Best of June 2020

Happy July!! 

Here are our favorites for last month. Hopefully, everyone is safe and doing okay!

Best Book of the Month:

Blodeuedd's pick...........Alpha Night by Nalini Singh

"Best book of the month goes to Alpha Night by Nalini Singh :D Though there were a few other close contenders"

Carole's pick......Entreat Me by Grace Draven

"I had a few reallllly good ones this month, but in the end, I had to pick this one. It was so good! I highly recommend it!"

Best TV show of the Month:

Carole's pick............the Bold Type (Season 4)

"Season 4 just started and I am already loving it. The last episode made me sooooob!"

Blodeuedd's pick...............Atypical & Instant Hotel

"The tv series I watched and enjoyed this month was Atypical. Really good. And at the end of the month I got hooked on Instant Hotel. Ha, I recommend it!"

Best Movie of the Month:

Blodeuedd's pick...........

"Nope. Watched maybe 2."

Carole's pick........My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2



"So funny. If you liked the first, you'll get a kick out of the 2nd one!"



Best Cover of the Month:

No cover said WOW this month, but I liked this nice simple colorful one

I am in love with this cover. A great contender for best of the year ;) 

Audiobook Review: Entreat Me by Grace Draven

Author: Grace Draven 
Narrator: Stacey Holmes
Title: Entreat Me
Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Retellings
Format: Audiobook 
Pages: 323 
Published: December 16th 2013
Where I Got It: My shelf (Audible)



Summary: Afflicted by a centuries-old curse, a warlord slowly surrenders his humanity and descends toward madness. Ballard of Ketach Tor holds no hope of escaping his fate until his son returns home one day, accompanied by a woman of incomparable beauty. His family believes her arrival may herald Ballard's salvation.

...until they confront her elder sister.

Determined to rescue her sibling from ruin, Louvaen Duenda pursues her to a decrepit castle and discovers a household imprisoned in time. Dark magic, threatening sorcerers, and a malevolent climbing rose with a thirst for blood won't deter her, but a proud man disfigured by an undying hatred might. Louvaen must decide if loving him will ultimately save him or destroy him.

A tale of vengeance and devotion.

Review:
I've loved previous novels by this author and I seen this was a freebie on Audiobook in my Escape Package so I jumped on the chance to listen!

The story follows Ballard and Louvaen. Ballard is afflicted by a centuries-old curse by his former wife. He and his son are slowly losing their humanity. Ballard has no hope until his son brings home a beautiful woman who may be the key to solving their curse. In comes Louvaen! She is determined to rescue her sister from becoming ruined by this stranger, she follows them to his castle and comes face-to-face with Ballard and his cursed life.  

This was for sure a huggggeeeeee and crazy take on Beauty and the Beast. I loved it. It was a nod to the classic, but it was completely different too. Very fun! I didn't even really realize it until Ballard gifted Louvaen a magic mirror and then it dawned on me! Too fun. 

I loved Louvaen. I want her to be my friend. 

Ballard was sweet. But I do understand WHY his dead wife cursed him. He wasn't a nice fellow back then. He was blood-thirsty and only cared about war and power. 100% warlord with a capital W. BUT F that wife. Why curse her poor son??? He was just a baby. Gah. She was a terrible lady too. 

I also liked Ballard's sorcerer and other staff members. They were fun and added a lot of charm to this otherwise dark story. Especially the sorcerer's and Lou's love/hate relationship. That was fun. Always throwing jabs and jokes at each other. I liked it. 

OMGGGG that baddie was a creep. He deserved a worse end!

The narrator was fantastic. She had me hooked from the first page. I could NOT stop listening. I finished this in just a couple of sittings. She really has a great range of voices. The sister's voice was annoying, BUT it fit her. 

Overall, I loved, loved, LOVED this story. I want to relisten to it! Maybe even read it one day to see if I like it just as much as the audio. I'll give this 5 stars for sure. Highly recommend it. 

Challenge(s):

- #27 for Audiobook Challenge

- #5 on THE BAD BOYS OF ROMANCE challenge