Category: Review

Review: The Semester of Our Discontent by Cynthia Kuhn

My To-Be Read List is a meme hosted by Because Reading is Better Than Real Life where at the beginning of the month visitors can choose which book I’ll be reading this month. On the first saturday of a month the poll will be up, then on the second saturday of the month I’ll announce the book that won and on the last saturday of the month I’ll post my review of the book. The Semester of Our Discontent (Lila Maclean Mystery #1) by Cynthia Kuhn Blurb: English professor Lila Maclean is thrilled about her new job at prestigious Stonedale […]

Posted January 30, 2016 by Lola in Contemporary, My To-Be Read List, Mystery, Review / 22 Comments

Review: The Halfling by H.D. Gordon

The Halfling (The Aria Fae Series #1) by H.D. Gordon Blurb; Being seventeen and an outcast is hard. Being seventeen and only half human is harder. When Aria Fae gets cast out of the Peace Brokers, a secret supernatural organization that’s trained her since infancy, and is left to fend for herself in the human world, she finds herself in Grant City, intent on attempting a normal human life. As a Halfling, Aria has abilities that are a little underused in the flower shop she lands a job at. And when her new friend Samantha Shy enlists Aria to help […]

Posted January 27, 2016 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 16 Comments

Review: Amanda Lester and the Orange Crystal Crisis by Paula Berinstein

Amanda Lester and the Orange Crystal Crisis (Amanda Lester, Detective #2) by Paula Berinstein Blurb: If only Sherlock Holmes’s great-great-grandson weren’t such a dork . . . There’s a new student at the Legatum Continuatum School for the Descendants of Famous Detectives and Amanda is supposed to work with him. Scapulus Holmes is a descendant of the great Sherlock and he’s crazy about her. Unfortunately she thinks he’s a dork and would rather die than have anything to do with him. But when the kids discover a dead body encrusted with strange living crystals, Amanda realizes she needs Holmes’s help. […]

Posted January 25, 2016 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 12 Comments

Review: Hapily Ever Now by Jen Meyers

Happily Ever Now (Happily Ever After #0.5) by Jen Meyers Blurb: Wedding planner Everly Vaughn has three rules for a Happily Ever After: 1. Find a nice guy. 2. Make sure he passes the BFF test. 3. Never—no matter how much you like him—engage the Player (aka Austin, your best friend’s brother). What happens if you don’t follow them? A Happily Ever Now. (Those don’t last.) Too bad Ever doesn’t follow her own rules. My Review: I received a copy in exchange for an honest review What a great introduction to Jen Meyers her new series this is! It’s a […]

Posted January 23, 2016 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 8 Comments

Review: January by Audrey Carlan

January (Calendar Girl #1) by Audrey Carlan Blurb: It’s really simple. I needed money. A lot of money. One million dollars to be exact. The amount didn’t matter. All that mattered is that at the end of that price tag held my father’s life. No money. No life. The time limit was one year. On January 1st I had to pay up or my Father was going to be killed. When you’re faced with an ultimatum like this, you do whatever you have to do. And that’s exactly what I did. The job…Exquisite Escorts. My role, serve as high priced […]

Posted January 19, 2016 by Lola in Contemporary, Coyer, Erotica, Review, Romance / 16 Comments

Review: Lost in Chance by Lize Jacobs

Lost in Chance by Lize Jacobs Blurb: Recently divorced teacher, Chrisna, is stuck in her small-town life in South Africa. One day, she angrily tells her best friend that she would like to throw her wedding ring off the top of the Eiffel Tower. So her friend gifts her a five-day trip to Paris, for her thirtieth birthday, to do just that. Unsure of whether she would actually be able to do it, she sets off, unprepared for the life-changing adventure, quirky new friend, and romance that await her, as she gets lost in chance. My Review: I received a […]

Posted January 18, 2016 by Lola in Contemporary, Coyer, Review, Romance / 16 Comments

Review: Crystal Cadets by Anne Toole and Katie O’Neill

Crystal Cadets (Crystal Cadets #1) by Anne Toole, Adam Staffaroni (Editor) and Katie O’Neill (Illustrator) Blurb: Zoe is a shy girl, struggling to fit in at her new school, when she finds a mysterious gem left to her by her birth mother. All of a sudden, darkness-spewing dragons are chasing her down in the schoolyard, and a squad of crystal-wielding girls is there to save her! What does this mean for Zoe? Find out in the all-new Crystal Cadets #1 My Review: I received a copy in exchange for an honest review Crystal Cadets is a fun and cute graphic […]

Posted January 16, 2016 by Lola in Coyer, Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments