Category: Review

Review: The Silence of the Library by Miranda James

The Silence of the Library (Cat in the Stacks #5) by Miranda James narrated by Erin Bennett My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: It’s National Library Week, and the Athena Public Library is planning an exhibit to honor the centenary of famous novelist Electra Barnes Cartwright-creator of the beloved Veronica Thane series. Charlie has a soft spot for Cartwright’s girl detective stories (not to mention an extensive collection of her books!). When the author agrees to make a rare public appearance, the news of her whereabouts goes viral overnight, and series […]

Posted June 11, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Fatality at the Festival by Beth Dolgner

Fatality at the Festival (Nightmare, Arizona #8) by Beth Dolgner narrated by Petrea Burchard My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Crystals, corn dogs, and crime in Nightmare, Arizona Olivia Kendrick is excited about Nightmare’s annual arts and crafts festival until a vendor winds up dead inside his food truck. Locals and festival artists alike disliked the corn dog seller, but who had enough motive to murder him? The supernatural community at Nightmare Sanctuary Haunted House must pull together to help gather clues, from a siren on a spy mission to […]

Posted June 9, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Dragons & Dumplings by Laura Greenwood

Dragons & Dumplings (A Falhaven Castle #0.5) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A princess who wants to bake, a visiting delegation, and a dragon egg in the oven. Princess Evie loves nothing more than spending the evening baking in the castle’s kitchen with her best friend Nate, even if she’s supposed to be attending royal functions and meeting ambassadors. When a foreign delegation visits, Nate manages to get some new recipes for them to try. But that’s not all that’s new in the kitchen when […]

Posted June 6, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: A Mythical Case of Theft by Melissa Erin Jackson

A Mythical Case of Theft (A Mythical Pet Sitting Mystery #3) by Melissa Erin Jackson My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery/ Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: When feathers appear, danger is near. Deandra’s grandparents, January and Morris Eyre, are hosting a fundraising auction at the Mermaids Club. While they’re no strangers to auctions, they’ve never hosted one with a guest list this moneyed or with items this rare. The revenue from the event is sure to pull in a nice chunk of change for the much-needed renovations of the local library—but the lure […]

Posted June 4, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: The Shadow Weave by Annette Marie

The Shadow Weave (Spell Weaver #2) written by Annette Marie narrated by Melissa Moran and Tim Paige My Rating: Genre: Urban Fantasy/ Post-apocalyptic Urban Fantasy Age Category: Young Adult/ New Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: When Clio conned her way into the Underworld, her job was to steal magic that could protect her homeland. Instead, she escaped with the rebellious son of a notorious spell weaver family. And in the process, she exposed his most calamitous spell. Now she and Lyre are in a race to recover his spell before his family catches up to them. Their only hope […]

Posted June 2, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Monster’s Mistake by Laura Greenwood

Monster’s Mistake (Blackthorn Academy for Supernaturals #16) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Academy Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Turning your fated mate into stone has to be the worst first kiss in history… Nati has always worried about what it would be like to date someone when she has snakes for hair and the ability to turn people into stone. But even then, the last person she intends to date is Meic with his cheesy chat-up lines and too much confidence. Meic has known that Nati is his fated mate since […]

Posted May 30, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: Only Bad Options by Jennifer Estep

Only Bad Options (Galactic Bonds #1) by Jennifer Estep My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep blasts off with an exciting new science-fiction fantasy adventure with a dash of historical romance. This action-packed space opera features a mix of magic and technology, along with a soul mates and enemies-to-lovers story. Perfect for fans of Star Wars, Bridgerton, and Pride and Prejudice. A WOMAN WHO SEES EVERYTHING . . . Few people know the name Vesper Quill. To most folks, I’m just a lowly lab […]

Posted May 28, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 6 Comments