Audiobook Review: Christmas Eve 1914 by Charles Olivier

Author: Charles Olivier

Narrator: Cameron Daddo, Xander Berkeley, Cody Fern, Damon Herriman, James Scott, John Beck, Lance Guest, Gabe Greenspan, & Heiko Obermoeller

Title: Christmas Eve 1914

Genre: Historical Fiction, Short Stories, & Military Fiction

Format: Audiobook

Published: December 16, 2014

Where I got It: My shelf (Audible)

Summary: 

In 1914, the war which was to have been wrapped up by Christmas had - in reality - only just begun, as all sides entrenched themselves deeper into the Great War. Christmas Eve, 1914 follows one company of British officers as they rotate forward to spend their Christmas on the front lines, a mere 80 yards from the German guns. Upper- and working-class men and boys are thrown together into one trench and struggle to survive. Beyond the exploding shells and artillery, the merciless freezing cold, extreme hunger, and crushing exhaustion, these young men - both British and German - discover a miracle of grace, as enemies becomes friends and an impossible Christmas finally arrives.

Review:

Meant to read this at the end of last year when I picked it up (when it was free), but you know how life gets ;) 

It is 1914 and the war was supposed to be done by Christmas, but it had only just begun. Both sides are entrenched and scared and cold and sad to be missing Christmas at home. Here we follow one British company as they rotate forward to spend their Christmas on the front lines...a mere 80 yards from German guns. Both this company and the German company on the other side will discover a miracle and a temporary friendship made possible by Christmas. 

They spared no expense with this short. A full cast and sound effects. It was simply delightful. It sounded like a movie. 

This has sadness, but there is hope. War is hell, but sometimes Christmas can bring people together even if it is just for a day.

Honestly? I think I may re-listen to this near Xmas time in the future. It really does remind you of the simplicity of Christmas and the happiness and hope it can bring. 

Even if you do not like historical fiction, this is something you should check out. It has an excellent meaning and the cast was fantastic. 

5 stars. 

Challenge(s):

- Audiobook Challenge - #3

Book Review: Nice Girls Don't Live Forever by Molly Harper

Author: Molly Harper

Title: Nice Girls Don't Live Forever

(Jane Jameson #3)

Genre: Urban Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, Humor, & Chick Lit

Format: ebook

Pages: 336

Published: December 7th 2009

Where I Got It: My shelf (Amazon)

Summary: 

Nothing sucks the romance out of world travel like a boyfriend who may or may not have broken up with you in a hotel room in Brussels. Jane Jameson's sexy sire Gabriel has always been unpredictable, but the seductive, anonymous notes that await him at each stop of their international vacation, coupled with his evasive behavior over the past few months, finally push Jane onto the next flight home to Half Moon Hollow -- alone, upset, and unsure whether Gabriel just ended their relationship without actually telling her.

Now the children's-librarian-turned-vampire is reviving with plenty of Faux Type O, some TLC from her colorful friends and family, and her plans for a Brave New Jane. Step One: Get her newly renovated occult bookstore off the ground. Step Two: Support her best friend, Zeb, and his werewolf bride as they prepare for the impending birth of their baby...or litter. Step Three: Figure out who's been sending her threatening letters, and how her hostile pen pal is tied to Gabriel. Because for this nice girl, surviving a broken heart is suddenly becoming a matter of life and undeath....

Review:

Book 3! The previous books I did the audio version, but this time I decided to read the ebook instead.

We start off with Jane and Gabriel as they tour Europe. However, he has grown distant and acting suspicious. Jane decides to walk and leave him and goes back to the States to open her bookshop. Between her bookshop and the heartache of leaving Gabriel...she also is supporting her best friend and his werewolf bride while they prepare for the impending birth of their baby, figure out who sending threatening letters, and deal with her family. 

Love Jane. She is sassy and funny. You can't help but adore her. She is a little spastic and neurotic so her narrative is a little weird...so sometimes I found myself re-reading certain parts. I didn't struggle with the other two as much as this one. Maybe it was because I was reading instead of doing the narration? Not sure.

Yes, I did find myself struggling here and there with this one especially near the end. About 65% I found myself having to force myself to read and NOT skim. I just wanted the mystery to come to a close. Plus I wasn't amused with Gabriel AT all. 

