As we approach the end of a year, we always take a look back at what our favorite audiobooks and narrations were. In 2016, AudioGals reviewers gave the following narrations an A (or A- or A+) – some might have been published in previous years, but all were reviewed this year. Chime in with your favorites in the comments!
All I Ever Wanted by Kristan Higgins
July 4, 2016
Narrator: Xe SandsNarration: AStory: AReviewer: MelindaPublisher: Recorded BooksThe Angels’ Share by J.R. Ward
August 4, 2016
Narrator: Alexander CendeseNarration: AStory: A-Reviewer: ShannonPublisher: Penguin AudioBecause of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
April 5, 2016
Narrator: Rosalyn LandorNarration: A+Story: BReviewer: CazPublisher: Harper AudioJulian Fellowes’s Belgravia by Julian Fellowes
August 10, 2016
Narrator: Juliet StevensonNarration: A+Story: B+Reviewer: CazPublisher: Hachette AudioBlissed by Jamie Farrell
July 19, 2016
Narrator: Karen WhiteNarration: AStory: C+Reviewer: MelindaPublisher: Jamie FarrellBossman by Vi Keeland
November 24, 2016
Narrator: Maxine Mitchell and Joe ArdenNarration: A-Story: A-Reviewer: BJPublisher: Tantor AudioBounty by Kristen Ashley
December 21, 2016
Narrator: Emma TaylorNarration: A-Story: A-Reviewer: BJPublisher: Brilliance AudioThe Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
April 18, 2016
Narrator: James LangtonNarration: AStory: BReviewer: KaetrinPublisher: Harper AudioCharming by Dannika Dark
February 22, 2016
Narrator: Nicole PooleNarration: AStory: B+Reviewer: BJPublisher: Tantor AudioCovert Evidence by Rachel Grant
November 23, 2016
Narrator: Nicol ZanzarellaNarration: AStory: A-Reviewer: CazPublisher: Audible StudiosA Dangerous Beauty by Sophia Nash
October 11, 2016
Narrator: Bianca AmatoNarration: AStory: BReviewer: CazPublisher: Harper Audio (originally Recorded Books)The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
January 18, 2016
Narrator: Lauren FortgangNarration: AStory: B+Reviewer: KaetrinPublisher: Hachette AudioA Date at the Altar by Cathy Maxwell
December 15, 2016
Narrator: Mary Jane WellsNarration: A-Story: B-Reviewer: CazPublisher: Harper AudioThe Dissolute Duke by Sophia James
September 13, 2016
Narrator: Carolyn MorrisNarration: A-Story: C+Reviewer: CazPublisher: Harlequin AudioDon’t Tempt Me by Loretta Chase
April 28, 2016
Narrator: Kate ReadingNarration: A+Story: BReviewer: CazPublisher: NYLAThe Duke and I by Julia Quinn
September 26, 2016
Narrator: Rosalyn LandorNarration: A+Story: AReviewer: MelindaPublisher: Recorded BooksDuke of Pleasure by Elizabeth Hoyt
December 20, 2016
Narrator: Ashford MacNabNarration: AStory: AReviewer: DianaPublisher: Hachette AudioEternally Yours – Roxton Letters, Vol.1 by Lucinda Brant
February 1, 2016
Narrator: Alex WyndhamNarration: A+Story: B+Reviewer: CazPublisher: Sprigleaf Pty LtdThe Fairest of Them All by Cathy Maxwell
July 18, 2016
Narrator: Mary Jane WellsNarration: AStory: C-Reviewer: CazPublisher: Harper AudioForevermore by Kristen Callihan
August 16, 2016
Narrator: Moira QuirkNarration: AStory: A-Reviewer: CazPublisher: Hachette AudioGlitterland by Alexis Hall
January 25, 2016
Narrator: Nicholas BoultonNarration: A+Story: AReviewer: CazPublisher: Hedgehog IncHappily Ever Ninja by Penny Reid
August 9, 2016
Narrator: Em Eldridge and Will M. WattNarration: A-Story: C+Reviewer: BJPublisher: Penny ReidHer Every Wish by Courtney Milan
June 29, 2016
Narrator: Rosalyn LandorNarration: AStory: BReviewer: CazPublisher: Courtney MilanHer Wicked Proposal by Lauren Smith
March 16, 2016
Narrator: Heather WildsNarration: AStory: B-Reviewer: ShannonPublisher: Tantor AudioThe Highlander by Kerrigan Byrne
September 27, 2016
