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What do you do when you get invited by Entertainment Weekly to an advanced screening for a soon-to-be popular television show? You go!!! Join Britney and Brad as they discuss the show and how it compares to the book it's based on. Enjoy as they reminisce about the memorable event that will make you laugh until the premiere of HBO's Big Little Lies on Sunday, February 19, 2017. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, and Shailene Woodley. Tune into Episode 7: Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty http://audioshelf.me/episodes/big-little-lies-liane-moriarty Read More: https://audioshelf.me/episodes/big-little-lies-tv-advanced-screening * Get it on Audible: http://amzn.to/2lXV95N

Killer Women Anthology #1 - Here at AudioShelf we enjoy a creepy short story every once in awhile. Since it’s still Valentine’s week, we thought what better story to share than an uncomfortable tale of love. In The Window Man we follow Sarah as she house sits for a work friend. During her stay in the house, a window is broken causing Sarah to become the tiniest bit raddled and to call upon the window man for a repair. That’s about all the information we can give since this audiobook was 25 minutes and contains a subtle, yet shocking twist in the last minute. Enjoy our review of a story that we believe to be a creepy love letter that leaves a lasting chill. Read More: https://audioshelf.me/episodes/the-window-man-louise-millar * Get it on Audible: http://amzn.to/2kO42L1

In this episode, Britney and Brad review the audiobook for The Odds of Loving Grover Cleveland by Rebekah Crane. This story takes place at a summer camp for teens who self-diagnose themselves with pretty heavy mental health disorders. As we travel through the world of teenage angst, Britney and Brad discuss their differing viewpoints and feelings about the audiobook that generates a powerful discussion about society's stigma of teen mental health. Join them as they decide if they want to shelf or shove the lost souls of Camp Padua. Read More: https://audioshelf.me/episodes/the-odds-of-loving-grover-cleveland-rebekah-crane * Get it on Audible: http://amzn.to/2ki4fdt

A still beating heart, magical creations, and potentially getting the worst paper cut of your life! The Paper Magician has it all! In this harrowing tale, we follow a young girl named Ceony on a quest to save her paper folding mentor, Emory Thane. With magical qualities that remind us a little of Harry Potter, and teen angst that is reminiscent of The Mortal Instruments, we the listener are taken through a world that is fantastical and a little mind boggling at times. This is book one in a series that promises to be a true adventure! Read More: https://audioshelf.me/episodes/paper-magician-charlie-holmberg * Get it on Audible: http://amzn.to/2lay5AG

Welcome to Midnight, Texas -- a pretty standard, dried-up western town where a creepy pawn shop holds some strange and magical inhabitants. When a new visitor arrives, things take a spooky turn when a murder occurs. Join Brad and Britney as they discuss Charlaine Harris' new intriguing cozy mystery series. Do you dare to find out if we'll shelf it or shove it? All we have to say to that is...you'll be dying to find out! Muahahah!!! Read More: https://audioshelf.me/episodes/midnight-crossroad-charlaine-harris * Get it on Audible: http://amzn.to/2kaJUTM

With more twists than a twizzler, Shari Lapena’s thriller will leave you at the edge of your seat. If The Couple Next Door were a how-to-guide it would be called: What not to do when you have a baby. Step 1 would be not leaving your new bundle of joy at home ALONE while you go next door to drink, and step 2...well just repeat that first step until your child is old enough to scream when being kidnapped. YES. KIDNAPPED! Everything is not as it seems in this neighborhood and you’ll want to keep your ears on alert until the very last second. Read More: https://audioshelf.me/episodes/the-couple-next-door-shari-lapena * Get it on Audible: http://amzn.to/2jg0FOF

A narrator with a phenomenal voice is like having a million friends to spend your evening with (even if some of those friends are evil). Audiobook of the year nominated, Imogen Church is a true vocal extraordinaire. She’s talented, hilarious, and after spending 30 minutes with Imogen, we really wish she could narrate our lives. With over 50 audiobooks recorded, her ability to create auditory magic is unprecedented. Imogen has quickly become one of our favorite narrators, and we are so ecstatic to have had the opportunity to chat with her! Read More: https://audioshelf.me/episodes/interview-imogen-church * Get it on Audible: http://amzn.to/2jPvKX9 * Visit Website: http://www.imogenisweird.com/

Cold cases getting warmer? A suicide carried out with spare change? A librarian mystery writer? All of these things and more come jammed packed in Duncan Putney’s Ray Boon mystery novella. Set in a Massachusetts town, this short story gives you intrigue, small laughs, and the answers to all of your questions rather quickly. Grab your lucky penny and take a trip to Gloucester with us! Read More: https://audioshelf.me/episodes/bonus-episode-pocket-change-by-duncan-putney * Get it on Audible: http://amzn.to/2jyeaXa

Just when you thought you’ve heard all of the mystery novels out there, Thread of Hope comes in and blasts you right in the heart. In this novel we meet Joe Tyler, an ex-cop who, since the disappearance of his daughter 7 years earlier, has began assisting parents with the safe return of their children. When he’s called back to his hometown to help his bff, he’ll uncover some secrets about the locals as well as get a ... thread of hope ... about what has happened to his daughter. Read More: https://audioshelf.me/episodes/thread-of-hope-jeff-shelby * Get it on Audible: http://amzn.to/2j9bkZC

In this bonus episode, we wanted to take some time to thank everyone for their incredible support including family, friends, listeners, narrators, and authors. 2016 has been an amazing premiere year for AudioShelf, and we are so excited to bring you more laughs, honesty, and reviews in 2017. We are especially looking forward to AudioShelf's newest segment that will have listeners talking at water coolers again. Happy New Year!! We hope your days are spent with family, friends, and AudioShelf. Read More: https://audioshelf.me/episodes/new-year-special

Happy New Year, everyone! With the dawn of 2017 upon us, we chose to listen to Pax by Sara Pennypacker. A coming of age novel with voices that alternate between Peter, a clumsy boy with confidence issues, and Pax, a spritely fox who’s goal in life is to protect “his boy.” Human and animal growth are equally explored through loss, friendship, and the occasional fox yip. Get your tissues ready, ya’ll, this one’s heartbreakingly gorgeous. Read More: https://audioshelf.me/episodes/pax-sara-pennypacker * Get it on Audible: http://amzn.to/2iW1adM

We hope that everyone is having a fantastic holiday season! This week’s episode, we wanted to listen to a book that dealt with the trials and tribulations of family during the holiday season. For us, Christmas means gathering together with family for dinner, gift opening, and good conversations--a similarity we found between us and the Quinn family in Winter Street. However, we have to admit, though, the Quinn family has quite a bit more drama to their holiday than we do. So we hope you break out the eggnog, put on some slippers, and settle next to a warm fireplace to listen to us talk about a family we fell in love with in this wintery modern classic! Read More: https://audioshelf.me/episodes/winter-street-elin-hilderbrand * Get it on Audible: http://amzn.to/2iB8wmH

For this bonus episode, we reviewed a fun twist on the North Pole story. Merry is the daughter of Santa Claus, and she is not the biggest fan of Christmas, much to the disdain of her parents. But soon after being tricked to come back home for the holidays, she meets a man that sends chills down her spine (get it?). The clichés are obvious, and the title of the book gives away most of the story, but it’s still an interesting glimpse into the family dynamics of good ol’ St. Nick. Read More: https://audioshelf.me/episodes/a-merry-frost-geraldine-allie * Get it on Audible: http://amzn.to/2hRnO9U