Gah. Good ol' Gabe-a-rini. This made me loath him. I didn't like him much in the other books, but now I loath him. If he just trusted and communicated what was going on with Jane...then everything would be okay but NOOOO he has to be a big arsehat. Boo. 

Dick is my favorite character along with his girlie. They are too dang cute. 

We didn't see Zeb and his new bride too much. They are busy. 

Grrr to Jane's sister and granny. Is it wrong that I hope the sister gets turned into a vamp? See how she likes it...............but then poor Jane would have an immortal life with her sister. *shudders*

Jane's mom is getting better. Bless her little heart. She is really leaning into the support group. I just wish she would get a backbone and support Jane against the sister and granny.

The mystery was pretty good. I was worried it was going to be cut-and-dry, but it became more complicated and there was a nice twist when all was revealed. 

In the end...this was my least favorite of the series so far. I struggled around 65% because I just wanted the reveal and I was annoyed at Gabriel. I loath him right now. I think Jane deserves better. Maybe I'll jump back into the audio for the next. Yes, yes, I do want to read the next book, but I think a narrator helps with how spastic our lovable Jane is and it just brings these characters to life. BUUUUT I am biased because the narrator is Amanda Ronconi and she is amazing. The next book is the final one so yess I may jump back to audio to finish off the series. Now rating? Oh boy. I have been fighting myself for over a day.....I would say 2.5, but GR doesn't have decimals.....ummm...errrr....okay. I'll give it 3. I'll give it extra brownie points because of a scene that had me dying of laughter. Yes, yes 3 it is. 

Audiobook Review: Once a Spy by Mary Jo Putney

Author: Mary Jo Putney

Narrator: Beverley A. Crick

Title: Once a Spy

(Rogues Redeemed #4)

Genre: Historical Romance

Format: Audiobook

Published: September 24th 2019

Where I got It: Audible

Summary: 

Love and survival in the shadow of Waterloo...

Wearied by his years as a British intelligence officer, Simon Duval resigns his commission after Napoleon’s abdication. Hoping to find new meaning in his life, he returns to England, where he discovers his cousin’s widow, Suzanne Duval, the Comtesse de Chambron. Working as a seamstress, living in reduced circumstances, Suzanne has had a life as complicated as Simon’s. While both believe they are beyond love, their sympathetic bond leads him to propose a marriage of companionship, and Suzanne accepts.

She didn't want or expect a true marriage, but as Suzanne joins Simon in a search for his long-missing foster brother, warmth and caring begin to heal both their scars—and a powerful passion sparks between them. Then news from France threatens to disrupt their happiness. Napoleon has escaped from Elba and Wellington personally asks Simon to help prevent another devastating war. Only this time, Simon does not go into danger alone. He and Suzanne will face deadly peril together and pray that love will carry them through...

Review:

 Accidently read the book after that which was okay. It was nice to backtrack to see Suzanne and Simon fall in love. 

The story follows Suzanne and Simon. Tired by all his years in the British army as a spy, Simon resigns his commission after Napoleon abdicates. Hoping to find new meaning in his life, he returns to England where he discovers his cousin's widow. Suzanne Duval was the Comtesse de Chambron. Now she is working as a seamstress in England. The two decide to marry because they both believe they are beyond love and lust. A nice friendship and a marriage of convenience will work. They didn't expect or want a true marriage, but as Suzanne joins Simon in searching for his long-lost friend and foster brother, they realize that love and passion are possible. However, Napoleon's escape from Elba will bring peril to Europe and this couple. 

A little bit of the mystery was ruined since I did read book 5 before this one. I for sure say read this one before, but this does stand well as a standalone from the rest of the series.

I liked this couple. One of my favorite couples in the series 100%. They went through some terrible things. He was a spy during a bloody war. She was in France during the Reign of Terror. Lost her hubbie, title, lands, and freedom. On the way to escaping her boat was taken over and she was taken to be a whore in a harem. They are both really damaged. I loved watching them rekindle their friendship, get married, fall in love, and then lust. It was sweet. I loved how much they talked to each other and trusted each other. 

I adored the side characters as well. They were very well-rounded and I wanted them to be safe and happy too. 

However, I struggled a little bit because the pacing was all over the place. Things would drag to the point of me wanting to fall asleep and then jump to heart-racing fast where I couldn't listen fast enough and then it would drop to slow and tedious.

Also, I felt the treatment and recovery that Suzanne went through after her terrible experiences....seemed wrong. It felt like all she needed was a good man. True, Simon is awesome and patient and kind...but I feel like she needed a therapist or something. Love can't always fix deep-rooted issues and traumatic experiences.

