Best of June

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Happy July everyone!

Here are our best for last month!

Best Book of the Month:

Blodeuedd - The Locked Room by Elly Griffiths

"I actually had a rather sow month again. Many good ones, but only one great one."

Carole - Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews

"Had a slowish month. But this one really stood out! Loving this series!"

Best Movie of the Month:

Carole - The King (2019)

"Another month of slowness. I blame my wedding at end of May and our camping trip ;). But I did watch this one. It was good. Not amazing, but I enjoyed it!"

Blodeuedd - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

"Best movie, really good."

Best TV show of the Month:

Blodeuedd - What We Do in the Shadows

"I watched What we do in the shadows and it was hilarious! "

Obi-Wan Kenobi

"I also watched Obi-Wan, all the feels."

Carole - Criminal Minds (1-7)

"Been binging this since it is leaving Netflix!! I forgot how much I ADORE this show!"

Heartstopper

"I also watched this! So good!!!! All the feels!! I need to re-watch."

Best Cover of the Month:

"Just such a beautiful cover!"

"Best cover, cos it looks cute!"

Best of June 2019

Happy July! 

Guess who is joining again!!!! Blodeuedd! Huzzah! Welcome back mah friend! You have been missed. 

We'll be doing just three categories: best book/audio, best movie, and best cover. Changing it up again! 

Here are our favorites for the Month of June.

Favorite Movie of the Month:

Blodeuedd...............Murder Mystery (2019)

"A few laughs, Luke Evans, and nice for relaxing your brain for a while."

Mine..............I Am Mother (2019)

"I had a tough time picking this month. I had two realllly strong films in completely different genres. I think this one is just a touch better since it has a plot I normally meh at...robots and end of world mumbojumbo. However, this one took that to a different level and it was really refreshing and really good!"

Best Book of the month:

Mine.............Hold Me by Courtney Milan

"The characters were interesting and complex. The story was fun and made me feel feelings. I loved the blend of serious subjects. Super good!"

Blodeuedd's...........................Priest of Lies by Peter McLean

"I had to read this one at once. It is so easy to read, despite its darkness. Awesome fantasy series."

Best Cover of the Month:

Mine is to the left and Blodeuedd's is to the right

This cover kicks butt! Just so eye-catching!

  

Best cover of the month cos cute

June is Audiobook Month!

As many of you know this month is Audiobook Month! Whooo! Thanks to Blodeuedd last year she got me addicted to them. Darn you lady ;)

But yes, I'll be trying to challenge myself Audiobook-wise like I did last year. My first goal last year was only 2. I blew past that goal by this time last year. 

This year my goal is 30, but I secretly wish to listen to 40. 

For this special this month, I want to listen to 2 or 3 a week, so that will get me to about 8 this month. 

So far I have listened to a couple already. Huzzah!

  

What are your goals this month? 

Best of June 2018

Happy July!! Here are our Best of's for JUNE!

First, favorite movies:

First, Blodeuedd picks.............Solo (2018)

"Best movie was hard for once. But I will go with Solo cos it surprised me (but Jurassic World was  close second)."

My pick is...................Tag (2018(

"Had some good choices this month to pick from. I'll have to say this one because it surprised me in a great way! A good story and funny!" 

Next, Book favorites:

My choice is............When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

"There were some okay books and some even good, but nothing was as good as this one. I listened to the audio version, but I really think even if you read it it will be just as good."

Next, Blodeuedd's choice is..............When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

"Here I thought June was a great month, but when I check GR it seems it was only a good month, so thank goodness for When DImple met Rishi then!"

Lastly, best covers:

Here are our picks for best cover...........Blodeuedd's is on the left and mine is on the right

About the Authors

Carole and Blodeuedd have been blogging a long while now. The last couple of years the epic duo have been discussing books, watching movies, and even wetting the pen and sharing their stories with the worldwide web. They both love cats, chocolate, and a good story.

June is Audiobook Month: A New Love of Audiobooks

As long as I could remember, I have been neutral to audiobooks. I would listen to one every now and then. I had issues listening to these unless it was a story I really wanted to listen to or had to (i.e. school). This is the first year where I realized that maybe I should try audiobooks and really and truly give them a chance. Plus, I had a ton of credits in Amazon for some free ones. Being a working woman with a long commute to work also really encouraged this decision.

My original goal was to listen to 2 this year. A nice goal, but I have blown past this goal. I am at 9 now and it is only June. This is a lot for me. I have really surprised myself. Maybe being old now has made me wiser. 

I’ve really enjoyed listening to these. I have such a bundle left to listen to! Blodeuedd actually gave me a huge stack for Christmas and I haven’t even started that stack yet. I’m slowly getting through these freebies from Amazon Audible. Nearly there. I’ll probably start the bundle Blodeuedd sent to me next month or August. She certainly gave me a ton and I am excited. 

Blodeuedd actually asked me to write this post to share my thoughts and opinions, so here I am. She honestly is to blame for my sudden liking of audiobooks. I am now getting addicted. I am not 100% addicted yet, but I am getting there yet. Lately, I have been listening to audiobooks outside of my normal times I listen. 

Here are some that I liked and I recommend seem to be better listened to than actually reading. The narrator really brought this story alive and I really feel I enjoyed the book because of the narrator: 

Sometimes the story can be amazing and the narration can be amazing. There are two audiobooks that I LOVED and are some of the best stories I have listened to this year:

I am excited to see what I will listen to next!