Best of the Year!

Welcome to the BC Awards!!! We will be showcasing our favorites from the year!

Best Movie:

Blodeuedd's pick......Nimona (2023)

Carole's pick.......Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour (2023)

Best Show:

Carole's top 3 (no order).....

The Rookie

Queen Charlotte

Reservation Dogs

Blodeuedd's top 3 (no order).....

Hilda

The Rookie

What We Do in the Shadows

Best Book Cover:

Blodeuedd's pick.....

Carole's pick......

Best Audiobook:

Blodeuedd's pick...........Do You Want to Start a Scandal by Tessa Dare

Carole's pick........Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs

Best Book (ebook, paperback, hardcover): 

Carole's pick......The Moonlight Child by Karen McQuestion

Blodeuedd's pick........The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths

Best Re-read: 

Blodeuedd's pick......Heartstrikers series by Rachel Aaron

Carole's pick........The Empress of Rome series by Kate Quinn

Notable Mentions: 

Carole's pick......You Can Thank Me Later by Kelly Harms

Blodeuedd's pick......The Others series by Anne Bishop

And that is the end of the BC Awards. I am excited to see what 2024 has in store for us!!

Best of June

Here are our bests of June! 

Best Movie of the Month:

Blodeuedd - "Movies...dunno what I watched as always."

Carole - Death on the Nile (2022)

"So good. Def recommend if you love a good whodunit."

Best Book of the Month:

Carole - Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs

"Storm Cursed was great."

Blodeuedd - Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh

"Best book goes to Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh. But it was a slooow month, my groove is not back"

Best TV show of the Month:

Blodeuedd - Never Have I Ever (s4) & Will Trent

"This month I watched Never have I ever. Great as always. And Will Trent. I really liked that show"

Carole - Modern Family & The Rookie (s4)

"Been binge-watching Modern Family! Literally so funny! And The Rookie is funny but also can make you sob. So good."

Best Cover of the Month:

Blodeuedd - "Fav cover cos hot guy."

Carole's - "Cute cover!!!"

Audiobook Review: Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs

Author: Patricia Briggs
Narrator: Lorelei King
Title: Storm Cursed

Series: Mercy Thompson #11
Genre: UF, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance
Published: May 7, 2019
Pages: Library

Summary: 

My name is Mercedes Athena Thompson Hauptman, and I am a car mechanic.

And a coyote shapeshifter.

And the mate of the Alpha of the Columbia Basin werewolf pack.

Even so, none of that would have gotten me into trouble if, a few months ago, I hadn’t stood upon a bridge and taken responsibility for the safety of the citizens who lived in our territory. It seemed like the thing to do at the time. It should have only involved hunting down killer goblins, zombie goats, and an occasional troll. Instead, our home was viewed as neutral ground, a place where humans would feel safe to come and treat with the fae.

The reality is that nothing and no one is safe. As generals and politicians face off with the Gray Lords of the fae, a storm is coming and her name is Death.

But we are pack, and we have given our word.

We will die to keep it

Review: 

Back at it again with my girl Mercy and her pack. 

Mercy is a coyote shapeshifter and is the mate of the Alpha of the Columbia Basin werewolf pack. No one is safe as the human politicians face off with the Gray Lords of the fae. There is a storm brewing and her name is Death. It will be up to Mercy and her pack to put an end to the dark and save those they promised to protect. 

This one made me sad. It is raining Zombies here....zombie humans, zombie humans, and heck even a zombie dragon. So much death here. This one did deliver an emotional punch. I was worried about all of our beloved characters. The baddies are dark and evil and will do whatever it takes for power. Scary indeed because they have no heart and they will not stop. *shudders*

After the events of this one, I am curious to see what the human politicians will do now. I'm itching for the next book!

The narration was fantastic as per normal. This narrator IS Mercy. The voices are always on point and perfect. I can't imagine anyone else narrating this. 

This was good. Can't wait to start the next...I am FINALLY catching up. 

5 stars.

Challenge(s):

- #27 for Audiobook challenge

- #4 Library Love Audiobook Challenge