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A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy by Alexandra Bracken

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

The audiobook does a nice job of giving the characters a voice and offering an interesting take on their backgrounds, personalities and what they might have bee...

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The Raven King (The Raven Cycle #4) by Maggie Stiefvater

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I listened to this last book in the Raven Cycle series in the car. And frankly am not sure what to make of it. I enjoyed the prose and imagination of Stiefvater...

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The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home (Fairyland #5) by Catherynne M. Valente

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

An absolute gem! I adore this series. And I honestly think I like listening to it better than reading it. Valente's imagination combined with her voice and pers...

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Riding Invisible by Sandra Alonzo

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

The somewhat crude and hormonal attitude of the lead character is off-putting no matter how accurate or realistic. But it is nevertheless a creative and engagin...

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The Eye of Zoltar (Chronicles of Kazam #3) by Jasper Fforde

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

The third book, The Eye of Zoltar, turned out to be another fun listen on the daily commute. This is not quite as good as the first two but I have enjoyed this...

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Wolfgang Parker talks Crime Cats – Clintonville based mystery series

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Wolfgang Parker, author of the Crime Cats mystery series Missing (Volume 1) and The Dusenbury Curse (Volume 2), talks about the books and the inspiration to wri...

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