Category: Review

Review: The Amethyst Panda by Kay MacLeod

The Amethyst Panda (Maiyamon #2) by Kay MacLeod My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy/ Gamelit Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Monsters do exist. The humans working to destroy them are way more dangerous. A heartbreaking betrayal cost Sam Wentworth a beloved member of her monster team, and she’s determined it won’t happen again. Humans suck. All Sam wants is to grieve alone with the surviving members of her team, but she has information people will kill for. Now she’s stuck between a delusional girl obsessed with an imaginary monster, an overbearing descendent of the game’s creator, and […]

Posted October 14, 2020 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Gatebreaker by Michelle Wilson

Gatebreaker (Gatebreaker #1) by Michelle Wilson My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Portal Fantasy Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: A dangerous world filled with magic. And now there’s no way home. When Lydia and her friends get trapped after an earthquake, their only chance for survival is walking through the mysterious gateway they find deep within the mountains. They arrive in the world of Adylra. A land of magic, unicorns, and danger. When the gateway back home disappears, they find themselves stranded and searching for a way back. As Lydia struggles with the growing power inside her […]

Posted October 13, 2020 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Maybe a Mermaid by Josephine Cameron

Maybe a Mermaid by Josephine Cameron narrated by Karissa Vacker My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary/ Magical Realism Age Category: Middle Grade Type of romance: no romance Blurb: A summer romp full of mystery, new friends, and maybe a mermaid! Eleven-year-old Anthoni Gillis is not the kind of kid who believes in fairies, unicorns, or even the word maybe. She’s more of a comic-books girl. So when her mom brings her to Thunder Lake for a summer at the Showboat Resort, she doesn’t believe the local rumors about the Boulay Mermaid. Anthoni has bigger fish to fry. She’s always wanted […]

Posted October 9, 2020 by Lola in Contemporary, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Seashells and Murder by H.Y. Hanna

Seashells and Murder (Barefoot Sleuth Cozy Mysteries #2) by H.Y. Hanna My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Ellie can’t believe her luck: instead of a dreary English winter, she’s enjoying an unexpected vacation in sunny Florida… and things get even more exciting when she’s roped in to judge the annual Key Lime Pie Contest at her beach resort. The rivalry is fierce, the recipes are daring, but nobody expects the event to end in murder! Before long, Ellie is swapping comfy cabanas and sugar-white sand for some serious sleuthing. She soon […]

Posted October 7, 2020 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Ghost of a Gamble by J.E. McDonald

Ghost of a Gamble (Wickwood Chronicles #1) by J. E. McDonald My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: There’s something extraordinary hidden beneath Wickwood’s picturesque façade. Bree Tisdale is a jack-of-all trades blogger whose work history is nothing but tragic. When she lands a job with a supposed ghost hunter—the mysterious Zack Liller—he threatens to upend her world. With an eviction notice in her back pocket, she doesn’t have much of a choice. Yet, as the mysteries pile up, the impossible suddenly starts to seem possible… …Even trusting in Zack and the […]

Posted October 5, 2020 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 0 Comments

Review: Damned Souls and a Sangria by Annette Marie

Damned Souls and a Sangria (The Guild Codex: Spellbound #8) by Annette Marie My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Once upon a time, I was your average spunky redhead with the lamest employment history ever, a shaky relationship with my only family member, and no idea what I was doing with my life. Now, I’m a pseudo mythic with the best bartending job in the world, the most amazing (and hot) best friends I never knew I needed, and a guild of misfit magic-users who’ve become my extended family. And I’m […]

Posted October 3, 2020 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: My Heart & Soul by Melody Sweet

My Heart & Soul (Lyrics of Love #11) by Melody Sweet My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: She left without a goodbye. He’s moved on with a new life. When they’re forced on a road trip together, can long-lost lovers rekindle what was broken years before? Charlie: I never thought I’d get to see Nixon again. But there he is. The love of my life. I’ve never gotten over our magical summer together. The moment we took our relationship from friendship to romance. But then I had to leave him. […]

Posted October 2, 2020 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments