Best of November

Here are our bests of November! 

Best Movie of the Month:

Blodeuedd - Nada this month. 

"Movie? Nah, nothing stood out."

Carole - Napoleon (2023)

"This was captivating and has me itching to re-watch."

Best Book of the Month:

Carole - Third Son's a Charm by Shana Galen

"This was simply delightful."

Blodeuedd - Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand

"Best book because it had meaning."

Best TV show of the Month:

Blodeuedd - Solar Opposites 

"New season on Disney. I had to watch it."

Carole - Bob's Burger (S14)

"This show never gets old. Loving the new season!"

Best Cover of the Month:

Carole's pick - "Tough choice this month. But this one resonates with me."

Blodeuedd's pick - "This can have best cover too. You can see more in the print cover."

Honorable Mention:

Carole wanted to give a special nod to this book....You Can Thank Me Later by Kelly Harms

"This is my 4th time listening to this little novella. It is the perfect Turkey Day book. I love it so much but I felt bad giving it best of the month...again...since it is a re-read and I had some other great books in November."

Audiobook Review: Third Son's a Charm by Shana Galen

Author: Shana Galen

Narrator: Victoria Aston
Title: Third Son's a Charm

Series: The Survivors #1

Genre: Historical Romance
Published: November 7, 2017

Where I Got It: My shelf (Xmas gift)

Summary: 

Ewan Mostyn thinks a job as a duke's daughter's bodyguard will be easy―but Lady Lorraine has a few tricks up her sleeve that spark an undeniable passion...

Fiercely loyal to his friends and comrades, Ewan Mostyn is the toughest in a group of younger sons of nobility who met as soldiers and are now trying desperately to settle back into peaceful Society. Ewan trusts his brawn more than his brains, but when he's offered a job watching the Duke of Ridlington's stubbornly independent daughter, he finds both are challenged.

Lady Lorraine wants none of her father's high-handed ways, and she'll do everything in her power to avoid her distressingly attractive bodyguard―until she lands herself in real trouble. Lorraine begins to see Ewan's protectiveness in a new light, and she can only hope that her stoic guardian will do for her what he's always done―fight for what he wants.

Review:

Eeek been meaning this for a while. I was given this for Xmas a couple years back. It's about damn time!

Here we follow Ewan and Lorraine. Ewan is asked to be a bodyguard to the duke's daughter. Keep her from eloping and protect her from money-chasing men. Easy enough...he fought in a specialized section of the army during wartime. However, it looks like Lorraine will be his biggest challenge. She is determined to convince her suitor to run away with her. She loves him and wants to finally be married, however, her parents won't let that happen. And now she has to deal with this stoic brute who is supposed to be her babysitter.

This was simply and utterly........adorable. I loved Lorraine and I am in love with....I MEAN....I love Ewan. They were so different but oh so similar. I simply loved watching them be enemies (of sorts) and then fall madly in love. 

OoooOOoooooOOO Ewan's cousin and father are aholes and they deserve all the bad karma they can get....especially in the end. >_> Ooof. But they were good baddies for our lovely couple to overcome. 

OOOH! I was especially in love with the little second chances love story between Lorraine's parents. I wouldn't mind a short story or something seeing them fall in love and then out of love and then back in love. TBF they always loved each other but they hurt each other so much it took years to really "find" each other again. It was a very sweet addition that added a little extra spice to our story. 

The narrator was great. Loved all her voices. I hope she does more of the series. I def want to read book 2. 

All-in-all, I highly enjoyed this. I loved the story...the characters...and the narrator. Simply delightful. 5 stars from me. 

Challenge(s):

- #48 for Audiobook challenge

- #8 TBR Pile Reading