Category: Fantasy

Review: Awakenings by Claudia Arseneault

Awakenings (The Chronicles of Nerezia #1) by Claudie Arseneault My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: no romance Blurb: Innkeep, hunter, blacksmith, nurse—Horace has apprenticed for every clan in the domed city of Trenaze, and they’ve all rejected em. Too hare-brained. Too talkative. Too slow. Ever the optimist, e has joined Trenaze’s guards to be mentored. Horace has high hopes to earn eir place during eir trial at the Great Market. That is, until the glowing shards haunting the world break through the city’s protective dome, fused together in a single, monstrous amalgam of […]

Posted October 2, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Summer Fling With A Sea God by Laura Greenwood

Summer Fling with a Sea God (Jinx Paranormal Dating Agency #6) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Mythology Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Bo doesn’t have time for romance, but that doesn’t mean a summer fling is out of the question. When Bo accidentally flirts with a sea god, the last thing she expects is for it to turn into something more than just a summer romance, but the more time she spends with Neptune, the more she finds herself drawn to him. Neptune is happy living his life, but the moment he […]

Posted September 27, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Mythology, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: Rite of Blood and Secrets by Laura Greenwood

Rite of Blood and Secrets (House of Blood and Roses #1) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: m/f Age Category: Young Adult/ New Adult Type of romance: Fantasy Romance Blurb: A deal with a vampire changes Beatrice’s life forever. Beatrice always thought she’d have a simple life, and definitely not one run by court intrigue and factions battling for power. But when her twin brother reveals a family secret, all of that changes. The decadent world they find themselves glitters from the outside, but beneath the surface lies something sinister, and Beatrice is determined to do everything she […]

Posted September 18, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Immortal Fire by Annette Marie

Immortal Fire (Red Winter Trilogy #3) by Annette Marie narrated by Emily Woo Zeller My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Once, Emi believed the heavenly gods were righteous and wise, while the earthly yokai spirits were bloodthirsty and evil. But with a traitorous deity poised to destroy her world, and the yokai standing as humanity’s only defense, the lies of her upbringing have toppled to reveal a far more terrifying reality. Despite the looming threat, Emi can’t escape her greatest distraction: Shiro, the fox yokai who has so deftly […]

Posted September 13, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: The Grim Steeper by Gretchen Rue

The Grim Steeper (Witches’ Brew Mystery #3) by Gretchen Rue My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Bookstore owner Phoebe Winchester is putting on her first major author event when a body is discovered and the plot goes off the rails in this cozy mystery, perfect for fans of Cleo Coyle and Jenn McKinlay. Amateur witch Phoebe Winchester is excited to host her first big author event at the Earl’s Study, her book and tea store. The author, Sebastian Marlow, is a famous birder excited to put Raven Creek on the […]

Posted September 11, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore

Between the Sea and Sky Jaclyn Dolamore My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: It’s hard being a bookish mermaid when there are no books under the sea. But as a girl, Esmerine spent her days on the shore with a scholarly winged boy named Alander, even though transforming her tail to legs caused her great pain. But many years have passed since Alan went off to school. Esmerine has now taken on a great honor–becoming a siren who watches over the waters. Esmerine’s sister Dosia was the only person who […]

Posted September 6, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: Summer Tales From Cozy Vales

Summer Tales From Cozy Vales (A Cozy Fantasy Collection #2) by L.A. Scott, G. Clatworthy, Bonnie Axton, Cassandra Stirling, Rebecca Buchanan, Miranda Herald, Phillip Sanderson and Elle Steward My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: varries from story, but most are Young Adult or Adult Type of romance: not all stories have romance, but those that do are m/f Blurb: A delightful collection of cozy fantasy stories set in the coziest of worlds! Grab your picnic basket and favorite cold beverage because the latest offering from the Cozy Vales scribes has hours of summer reading waiting for you! […]

Posted August 30, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments