Carole´s Monday. The wallflower wager

 

Author: Tessa Dare

Narrator: Mary Jane Wells

Title: The Wallflower Wager

Series: Girl Meets Duke #3

Genre: Historical Romance

Format: Audiobook

Published: August 13, 2019

Where I got It: Borrowed from library

Summary: 

They call him the Duke of Ruin.

To an undaunted wallflower, he's just the beast next door.

Wealthy and ruthless, Gabriel Duke clawed his way from the lowliest slums to the pinnacle of high society—and now he wants to get even.

Loyal and passionate, Lady Penelope Campion never met a lost or wounded creature she wouldn’t take into her home and her heart.

When her imposing—and attractive—new neighbor demands she clear out the rescued animals, Penny sets him a challenge. She will part with her precious charges, if he can find them loving homes.

Done, Gabriel says. How hard can it be to find homes for a few kittens?

And a two-legged dog.

And a foul-mouthed parrot.

And a goat, an otter, a hedgehog . . .

Easier said than done, for a cold-blooded bastard who wouldn’t know a loving home from a workhouse. Soon he’s covered in cat hair, knee-deep in adorable, and bewitched by a shyly pretty spinster who defies his every attempt to resist. Now she’s set her mind and heart on saving him.

Review:

ONE WORD SUMMARY: Adorable

More Dare! *fist pump*

He is the Duke of Ruin and she is an undaunted wallflower with a heart of gold. Lady Penelope never met a lost or wounded creature she wouldn't take in and smother in love. Gabriel Duke has clawed his way from the bottom and he enjoys destroying those rich when he can. Penelope is tasked by her aunt and Gabriel to clear out and find homes for all of her animals. Gabriel promises to help. How hard can it be? 

This was adorable. Absolutely adorable. 

Penelope is a darling. It made me sad learning what happened to her when she was young!!!!! Sobs!

Gabriel is all gruffy and angry, but all he needs is love and someone to be patient with him. He had a terrible and poor childhood. The coin thing...when he explained....broke my wee heart. 

So many animals!

So many laughs!

So many conversations!

And so much love. I loved watching them go from neighbors...to partners....to friends with lust....then to lovers. They are perfect for each other. He is honest and down-to-earth. She has the heart the size of the world. 

There was little drama...just a spat and what was done was done out of love and misunderstanding. I'm glad it was a simple convo and that made me happy.

The narrator was fantastic. I'm glad it was the same person. She is utterly perfect. I hope she does the last book!

In the end, I really enjoyed this. I loved this couple and watching them fall in love. Another winner for Dare. 5 stars. 

Challenge(s):
- Audiobook #12

- Library Love #8

Best of February

 

Feb flew by! Here are our bests of last month!

Best Book of the Month:

Blodeuedd -  Nadda this month

"I am not gonna give a best book. Because they were all good, but none of them was better than the rest."

Carole - The Governess Game by Tessa Dare

"Dare is always so much fun. This was extra fun. Loved it so much."

Best Movie of the Month:

Carole - A Haunting in Venice (2023)

"Gotta love a good mystery. This was a mystery in everyway. Loved it! I want more of these movies!"

Blodeuedd - The Abyss (2023)

"I watched this one and it worked in places, but all I am saying the Swedes can not bring the emotions the Norwegians can. Pretty boring at times too."

Best TV show of the Month:

Blodeuedd - Bluey (s1-s2)

"Pretty sure I finished something, but eh. I watched a lot of Bluey, without watching, but at every third watch of an ep  I had seen it all. Yeah I know them."

Carole - Brooklyn Nine-Nine

"Decided to re-watch all of this after the actor, Andre Braugher, passed away. He was my favorite on this show so I felt like I needed to re-watch. Such a good show. Def binge-worthy."

Best Cover of the Month:

Carole's pick

Blodeuedd's pick

Audio: Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani

By: Intisar Khanani

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Series: Sunbolt Chronicles, Book 1

Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins

Release date: 01-30-24

Publisher: Tantor Audio

YA Fantasy / to review

Hitomi is a thief. She is nice, and does her best to survive. She is also a part of a organization trying to help since the island is going to hell. They got one of those evil mages, you know how it is. Drama, wickedness, revolution is coming...or not.

We do not get that much of the world. Hitomis worldview is narrow, the city, best places to hide from soldiers, best places to hide from anyone. I would like to learn more though, cos there are other lands, the whole mage thing and so on. Oh and a map, I love those. But this was an audiobook after all.

In the story some people needs protection . Things go badly. And a twist too that I did not expect.

And then even more things happen and Hitomi does not have it easy at all.

BUT, it does not end with a cliffie, the ending is one of those all good for now, but soon you are in trouble again. One of those look the sky is blue, we are happy, but oh oh, you missed those dark clouds at the horizon......I look forward to getting more from this story.

Good narration, but then I always enjoy her narrations. She has a great voice, and she is wonderful when it comes to fantasy. She really gets the characters and the overall feel of the story.

The winding streets and narrow alleys of Karolene hide many secrets, and Hitomi is one of them. Orphaned at a young age, Hitomi has learned to hide her magical aptitude and who her parents really were. Most of all, she must conceal her role in the Shadow League, an underground movement working to undermine the powerful and corrupt Arch Mage Wilhelm Blackflame.

When the League gets word that Blackflame intends to detain—and execute—a leading political family, Hitomi volunteers to help the family escape. But there are more secrets at play than Hitomi's, and much worse fates than execution. Betrayed and captured along with her charges, it will take everything Hitomi can summon to save them—and herself.

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