Review: Murder at the Taffy Shop by Maddie Day

Murder at the Taffy Shop (Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery #2) by Maddie Day Narrated by Rachel Dulude My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Cape Cod bicycle shop owner Mackenzie “Mac” Almeida and her mystery book club find a certain accusation of murder quite the stretch . . . When your mother is an astrologist and your dad is a minister, you learn to keep an open mind. Which is just what Mac loves to do—exercise her mind by puzzling out fictional clues in the mystery novels she reads and discusses […]

Posted November 25, 2021 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 0 Comments

Review: House on Fire by Jenn Burke

House on Fire (Ashes & Dust #2) by Jenn Burke My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romantic Suspense Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: He’s done fighting his attraction to the sexy vampire… To say former firefighter Colin Zhang is struggling to accept his new life would be a vast understatement. He’s bound to a vampire he didn’t choose, living in a house filled with creatures better left to the imagination—there’s a lot to resent. As much as he tries, he doesn’t resent Evan—far from it. But he needs to know that what he feels is real and […]

Posted November 23, 2021 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Sunday Post #466

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog. What happened this week? This was a weird week. On Tuesday we got the news that my grandma passed away. She was in the hospital since last week and the doctors tried what they could, but nothing worked. Next week is the funeral. So that was some tough news to deal with. […]

Posted November 21, 2021 by Lola in Sunday Post / 14 Comments

Review: The Handoff by Jordan Ford

The Handoff (Nelson High Raiders #3) by Jordan Ford My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: She’s the last person he has time for, but Finn’s never been able to turn his back on someone in trouble. Can the kind-hearted offensive lineman be won over by Nelson High’s party girl? It’s nearly spring break. Mack is leaving for New Zealand to win back his girl, and he asks Finn (Tank) to do him a favor—keep an eye on his little sister, Layla. Finn has his reservations about the party girl, but […]

Posted November 17, 2021 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Hide or Die by R.A. Steffan

Hide or Die (Secret Pack #1) by Ember Blaze My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Omegaverse Age Category: Adult Type of romance: Polamory Blurb: Since the Purge, omegas have three choices. Slavery, sterilization, or hide their gender and hope for the best. Thanks to a toxic cocktail of black market heat blockers and pheromone suppressors, I’ve managed to carve out a respectable life in the glittering world of beta politics. Maybe I can do some good here, but if my secret ever comes out, I’ll face a death sentence at the hands of the Committee—the shadowy international organization bent on crushing […]

Posted November 15, 2021 by Lola in Review, Romance / 0 Comments

Sunday Post #465

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog. What happened this week? This was another busy week with days that didn’t go smoothly. I struggled a bit this week for some reason and had some trouble focusing on things. Then in the middle of the week we got the news that my grandma is in the hospital with pretty severe […]

Posted November 14, 2021 by Lola in Sunday Post / 14 Comments

Lola’s Kitchen: Toasted Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Lola’s Kitchen is a feature on Lola’s Reviews where I talk about all things related to food, cooking and baking. These posts can be recipe posts, tens list posts about food or recipes or more discussion type posts about food. I love cooking and spend some time in the kitchen almost every day, so I wanted to give it a place on my blog as well. The banner for this feature is designed by Michelle from Limabean Designs. These cookies are a twist on my coconut chocolate chip cookies. This time with toasted coconut! This seems like such a small […]

Posted November 12, 2021 by Lola in Lola's Kitchen / 4 Comments