Carole Rae's Random Ramblings: The Governess Game

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Friday, March 1

Best of February

Feb flew by! Here are our bests of last month!

Best Book of the Month:

Blodeuedd - Nadda this month

"I am not gonna give a best book. Because they were all good, but none of them was better than the rest."

Carole - The Governess Game by Tessa Dare

"Dare is always so much fun. This was extra fun. Loved it so much."

Best Movie of the Month:

Carole - A Haunting in Venice (2023)

"Gotta love a good mystery. This was a mystery in everyway. Loved it! I want more of these movies!"

Blodeuedd - The Abyss (2023)

"I watched this one and it worked in places, but all I am saying the Swedes can not bring the emotions the Norwegians can. Pretty boring at times too."

Best TV show of the Month:

Blodeuedd - Bluey (s1-s2)

"Pretty sure I finished something, but eh. I watched a lot of Blue, without watching, but at every third watch of an ep. Yeah I know them."

Carole - Brooklyn Nine-Nine

"Decided to re-watch all of this after the actor, Andre Braugher, passed away. He was my favorite on this show so I felt like I needed to re-watch. Such a good show. Def binge-worthy."

Best Cover of the Month:

Carole's pick

Blodeuedd's pick

Tuesday, February 27

Audiobook Review: The Governess Game by Tessa Dare

Author: Tessa Dare

Narrator: Mary Jane Wells

Title: The Governess Game

Series: Girl Meets Duke #2

Genre: Historical Romance

Format: Audiobook

Published: August 28, 2018

Where I got It: Borrowed from library

Summary:

He’s been a bad, bad rake—and it takes a governess to teach him a lesson

The accidental governess.

After her livelihood slips through her fingers, Alexandra Mountbatten takes on an impossible post: transforming a pair of wild orphans into proper young ladies. However, the girls don’t need discipline. They need a loving home. Try telling that to their guardian, Chase Reynaud: duke’s heir in the streets and devil in the sheets. The ladies of London have tried—and failed—to make him settle down. Somehow, Alexandra must reach his heart... without risking her own.

The infamous rake.

Like any self-respecting libertine, Chase lives by one rule: no attachments. When a stubborn little governess tries to reform him, he decides to give her an education—in pleasure. That should prove he can’t be tamed. But Alexandra is more than he bargained for: clever, perceptive, passionate. She refuses to see him as a lost cause. Soon the walls around Chase’s heart are crumbling... and he’s in danger of falling, hard.

Review:

I needed some Dare in my life!!

Chase has become the heir to a Dukedom after many tragedies. Along with that....two young girls become his wards and they need a governess. He wants no attachments so he needs to get them trained up and sent to a school as soon as possible. Enter in Alex. She accepts the role after her livelihood literally slips through her fingers. She is tasked with the near impossible to transform two unruly girls and ignore her feelings for Chase.

Why is Dare so dang good? There is romance and some darkness, but there is comedy too. She did such a great job with balancing everything.

I also love that you don't HAVE to read in order. However, I do recommend book 1 first because the couple does show up here and it makes it more special knowing the past. But again...it would do fine as a standalone.

Alex, Chase, and the girls have their sad pasts but they need each other. I loved this.

The girls were great.

Alex was great.

Chase was great even though I was SO mad at him at one part. GRR! Alex should've made him sweat some more.

Always a blast. I can't wait to read book 3.

OOO. The narrator was fantastic. Perfect voices for everyone.

All-in-all, this was a joy. I needed a nice HR. 5 stars from me.