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11/5/2024 What are five things that make you happy?

Well it used to be chocolate, but then I had a bloody kidney stone and chocolate is evil so no longer does it make me happy. Small amounts, blergh. 

Right, happy things:

The woods. Alone. Just being

Books

Weekends

A perfect summerday

Something really good to eat, that just wows you

And that was my random list for today

11/12/2024 Which types of reviews help you decide what books to read?

11/19/2024 Have you ever met someone famous? Tell us!

11/26/2024 Which books are you looking forward to reading this Winter? (Dec-Feb)

12/3/2024 What is your favorite breakfast food?

12/10/2024 What are your favorite books/audiobooks that you read in 2024? 

12/17/2024 Do you enjoy reading holiday-themed books at the holidays or year-round?

12/24/2024 Taking a break (no question)

12/31/2024 How do you celebrate New Year's Eve/the new year?

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Best of October

 

Here are our bests from October!!!! 

Best Book of the Month:

Blodeuedd - The tainted cup by Robert Jackson Bennet

"Amazing!

Carole -  Never Been Witched by Molly Harper

"So much fun!"

Best Movie of the Month:

Carole - The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) 

"This has to be the best. Had a rip-roaring time."

Blodeuedd - Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)

"Best movie. Watched this one with the kid"

Best TV show of the Month:

Blodeuedd - Love is Blind (S7) , Our Flag Means Death , & The Rookie (S6)

"I watched LiB s 7. And well love is not blind. And omg Our flag means death is great! Now I can´t give up Hbo before I have finished it all. Only done one season so far. And season 6 of The Rookie!"

Carole - Tacoma FD (S4)

"Watched the whole thing PLUS the new season. I am so sad to see that this is over esp with that ending. WAH."

Best Cover of the Month:

Carole's pick:
Love the colors and that dress! *chef kiss*

Blodeuedd's pick:
Very xmassy and pretty

Special Mention:

Carole's: Lake Silence by Anne Bishop 

"I would be remiss if I didn't give a special nod to this gem. Not only is this a great book and continuation of the series (a slight spin-off), but that cover? I love it so much. It would win both categories but it is a re-read and I felt weird giving it both categories SOOOO a special mention pin it shall get."

A darkness absolute by Kelley Armstrong

Series: Rockton/Casey Duncan (#2)

Format: 445 pages, Paperback

Published: March 1, 2017 by Sphere

Crime/library

Book 2 was impossible to get. It was out of stock, and ebook, eh, no I did not want that. So I checked and only 2 libraries in the entire country had this book. And an interlibrary loan was actually really cheap. So I got it! Phew. Oh and I have already ordered books 3 to 6 from a bookstore ;)

So this place is still rather hellish. I have no idea who thought this was a good idea. Sure on paper a place where you can go if you are in danger is good. But that is the thing, people with money can also get it. People who have done terrible terrible things. And now innocent people and killers live in the same town. And outside is bad too. In the woods there are settlers (who can be bad), and hostiles (who are effed up and will kill you.)

Casey and the town sheriff found each other in book 1. At least she has some peace there. In this book they find a woman who has been held in a cave for a year. (because yes this place is bad.)

Who is the man? Someone from town? Outside town? Feelings run hot and I had no idea who did it because everyone is bad.

A thrilling book that makes you never want to visit this place.

When experienced homicide detective Casey Duncan first moved to the secret town of Rockton, she expected a safe haven for people like her, people running from their past misdeeds and past lives. She knew living in Rockton meant living off-the-grid completely: no cell phones, no Internet, no mail, very little electricity, and no way of getting in or out without the town council’s approval. What she didn’t expect is that Rockton comes with its own set of secrets and dangers.

Now, in A Darkness Absolute, Casey and her fellow Rockton sheriff’s deputy Will chase a cabin-fevered resident into the woods, where they are stranded in a blizzard. Taking shelter in a cave, they discover a former resident who’s been held captive for over a year. When the bodies of two other women turn up, Casey and her colleagues must find out if it’s an outsider behind the killings or if the answer is more complicated than that...before another victim goes missing.

Audio. The Duke´s Christmas Bride by Anna Bradley

By: Anna Bradley

Narrated by: Gabrielle Baker

Series: Drop Dead Dukes, Book 3

Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins

Release date: 09-24-24

Historical romance/to review

It starts with a bang. A mansion that is falling apart, and Rose waking up and then realising someone is in the house. Bang. Damn it was a Duke!

Max hated her dad because he thinks he got the mansion by trickery. Rose and a servant are the only ones left in this crappy house that both she and Max now owns.

He wants the house. She wants to live in her house that is falling apart. They grow closer, but he is a wicked Duke and he has plans to get rid of her and get the house. Though no murder in involved.

Then there is a houseparty too, and xmas around the corner. The perfect time to fall in love. And to have a little drama at the end before a HEA.

Good narration. She has a good voice for this story. I always enjoy her narrations

Alarmed by the sound of an intruder, Rose St. Claire fetches her pistol. She’s shocked to discover that the trespasser is a handsome gentleman—one who states that the house, which Rose recently inherited from her late benefactor, was stolen from his father decades ago. He claims it is now his. And it is—but not entirely. As it turns out, Hammond Court has been left to them both—and neither can evict the other without forfeiting their right to the property . . .

Wealthy and ruthless, Maxwell Burke, Duke of Grantham, has spent years regaining the many properties his father lost to bad wagers. Only Hammond Court remains. But Rose has no intention of leaving. In fact, as Christmas draws near, circumstances force Max to plan a holiday party, and Rose is all too happy to help. Max despises such merriment—until he sees it as an opportunity . . .

Max will forgive the debt of another young duke’s family if the attractive gentleman woos Rose at the party, ultimately marries her—and returns her share of the estate to Max. It’s foolproof. Except that Rose’s spirited joy is seductive, recalling within Max long ago feelings of happiness—and awakening a deep attraction. Has Max cooked his own Christmas goose—or is there a chance love will prevail? . . .