The narrator was fantastic as per normal. I could sing her praises. 

In the end, I liked many parts of this, but there were some things I struggled with for sure. The series was fun and I enjoyed it overall. But for this, I will give it 3 stars.   

Challenge(s):
- #34 for Audiobook challenge

- #19 for Romance Bingo - Horse on the cover

Audiobook Review: Reality Blurred by Aven Ellis

Author: Aven Ellis 
Narrator: Elise Arsenault
Title: Reality Blurred
(Rinkside in the Rockies #2)
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Audiobook
Pages: 236 
Published: February 14th 2018
Where I Got It: My shelf (Audible)



He lied to her. Fed her the same lines as he did all the other girls. Instead of proposing, he dumped her on national TV. Would a romance with a hockey superstar prove just as disastrous—or could it be the greatest love story of her life?

Cast as America’s reality show sweetheart after being jilted on a dating show, Skye Reeve is ready to stop being a brokenhearted woman by proving she’s more than what the camera portrayed her to be. She’s landed her dream job as a TV lifestyle reporter and promises to work hard to be a success.

Skye also vows never to be swept up in a fairy tale romance ever again, as she obviously has no clue what real love is.

Being in the same city as Denver Mountain Lions hockey star Maxime Laurent, however, might make this last goal impossible.

Dealing with ghosts from his own past, the Belgian hockey star is known for keeping his life off the ice private. He’s not sure if outgoing Skye could be a match for him, but he can’t deny his attraction to her.

When the two embark on a romance, will they be able to move forward from the past to let love into their hearts? With no reality blurred, will Skye find real-life love to be what she had been looking for all along? 



Been itching to start book 2 because I loved Maxime and Skye as side characters in book 1. They are cute and I wanted them to get a HEA. 

The story follows Skye who was on an American reality dating show (much like the Bachelor) and she had actually fallen for the guy but had her heart broken and embarrassed beyond belief while millions watched. Now she is trying to find her way and create her own career. Maxime is a Belgian hockey star who keeps to himself mainly and loves his privacy. His ex dumped him because he was too boring. Will these two find love?

My heart belongs to Maxime. I loved Cade from book 1, but I think Maxime is taking the throne in my heart. He has a sexy accent, loves animals, loves to just stay home, and has the biggest heart. Sighs. Skye is a lucky gal ;) 

I loved Skye too. I felt sooooo bad for her. Poor thing. She was an innocent! Damn that guy and that show. I totally get her worries about her lifestyle not fitting what Maxime wants in life. I would be paranoid too. But he loves you dumb-dumb! 

There was insta-love, but it was very sweet. Maxime had fallen for her (even though he didn't want to admit it) when he seen her in Belgium the year previous, but he didn't talk to her like he wanted and make sure she was okay. Bless his heart!

My only issue....and it is sooo petty...I was super done with Skye and Maxime saying "wanker" 1 million times to describe Skye's reality guy. We get it...we do. No more!

The narrator was fantastic. I think I had read book 1 and I remember giving it a 3. I think the narrator really boosted this story. Her voices for everyone was perfect. Loved her. 

Overall, though, I loved, LOVED this story! It was sweet and I loved our Skye and Maxime. They are adorable! Stole my heart for sure. I'll give this 5 stars. 

Challenge(s):

- #10 for Audiobook Challenge

- #11 on Bingo for Sports Romance

Audiobook Review: Pont Neuf by Max Byrd

Author: Max Byrd
Narrator:  Natasha Soudek

Title: Pont Neuf

Genre: Historical Fiction
Format: Audiobook
Published: December 5th 2019
Where I Got It: My shelf (Audible)



In the summer of 1944, Annabella “Annie” March, a young American woman, arrives in France intending to write about the war. But when she finds herself overshadowed by her sometimes-mentor, sometimes-rival Martha Gellhorn - and Gellhorn’s troublesome husband, the novelist Ernest Hemingway - Annie turns to photography in search of the professional gratification she’s looking for.




I think I needed a good WWII book. It has been soooo long since I have and it seemed like fate when this popped up as a freebie from Audible! 


The story follows Annie in 1944. She is an American woman who arrives in France intending to write and take photos during the war. She meets Martha who is married to Ernest Hemingway and is also there to write. Along their journey, they meet two young soldiers who have been friends since their college days. Unknowingly their paths will intertwine through the war.


