Category: Review

Review: Down in Flames by Cheryl Hollon

Down in Flames (A Webb’s Glass Shop Mystery #6) by Cheryl Hollon My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: A fatal hit-and-run in front of Savannah Webb’s glass shop proves to be no accident . . . A highlight of Savannah’s new glass bead workshop is a technique called flame-working, which requires the careful wielding of acetylene torches. Understandably, safety is a top priority. But as Savannah is ensuring her students’ safety inside, a hit-and-run driver strikes down a pedestrian outside her shop. The victim is Nicole Borawski, the bartender/manager at the […]

Posted June 26, 2019 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Strangled Eggs and Ham by Maddie Day

Strangled Eggs and Ham (Country Store Mysteries #6) by Maddie Day My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Robbie Jordan’s rustic country store is growing in popularity. But when a dead body appears, it turns out that Robbie’s home-style cooking attracts hungry customers—and murder! While Robbie scrambles through breakfast orders for her expanding clientele at Pans ‘N Pancakes, tempers run as high as the sticky August heat in South Lick, Indiana. Real-estate developer Fiona Closs plans to build a towering luxury resort at one of the most scenic hilltops in Brown County, […]

Posted June 25, 2019 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 6 Comments

Review: Eternal Gambit by Kelly St. Clare

Eternal Gambit (Pirates of Felicity #6) by Kelly St. Clare My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Hell’s exit appears once a day. My very life—and the key to escaping Davy Jones’ Locker—rests in figuring out Mutinous Cannon’s sinister plan. He needs my crew in hell. We have to figure out why before time runs out. But Plank is sinking into an abyss where none of us can follow, Mutinous’ presence has rocked my fathers to their very cores, and now I find myself unable to ignore the heat mounting within me. […]

Posted June 20, 2019 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Riptide by Jordan Ford

Riptide (Boys of Summer) by Jordan Ford My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: He’s after the ultimate rush. Can an unexpected relationship with a girl he’s never seen stop this adrenaline junkie before he takes things too far? Jace is a restless soul, seeking to fill the jagged wound inside of him by doing one reckless thing after another—extreme sports, drunken parties, running from the cops. He’s after the ultimate high…the thing that will kill the angst inside of him. When he’s given a business card promising him the thrill […]

Posted June 18, 2019 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Circle in the Sand by Tracy Krimmer

Circle in the Sand (Oceanic Dreams #3) by Tracy Krimmer My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Contemproary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Follow the rules. Be reliable. Don’t wear your heart on your sleeve. Living by these words didn’t put librarian Isla Hunter any closer to the life she imagined at thirty. With her birthday in only a few days, she can’t wait to sail away on a week in the sun with her friends Asher and Charlotte. It may be just what she needs. When an attractive woman takes a liking to Asher, Isla’s heart feels […]

Posted June 17, 2019 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Honor’s Flight by Lindsay Buroker

Honor’s Flight (Fallen Empire #2) by Lindsay Buroker My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: After spending four years fighting for the Alliance, fighter pilot Alisa Marchenko only wants one thing: to reunite with her young daughter. But this involves a journey to her former home world, which has become the last imperial stronghold. Since the imperials have a lot of reasons to loathe members of the Alliance right now, just getting down to the planet will be a challenge, and it doesn’t help that her passengers are stirring up trouble of […]

Posted June 11, 2019 by Lola in Contemporary, Review / 6 Comments

Review: ‘Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline Frost

‘Twas the Knife Before Christmas (A Christmas Tree Farm Mystery #2) by Jacqueline Frost Narrated by Allyson Ryan My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: A Christmas delight, ‘Twas the Knife Before Christmas will charm the stockings off fans of Joanne Fluke and Leslie Meier. It’s out of the cupcake tin, into the fire for Holly White’s best friend, Caroline. Can Holly clear Caroline’s name in time to go caroling? When a body turns up in the dumpster behind Caroline’s Cupcakes, Holly White is horrified to learn her best friend, Caroline, is […]

Posted June 5, 2019 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 6 Comments