Audiobooks Like Children of Blood and Bone

10 audiobooks for fans of Children of Blood and Bone

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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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   The Hate U Give

   The Hate U Give • Book 1

   by Angie Thomas

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.83 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.78 Audible (45.9K)

   11h 50m listening time • Released 2017

   Bahni Turpin's narration gives each character a distinct, lived-in voice that makes Starr's internal conflict feel devastatingly real. This is essential listening for anyone who wants to understand why this book became a cultural phenomenon.

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   Deathless Divide

   Dread Nation • Book 2

   by Justina Ireland

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin, Jordan Cobb

   ★ 4.33 ABR Score (13.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.15 Goodreads (12.6K) ★ 4.7 Audible (1.1K)

   14h 34m listening time • Released 2020

   Bahni Turpin and Jordan Cobb elevate this revenge Western with dual narration that captures Jane's fractured psyche as she spirals into vengeance across post-Civil War America.

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   Because We Are

   by Ted Oswald

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin

   ★ 3.84 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.06 Goodreads (640) ★ 4.29 Audible (411)

   16h 44m listening time • Released 2014

   Bahni Turpin's performance anchors this unflinching Haiti noir, giving Libète's voice a raw authenticity that makes her impossible to forget as she hunts for justice in a world designed to silence her.

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   Demon Copperhead

   by Barbara Kingsolver

   Narrated by Charlie Thurston

   ★ 4.81 ABR Score (858.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.46 Goodreads (824.6K) ★ 4.77 Audible (34.3K)

   21h 3m listening time • Released 2022

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   The Great Alone

   by Kristin Hannah

   Narrated by Julia Whelan

   ★ 4.79 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)

   ★ 4.46 Goodreads (1.2M) ★ 4.7 Audible (58.5K)

   15h 3m listening time • Released 2018

   Julia Whelan's narration captures the suffocating intensity of a family unraveling in 1970s Alaska, making this survival story feel dangerously intimate and impossible to abandon.

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   Small Great Things

   Ruth Jefferson • Book 1

   by Jodi Picoult

   Narrated by Audra McDonald, Cassandra Campbell, Ari Fliakos

   ★ 4.74 ABR Score (478.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.36 Goodreads (444.3K) ★ 4.75 Audible (34.1K)

   16h 14m listening time • Released 2016

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   Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures

   Stephen Fry's Great Mythology • Book 2

   by Stephen Fry

   Narrated by Stephen Fry

   ★ 4.68 ABR Score (68.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.31 Goodreads (61.1K) ★ 4.86 Audible (7.5K)

   15h 1m listening time • Released 2020

   Stephen Fry's voice transforms these Greek myths into something irresistible—his wit and warmth make ancient heroes feel urgent and alive, turning 15 hours into pure escapism.

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   The Storyteller

   by Jodi Picoult

   Narrated by Mozhan Marno, Jennifer Ikeda, Edoardo Ballerini, Suzanne Toren, Fred Berman

   ★ 4.57 ABR Score (299.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.3 Goodreads (278.1K) ★ 4.61 Audible (21.0K)

   18h 13m listening time • Released 2013

   Multiple narrators bring genuine depth to this emotional story about complicity and forgiveness—each voice makes you feel like you're hearing a different person's truth.

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    Dandelion Summer

    Blue Sky Hill • Book 4

    by Lisa Wingate

    Narrated by Jason Culp, Bahni Turpin

    ★ 4.51 ABR Score (5.7K ratings)

    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (4.3K) ★ 4.88 Audible (1.4K)

    13h 44m listening time • Released 2020

    Culp and Turpin's dual narration captures the generational divide between a grieving widower and a rootless teen, making their unlikely friendship feel earned rather than sentimental.

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