Category: Review

Review: Storm Forged by Lindsay Buroker

Storm Forged (Death Before Dragons #6) by Lindsay Buroker narrated by Vivienne Leheny My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Moving into a rundown Victorian house with a vampire living in the basement isn’t as bad as I thought, but things go from weird to weirder when a badly injured gnome collapses in my back yard. The surprising part? It’s my friend Nin’s long-lost grandfather. Since he’s unconscious, we can’t figure out who’s chasing him, or where he’s been all these years, but if we can’t help him, he’ll die. To make […]

Posted August 7, 2023 by Lola in Contemporary, Fantasy, Review / 6 Comments

Review: Shifter’s Truth by Laura Greenwood and Arizona Tape

Shifter’s Truth (Purple Oasis #5) Laura Greenwood and Arizona Tape My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Post-Apocalyptic Paranormal Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: FF Blurb: Stella has never felt ready to accept the shifter side of herself…until now. Stella has always struggled with accepting her inner self, which is why she never went through her shifter ceremony and got her tattoo. But now she’s determined the time is right, she can’t get the bewitching tattoo artist out of her head. As one of the resident tattoo artists at Purple Oasis, Carly has done plenty of shifter tattoos before, […]

Posted August 3, 2023 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: In the Market for Murder by T.E. Kinsey

In The Market For Murder (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries #2) by T.E. Kinsey narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Historical Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: no romance Blurb: Spring, 1909, and Lady Hardcastle, amateur sleuth and all-round eccentric, is enjoying a well-deserved rest. But a week after a trip to the cattle market, Spencer Caradine, a local farmer, turns up dead in the pub, face-down in his beef and mushroom pie. Once again, it is up to Lady Hardcastle and her maid, Florence, to solve the case. Armed with wit and whimsy, not to mention […]

Posted August 1, 2023 by Lola in Historical, Mystery, Review / 0 Comments

Review: The Peacock and the Wallflower by Laura Greenwood

The Peacock and the Wallflower (The Shifter Season #2) Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Historical Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Esther’s expectations from the Season are low, even if her parents seem intent on controlling every aspect of it, including who she might marry. Peacock shifter Laurence has grown tired of the attention being one of the most desirable catches of the marriage market and wants nothing more than to be left in peace. When the two of them enter a fake courtship with the intention of taking attention away from them, they […]

Posted July 26, 2023 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: What If…I Love You by Yvonne Marie

What If…I Love You Yvonne Marie My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: There’s no room for error in Renee Johnson’s life. No one tolerates mistakes from an autistic Black woman, even in the tech world. But overnight Renee goes from a rising star in the Austin tech scene to the target of a social media firestorm. At the heart of the controversy threatening to destroy everything she’s built, is her former best friend turn rival, Knox Lyons. The two friends and business partners, who were once inseparable, find themselves thrust back […]

Posted July 24, 2023 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Court of Magickers by Novae Caelum

Court of Magickers (The Stars and Green Magicks #4) Novae Caelum My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Science Fiction Age Category: Adult Blurb: THE POWER TO DESTROY A KINGDOM THE POWER TO HEAL A HEART Ari’s new powers have awakened, threatening to tear apart a kingdom already on the edge. Sent back to Valon to face her father’s—and the people’s—judgement, Ari must decide how far she’ll go to reclaim her former life, if that’s even possible anymore. In the heart of the turmoil, Iata, the reigning ruler, is losing control of his increasingly unstable magics. As his secrets threaten to spill […]

Posted July 20, 2023 by Lola in Review, Sci-Fi / 0 Comments

Review: Alexia Loves Troy by Jordan Ford

Alexia Loves Troy (Misfits Remix #3) Jordan Ford My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: He’s rich, she’s poor. He plays rugby, she’s a sassy hip hop dancer. Can two people from different worlds seriously fall in love? Alexia trusts very few people in this world. Having spent her childhood in survival mode, she’s learned to wear a coat of armor and not be afraid of a fight. But what happens when the guy she wants to fight the most is the one who can get under her defenses with just […]

Posted July 18, 2023 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments