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Justin Winokur's Read Books: Blog 3
Sunday, August 02, 2026
Narrated by: Lesley Manville
Series: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery, Book 1
Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
Release date: 09-22-20
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
By: Virginia Evans
Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Oppenheimer, Carly Robins, Jeff Ebner, David Pittu, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Mark Bramhall, Petrea Burchard, Robert Petkoff, Kimberly Farr, Cerris Morgan-Moyer, Peter Ganim, Jade Wheeler, Various
Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
Release date: 04-29-25
I have a lot of scattered thoughts and I may add more later.
Saturday, July 25, 2026
Narrated by: Hillary Huber
Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
Release date: 03-28-23
I really enjoyed this. It was cute and fun to read. I enjoyed the author's voice and ideas. It was a tad predictable at times that didn't detract from the enjoyment.
Monday, July 20, 2026
Narrated by: Michael Beck
Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
Release date: 10-21-25
I enjoyed the second half much more than the first. It was really slow going with way too much set up. Also, a highly unlikeable protagonist. In fact, I didn't like the protagonist, his wife, or his girlfriend. I did enjoy his lawyer (Raymond?) and would read more with him.
While not as bad as The Confession (DNFed in 2024), there was a certainly political "bent" towards the writing around false convictions. I agree with the author's point but also felt it was a bit heavy-handed.
I also struggled a bit with "hackers save the day" trope that was critical to the end. It was a lame narrative device that felt staged. In fact, the whole resolution and ending felt staged!
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Narrated by: Alexa Morden
Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
Release date: 08-02-22
It was cute and fun but also a bit slow at times.
Thursday, July 09, 2026
Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
Series: Red Rising, Book 1
Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
Release date: 01-28-14
I thought it had its ups and downs. It took me a bit to get into the final section with the fighting but I eventually started to enjoy it more and more. Certainly enough to want to keep reading the trilogy!
Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Narrated by: Aidan Kelly
Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
Release date: 12-17-21
Monday, July 06, 2026
Narrated by: Emily Alyn Lind
Series: We Were Liars, Book 1
Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
Release date: 05-20-25
This started out feeling a lot like Jenny Han - Summer I Turned Pretty 1 - The Summer I Turned Pretty with "teenage love and angst" being the central conflict, but I was happy to see it take a better turn! In the end, it was fine. I was surprised by the end but I also didn't care too much about the characters.