Audiobooks Like Chains

10 audiobooks for fans of Chains

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   Forever a Hustler's Wife

   A Hustler's Wife • Book 2

   by Nikki Turner

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.30 ABR Score (3.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.46 Goodreads (3.1K) ★ 4.73 Audible (457)

   8h 10m listening time • Released 2009

   Bahni Turpin's delivery transforms this street-lit sequel into pure theater—she nails every character's voice so sharply you forget you're listening to one narrator commanding a cast of hustlers and preachers.

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   Transcendent Kingdom

   by Yaa Gyasi

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.21 ABR Score (166.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.1 Goodreads (164.2K) ★ 4.4 Audible (2.6K)

   8h 40m listening time • Released 2020

   Bahni Turpin's narration transforms this intimate family tragedy into something almost unbearable to hear—her voice captures both Gifty's scientific precision and the raw spiritual hunger underneath, making the audiobook feel like a confession.

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   The Other Side

   by Kim Holden

   Narrated by Michael Crouch, Natasha Soudek, Bahni Turpin, Kirby Heyborne, Adenrele Ojo, Graydon Long, Erin Spencer, Vikas Adam, Kim Holden

   ★ 4.12 ABR Score (4.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.38 Goodreads (4.0K) ★ 4.79 Audible (96)

   11h 2m listening time • Released 2020

   A cast of nine narrators brings genuine depth to Toby's fragmented world, each voice anchoring a different layer of his reality until the full picture hits you like a gut punch.

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   Cinderella Is Dead

   by Kalynn Bayron

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.02 ABR Score (88.8K ratings)

   ★ 3.66 Goodreads (87.7K) ★ 4.45 Audible (1.1K)

   10h 31m listening time • Released 2020

   Bahni Turpin's performance transforms this dark fairytale retelling into something visceral and urgent—her voice captures both the claustrophobia of an oppressive world and the fierce defiance of girls refusing to play by the rules.

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   Old Babes in the Wood: Stories

   by Margaret Atwood

   Narrated by Margaret Atwood, Linda Lavin, Dan Stevens, Kimberly Farr, Rebecca Lowman, Bahni Turpin, Dawn Harvey, Allan Corduner

   ★ 3.61 ABR Score (11.5K ratings)

   ★ 3.66 Goodreads (11.5K) ★ 4 Audible (1)

   8h 43m listening time • Released 2023

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   What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours

   by Helen Oyeyemi

   Narrated by Ann Marie Gideon, Piter Marek, Bahni Turpin

   ★ 3.60 ABR Score (14.6K ratings)

   ★ 3.64 Goodreads (14.5K) ★ 3.75 Audible (159)

   7h 42m listening time • Released 2016

   Three narrators bring Oyeyemi's interlocking stories to vivid life, each voice deepening the disorienting magic of her labyrinthine worlds. These aren't stories you passively hear—they're puzzles the audio performance actively unlocks.

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   The Darkest Child

   by Delores Phillips

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.59 ABR Score (24.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.38 Goodreads (17.8K) ★ 4.76 Audible (6.5K)

   15h 23m listening time • Released 2018

   Bahni Turpin's narration transforms this brutally intimate family saga into something unforgettable, capturing the quiet resilience of a girl fighting for escape in 1950s Georgia. A devastating listen that earns every one of its 15+ hours.

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   They Both Die at the End

   They Both Die at the End • Book 1

   by Adam Silvera

   Narrated by Michael Crouch, Robbie Daymond, Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.26 ABR Score (888.5K ratings)

   ★ 3.75 Goodreads (880.6K) ★ 4.51 Audible (8.0K)

   8h 30m listening time • Released 2017

   The three narrators perfectly capture Mateo and Rufus's distinct voices, making their one-day connection feel genuinely earned rather than rushed—this is the rare YA audiobook where the performance elevates an already powerful premise into something unforgettable.

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   The Seven Daughters of Dupree

   by Nikesha Elise Williams

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.10 ABR Score (3.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.11 Goodreads (3.5K) ★ 4.78 Audible (183)

   11h 7m listening time • Released 2026

   Bahni Turpin brings generational depth to this family epic, shifting between voices across a century of Dupree women with such precision that you forget you're hearing one narrator carrying an entire legacy.

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    Netherwings

    by Django Wexler, Bahni Turpin

    Narrated by Bahni Turpin

    ★ 4.07 ABR Score (1.0K ratings)

    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (187) ★ 4.72 Audible (837)

    8h 34m listening time • Released 2021

    Bahni Turpin's dual performance as narrator and co-author brings genuine warmth to Kay's underdog journey, making this middle-grade fantasy feel like a friend telling you a story you actually want to hear.

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