Category: Review

Review: Wish Upon A Falling Leaf

Wish Upon A Falling Leaf (Cozy Vales Collection #5) by G Clatworthy, Selina J. Eckert, ML Dunker, Mary Stephenson Su, Kit Muse, Bonnie Axton, Melissa Gunn, Phillip Sanderson, KM Jackways, Elida Denton and L.A. Scott My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Young Adult, New Adult, Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Leaves may grant wishes in this delightful collection of cozy fantasy stories set in the coziest of worlds! Autumn has returned to the queendom of Cozy Vales, and this time its residents are chasing leaves in the hopes that one from a very special tree might […]

Posted November 6, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 0 Comments

Review: How to Grill Our Love Vol. 1 by Shiori Hanatsuka

How to Grill Our Love Vol. 1 (How to Grill Our Love #1) by Shiori Hanatsuka My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Dating can be tough when you nerd out over barbecue. Kenta, a practical pitmaster, looks for a grill-friend in Chihiro, an aloof and faultless business babe…or is she? Scared of being rejected for who they really are, the two of them find comfort in food and each other…and all is well until Kenta must transfer away. With their developing relationship at steak, Chihiro proposes they tie the knot and […]

Posted November 4, 2026 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: What the Cat Dragged In by Miranda James

What the Cat Dragged In (Cat in the Stacks #14) written by Miranda James narrated by Erin Bennett My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: When Charlie inherits a house from his grandfather, he and his cat, Diesel, discover some old bones that lead to a shocking new mystery in this latest installment in the New York Times best-selling Cat in the Stacks Mystery series. Charlie has always believed that his grandfather had sold his house to his longtime tenant, Martin Hale. So when Martin dies, Charlie is surprised to discover the […]

Posted November 2, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 0 Comments

Review: Markets & Mooncakes by Laura Greenwood

Markets & Mooncakes (Falhaven Castle #4) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A new arrival at Falhaven Castle brings unexpected challenges to the kitchen. With a new ambassador taking residence in the castle, Evie is given the responsibility of making sure his daughter is welcomed. While she’s not convinced she’s the right person for the job, she soon discovers that she has more in common with the ambassador’s daughter than she first thinks. But new arrivals aren’t the only change in the castle, and Evie finds herself […]

Posted October 30, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Sigh of Relief by Layla Reyne

Sigh of Relief (A Table for Two #6) by Layla Reyne My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/m Blurb: A vintage love worth savoring… Ingredients: One openly bisexual winemaker with a gruff exterior, a generous heart, and a quiet ache for forever love. One closeted FBI director who buried pieces of himself to climb the ladder, only to realize success is fleeting when the world’s on fire. A growing season overflowing with buried desires, second chances, and chemistry too intoxicating to resist. Directions: Blend together stolen days in the vineyard and a slow-burning […]

Posted October 28, 2026 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 0 Comments

Review: Trouble at the Tailor’s Shop by A.C.F. Bookens

Trouble at the Tailor’s Shop (Cotswolds Classics #2) by A.C.F. Bookens My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: In the picturesque Cotswolds village of Stow-on-the-Wold, the tea is hot, the flowers are gorgeous, and the danger is sometimes cute. American expat Nell thought she had finally found a quiet rhythm in her new English life. With her loyal dog Dante by her side, a blossoming circle of friends—including the ever-protective Ollie and Gray—and plenty of pints at the Pig and Cane, Stow feels like the perfect place to settle down. But the […]

Posted October 26, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 3 Comments

Review: Alpaca and Apparitions by Andi R. Christopher

Alpaca and Apparitions (Windflower #3) by Andi R. Christopher My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: Mildred Windflower – witch and successful fibre artist – has been touring the world, demonstrating her craft and taking up prized residencies. Now back in Aotearoa, she hopes an isolated farm cottage will give her time alone to work out what to do next. She expected quiet. Instead she finds strange noises in the attic, and signs of an old mystery, while across the fence the quirky, gorgeous Anneke has returned to the family farm […]

Posted October 23, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments