Category: Review

Review: Broken Flyght by S.J. Pajonas

Broken Flyght (The Flyght Series #2) by S.J. Pajonas My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Science Fiction Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: reverse harem Blurb: Fallen heiress, ship’s captain, entrepreneur — Vivian will do whatever it takes to restore her family’s empire, even if it means sacrificing her own happiness… With her ship secure and her old boyfriend back in good graces, Vivian Kawabata only needs one thing to move forward: money. Money, though, is hard to come by when you’re an infamous disgraced heiress. Vivian’s only move is to enlist the help of her matchmaker, Marcelo, and find […]

Posted October 4, 2019 by Lola in Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 6 Comments

Review: Be Calm by Jill Weber

Be Calm: Proven Techniques to Stop Anxiety Now by Jill Weber My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Non-fiction self help Blurb: Stop anxiety wherever and whenever it starts. If you suffer from anxiety you’re not alone—like 40 million Americans, you know symptoms can strike anytime, anywhere. Relief is here. Be Calm targets symptoms wherever they strike with cutting-edge techniques that help you reduce anxiety on the spot. This book is both a handy resource for stress management and a close look into the causes of anxiety. Evidence-based strategies show you how to control a variety of symptoms in lots of different […]

Posted September 30, 2019 by Lola in Non-Fiction, Review / 4 Comments

Review: City Girl vs Country Boy by Jordan Ford

City Girl vs Country Boy (Forever Love #1) by Jordan Ford My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: A tragic accident brought them together. Will devotion be the glue that mends their broken hearts? Eighteen-year-old Harper’s perfectly planned city life changed in one devastating instant. While she prepared for college, her parents died in a horrific car crash, leaving her and her younger siblings to a distant family friend. And when she sees their assigned guardian’s backwoods house, the only redeeming feature is the kind boy with the charming eyes. Laid-back […]

Posted September 26, 2019 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Summoned by M.A. Guglielmo

Summoned (From Smokeless Fire #1) by M.A. Guglielmo My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: multiple romances, one MM and one MF Blurb: The wrong jinn at the right time, Zahara’s a force to be reckless with Zahara, party girl of the paranormal, floats up out of a lamp in Daniel Goldstein‘s apartment ready to trick a sorcerer into giving up his soul. But Daniel, whose Moroccan grandmother has reached out from beyond the grave to command him to raise a jinn, wants to do good—by stopping a vengeful fallen angel. The nymphomaniacal, shopping-obsessed […]

Posted September 25, 2019 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Christmas Cocoa Murder by Carlene O’Connor, Maddie Day and Alex Erickson

Christmas Cocoa Murder (Irish Village Mystery #4.5) (Country Store Mystery #6.5) (Bookstore cafe’s mystery) by Carlene O’Connor, Maddie Day and Alex Erickson My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: ‘Tis the season for hot chocolate and mouthwatering treats. But sometimes too much of a good thing can be downright deadly . . . CHRISTMAS COCOA MURDER by CARLENE O’CONNOR Siobhán O’Sullivan’s hopes for a quiet Irish Christmas are dashed when the local Santa turns up dead in a carnival dunk tank of hot cocoa. Now instead of hunting down holiday gifts, she’s […]

Posted September 24, 2019 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 6 Comments

Review: Dine With Me by Layla Reyne

Dine With Me by Layla Reyne My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: Life never tasted so good. Miller Sykes’s meteoric rise to award-winning chef is the stuff of culinary dreams, but it’s all crashing down around him. He’s been given a diagnosis that could cost him something even more precious than his life: his sense of taste. Rather than risk the very thing that defines him, Miller embarks on a last tour of his favorite meals while he still can. But there’s a catch: he needs a financial backer to make […]

Posted September 16, 2019 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 8 Comments

Review: Taming Demons for Beginners by Annette Marie

Taming Demons for Beginners (The Guild Codex: Demonized #1) by Annette Marie My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: New Adult/ Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Rule one: Don’t look at the demon. When I arrived at my uncle’s house, I expected my relatives to be like me—outcast sorcerers who don’t practice magic. I was right about the sorcery, but wrong about everything else. Rule two: Don’t listen to the demon. My uncle chose a far deadlier power. He calls creatures of darkness into our world, binds them into service contracts, and sells them to the highest […]

Posted September 13, 2019 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments