Category: Review

Review: Chasing River by K.A. Tucker

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. Chasing River (Burying Water #3) by K.A. Tucker Blurb: Armed with two years’ worth of savings and the need to experience life outside the bubble of […]

Posted December 26, 2015 by Lola in Contemporary, My To-Be Read List, Review, Romance, Suspense / 14 Comments

Review: Murder at Redwood Cove by Janet Finsilver

Murder at Redwood Cove (Redwood Cove #1) by Janet Finsilver Blurb: Bed, breakfast…and a body! If it weren’t for the fact that she’s replacing a dead man, Kelly Jackson would love her new job managing the Redwood Cove Bed and Breakfast on the coast of Northern California. But Bob Phillips did plunge off the cliff to his death…and Kelly’s starting to think it may not have been an accident. Bob’s retired friends—The “Silver Sentinels”—are also on the case, especially when Kelly is attacked…and another body turns up. Kelly has her hands full with overseeing the B&B’s annual Taste of Chocolate […]

Posted December 21, 2015 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 8 Comments

Review: Saven Deception by Siobhan Davis

Saven: Deception (The Saven Series #1) by Siobhan Davis Blurb: I’ve fallen hard for an alien, but he’s harboring secrets. Massive ones that threaten the very essence of humanity. How can I give him my heart when his race plans on taking my future? Sadie Owens has been slowly dying inside. Bit by bit, piece by piece, day by day. Trapped in a life she hates, she relies on only one person—herself. Despised by her family and betrayed by an unscrupulous government, Sadie dreams of a different life. When she is chosen to participate in the government’s new social experiment, […]

Posted December 19, 2015 by Lola in Dystopia, Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 4 Comments

Review: Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy by Paula Berinstein

Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy (Amanda Lester, Detective #1) by Paula Berinstein Blurb: A reluctant detective, a criminal mastermind, and . . . sugar? Amanda Lester wouldn’t be caught dead going into the family business. Her ancestor, Sherlock Holmes’s colleague Inspector G. Lestrade, is a twit. Nevertheless her parents refuse to see his flaws, and she’s going to a secret English school for the descendants of famous detectives whether she likes it or not. When Amanda arrives at the dreaded school, she considers running away—until she and her new friends discover blood and weird pink substances in odd […]

Posted December 14, 2015 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 18 Comments

Review: Last Chance Christmas by Joanne Rock

Last Chance Christmas by Joanne Rock Blurb: Fashion buyer Shea Walker had a fast track lifestyle until a car accident sidelines her to a painful recovery. Seeking quiet for the holidays, Shea returns to the snowy mountains where she grew up to make peace with her past and spend time with her estranged family. She never expected J.C. Royce–now a hockey star–would return to their hometown, too. Determined to avoid that particular sexy mistake, she’s caught off guard when her first night in town brings them face to face. Seeing Shea practically fall at his feet is gratifying, until J.C. […]

Posted December 9, 2015 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Colour Me Funky – Advanced Colouring by Jenna Lyn Field

Colour Me Funky – Advanced Colouring by Jenna Lyn Field Blurb: Immerse yourself in Colour Me Funky – Advanced Colouring. Fun for artists of all ages. Great for relaxing at the end of the day. With thirty pages of designs, all individually created just for you, Colour Me Funky – Advanced Colouring holds something to suit every mood and whim. My Review; I have coloured two and a half pages in this colouring book so far and am really enjoying it. It’s a joy to pick out a nice page and start colouring. The colouring book looks small at first […]

Posted December 2, 2015 by Lola in Colouring Books, Review / 24 Comments

Review: Longing for Her by Lynn Burke

Longing for Her (Risso Family #2) by Lynn Burke Blurb: Straight-laced Cole Risso has longed for his sister’s bohemian best friend Gwen since he first laid eyes on her as a kid. Now, as future patriarch of the Risso Family, he’s expected to marry well. A free spirit and unconventional daughter of a pot-toking hippie hardly qualifies. When one night of giving into temptation ruins them both for any other, Cole and Gwen are faced with a decision—love the other enough to let them go, or defy family expectations and fight for their hearts’ desires. No matter the decision, their […]

Posted December 1, 2015 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 10 Comments