Category: Fantasy

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

Review: Rite of Blood and Bonds by Laura Greenwood

Rite of Blood and Bonds (House of Blood and Roses #2) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Learning how to be a vampire is only half of Beatrice’s problems. Adjusting to life as a vampire noble is harder than Beatrice thought it would be, even if she has a handsome and charming vampire to teach her history and help her understand the complexities of court life. As Beatrice and Linc grow closer, the tension between them begins to build and even though they know it’ll lead to heartbreak, […]

Posted October 16, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: A Fondant Farewell by H.Y. Hanna

A Fondant Farewell (Bewitched by Chocolate #9) by H.Y. Hanna My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Ever since she stumbled into the quaint village of Tillyhenge and discovered the enchanted chocolate shop run by her grandmother, Caitlyn Le Fey has been dreaming of finding her long-lost mother and finally unwrapping the mystery of her past. But meeting Tara isn’t the sweet reunion she’d hoped for: not only is her mother far from the gentle, maternal figure Caitlyn had imagined, she’s also the prime suspect in a murder that’s left the […]

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

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