Audiobooks Like Carrie Soto Is Back

Carrie Soto Is Back uses a full ensemble cast — Stacy Gonzalez, Julia Whelan, and ten other voices — to recreate the texture of sports broadcasts and intimate backstage moments alike, making the 11-hour listen feel genuinely cinematic. All ten recommendations share that same multi-narrator approach, and several return to the broader Taylor Jenkins Reid catalog, where character-driven women's fiction is built to be experienced as much as read.

10 audiobooks for fans of Carrie Soto Is Back

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    Maybe in Another Life

    by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    Narrated by Julia Whelan

    Taylor Jenkins Reid's signature exploration of second chances and life's pivotal moments shines through in this intimate dual-timeline narrative, with Julia Whelan's nuanced solo narration creating an even more immersive experience than the ensemble cast of *Carrie Soto Is Back*. Both novels weave mystery with emotional depth, but this one trades the courtroom drama for an introspective journey that rewards close listening.

    3.98 ABR Score (397.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.79 Goodreads (395.9K) ★ 4.26 Audible (1.2K)
    9h 25m listening time • Released 2023

    Julia Whelan's dual performance makes the parallel timelines feel like two distinct emotional universes—you'll find yourself rooting for different versions of Hannah simultaneously, which is exactly the point.

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    Atmosphere: A GMA Book Club Pick

    by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    Narrated by Kristen DiMercurio, Julia Whelan, Taylor Jenkins Reid

    4.68 ABR Score (778.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (758.2K) ★ 4.7 Audible (19.8K)
    9h 52m listening time • Released 2025

    Multiple narrators embody the fierce ambition and competing loyalties of women breaking into NASA, making this feel like you're in the room with them rather than just hearing their story.

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    The People We Keep

    by Allison Larkin

    Narrated by Julia Whelan

    4.33 ABR Score (122.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (117.2K) ★ 4.52 Audible (5.6K)
    11h 8m listening time • Released 2021

    Julia Whelan's performance transforms April's restless search into something deeply intimate—you're not just hearing her story, you're inside her head as she figures out who she actually is.

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    Girl in Pieces

    by Kathleen Glasgow

    Narrated by Julia Whelan, Kathleen Glasgow

    4.30 ABR Score (276.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (273.5K) ★ 4.59 Audible (2.5K)
    10h 42m listening time • Released 2016

    Julia Whelan's raw, unflinching performance transforms this into essential listening for anyone who's felt untethered—she captures Charlie's fragmentation so viscerally you'll feel each scar, not just hear about it.

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    Workbook on People We Meet on Vacation

    by BookMaster

    Narrated by Julia Whelan

    3.97 ABR Score (24.0K ratings)
    ★ 5 Goodreads (2) ★ 4.39 Audible (24.0K)
    10h 46m listening time • Released 2021
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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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    Summary : the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - (Taylor Jenkins Reid)

    by Good Reads Publishing

    Narrated by Alma Cuervo, Julia Whelan, Robin Miles

    4.33 ABR Score (96.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (133) ★ 4.63 Audible (96.4K)
    12h 10m listening time • Released 2017

    Three stellar narrators trade off to bring Evelyn's glamorous secrets to life, and their distinct voices make each confession feel like a private confession rather than a summary.

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    The Boys' Club

    by Erica Katz

    Narrated by Julia Whelan

    4.14 ABR Score (18.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (16.9K) ★ 4.49 Audible (2.0K)
    11h 36m listening time • Released 2020

    Julia Whelan nails the moral quicksand of a woman ascending a corrupt power structure, making every compromise feel thrilling and then devastating. It's the rare workplace thriller that works as well on audio as on the page.

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    A Thread So Thin

    Cobbled Court Quilts • Book 3

    by Marie Bostwick

    Narrated by Pam Ward, Julia Whelan

    4.11 ABR Score (4.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.03 Goodreads (3.7K) ★ 4.51 Audible (1.1K)
    12h 30m listening time • Released 2010

    Pam Ward and Julia Whelan's dual narration captures the quiet intimacy of small-town life and the messy beauty of women choosing themselves, making this the emotional heart of the Cobbled Court series.

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    No Two Persons

    by Erica Bauermeister

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Braden Wright, Carol Jacobanis, Cassandra Campbell, Gabra Zackman, George Newbern, Jesse Vilinsky, Max Meyers, Rachel L. Jacobs, Stephen Graybill

    4.04 ABR Score (35.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (35.2K) ★ 4.39 Audible (308)
    8h 54m listening time • Released 2023

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