Category: Review

Review: Upside Down by N.R. Walker

Upside Down by N.R. Walker My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: Jordan O’Neill isn’t a fan of labels, considering he has a few. Gay, geek, a librarian, socially awkward, a nervous rambler, an introvert, an outsider. The last thing he needs is one more. But when he realizes adding the label ‘asexual’ might explain a lot, it turns his world upside down. Hennessy Lang moved to Surry Hills after splitting with his boyfriend. His being asexual had seen the end of a lot of his romances, but he’s determined to stay […]

Posted March 4, 2020 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Arkadian Skies by Lindsay Buroker

Arkadian Skies (Fallen Empire #6) by Lindsay Buroker My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: With the man who kidnapped her daughter imprisoned aboard her ship, Captain Alisa Marchenko is closer than ever to reuniting her family. But her new guest has been in a coma for weeks, with the secret to her daughter’s location locked away in his mind. She must find a way to sneak him into a state-of-the-art hospital on Arkadius, a planet in the heart of Alliance territory. Not an easy task when she and the cyborg Leonidas, […]

Posted March 2, 2020 by Lola in Review, Sci-Fi / 4 Comments

Review: Steeped in Murder by Kristen Weiss

Steeped in Murder (Tea and Tarot Cozy Mystery #1) by Kirsten Weiss My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Tea, tarot, and trouble. Abigail Beanblossom’s dream of owning a tea room in her California beach town is about to come true. She’s got the lease, the start-up funds, and the recipes. But Abigail’s out of a tearoom and into hot water when the realtor turns out to be a conman… and then turns up dead. But not even death puts an end to the conman’s mischief. He rented the same space to […]

Posted February 25, 2020 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Dear Writer, You’re Doing it Wrong by Becca Syme

Dear Writer, You’re Doing It Wrong (QuitBooks for Writers #3) by Becca Syme My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Non-fiction/ self-help/ self-publishing Blurb: I know what you’re hoping… You’ve got goals and hopes that have pushed you this far in your writing career. It might be “to make a full-time living” or it might be “to get my books in the hands of readers”, but whichever side of that continuum you fall into, there’s something worthwhile about this pursuit for you. But it’s not happening the way you thought. And you’re not quite sure why.You’re pretty sure there’s something wrong with […]

Posted February 19, 2020 by Lola in Non-Fiction, Review / 5 Comments

Review: Pirate Throne by Carysa Locke

Pirate Throne (Telepathic Space Pirates #3) by Carysa Locke My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Age Category: Adult Type of romance: Reverse Harem Blurb: Soldiers. Assassins. Pirates. Saviors. The monarchy has fallen. The Alpha Queen has made her first move, and the peace and stability that ruled the galaxy for four generations is in ashes. Chaos reigns as old feuds and new conflicts plunge the Commonwealth to the brink of civil war. Into this maelstrom is exactly where Mercy must go. If she has any hope of defending her people against the Alpha Queen and her forces, she must […]

Posted February 17, 2020 by Lola in Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 4 Comments

Review: Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik

Polaris Rising (Consortium Rebellion #1) by Jessie Mihalik Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: A space princess on the run and a notorious outlaw soldier become unlikely allies in this imaginative, sexy space opera adventure—the first in an exciting science fiction trilogy. In the far distant future, the universe is officially ruled by the Royal Consortium, but the High Councillors, the heads of the three High Houses, wield the true power. As the fifth of six children, Ada von Hasenberg has no authority; her only […]

Posted February 11, 2020 by Lola in Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 8 Comments

Review: Lost Girl vs Wounded Boy by Jordan Ford

Lost Girl vs Wounded Boy (Forever Love #5) by Jordan Ford My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: They’ve crossed the line from friendship into romance, but can they figure out how to navigate this new terrain without losing what they once had? Stacey: I kissed him too quickly. Why am I always so impulsive? Hayden’s the greatest. My best friend. And now we’re… well, I don’t know what we are. He wants to be my boyfriend, but after everything I went through with Jonas I don’t know if I’m ready, […]

Posted February 7, 2020 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 6 Comments