Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 80,207 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 70,817 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 70,667
It Ends with Us
Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life seems too good to be true.
Not what I expected.
By: Colleen Hoover
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 37,258 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 32,762 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 32,704
It Starts with Us
Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date. But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life—and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter’s life.
Good narration. Story was meh.
By: Colleen Hoover
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 58,873 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 53,333 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 53,274
A Court of Thorns and Roses
When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world.
Bad ending and Immaturity
By: Sarah J. Maas
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 137,090 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 112,148 Story 5 out of 5 stars 111,094
Atomic Habits
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change.
start here, if you are looking to achieve in life
By: James Clear
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 33,143 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 31,848 Story 5 out of 5 stars 31,850
The Women
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.
Great story
By: Kristin Hannah
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,351 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 3,275 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,275
All the Colors of the Dark
1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the small town of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing. When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake. Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another.
Best book of 2024
By: Chris Whitaker
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 194,904 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 171,038 Story 5 out of 5 stars 170,526
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!
A great reading of the wrong book
By: J.K. Rowling
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 328 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 307 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 307
Good Energy
Our ability to prevent and reverse these conditions—and feel incredible today—is under our control and simpler than we think. The key is our metabolic function—the most important and least understood factor in our overall health. As Dr. Casey Means explains in this book, nearly every health problem we face can be explained by how well the cells in our body create and use energy. To live free from frustrating symptoms and life-threatening disease, we need our cells to be optimally powered so that they can create “good energy,” the essential fuel that impacts every aspect of our wellbeing.
overzealous author
By: Casey Means MD, and others
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 46,302 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 41,597 Story 5 out of 5 stars 41,559
A Court of Mist and Fury
Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she’s now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people. As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre’s hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different people: one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin.
Shippers will either Love it or Hate it
By: Sarah J. Maas
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,173 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,138 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,138
Drop Dead
Obituary writer Nadine Barbault doesn’t mind being called “Lady Death”. It suits the ice queen persona she’s cultivated to survive the fast-paced Toronto Herald. So when Nadine learns that famous (and reclusive) author Dot Voline has died, she doesn’t hesitate to run the obituary…only to discover that Dot is very much alive. Nadine’s screw-up has brought Wesley Chen of the rival Spear no end of joy—she’s been a thorn in his extremely ambitious side for years. But the renewed interest in Dot also surfaced chatter about a mysterious past scandal.
Clean and sweet
By: Lily Chu
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 668 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 658 Story 5 out of 5 stars 658
This Is Why We Lied
For GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, McAlpine Lodge seems like the ideal getaway to celebrate their honeymoon. Set on a gorgeous, off-the-grid mountaintop property, it’s the perfect place to unplug and reconnect. Until a bone-chilling scream cuts through the night. Mercy McAlpine, the manager of the Lodge, is dead. With a vicious storm raging and the one access road to the property washed out, the murderer must be someone on the mountain. But as Will and Sara investigate the McAlpine family and the other guests, they realize that everyone here is lying.
One of the best
By: Karin Slaughter
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 24,863 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 22,506 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 22,481
The Housemaid
I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out...and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late. But I reassure myself: The Winchesters don’t know who I really am. They don’t know what I’m capable of....
One Big Cliche’
By: Freida McFadden
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 34,034 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 31,541 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 31,545
Fourth Wing
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.
Erotica with Dragons
By: Rebecca Yarros
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,761 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,675 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,675
The God of the Woods
Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.
Good story telling
By: Liz Moore
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 135,154 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 118,203 Story 5 out of 5 stars 117,781
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Book 2
Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a house-elf called Dobby, and rescue from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical flying car! Back at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his second year, Harry hears strange whispers echo through empty corridors - and then the attacks start. Students are found as though turned to stone... Dobby's sinister predictions seem to be coming true.
Jim Dale is wonderful!
By: J.K. Rowling
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 765 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 757 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 757
The Glitch
Five Years Earlier: Henry Dunne knows three things: that agreeing to host this raucous house party was a terrible idea, that he absolutely cannot show up to his nursing shift tomorrow with a hangover, and that the beautiful redhead in the corner will be sleeping in his bed tonight.
This is NOT a Romcom!
By: Leeanne Slade
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 2,292 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 2,193 Story 5 out of 5 stars 2,193
The Anxious Generation
There is no bigger public health story now than the collapse in youth mental health. The numbers are terrifying and dominate our headlines. There has been much debate over how we got here, and what to do next, and bestselling author and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt is at the white-hot center of that discourse. Haidt has spent his career speaking wisdom and truth into the most difficult landscapes—communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the perfect storm contributing to a public health emergency for Gen Z.
A Parenting Book for the 2020's
By: Jonathan Haidt
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 125,212 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 109,799 Story 5 out of 5 stars 109,393
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Book 3
When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves... But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss...
Jim Dale at his best
By: J.K. Rowling
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 35,100 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 31,350 Story 5 out of 5 stars 31,310
A Court of Wings and Ruin
Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre but for everything—and everyone she holds dear.
Jennifer Ikeda declined to continue with theseries
By: Sarah J. Maas
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 120,215 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 105,519 Story 5 out of 5 stars 105,141
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Book 4
The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his name is one of those that the magical cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, dragons and Dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through - alive!
“Harreeeeeeeeee”
By: J.K. Rowling
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 24,555 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 20,409 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 20,287
48 Laws of Power
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other infamous strategists. The 48 Laws of Power will fascinate any listener interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.
You don't have to be a psychopath to like this.
By: Robert Greene
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 828 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 805 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 805
The Wedding People
It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She's immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but she’s actually the only guest at the Cornwall who isn’t here for the big event. Phoebe is here because she’s dreamed of coming for years—she hoped to shuck oysters and take sunset sails with her husband, only now she’s here without him, at rock bottom, and determined to have one last decadent splurge on herself.
Great story with poor audio editing
By: Alison Espach
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 123,015 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 108,365 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 108,231
Verity
Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.
intriguing but skip if triggered by child abuse
By: Colleen Hoover
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 638 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 603 Story 5 out of 5 stars 603
Imminent
The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs—now known as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)—reveals long-hidden truths with profound implications for not only national security but our understanding of the universe.
True hero in all regards!! Bringer of Truth
By: Luis Elizondo
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 112,002 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 98,360 Story 5 out of 5 stars 97,923
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Book 5
Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time...
Jim Dale is the BEST!
By: J.K. Rowling
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 24,337 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 22,920 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 22,917
Iron Flame
Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College―Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.
I wish I could throw this book off a cliff.
By: Rebecca Yarros
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,630 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,495 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,495
Mad Love
They were madly in love. The perfect couple. That was the story everyone in South River believed...until Gin Talcott and Adam Archer are found shot in their bed. Adam is dead at the scene. Gin is fighting for her life. Detectives Greta Jessup and Finn Pate are assigned to the case. Greta has a long history with Gin’s first husband, Eddie, and is determined to protect his 18-year-old twins. Piper discovered the bodies. Daniel is missing—and so is Adam’s gun.
A fun listen
By: Wendy Walker
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 104,978 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 92,337 Story 5 out of 5 stars 91,941
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Book 6
When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shrivelled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark Mark: there is a Death Eater amongst them. Harry will need powerful magic and true friends as he explores Voldemort's darkest secrets, and Dumbledore prepares him to face his destiny...
Masterful Narration Continues
By: J.K. Rowling
