Category: Fantasy

Review: Practical Rules for Cursed Witches by Kayla Cottingham

Practical Rules for Cursed Witches by Kayla Cottingham My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: From the New York Times bestselling author of My Dearest Darkest comes a cozy fantasy romance about a teen witch who must complete her magical training by breaking a powerful family’s curse. But her own affliction—to never find true love—gets in the way when she falls for the girl she’s trying to save. Magic is in Delilah Bea’s blood. Her absentee father is the world’s most famous cursebreaker, while all the women in her family […]

Posted March 3, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 10 Comments

Review: Coffee, Milk & Spider Silk by Coyote J.M. Edwards

Coffee, Milk & Spider Silk (Embervein Emporia #1) by Coyote J.M. Edwards My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: no romance Blurb: What should a battle-worn 11-foot tall drider do when she’s retiring from the Ember Guard and looking for a big change? Open a cafe, of course! Unfortunately, Gwen’s skills are highly specialized—she can contain a magical anomaly to protect the innocent without blinking, but taking inventory and tracking profits makes her sweat bullets. It’s not long before she wonders if patrolling the streets of Embervein wasn’t a safer bet. Help comes in […]

Posted February 21, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 0 Comments

Review: Knot for Sale by Ember Blaze

Knot for Sale (The Packverse #3) by Ember Blaze My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Omegaverse Age Category: Adult Type of romance: Polyamory Blurb: I crossed an ocean to escape my family, and it still wasn’t far enough. After fleeing from London to New York, I reinvented myself. I was no longer Emma Huntwell, the orphaned omega daughter of a murdered crime syndicate boss. Instead, I became Emma Hope, a high-powered runway model with a thriving career, hiding in plain sight as a beta. Now my past is catching up to me in the form of threatening text messages and disappearing […]

Posted February 19, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens

Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens narrated by Neo Cihi and Kevin R. Free My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: m/nb Blurb: Two rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save their teachers and protect their own magic in this “charming and engaging” (School Library Journal) young adult romantic adventure from the author of In Deeper Waters and So This Is Ever After. Edison Rooker isn’t sure what to expect when he enters the office of Antonia Hex, the powerful sorceress who runs a call center for magical emergencies. He doesn’t have much […]

Posted February 17, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: Rite of Blood and Patience by Laura Greenwood

Rite Of Blood And Patience (House Of Blood And Roses #4) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Beatrice never expected waiting for her wedding was going to be hard. Beatrice’s life has gone from complicated to worse while she juggles her growing relationship with a prince with learning how to navigate court life, and mastering some of the basics she never learned as a child. But even if her relationship with Linc is getting stronger by the day, it’s causing problems with her brother, and he’s not about […]

Posted February 12, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong

The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: no romance Blurb: A wandering fortune teller finds an unexpected family in this warm and wonderful debut fantasy, perfect for readers of Travis Baldree and Sangu Mandanna. Tao is an immigrant fortune teller, traveling between villages with just her trusty mule for company. She only tells “small” fortunes: whether it will hail next week; which boy the barmaid will kiss; when the cow will calve. She knows from bitter experience that big fortunes come with big consequences… Even if […]

Posted February 10, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 6 Comments

Review: Ghosts of the Opera by Janna Ruth

Ghosts of the Opera (Parisian Ghosts #4) by Janna Ruth My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Love, murder, and deceit at the opera—in Paris, even the ghosts have to play their parts. Betrayed by my family, abandoned by my boyfriend, and on the ghost police’s black list—I’ve hit rock bottom. To escape GoPol, I have to pretend I’ve lost my ability to see ghosts, and worse, fake a romance with Sébastien, the last person I want to get cosy with. Easier said than done. We can’t even enjoy a night […]

Posted February 7, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments