Category: Fantasy

Review: Clawing at the Corral by Beth Dolgner

Clawing at the Corral (Nightmare, Arizona #6) by Beth Dolgner My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Horses, Homicide, and Hope in Nightmare, Arizona Olivia Kendrick has déjà vu. The star of Nightmare’s popular Wild West Stunt Show is found dead after a heated argument, and it looks like an animal attack. Olivia knows better, though. The scene is eerily similar to the first murder she ever investigated in Nightmare. There’s a young new stunt rider eager to take over the starring role, but he’s not the only one with a […]

Posted March 17, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Fire Dancing for Icey Dragons by Laura Greenwood

Fire Dancing For Icey Dragons (Obscure Academy #15) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: If the Sapphire Sparks want to win their cheer competition, they’re going to have to work hard – and it’s up to captain and dragon shifter Zara to figure out how. Zara has a bit of a reputation thanks to her strict management of the Sapphire Sparks cheer squad. And more than that, she’s determined to win the final round of their cheer competition and lift the trophy before she graduates. When she […]

Posted March 14, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 3 Comments

Review: The Nameless Restaurant by Tao Wong

The Nameless Restaurant (Hidden Dishes #1) by Tao Wong narrated by Emily Woo Zeller My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: no romance Blurb: There is a restaurant in Toronto. Its entrance is announced only by a simple, unadorned wooden door, varnished to a beautiful shine but without paint, hidden beside dumpsters and a fire escape. There is no sign, no indication of what lies behind the door. If you do manage to find the restaurant, the décor is dated and worn. Homey, if one were to be generous. The service is atrocious, the […]

Posted March 12, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 5 Comments

Review: Poisoning at the Party by Beth Dolgner

Poisoning at the Party (Nightmare, Arizona #5) by Beth Dolgner narrated by Petrea Burchard My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Candy, Chaos, and Conjuring in Nightmare, Arizona There’s a new fairy in town, and no one in Nightmare, Arizona, is happy about it. Olivia Kendrick learns why when she and Annabelle team up to help out at the annual Nightmare Fall Festival. When Annabelle is found dead inside the corn maze the night of the festival’s kickoff party, the police don’t think it’s murder. Olivia and her supernatural friends at […]

Posted March 10, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 5 Comments

Review: Waiting for Psamathe by Laura Greenwood

Waiting For Psamathe (A Jinx Paranormal Dating Agency Story) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Can a Greek goddess find love for a second time? Psamathe believes she’s already had the love of her life, no matter what other people tell her. But when a Jinx event comes to her hotel, she finds herself on the end of Aphrodite’s meddling, and the love goddess is determined to find her a match. Seal shifter Zale has always admired Sama from afar, but believes she’s out of his reach as […]

Posted March 7, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Mythology, Review, Romance / 3 Comments

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