Narrator: Derek PerkinsNarration: AStory: B-Reviewer: CazPublisher: Tantor AudioThe Hunter by Kerrigan Byrne
March 31, 2016
Narrator: Derek PerkinsNarration: A-Story: BReviewer: CazPublisher: Tantor AudioJane Steele by Lindsay Faye
June 8, 2016
Narrator: Susie RiddellNarration: AStory: A-Reviewer: CazPublisher: Penguin AudioJed Had to Die by Tara Sivec
November 14, 2016
Narrator: Amy McFaddenNarration: AStory: B+Reviewer: MelindaPublisher: Audiobooks.com PublishingLast Night’s Scandal by Loretta Chase
January 26, 2016
Narrator: Kate ReadingNarration: AStory: BReviewer: CazPublisher: NYLALegal Briefs by N.M. Silber
January 14, 2016
Narrator: Tavia GilbertNarration: AStory: AReviewer: MelindaPublisher: Post Hypnotic Press IncListen to Me by Kristen Proby
September 7, 2016
Narrator: Sebastian York & Arielle DeLisleNarration: A-Story: B+Reviewer: KaetrinPublisher: Harper AudioLonging by Mary Balogh
February 8, 2016
Narrator: Rosalyn LandorNarration: A+Story: A-Reviewer: CazPublisher: Recorded BooksManners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger
February 2, 2016
Narration: AStory: A-Reviewer: DianaPublisher: Hachette AudioMarriage Games by CD Reiss
December 15, 2016
Narrator: Elena Wolfe and Sebastian YorkNarration: A+Story: AReviewer: BJPublisher: Flip City Media, IncMarrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas
June 9, 2016
Narrator: Mary Jane WellsNarration: AStory: B+Reviewer: KaetrinPublisher: Harper AudioThe Mésalliance by Stella Riley
April 6, 2016
Narrator: Alex WyndhamNarration: AStory: BReviewer: KaetrinPublisher: Stella RileyMidnight Games by Elle Kennedy
July 28, 2016
Narrator: Allyson RyanNarration: AStory: A-Reviewer: BJPublisher: Tantor AudioMister O by Lauren Blakely
May 30, 2016
Narrator: Sebastian YorkNarration: A+Story: B+Reviewer: MelindaPublisher: Lauren Blakely BooksMust Love Breeches by Angela Quarles
May 14, 2016
Narrator: Mary Jane WellsNarration: AStory: C+Reviewer: MelindaPublisher: Unsealed Room PressMy American Duchess by Eloisa James
March 21, 2016
Narrator: Kate ReadingNarration: A+Story: BReviewer: CazPublisher: Harper AudioMy Fair Princess by Vanessa Kelly
October 25, 2016
Narrator: Beverly A. CrickNarration: A-Story: B-Reviewer: CazPublisher: Tantor AudioMy Kind of Wonderful by Jill Shalvis
January 4, 2016
Narrator: Karen WhiteNarration: B+Story: B-Reviewer: MelindaPublisher: Hachette AudioMy One and Only by Kristan Higgins
February 18, 2016
Narrator: Xe SandsNarration: AStory: B+Reviewer: MelindaPublisher: Recorded BooksNinja at First Sight by Penny Reid
July 13, 2016
Narrator: Em EldridgeNarration: AStory: A-Reviewer: BJPublisher: Penny ReidNoble Satyr by Lucinda Brant
February 1, 2016
Narrator: Alex WyndhamNarration: A+Story: B+Reviewer: CazPublisher: Sprigleaf Pty LtdNobody But You by Jill Shalvis
April 30, 2016
Narrator: Karen WhiteNarration: AStory: B+Reviewer: MelindaPublisher: Hachette AudioNot Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase
January 26, 2016
Narrator: Kate ReadingNarration: AStory: BReviewer: MelindaPublisher: NYLAOnce Upon a Marquess by Courtney Milan
May 7, 2016
Narrator: Rosalyn LandorNarration: AStory: BReviewer: CazPublisher: Courtney MilanOne Second by Dannika Dark
August 2, 2016
Narrator: Nicole PooleNarration: AStory: AReviewer: BJPublisher: Tantor AudioOnly Beloved by Mary Balogh
July 11, 2016
Narrator: Rosalyn LandorNarration: A+Story: B+Reviewer: CazPublisher: Recorded BooksThe Parfit Knight by Stella Riley
January 19, 2016
Narrator: Alex WyndhamNarration: A+Story: A-Reviewer: CazPublisher: Stella RileyThe Player by Stella Riley
April 19, 2016
Narrator: Alex WyndhamNarration: A+Story: A-Reviewer: CazPublisher: Stella RileyThe Player by Kresley Cole
November 3, 2016
