Wednesday, 14 December 2022

Audio: The desert king´s spy

By: Eve Langlais


Narrated by: Kasha Kensington


Series: Magic and Kings, Book 2


Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins


Release date: 11-22-22


Fantasy romance /to review





Asharee was interesting. She lived in a dangerous world where monster could show up and eat you. And that is how she ended up in a pleasure house, but, one where she ruled herself and put up rules. She is also an amazing spy.




But yes this world is falling apart. How to save it?




She is sent to spy on the king. Bad bad idea. She might be good with potions and making men think one thing, while she is getting info from them. but they are not the king.




Obvisouly they will fall in love. Hunt down some monsters, and live happily ever after.




I enjoyed the book. Danger, some romance they had to work for, and an interesting world.




Good narration that pulled me in. All that danger and tension was handled so well. A book that works really well in audio 






Asharee lost her family in a monster attack and learned to survive on the streets. It's a hard life, so when she's offered a chance to escape, she decides to look past the reputation of the person offering. Best decision ever. While a house of pleasure might seem like a bad place for a young woman, the truth is Asharee's never been safer. The gradeenas protect their tizanas. And so she learns how to entice, to dance, to seduce with her eyes and a shake of her hips. But what happens later in the privacy of her room . . .




It's only an illusion because Asharee's mentor taught her alchemy. With her potions, she can make her clients believe the fantasy she weaves with words—and get them to spill their secrets. When an old friend asks her to spy on the king, she must resort to a disguise to get close enough. Only he's not as expected. For one, Daksh sees right through her deception. And still wants her.




Together, they will travel to a place long forgotten to try and save a kingdom. They will face a peril unlike any. Be tested to their limits.




And if they prevail, they will have to figure out if there's a future for a spy and her king.


Tuesday, 13 December 2022

TMST

 


 

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12/13/2022 Do you have a favorite quote/s from a book? 




I do have favorite quotes, but remembering them...ehhhhh. I do have 3 that are always at the back of my head.



“That you have lived as you have lived for centuries is no license for this cruelty. All here are now judged, and all are found wanting.”


- Magician by Raymond E.Feist




"We rode on the winds of the rising storm, We ran to the sounds of the thunder. We danced among the lightning bolts, and tore the world asunder”


WOT by Robert Jordan




Farther west than west, beyond the land


my people are dancing on the other wind.


- The Other wind  by Ursula Le Guin





12/20/2022 What are your favorite holiday-centric movies? Do you rewatch them every December?



12/27/2022 What are your favorite books/audiobooks that you read in 2022? 











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Monday, 12 December 2022

Carole´s Monday: Christmas in the kitchen



Author: Nalini Singh
Narrator: Angela Dawe
Title: Christmas in the Kitchen
Series: Psy-Changeling #7.1
Genre: UF, Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Short story
Format: Audiobook
Published: December 21, 2012
Where I got It: Audible

Summary: 
A short story about life in the DarkRiver pack.


Review:
Wanted to read this but I had to do book 7 first! But yes, I found this randomly on Audible and how perfect for Xmas!!

This is a short and fun story about the holidays in DarkRiver. 

It was so nice seeing these folks have some downtime and enjoy their partners, family, and friends. They have had a lot of danger lately! 

The narrator did the last book. The same mini issue...some of the guy voices seemed very similar, but I enjoyed her voice overall.


Overall, fun, cute, and whimsical! Def worth the listen. It is super short, but fun for the holidays. 4 stars. 




Challenge(s):
- #58 for Audiobook challenge






Saturday, 10 December 2022

Dear Santa by Debbie Macomber

Hardback, 272 pages


Published: October 19th 2021 by Little Brown Co


Romantic fiction


Library





 This one was short, but that fit me well. It was an easy and fast read, and perfect for the season.




Lindy got dumped by her BF and her BFF. Her job is demanding, but she comes home for the holidays. She wants something real, and her mother gives her her old santa letters. How strange that all those wishes came true. Maybe they can do so again?




Her old home town is suddenly very inviting. Old friends, new friends and a sweet man that might just be the thing.





There is a tiny bit of drama since she does live elsewhere and her big break is coming up. But it all wraps together in a nice bow.






Lindy Carmichael isn't feeling particularly joyful when she returns home to Wenatchee, Washington, for Christmas. The man she thought was "the one" has cheated on her with her best friend, and she feels completely devoid of creativity in her graphic-design job. Not even carolers or Christmas cookies can cheer her up--but Lindy's mother, Ellen, remembers an old tradition that might lift her daughter's spirits.




Reading through a box of childhood letters to Santa and reminiscing about what she'd wished for as a young girl may be just the inspiration Lindy needs. With Ellen's encouragement, she decides to write a new letter to Santa, one that will encourage her to have faith and believe just as she'd done all those years ago. Little does Lindy know that this exercise in gratitude will cause her wishes to unfold before her in miraculous ways. And, thanks to some fateful twists of Christmas magic--especially an unexpected connection with a handsome former classmate--Lindy ultimately realizes that there is truly no place like home for the holidays.


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