Category: Fantasy

Review: Eclipse by Celia Lake

Eclipse (Mysterious Powers #3) by Celia Lake My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Historical Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Thesan loves the stars. As the Astronomy professor at Schola, Albion’s leading magical school, she’s made a life full of teaching, observation, and research. She wants what is best for her students, all of them. Thesan is looking forward to a year of learning, and the magic of the coming near total solar eclipse. Isembard has lived in the shadows. Younger son of a noble family, he’s always felt second-best. Last year, he agreed to act […]

Posted July 1, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review, Romance / 1 Comment

Review: Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous by Autumn K. England

Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous (Everyday Magic #1) by Autumn K. England My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: nb/f Blurb: STARDEW VALLEY meets STUDIO GHIBLI in a charming cozy fantasy about healing, redemption, and the subtle magic of simple living. Perfect for fans of Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea and The Spellshop. Welcome home, weary traveler. When Oaklin Nettlewood accidentally joined an evil world-ending cult, mind control magic forced them to do unspeakable things. Years later, the realm’s heroes have finally saved the day, defeated the villain, and shattered the last remnants […]

Posted June 29, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 8 Comments

Review: The Thrifty Fae And The Repair Shop by Ariana Jade

The Thrifty Fae And The Repair Shop (Fae On A Budget #2) by Ariana Jade My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: In a world of magical crystals, enchanted artefacts, and golden coins, Daxia has… just coins. Iron coins. Half Fae, half human, Daxia has never fit in with her peers . To make matters worse, she has to work for a living, a fate unbefitting for a Fae. Luckily, she has a chance to venture into the human world to make a fortune of her own. Today, it’s scrubbing tavern […]

Posted June 26, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: Locked in Magic

Locked in Magic by Mynah Clement, Alanna Cole, Kelly Garcia, Thea Hawthorne and Grace Zhu My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: three m/f stories and one m/m Blurb: Locked in Magic: A Forced Proximity Cozy Fantasy Romance Anthology Five upcoming fantasy romance authors invite you to curl up and sink into stories where magic misbehaves—trapping strangers, rivals, and reluctant allies together with no way out. From stormbound nights to lost keys, broken doors, and meddling magic with a mind of its own, every tale delivers close quarters, slow burn tension, and hearts […]

Posted June 19, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Live and Galette Die by Gretchen Rue

Live and Galette Die (Lucky Pie Mystery #2) by Gretchen Rue My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: It’s summer on Split Pine Island and the little community is abuzz with excitement. A popular home renovation show will be spending the summer on the island and doing improvements for some of the local residents and businesses. Local pie-maker Este March may not be able to make her own luck with her magical baking skills, but she is over the moon when she finds out that her unfinished house will be the […]

Posted June 15, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 1 Comment

Review: Rite of Lies and Loyalty by Laura Greenwood

Rite of Lies and Loyalty (House of Blood and Roses #8) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Beatrice has to untangle the lies and work out the truth about her allies. With her brother’s lies piling up, Beatrice realises that she has to make a choice about whether she can trust him, even if she already knows the answer deep within. But it isn’t just Bastian she has to figure out, all of her allies have agendas of their own, and she has to work out who she […]

Posted June 12, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: Crystals and Conspiracies by Beth Dolgner

Crystals and Conspiracies (Crones of a Feather #4) by Beth Dolgner My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: An accused vampire, a disgruntled witch, and dark sorcery. At this magic shop, death has no expiration date. Hazel Underwood and Adeline Beaumont do not get along. But the vampire who runs the local magic store will have to put her trust in Hazel when someone is murdered in the store, and Adeline is blamed for it. A vengeful customer might have framed Adeline, but Hazel begins to hear whispers of something much […]

Posted June 5, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 6 Comments