Narrator: Kimberly AlexisNarration: A-Story: B+Reviewer: BJPublisher: Valkyrie PressA Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet
December 28, 2016
Narrator: Mia BarronNarration: A-Story: AReviewer: BJPublisher: Recorded BooksRansomed Jewels by Laura Landon
July 7, 2016
Narrator: Rosalyn LandorNarration: A+Story: B-Reviewer: CazPublisher: Brilliance AudioRock: A Rock Star Romantic Suspense by J.A. Huss
August 15, 2016
Narrator: Sebastian YorkNarration: AStory: AReviewer: MelindaPublisher: Podium PublishingSalt Hendon Collection by Lucinda Brant
December 19, 2016
Narrator: Alex WyndhamNarration: AStory: B+Reviewer: KaetrinPublisher: Sprigleaf Pty. Ltd.The Sapphire Affair by Lauren Blakely
August 8, 2016
Narrator: Sebastian YorkNarration: AStory: B-Reviewer: MelindaPublisher: Brilliance AudioA Seditious Affair by K. J. Charles
January 4, 2016
Narrator: Matthew Lloyd-DaviesNarration: A-Story: A+Reviewer: CazPublisher: Audible StudiosShards of Hope by Nalini Singh
July 6, 2016
Narrator: Angela DaweNarration: AStory: AReviewer: ShannonPublisher: Tantor AudioSilent Melody by Mary Balogh
March 8, 2016
Narrator: Rosalyn LandorNarration: A+Story: BReviewer: CazPublisher: Recorded BooksSimply Love by Mary Balogh
September 20, 2016
Narrator: Rosalyn LandorNarration: AStory: A-Reviewer: CazPublisher: Tantor AudioSimply Magic by Mary Balogh
October 3, 2016
Narrator: Rosalyn LandorNarration: AStory: A-Reviewer: CazPublisher: Tantor AudioSimply Perfect by Mary Balogh
December 26, 2016
Narrator: Rosalyn LandorNarration: A+Story: A-Reviewer: CazPublisher: Tantor AudioSimply Unforgettable by Mary Balogh
July 26, 2016
Narrator: Rosalyn LandorNarration: AStory: BReviewer: CazPublisher: Tantor AudioSins of Sevin by Penelope Ward
February 16, 2016
Narrator: Sean Crisden and Aletha GeorgeNarration: Sean Crisden B+ / Aletha George AStory: A-Reviewer: BJPublisher: Tantor AudioSix Degrees of Scandal by Caroline Linden
July 14, 2016
Narrator: Beverly A. CrickNarration: A-Story: B+Reviewer: CazPublisher: Tantor AudioSlightly Married by Mary Balogh
October 17, 2016
Narrator: Rosalyn LandorNarration: A+Story: AReviewer: CazPublisher: Tantor AudioThe Soldier’s Scoundrel by Cat Sebastian
November 1, 2016
Narrator: Gary FurlongNarration: A-Story: A-Reviewer: CazPublisher: Harper AudioA Splendid Defiance by Stella Riley
December 20, 2016
Narrator: Alex WyndhamNarration: AStory: AReviewer: CazPublisher: Stella RileyA Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas
November 8, 2016
Narrator: Kate ReadingNarration: AStory: AReviewer: CazPublisher: Blackstone AudioSweet Little Lies by Jill Shalvis
June 28, 2016
Narrator: Karen WhiteNarration: AStory: B+Reviewer: MelindaPublisher: Harper AudioThe Taming of Malcolm Grant by Paula Quinn
May 28, 2016
Narrator: Carrington MacDuffieNarration: AStory: C+Reviewer: DianaPublisher: Blackstone AudioToo Good to Be True by Kristan Higgins
January 6, 2016
Narrator: Xe SandsNarration: A-Story: B+Reviewer: MelindaPublisher: Recorded BooksUnforgiven by Mary Balogh
October 27, 2016
Narrator: Rosalyn LandorNarration: A+Story: BReviewer: CazPublisher: Recorded BooksUntil There Was You by Kristan Higgins
May 5, 2016
Narrator: Xe SandsNarration: AStory: AReviewer: MelindaPublisher: Recorded BooksThe Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
November 7, 2016
Narrator: Rosalyn LandorNarration: A+Story: A+Reviewer: MelindaPublisher: Recorded BooksWell Hung by Lauren Blakely
October 6, 2016
Narrator: Sebastian YorkNarration: AStory: BReviewer: KaetrinPublisher: Lauren Blakely BooksYour Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase
April 25, 2016
Narrator: Kate ReadingNarration: A+Story: A+Reviewer: MelindaPublisher: NYLA
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