Audiobook Archives - That's What She Read

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A brief introduction into the world of the Syndicate and Scion

by Michelle | May 13, 2020 | Audiobook, Book Review, Books Read in 2020, S Author

I have long been a fan of Samantha Shannon’s Bone Season series (and not because she has a fabulous last name 😀 ). I loved the first book so much that I recently wanted to start the series over again. Then, Ms. Shannon announced that her prequel novella, The...

I’ve never been so thankful I don’t have a sister

by Michelle | May 11, 2020 | Audiobook, Book Review, Books Read in 2020, S Author

I have had Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld on my shelves for a very long time. In fact, it was the oldest audiobook I had in my Audible library. With the safer-at-home mandates, I figured there was no time like the present to pull some of these oldies out and finally...

Today’s politicians have nothing on the founding fathers

by Michelle | May 1, 2020 | Audiobook, Book Review, Books Read in 2020, C Author

This is going to be a rambling review because I learned so much and had an absolute blast listening to this behemoth that I cannot put my thoughts into anything resembling cohesiveness. I know you won’t be surprised when I say this but history books are wrong,...

Did you know there were different types of Puritans?

by Michelle | Apr 29, 2020 | Audiobook, Book Review, Books Read in 2020, V Author

I like Sarah Vowell, and I think that Ms. Vowell and I would be friends in real life were we to meet. After all, I too have gone on vacation purely as an excuse to visit key historical areas and points of interest. I get her sense of humor, her dry delivery, and her...

Molly does YA, Part II

by Michelle | Apr 23, 2020 | Audiobook, Book Review, Books Read in 2020, H Author

Fledgling is Molly Harper’s second foray into the young adult world. Her first novel in the series, Changeling, introduced readers to Cassandra Smith and her world of the magical haves and the nonmagical have-nots. We see Cassandra’s struggles to adapt to...

Getting caught up with my friends from Half-Moon Hollow

by Michelle | Apr 22, 2020 | Audiobook, Book Review, Books Read in 2020, H Author

After finally finishing the audiobook versions of the Game of Thrones series, and trying to stave off quarantine depression and anxiety, I felt it was high time to fall back onto one of my favorite series on audiobook, the Half-Moon Hollow series by Molly Harper...