Category: Fantasy

Review: A Fatal Autumnal Stew by Dahlia Donovan

A Fatal Autumnal Stew (The Skeleton Crew #2) by Dahlia Donovan My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: gf/f Blurb: Welcome back to the Skeleton Crew. Keep your knitting needles sharp and have a strong brew in hand for their next adventure. Life for gender-fluid, autistic vampire Hyde Snodgrass has never been better. Her cosy village bookshop is thriving as is their new relationship with witch and taco bus owner, Teresa Vega. Autumn is in full magical tilt in their corner of the Scottish Highlands. Everything is beautifully perfect right up until a […]

Posted December 13, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: Mixing Drinks for Tipsy Weasels by Laura Greenwood

Mixing Drinks for Tipsy Weasels (Obscure Academy #14) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: The last place Erica thought she’d run into her ex-childhood best friend is planning for Obscure Academy’s end-of-year ball. Erica and Rupert used to be best friends until something changed and they barely spoke for years. But now they’re both helping prepare for the end-of-year ball, which means working together even if they don’t know how to do that. They soon find themselves calling a truce in an attempt to keep things civil, […]

Posted December 9, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: All For Knot Book Two by Ember Blaze

All for Knot: Book Two (The Packverse #2) by Ember Blaze My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Omegaverse Age Category: Adult Type of romance: Polyamory Blurb: Just when I think I’ve escaped my troubled past, everything around me blows up. My life with the Corbyn pack feels like a fairytale. I have friends, a great job, a hot boyfriend, and a rich, successful pack offering to bond with both of us. But my cheating ex has secrets of his own, and he’ll do whatever it takes to make sure I can’t bring him or his slimeball family down. When he uses […]

Posted December 4, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: A Market of Dreams and Destiny by Trip Galey

A Market of Dreams and Destiny by Trip Galey narrated by Will Watt My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Historical Fantasy Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: m/m Blurb: Enter the bazaar of the bizarre where fate and fortunes are for sale in this high-stakes magical adventure across a London not quite like our own, perfect for fans of Neverwhere and The Night Circus. Below Covent Garden lies the Under Market, where anything and everything has a price: a lover’s first blush, a month of honesty, five minutes of strength, a wisp of luck and fortune. As a child, […]

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

Review: Monster’s Past by Laura Greenwood

Monster’s Past (Blackthorn Academy for Supernaturals #5) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: The search for answers may lie in dreams of the past. Anja has never been able to answer the question of what she is, but now she’s at Blackthorn Academy, she’s determined to find out—even if it means facing the dreams that plague her nights. The moment Cethin meets Anja, he knows she’s more than just a classmate, he just hopes that she can see beyond his twisted lineage and won’t run screaming when […]

Posted November 4, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: All For Knot Book One by Ember Blaze

All for Knot: Book One (The Packverse #1) by Ember Blaze My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Omegaverse Age Category: Adult Type of romance: Polyamory Blurb: It’s the night before my wedding, and I just found out my beta fiancé is cheating on me. When I receive a series of texts from the other woman, complete with photos and screenshots, I have to make a choice. Option #1: Roll over and take it, because that’s what everyone expects from people like me. Option #2: Maturely contact him before the wedding and call things off. Option #3: Show up at the church […]

Posted October 30, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 0 Comments

Review: Love Sugar Magic A Sprinkle of Spirits by Anna Meriano

Love Sugar Magic: A Sprinkle of Spirits (Love Sugar Magic #2) by Anna Meriano narrated by Kyla Garcia My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Fantasy Age Category: Middle Grade Blurb: The second book in this breakout series that’s been called “charming and delectably sweet.” (Zoraida Córdova, award-winning author of the Brooklyn Brujas series) Leonora Logroño has finally been introduced to her family’s bakery bruja magic—but that doesn’t mean everything is all sugar and spice. Her special power hasn’t shown up yet, her family still won’t let her perform her own spells, and they now act rude every time Caroline comes […]

Posted October 23, 2024 by Lola in Contemporary, Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments