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I looked through the #audibleplus library today and noticed they've added quite a few since the last time I checked. So, if you're an #audible user you might want to check it out. I love #freebies! No credit necessary for any of these.

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Cinfhen
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Pickpick

Really fascinating!!! This book delves into the ethics, science, and host of unexpected outcomes one might not think about when they open Pandora‘s box (kit) of DNA home testing. I would love to discuss this with a bookclub. I appreciated that the author included personal narratives. I found Alice‘s story particularly compelling. Second book from @MallenNC #NYWD list 💖 Will use for #Booked2022 #WrittenByAJournalist and #NF22 #OutOfLeftField

squirrelbrain Sounds fab - stacked! 2y
keepingupwiththepenguins Oooh, this sounds fascinating!! 2y
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Cinfhen I really think your scientific brain will like this one @squirrelbrain it‘s BEYOND fascinating @keepingupwiththepenguins SO MUCH to think about 🤓 2y
alisiakae Oooh, stacking! This sounds like a book I would really enjoy discussing. I still sometimes can‘t believe that a little DNA test solved so many mysteries for me, even though that was the whole point of me taking a 🧬 test! 2y
monalyisha Thinking about using an Audible credit for this. It does sound interesting! How was the reader? 2y
Cortg I‘m adding this to my TBR! Genetics is interesting and I want to learn more. My youngest wants to do genetic research when she finishes her schooling, more like studying blood disorders, but genetics in general is fascinating. Thanks! 2y
Cortg A friend found out she had a half brother and nephews after taking a test and said there‘s no denying him, he‘s a spitting image of her dad who had passed. Her mom remembers his mom from a relationship before he joined the military and deployed. So interesting. 2y
jlhammar Totally agree. So fascinating! 2y
Cinfhen It‘s free on #AudiblePlus @monalyisha and the reader was very pleasant/ easy to follow (edited) 2y
Cinfhen I didn‘t realize that‘s how you found your sister @4thhouseontheleft I think you‘d find this book interesting as someone who went through the process. The author does a really good job describing the 3 types of seekers. The serious family historian, who‘s looking for family roots, the person who has gaps in their personal history ( ie adopted) and is seeking medical or identity answers and then the causal seeker who thinks, why not spit & see 2y
Cinfhen That‘s crazy @Cortg did the family embrace the discovery or did it throw their lives into turmoil?? This book covers lots of different reactions and ways different families and family members handled the discoveries they weren‘t actually anticipating 2y
Cinfhen It‘s a lot to consider @jlhammar because by sharing your DNA you are effectively sharing other family members DNA as well without their knowledge or consent (edited) 2y
Cortg @Cinfhen They accepted him. He lives in Florida, they‘re in Pa/Ct. When her dad left and they broken up, she found she was pregnant and just never told him. He met their mom and had their little family, no one knowing until she got a call from him after they had both done the DNA kit. Kinda crazy but kinda cool as well. 2y
Cinfhen Nice that they had a happy ending @Cortg unfortunately not every story ends that way💔 2y
MallenNC I‘m so glad you enjoyed this one. I listened to it too, and really liked the narrator. I enjoyed the personal stories most but the science and the legal issues were also very interesting. 2y
Cinfhen Definitely @MallenNC so much to consider/ I loved the ethics component 2y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I didn‘t know this was in Audible Plus. Just downloaded! I have the Kindle but just haven‘t gotten to it. We found a new cousin on my mom‘s side through DNA tests. I met her in October for the first time and we had so much fun! 2y
Cinfhen So nice that you discovered a cousin @BarbaraTheBibliophage 💖 2y
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Cinfhen
New Year Who Dis? | Bitchy Fits
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Thanks for this great match @monalyisha
This is the list I received from @MallenNC
The top row I own and had already planned on reading, the other books I‘d like to read over the course of 2022, especially since a bunch will work for #Booked2022
#NewYearWhoDis2022
I have read #7, 12, 13, 18 & 19 - all were good 😊

MallenNC Great! I know you like audiobooks, and I happened to have listened to all four on the top row. I hope you enjoy! 2y
Chelsea.Poole @MallenNC great list! 😍📚 2y
monalyisha I'm super interested in Olympus, Texas & The Education of an Idealist. I'll be looking forward to your reviews (all of them)! 2y
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Cinfhen Yay @MallenNC that‘s awesome 🎧♥️😃 2y
Cinfhen I‘ll keep you posted @monalyisha 🎉🎉thanks @Chelsea.Poole are you participating too?? 2y
ChasingOm Firekeeper‘s Daughter was EXCELLENT on audio. 2y
Cinfhen I just saw that Firekeeper‘s Daughter is available on #Scribd @ChasingOm 😃🎧♥️I‘m already looking forward to January #NewYearWhoDis 2y
Chelsea.Poole @Cinfhen yes! It‘s my first time and as @Megabooks said somewhere else I‘m “ridiculously excited” 🤩 can‘t wait to see your list too! @Mitch is my match and it‘s a great list I have to work with! @monalyisha does a fantastic job! (edited) 2y
Cinfhen Ohhhh @Mitch is a GREAT match @Chelsea.Poole 🥳🥳🥳 2y
monalyisha Thank you! 🥰 2y
Librarybelle I love @MallenNC ‘s lists and may make a screenshot of this to see her recommendations! 2y
Megabooks The Lost Family is on #AudiblePlus. Will write more later - very sick today. 2y
Cinfhen 😢 I‘m sorry / I will email u xx @Megabooks I actually bought Lost Family awhile back on Audible for $1.99 / I think u liked it ?!! 2y
Cinfhen The list is great @Librarybelle definitely take a screenshot 😌 2y
BarbaraBB Number 4 is so good & on @Megabooks list too. Maybe you can buddyread 👯‍♀️ 2y
Megabooks @Cinfhen I did like it very much, and I‘m up for a Passing #buddyread! 2y
Blaire How the word is passed was incredible. Highly recommend for a non-fiction read. 2y
Cinfhen I know @BarbaraBB , I was going to mention to @Megabooks we should do a buddyread for 2y
Cinfhen I‘ve seen that book on a bunch of best of 2021 lists @Blaire so it‘s definitely on my radar and I will be looking to read it in 2022 🤓 2y
britt_brooke I‘m hopeful you‘ll enjoy Sundown! 🤞🏼 2y
Cinfhen Thanks @britt_brooke I‘m not such a fan of SSJ but I own it, it‘s on the list, I know you liked it and it‘ll work for #Booked2022 2y
MallenNC @Librarybelle I‘m glad you like my book lists! I loved being matched with you my first year of #NYWD 2y
MallenNC @Cinfhen I listened to Sun Down Motel in October. It was the perfect creepy mystery for that time. 2y
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Cinfhen
Amazons Audible Audio Books | Albert N Thomas
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My current listen isn‘t in the database (yet). It‘s a memoir about a woman coming to terms with her husband‘s job loss after 17 years of being the family provider. It‘s ok so far. #AudiblePlus #Freebie #NonFictionNovember

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Megabooks
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Panpan

Do you remember inflating the word count in your high school essays by the saying the same thing twice but phrasing it differently? Imagine a whole book of that. She would say the same thing twice yet in different ways. 😏

While taken as a whole arc the story of Vitale‘s addiction and sobriety is interesting, the actual writing is atrocious! I can‘t recommend this #AudiblePlus title. 👎🏻

llcoolnate hahah I got the joke 👌🏻👌🏻😝 3y
Megabooks @llcoolnate 😂😂👍🏻 3y
Cinfhen #PetPeeve #HardPass Thanks for the honest review!!! 3y
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Megabooks @Cinfhen good idea! 3y
Megabooks @Cinfhen I think Molly has a UTI. ☹️ the soonest I could get her in with my vet is tomorrow. She definitely doesn‘t feel good. 💜 I feel so bad for her. 3y
Cinfhen How‘s Molly????? Poor pup 2y
Megabooks @Cinfhen she did have a uti at the vet today. ☹️☹️ she got an antibiotic injection, and she seems to be feeling better. (There‘s an antibiotic injection for skin infections and uti‘s in dogs that last 2 weeks and is soooo much better than doing pills!!) I ordered a bunch of stuff for her from chewy. New treats, 3 different toys, 2 kinds of bone…no, she‘s not spoiled!! 😂😂 2y
Cinfhen Hahaha 🤣 I‘m now familiar with Chewy!!! I keep asking Niki to tell me which is Herzy‘s favorite bone treat - apparently it‘s only available on Chewy. I wanted to send one to Molly after her surgery 🐾🐶♥️ I‘m so glad to hear there is a quick shot antibiotic for her!! Glad she‘s on the mend ❤️‍🩹 2y
Megabooks @Cinfhen awwww!! Thank you for thinking of us! Chewy is fantastic because you get the convenience of online without the worry of counterfeit like on Amazon. A friend got counterfeit food on Amazon and I got counterfeit toys. Ridiculous!! So glad chewy is there. 2y
Cinfhen I didn‘t know that was a “thing” on Amazon 😣I HATE dishonest people!!! Im going to ask Niki about that bone, again. It‘s like a brain toy/ bone treat 2y
Megabooks @Cinfhen that sounds really cool!! She likes bones and loves food. 😁😁 Molly had mostly hand me down toys, so I think she‘ll appreciate her own. And yes, counterfeiting sucks!!! The only other new toy besides Hairy is a counterfeit crocodile that I had to resew myself after she destroyed it in 10 minutes!! It was supposed to be the same brand/type as Hairy, and it wasn‘t even close. Fortunately I know a really secure stitch. Thanks vet school! 2y
Cinfhen 🙌🏻 - Herzy can chew through a toy in seconds too!!! Unfortunately for Niki & Adam it ends up in the garbage 🗑 😜 2y
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Megabooks
Weekly Forecast | Thomas Gibson Inc
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Molly‘s asleep, and 🤞🏻 I will be soon. Here‘s my #WeeklyForecast.

I‘ve got a bunch of memoirs out at the library, including two for #LatinxHeritageMonth. Wayward arrived in print, and I will likely start it tomorrow morning.

Harlem Shuffle may be a so-so for me, too, @Cinfhen @britt_brooke 🤔 Addicted to Perfect is a simple memoir that I‘m falling asleep to tonight. It‘s #AudiblePlus. Review of Union‘s memoir coming tomorrow. Night! 😴

Cinfhen Can‘t wait to hear your thoughts on the Union!! Sweet dreams xx 3y
Megabooks @Cinfhen the Union was great, but I‘m having trouble getting my thoughts together for reviews lately 🤷🏻‍♀️. 🤞🏻 it ends soon. Perfect is a super quick listen. I went in with low expectations, and it‘s meeting my needs of what to read atm. I listened at almost the same speed as Shuffle, but it‘s going much faster. Audiophiles like you get it! Some books are more like medicine. 😂 I‘ll still probably still finish Shuffle even with the struggle. (edited) 3y
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Cinfhen You write such SHARP reviews so i can‘t imagine that you are experiencing any kind of obstacles. 🙏🏻 you get your writing mojo back 😘Are you struggling to get through 👉 it‘s not just you!! 3y
britt_brooke @Megabooks I‘ve been struggling with reviews lately, too. I get 2-3 books behind on them and just can‘t gather my thoughts either. 😕 3y
Megabooks @Cinfhen yes, definitely struggling with Harlem Shuffle! 3y
Megabooks @britt_brooke 🤞🏻 both our writer‘s block passes. So frustrating! 3y
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Cinfhen
Blackbird House | Alice Hoffman
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Pickpick

#AuthorAMonth I enjoyed this short interconnected novel revolving around a house by the sea. Each chapter focuses on a new inhabitant, some are descendants others are newcomers. Each chapter is richly crafted & written with Hoffman‘s tender prose and skillful style. It‘s a quick listen,read by numerous narrators, which made this book really enjoyable. #AudiblePlus perfect for a Fall day 🧡

Megabooks Thanks for the tag! 3y
Cinfhen Thought you might enjoy a quick listen from the #AudiblePlus catalog @Megabooks xx 3y
TrishB Oh I have this one on the piles! 3y
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Cinfhen
Blackbird House | Alice Hoffman
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I wasn‘t going to pick up an Alice Hoffman this month @Soubhiville but than I saw this audio in my Audible library and thought, why not?!?!! I‘m REALLY enjoying this interconnected short story collection 💕Multicast narration and really good stories so far. Each character that resides in the Blackbird House is whimsical and compelling. Alice Hoffman is a truly gifted writer and storyteller 🙌🏻 Solid companion for running errands today 😁

MidnightBookGirl Hoffman can be a bit hit or miss for me, but I love her Owens family series, and this cover is calling to me. Plus I love short stories! 3y
Cinfhen I‘m loving it @MidnightBookGirl I should say each chapter is a glimpse of an inhabitant that lives in a house by the sea for over 20O years. The stories are linked by the house, the mysterious blackbirds that live outside the house and some inhabitants are relatives of the original owner. It‘s short and it‘s a multicast narration, which I love ❤️ it‘s free from #AudiblePlus 🎧🙌🏻 3y
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Megabooks
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Mehso-so

This was fine, but I‘d rather hang out in the yard with Molly, even if it‘s 90 F out!

Kristin‘s father was a distributor of Deep Throat and went on trial for his involvement in Memphis in the 1970s. It destroyed his marriage, but he continued to be in the porn business with a chain of adult stores in Florida. This is Kristin‘s life in the shadow of her father‘s career and her parents‘ crumbling marriage. In the #AudiblePlus catalogue.

Megabooks I‘ll have to send y‘all a picture/video of her playing with Hairy Elephante (after Harry Belafonte). I think she thinks he‘s a real baby bunny because he‘s gray and about the right size. She has a real zest in killing him. I‘m beginning to have theories about how she came to me. @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB will write soon!! 3y
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Cinfhen Hahahaha I‘m dying!!!!! Hairy Elephante!!!!!! And your bunny theory is hilarious!!!!! Good Golly, Miss Molly is a killer!!!!!! 😘😘😘😘 3y
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Megabooks @Cinfhen I got a video! Will send it! 3y
Megabooks @Cinfhen I just lost an email I wrote to you and @BarbaraBB 😩 perhaps there is an Apple update coming?? Maybe there‘s a bug in the mail app?? Anyway, will rewrite the email later. 3y
Cinfhen See…..I know how you feel!!!!! So annoying 😅😆😂 3y
BarbaraBB Is is that video you posted on Instagram? It‘s hilarious 😂 3y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB yes it is!! You were right, she is so wild!! 😂😂 3y
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