I should've smelled a love triangle from the moment I read "One woman. Two Soldiers". Sighs. Luckily it wasn't a true love triangle, because this is real life and there is a war going on. This made me happy. Not the war...but there was no annoying going back and forth. She likes both, but there are no promises between anyone. There is a war going on. They enjoy the time they get to spend with each other even the guy friends. Plus, the "love" going on was just background noise. It was not the main focus. The characters getting through the war are our main concerns.


Ugh Martha. I wanted to smack her and Ernest. Just get a divorce. You hate each other. 


I really liked how this was written. It felt like Annie was writing this like one of her articles. The little foreshadows were fun. 


Now....my biggest issue was the ending. Sooooo..........what happened? Can we please get an epilogue? We just have this intense scene on the bridge and then everyone walks away. What happened? Not amused at all. I can guess....but can I? Sighs. 


The narrator was awesome. She really made this story and the characters. I'm sure I have heard her before. She is great. I do not think I would've liked this as much as I did if I had read it. She really brought it alive for me. 



Overall, I really did like this. The love triangle didn't kill me like it normally does. It was done realistically. There is a damn war going on! The boys got real problems and so does Annie! The ending made me mad...so that takes away a star. All-in-all, worth the listen. I'll stamp this with 3 stars. 

Challenge(s):

- #7 for Audiobook Challenge

Audiobook Review: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

Author: Kate Quinn 
Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld
Title: The Alice Network
Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Pages: Audiobook
Published: June 6th 2017 
Where I Got It: My shelf (Audible)



1947. In the chaotic aftermath of World War II, American college girl Charlie St. Clair is pregnant, unmarried, and on the verge of being thrown out of her very proper family. She's also nursing a desperate hope that her beloved cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war, might still be alive. So when Charlie's parents banish her to Europe to have her "little problem" taken care of, Charlie breaks free and heads to London, determined to find out what happened to the cousin she loves like a sister.

1915. A year into the Great War, Eve Gardiner burns to join the fight against the Germans and unexpectedly gets her chance when she's recruited to work as a spy. Sent into enemy-occupied France, she's trained by the mesmerizing Lili, the "Queen of Spies", who manages a vast network of secret agents right under the enemy's nose.

Thirty years later, haunted by the betrayal that ultimately tore apart the Alice Network, Eve spends her days drunk and secluded in her crumbling London house. Until a young American barges in uttering a name Eve hasn't heard in decades, and launches them both on a mission to find the truth...no matter where it leads.


I have had my eyes on this book for a long while. Finally got my hand's on it thanks to Audible. 

The story follows Eve and Charlie. Charlie is a young lass who has a problem that she is being forced to get rid of by her parents since she is unwed. However, Charlie has her own plans in mind. She is going to find her missing cousin. Her only hope is Eve who was a spy in WWI and is now old and angry and drunk. During their travels, we get to see Eve's young spy career as well. 

I love spies. Always have, always will. However, people forget that spies live a rough life and always living close to disaster. It is a rough time and I worried so much for Eve and her spy family. I will admit I liked this part of the story better. I did enjoy Charlie's but it took me a while to really warm up to that part. 

This really made me feel. Ooooo poor Eve! Poor Charlie! Poor Rose! Poor hot Scottish car guy (why am I blanking on his name). War is hell and did a hell of a number on these guys. I will admit I did tear up near the end there! Ooooo dear. Can't say why, but it broke my wee heart. Damn War!

Grr! That baddie made me shake my fists. He was evil but I loved hating him. 

This author really knows how to write a historical fiction! She really knows how to bring the past to life and make you care about these characters even when they are flawed and torn-up.

The narrator was amazing. Loved her voices. Her accents seemed amazing and she changed flawlessly. I feel like I have listened to her before? If not I must listen to more! She is great. 

I really had no issues. The beginning was a touch rocky, but once we got rocking and rolling, I was hooked. If you are looking for a good historical fiction, I recommend this one! I'll stamp it with 5 stars. 

Book 6 of 16/25

Joint Review: The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier

Happy February everyone! This month we read "The Lady and the Unicorn". Carole is in purple and Blodeuedd is in green. 

