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6/2/2026 What are your favorite beach reads?

I have no idea?  Anything is a good beach read in the end, anything that manages to hook you. Captivate you.

Looking at my May books: 

Maybe not exactly light, but I who have never know men by Jacqueline Harpman will sure keep you hooked.

Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix was not that long and will captivate you

Dungeon Crawler Carl series  by Matt Dinniman. You need crazy.

The teller of small fortunes by Julie Leong. Cozy is good for a beach read

6/9/2026 What’s your favourite board/card game? 

6/16/2026 Have you ever been surprised by a book that you didn't expect to enjoy?

6/23/2026 Do you have any summer plans? If not, what would you like to do?

6/30/2026 Mid-Year Check-In: What books have you loved so far in 2026?

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Best of May

 

Bye May! Hello June!!!

Here are our faves for May. 

Best Book of the Month:

Blodeuedd - I Who Have Never Known Men by Jaqueline Harpman

"Omg fantastic!"

Carole -  Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong

"Loved it!!!! Loving this series!!!!"

Best Movie of the Month:

Carole -  The Sheep Detectives (2026)

"Adorable and so good!"

Blodeuedd - Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)

"I had forgotten that this came out last year so I watched it."

Best TV show of the Month:

Blodeuedd - Maxima (s2) , Running Point (s2) , Mentalist (s2 - 3) , & Elsbeth (s2)

"Maxima s2, Running Point s2, Mentalist s2 and 3 and Elsbeth s2. I was busy!"

Carole - Outlander (s6-7) & Victoria (s1-2)

"Outlander is good. Am I ready for the last season? No. And thanks to a friend I am rewatching Victoria. I forgot how good this was."

Best Cover of the Month:

C's pick - "Amazing!"

B's pick - "Cute!"

Paved with good intentions by Peter McLean

Series: War for the Rose Throne (#5)

Format: 265 pages, Paperback

Published: January 15, 2026 by Arcadia

Fantasy/own

This takes place after the previous books, and yes I did miss Priest. But you do not have to have read those to understand this one. It is a new chapter.

Eline kills her husband because he was a controlling, abusive ahole. But then she also realises that she killed her husband and this is bad. The Queen's Men show up and offer her a deal and it is a bad deal, but it is better than being hanged.

Take a job at a local brothel and solve who killed a Duke.

Little bit of mystery, thriller in a dark fantasy setting. The world feels very bleak. But Eline is tougher than she thinks and grows a lot in this book.

I liked it.

Eline is a mother, a wife, and a survivor. But her life is about to change dramatically. Following an act of horrific - if righteous - vengeance, Eline is blackmailed into the service of the Queen's Men. She knows it will be a hard life of violence and fear. But Eline will do what it takes to survive, and to protect her children . . . and if she's lucky, she won't die in the process.

But the Queen's Men aren't just asking her to risk herself. They're asking her to risk everything she knows and loves. And if she fails . . . civil war and the deaths of everyone she loves will be just the beginning.

Audio: The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman

By: Matt Dinniman

Narrated by: Jeff Hays

Series: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 4

Length: 18 hrs and 3 mins

Release date: 09-16-21

Publisher: Audible Studios

Scifi, fantasy, action/own

What do I love most about this series? I have no idea. Maybe it is Donut writing in all caps, I can hear her voice in my head still. Maybe it is the total craziness, probably.

How to explain this one, well as insane as previous books. Feral gods, camel people, Carl blowing things up, people thinking Carl is crazy....Carl probably is crazy. Donut being the best cat in the world. I have seen these tees with Donut riding Mongo, and omg I want one!!!

Carl trying to take it all down from the inside. How, I have no idea. He is a tiny human being used as entertainment for trillions and trillions.

These are fun!. These has to be listened to as audiobook. THIS IS PRINCESS DONUT SPEAKING. When you know you know.

Obviously amazing narration

You failed a quest less than five minutes after you received it. Now that’s talent.

A floating fortress occupied by warrior gnomes. A castle made of sand. A derelict submarine guarded by malfunctioning machines. A haunted crypt surrounded by lethal traps. It was supposed to be easy. One bubble. Four castles. Fifteen days. Capture each one, and the stairwell is unlocked.

Here's the thing. It's never easy. Carl and his team can't go it alone. Not this time. They must rely on the help of the low-level, I-can't-believe-these-idiots-are-still-alive crawlers trapped in the bubble with them. But can they be trusted?

Welcome, Crawler. Welcome to the fifth floor of the dungeon.