- Audiobook #21
Tuesday, May 7
Audiobook Review: Canadian Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday
- Audiobook #21
Monday, May 6
Blodeuedd Reviews: Only and Forever by Chloe Liese
Narrated by: Nelson Hobbs, CJ Bloom
Series: Bergman Brothers, Book 7
Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
Release date: 04-02-24
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Contemporary romance /to review
This book had two narrators and they worked well together. They had their chapters and it flowed well. I think both were pretty new to me, but it was a good experience. I do have to mention though that the Swedish prononciation was lacking. When they mentioned a certain cake they said Poo cake. LOL
Then over to the book. I had issues, I got bored at times, and I felt zero chemistry between the couple. I should have loved that Viggo adored romance books over anything else, but I just did not feel it at all. And then he adopted a ton of animals and I was all, wow, slow down man.
And Tallulah was not nice at all.. I felt like there was more than her just not knowing what a relationship was. Then write it like that.
I did listen to the whole of it, but the feels were lacking for me. I want to feel their romance, but alas. So I will sadly end this with an ok.
It’s a room-mance for the books in this tender, steamy story about unexpectedly finding love and being brave enough to let it revise life’s narrative in the final book in the beloved Bergman Brothers series.
Viggo Bergman, hopeless romantic, is thoroughly weary of waiting for his happily ever after. But between opening a romance bookstore, running a romance book club, coaching kids' soccer, and adopting a household of pets—just maybe, he’s overcommitted himself?—Viggo’s chaotic life has made finding his forever love seem downright improbable.
Enter Tallulah Clarke, chilly cynic with a massive case of writer’s block. Tallulah needs help with her thriller’s romantic subplot. Viggo needs another pair of hands to keep his store afloat. So they agree to swap skills and cohabitate for convenience—his romance expertise to revive her book, her organizational prowess to salvage his store. They hardly get along, and they couldn’t be more different, but who says roommate-coworkers need to be friends?
As they share a home and life, Tallulah and Viggo discover a connection that challenges everything they believe about love, and reveals the plot twist they never saw happily ever after is here already, right under their roof.
Thursday, May 2
Book Review: Black Hat White Witch by Hailey Edwards
Wednesday, May 1
Best of April
Best TV show of the Month:
Blodeuedd - Monk
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Tuesday, April 30
Book Review: The Unofficial Harry Potter Spellbooks
Monday, April 29
Blodeuedd's Monday Review: Triangle at Rhodes by Agatha Christie
A Hercule Poirot Short Story
By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
Series: Hercule Poirot Mysteries
Length: 49 mins
Release date: 10-14-21
Historical mystery/storytel.fi
I do prefer Marple, but always when I look for short stories Christie is the only thing that shows up, and I liked the cover for this Poirot one, oh well.
It was short. Well narrated. A voice a bit too soothing though, not so good when you are sleepy.
I wish my audio subscription site had an easier way too look for short stories, or had more! I always come back to these
This electric short story begins in October on the island of Rhodes, a veritable paradise of privacy, beauty and calm, or so Hercule Poirot has imagined.
The reality is quite startlingly different. The idyll is disturbed by the arrival of famed Chanel beauty Valentine Chantry, and a ripple of malice is felt across the island. Captivated by her wiles and immaculate good looks, one young married man falters, closely watched by Valentine’s brooding husband and the watchful eye of Poirot.
Amidst the heady pink gins and close quarters, Poirot senses that someone has murder in their heart, and he guesses right....
Thursday, April 25
Audiobook Review: Longbourn -Dragon Entail by Maria Grace
- Audiobook #20
Tuesday, April 23
Book Review: It's In His Kiss by Julia Quinn
Monday, April 22
Blodeuedd Reviews: The Backup Bride Proposal by Jaci Burton
Narrated by: Holly Chandler
Series: Boots and Bouquets Series, Book 4
Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
Release date: 04-23-24
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Contemporary romance/to review
Mae works at a vineyard with weddings. Kane is a big movie star. She does not recognize him at first and his interest is peeked. The faith throws them together as he is a filming a movie there and she has to help out.