Author: Tracy Chevalier
Title: The Lady and the Unicorn
Genre: Historical Fiction
Pages: 250
First Published: 2003
Where I Got It: On my Shelf (Used Book Store)

The Lady and the Unicorn is Tracy Chevalier’s answer to the mystery behind one of the art world’s great masterpieces—a set of bewitching medieval tapestries that hangs today in the Cluny Museum in Paris. They appear to portray the seduction of a unicorn, but the story behind their making is unknown—until now.


Paris, 1490.  A shrewd French nobleman commissions six lavish tapestries celebrating his rising status at Court. He hires the charismatic, arrogant, sublimely talented Nicolas des Innocents to design them. Nicolas creates havoc among the women in the house—mother and daughter, servant, and lady-in-waiting—before taking his designs north to the Brussels workshop where the tapestries are to be woven. There, master weaver Georges de la Chapelle risks everything he has to finish the tapestries—his finest, most intricate work—on time for his exacting French client. The results change all their lives—lives that have been captured in the tapestries, for those who know where to look.

Well...this was an interesting choice of mine. LOL

I have a feeling you liked it less than I did?

I’m not sure...I’m still mixed on my feelings. It was interesting.

I get that. I enjoyed it, it was an interesting setting, but I did have issues with almost everyone.

Yes, that is prolly where my issue lies. Even the ONE character I liked turned out to be, well, not...likable anymore. Super shame. Alinor, the blind girl, did something and made me dislike her. I did end up liking poor Phillipe...I just felt bad for him and I applaud what he did (good intentions and all), but poor guy.

Told ya! ;) Phillipe, yes he was a good guy, but not memorable. If I have to pick someone it would be Marie-Celeste, sure she was a silly thing, but I liked how she turned the table later on. She at least felt human, the rest felt like idiots.

She wasn’t bad. But everyone was an idiot in their own right. It annoyed me. LOL

Mostly I hated that stupid stupid stupid man. Arghhh Nicholas. Grrrrr

Gah! He needed a good kick in the arse or the other thing. He was like a poison. Every time he showed up there was something bad happening. King of the idiots.

I also did not get how all women were so stupid to fall for his BS. I mean honestly! It was like they all were horny and had not seen a man for years.

Hahaha well...I mean it was the 1400s and so everyone was super horny. So not entirely their fault. Especially the women...the only men they see are family members and stinky ones like that Jacques guy (or whatever his name was).

True and I can forgive Marie for it, but the girls, they should have known better. They would not get married like that. Stay in a convent for the rest of your life then. That stupid chit Claude I did not get at all. Also that scene when they looked at drawings, I am sure I have read that somewhere else too. It just did not feel like something she would do. It was like she had gone insane.

Maybe she was insane. I batted that idea from the beginning. She was something else. Speaking of that...what did you think of the ending? It felt so flat to me...the “big” reveal of the tapestry was lacking. I think the author got sucked up in the dramas of her characters and kinda forgot about what the tapestry that was supposed the be the centralized point of the whole story. Maybe it’s just me, but yeah….

Let’s go with insane. That fits. The rest were normal, but what she did, eh, she was in LUST. And yes I get what you mean. It was all, look we have a tapestry, whatever. It did feel like she forgot about her tapestry, and that was the whole thread throughout the book. If I am not wrong and the thread was how many women Nicholas could do.

Crazy Claude is her new name. But yes, thank goodness I am not Crazy Carole, but I felt the ending lacking. Even the epilogue didn’t mention it. Haha. But I do love drama, so it was entertaining to watch everyone messing around and ruining their lives because they are too stupid to realize what they are doing is a BAD thing. Like Alinor...exhibit A.

It was good for the drama for sure. And did you not have the notes at the back? Where it said that Claude got it and then they found it in the 19th century or something?

No I didn’t! I just got the “So and so had 500 babies”, “So and so died alone”, and etc. D:

Huh, weird. Yes Claude got it, then her husband’s family. Then they found it in a castle later on and it was cut up by peasants ;) But they fixed it

*flips through pages in book* OOOH okay, I guess I missed that!!!! Weird...I think it was because it was on the back page of the epilogue page. Hahaha. I retract my statement then!

Always check the end fellow readers ;)

I think I was over it and didn’t even care at that point. For some reason I stayed up SUPER late finishing it because I HAD TO know what was going to happen next with our little cast of morons.

Oh, I was not THAT into it. I was more or less reading it in peace and quiet, taking a nap, reading on. It was good, never amazing. But something saved it and made it good even if everyone deserved to get a slap in the face.

