little money or status and without their family home. Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Directed by Celia de Wolff. With Bessie Carter, Anya Chalo...
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