She is not interested in longterm...but he is darn handsome. While he likes the fact that she likes who he is and not the movie star.
Sparks fly at once, but it still takes time. I have not read the previous book, but they are there in the background and it seems like their books could be good too.
Sweet, some spice and some drama before they find their HEA
Good narration. A voice that could play with all emotions and voices. It felt right at home
Bellini Weddings has agreed to allow a production company to film a movie at Red Moss Vineyards. It will be great PR for both the vineyard and the wine and wedding businesses. Mae Wallace, who works for the Bellini family, is thrilled with the possibility of new business. What she isn’t thrilled with is actor Kane August, who she finds crashing one of the weddings. He tells her it’s research for the movie, but she finds him overconfident and annoying.
Kane August is rarely surprised by anything—until he meets Mae Wallace. She’s sharp, just a bit on the snarky side, and the most refreshing woman he’s had the pleasure of meeting. She constantly challenges him, and he can’t remember having this much fun on a movie set. He takes every opportunity to spend time with her, peeling back layers until he gets to the heart of who this amazing person really is. And, unexpectedly, he realizes that he’s letting her in, too, something he hasn’t done with anyone before. However, they live very different lives and he’ll need to be careful around Mae, because she’s someone he could see a future with. But can she see the same thing?
When Kane takes her to his family’s ranch in Texas, Mae discovers a whole new side to him, learning about the heart and soul of a kind and gentle man. And as they grow closer, her guard goes up. Once burned, she has no intention of falling in love ever again, despite this very hot and sexy guy who’s trying his best to turn her world upside down and work his way through the steely wall she’s built. Kane is determined to show her he’s the one man she can trust with her heart. If only Mae will allow herself to fall.
Wednesday, April 17
Book Review: A Storm to Remember by Cyan Skye
Tuesday, April 16
Book Review: The Neighbor by Dean Koontz
Monday, April 15
Blodeuedd's Monday Review: Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian
By: Abdi Nazemian
Narrated by: Vikas Adam, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Iman Nazemzadeh
Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
Release date: 05-09-23
Publisher: HarperAudio
YA fiction / from storytel.fi
I liked the other one I listened to by Nazemian, so I decided to try another one. It was a good one, but I did feel at the ending that I wanted more. Like now what? What happened next? Is there hope?
This is a book about 3 generation. Bobby whose mother is trying to make him a star. He is gay in a time that that certainly is not accepted. Then we have Saaeed who has to flee Iran because he took part in demonstrations. You know when they thought they made it better and they made it even worse. He did not even know that he has a grandmother living in LA and that she is American. Then there is Moud. Who is gay in a time when it is certainly more accepted, but he is going to Iran, where is so is not accepted. He will visit his dying grandfather (whose secrets he does not know.)
I think I would have liked to see Bobby actually go to Iran. And maybe more about Saeed later on. And def what Moud does afterwards. The book ends when they are all still in Iran and I just want to know that everything works out. Nothing says it will not, but yes I could have listened to more. I was so invested in these lives.
There were 3 narrators, and yes I chose the book too partly cos one of the narrators. I just really like his voice.
Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant father, Saeed. When Moud gets the news that his grandfather in Iran is dying, he accompanies his dad to Tehran, where the revelation of family secrets will force Moud into a new understanding of his history, his culture, and himself. 1978. Saeed is an engineering student with a promising future ahead of him in Tehran. But when his parents discover his involvement in the country's burgeoning revolution, they send him to safety in America, a country Saeed despises. And even worse--he's forced to live with the American grandmother he never knew existed. 1939. Bobby , the son of a calculating Hollywood stage mother, lands a coveted MGM studio contract. But the fairy-tale world of glamour he's thrust into has a dark side. Set against the backdrop of Tehran and Los Angeles, this tale of intergenerational trauma and love is an ode to the fragile bonds of family, the hidden secrets of history, and all the beautiful moments that make us who we are today.
Saturday, April 13
Movie Review: Godzilla x Kong - The New Empire (2024)
Rating: PG-13
Where I Got It: Movie theater