I really didn’t get into it until the thing with my previous favorite character happened. I was all, “NOOOOOO!” And I had to read on.

I never did get if that character really wanted it, or if it was a way out of another mess.

Honestly, I think she was convinced that was the only way to get out of that stinky mess. I mean….it worked in the long run in her favor….but yeah.

I should have been clearer, it was like she suddenly lost her mind, Instead we should have seen her thoughts when she was all, yup, gonna do this cos I wont be stinky.

She did go insane, because of Doom-bringing Nicholas. Every time he showed his face something bad happened and people just lost their sanity. I blame him for everything. Heck, I bet he lied about the tapestry’s due date being changed.

Such an ass. Slimey and creepy.

He was. But it was entertaining watch him ruin everything he touched. I bet his painting SUCKED!

Ha, I am sure they did. So, any last thoughts?

Mmmmm. I’m still on the fence with my feelings. It had good things, bad things, and things I’m not even sure about. Sanity was certainly questionable.

It was good, but I wish everyone had not been insane ;)

LOL but I think it would’ve been boring ;) I’m excited for next month’s read!!! *fingers crossed*

True, but he should have been more careful where he wanted to stick his junk. You are getting no new paintings that way mister!

Omg next month!!! I hope it will be good

Agreed, agreed. Until next month?

Until next month

**Carole's Conclusion**
This has been on my shelf for a long while now. I've read one other by this author and that was good, so I'm not sure why I avoided this book. Maybe I was worried, because I actually really like the tapestry? Not sure. But I finally got myself to read it. And I have mixed feelings. I liked some bits, but somethings were super meh. The characters were all stupid, but entertaining to see what next idiocy they were going to do next. I liked Phillipe, but he was forgettable. I liked Alinor, because she was the smartest UNTIL one thing happened and then she was the biggest idiot. So sad. Overall, this was okay. I do recommend checking it out. The author is good. I'll give this 3 stars.

Movie Review: The Young Victoria

Length: 105 mins
Released: 2009 (Ireland)
Genre: Romance, Biography, Drama
Rating: PG, mild sensuality, some language, some violence, and smoking
Directed By: Jean-Marc Valle
Where I Got It: Borrowed it from Library





The Young Victoria is the true story about Queen Victoria of England in her younger years. The movie starts out with her coronation, then when it pans to her mother time lapses back to her childhood. Time moves on to when she first meets Prince Albert and follows her through her first few years as the Queen of England.

There are many well-known actors in this film. As the strong Queen Victoria is Emily Blunt (Jane Austen Book Club, The Wolfman, The Devil Wears Prada, Warrior Queen), as the irresistible Prince Albert is Rupert Friend (The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas, The Libertine), Paul Bettany (A Knight's Tale, A Beautiful Mind, Sharpe's Waterloo) as the clever Lord Melbourne, and Thomas Kretschmann (Valkyrie, King Kong, Wanted) as King Leopold.

Anyways, Blodeuedd had said she cried a bit while watching this and I took this warning and brought a box of tissue with me on the couch. Well, I was going to have to anyways, because I have a slight cold, but I'm glad she issued that warning because I did cry a little bit. It wasn't because it was a sad and tragic story, just some scenes pull at certain emotions that bring tears.

I really liked this movie. It was the first movie I've seen that was solely about Queen Victoria's youth. I've seen plenty of movies about her when she's old and near the end of her rule. I love how Jean-Marc Vallee put the film together. I loved the costumes and the scenery. Everything just went well together. The acting was superb! I believe that Emily Blunt should have won the Golden Globe for her performance, but alas, she didn't. Rupert Friend should have AT LEAST been nominated and won.

The only negative thing I could think of is the ending of the film. I believe they should have covered a couple more years of her reign; I think that the movie ended on an odd note. I feel that is was a little anti-climatic, you know? I don't know how to describe it, but it just...ended. Personally, they should have covered the birth of their first born or something like that.

Overall, I highly enjoyed this movie! I think Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend did a wonderful job and had great chemistry. If you have any love of history or just a good movie, watch this. You'll enjoy it. ^.^ Out of five stars I give this one 4 stars, because the ending was a little...anti-climatic, I guess is what it was. It is technically 4.4, but I don't give decimals.


Favorite Character(s): Prince Albert and Queen Victoria
Not-so Favorite Character(s): Duchess of Kent

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