You all may be familiar with the beautifully emotional song by the same name. This short story of The Christmas Shoes was written as a way to elaborate on the song that makes us all think about what is important in life. It’s a story that connects you with the patrons in the song and gives you more insight into the lives of the people that fatefully cross paths in a department store. Bake some cookies, heat up some hot cocoa, and grab your tissues because this audiobook will make you want to ugly cry into your stocking. Read More: https://audioshelf.me/episodes/christmas-shoes-donna-vanliere * Get it on Audible: http://amzn.to/2hZkVok

In this week’s episode, we tackle Mary Kubica’s “thriller,” The Good Girl. The story revolves around a kidnapping that goes awry. We were excited to start this audiobook because of all the rave reviews. As we listened to this “roller coaster” of a ride (depending on what rides you consider twisty enough for you), we found ourselves perplexed as to why this story had so many people talking! Through the character’s different perspectives, we uncover a mystery that may been better off hidden. So, if you are looking for an audiobook that will kidnap you for a couple hours, see if our review will help you decide to shelf it or shove it. Read More: https://audioshelf.me/episodes/the-good-girl-mary-kubica * Get it on Audible: http://amzn.to/2hwMJ30

Travel through time with us as we discuss the science fiction classic The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. An interesting journey that paved the way for future generations to make books, movies, and even TV shows about time traveling. There’s some political stuff involved in this book that went way over our heads, so we mainly just talk about the imaginative world that H.G was able to create way back when he was writing this book in 1895! Read More: https://audioshelf.me/episodes/the-time-machine-hg-wells * Brian Cox on Audible: http://amzn.to/2h9cz9l * Scott Brick on Audible: http://amzn.to/2gWDOEH

Who else is ready to go on a murder mystery cruise? As long as the murder isn’t real, we are totally down. In this week’s episode we are chatting about The Woman in Cabin 10, a novel set on the open sea where mystery is afoot. We each had a different experience with this novel, but we both agree that Imogen Church is one of our new favorite narrators! Try not to go overboard with this thriller. Read More: https://audioshelf.me/episodes/woman-in-cabin-10-ruth-ware * Get it on Audible: http://amzn.to/2gxC3R4

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We wanted to release something special for everyone, so we decided to listen to two books that mean a whole lot to us! In this week’s episode you’ll get to hear from Britney as she discusses A Dog’s Purpose and almost bursts into tears a few different times talking about how thankful she is for four legged friends. Then Brad will chat about how thankful he is for art, creativity, and progress in making theater and history one in the same as he reviews Hamilton. We hope you enjoy this mid-week treat and happy thanksgiving to all, and to all a full belly ;P. Read More: https://audioshelf.me/episodes/dogs-purpose-alexander-hamilton * Get A Dog's Purpose on Audible: http://amzn.to/2fS4zMp * Get Alexander Hamilton on Audible: http://amzn.to/2f7qJv9

We have the immense pleasure of interviewing one of our top audiobook narrators, the lovable and charming Devon Sorvari! She's blown us away with her performance in Danielle Paige's Dorothy Must Die series, including Dorothy Must Die (which we reviewed back in our second episode), The Wicked Will Rise, and Yellow Brick War. You can also hear in The Lorien Legacies by Pittacus Lore, A Perfect Union of Contrary Things by Maynard James Keenan and Sarah Jensen, Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini, Aret by Kelly Wolf, and so many more! This episode gives us an inside look for how audiboooks actually come together from getting cast for a role through how much work it takes to record. Devon shares some of her influence for her roles, her most enjoyable voices, and even what kind of audiobooks she can be found listening to. So whether you're a fan of Devon or just want to find out more for one of our favorite hobbies, today's episode is a must listen! Find more links and love at http://audioshelf.me Read More: https:

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children - This week, Brad takes you on a peculiar journey to a mysterious island full of creepy photographs, hidden truths, and a group of kids with unique abilities. As we dissect this audiobook, prepare yourself to laugh out loud as we uncover the secrets of Miss Peregrine’s home for peculiar (and downright weird) children. Read More: https://audioshelf.me/episodes/miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar-children-ransom-riggs * Get it on Audible: http://amzn.to/2eSPaKW