Category: Review

Review: Rite of Poison and Whispers by Laura Greenwood

Rite of Poison and Whispers (House of Blood and Roses #9) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Being a princess comes with its challenges, especially when Beatrice is at odds with the Queen. Whispers are circling the court about Beatrice’s twin brother, and there’s very little she can do to stop it, especially when Bastian is acting without consulting anyone in House Rothorne. To make matters worse, the Queen’s dislike of Beatrice is only growing, and when a royal dinner turns into a disaster, things become even more […]

Posted October 16, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 1 Comment

Review: Distilled Magic by Alex Peachy

Distilled Magic (Aberterrene #1) written by Alex Peachy narrated by Alexis Vandom My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: Trinx’s father was insistent that she be a successful warrior son. After narrowly surviving a raid gone sideways, Trinx decides to spend a year away from her clan with an elder who cares for her and opens her eyes to who she could truly become. She returns to Chubug as a transgender goblin woman, and with the help of her best friend who knew her from before, Trinx lands a job at the […]

Posted October 14, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 3 Comments

Review: Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala

Homicide and Halo-Halo (Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery #2) written by Mia P. Manansala narrated by Danice Cabanela My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Death at a beauty pageant turns Tita Rosie’s Kitchen upside down in the latest entry of this witty and humorous cozy mystery series by Mia P. Manansala. Things are heating up for Lila Macapagal. Not in her love life, which she insists on keeping nonexistent despite the attention of two very eligible bachelors. Or her professional life, since she can’t bring herself to open her new café after […]

Posted October 12, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 0 Comments

Review: Evie Walters Takes the Wheel by Kathleen Fox

Evie Walters Takes the Wheel by Kathleen Fox My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Women’s Fiction Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: In this warmhearted and witty debut, a mysterious gift spurs a widow to take a cross-country journey to find its sender—and along the way, she rediscovers herself. Evie Walters has lived most of her seventy-one years according to others’ expectations. But on the day of her husband’s funeral, she receives an anonymous delivery: an egret orchid. The same flower a Montana ranch hand once gave her decades ago—Novel Daniels, the boy who thought she could do anything. […]

Posted October 9, 2026 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 1 Comment

Review: Legends & Lattes The Graphic Novel By Travis Baldree

Legends & Lattes: The Graphic Novel written by Travis Baldree adapated by Samuel Sattin illustrated by Shanti Rittgers and Sarah Webb My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: A stunning graphic novel adaptation of the New York Times bestselling BookTok sensation and beloved cozy fantasy Legends & Lattes “The modern classic about starting over truly comes to life in this warm adaptation of Baldree’s cozy masterpiece. I wish I could live in every panel.”—Matt Dinniman, New York Times bestselling author of Dungeon Crawler Carl and Operation Bounce House After a lifetime of […]

Posted October 7, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 9 Comments

Review: Yes, Chef by Grace Reilly

Yes, Chef by Grace Reilly My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A tempting new romance from USA Today bestselling author Grace Reilly, in which a down-on-his-luck chef and a determined social media maven strike a reluctant deal to bring a beloved restaurant back to life. If you can’t take the heat…get out of the kitchen. After a public meltdown in the dining room of one of Manhattan’s most elite restaurants, Chef Jack Hartman is back in his South Florida hometown. Angry, grieving, and saddled with the unwanted storefront his late mentor […]

Posted October 5, 2026 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: The Nixie and the Frost Elf by Laura Greenwood

The Nixie and the Frost Elf (Fated Mates and Monster Dates #3) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Monster Romance/ Paranormal Academy Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A chance encounter with the mate she’s been running away from changes everything for Lexi. Running into her mate should be a good thing, but for Lexi, it comes with unimaginable pressure. But when she sees Edur again after three years apart, she knows that there’s no escaping the mate bond between them, even if she’s scared to face what a relationship might mean for the […]

Posted October 2, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments