Review: A Brush With Magic by Flora Ahn

A Brush with Magic written by Flora Ahn narrated by Jennifer Sun Bell My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Middle Grade Blurb: A heartfelt, magical middle grade adventure—inspired by Korean folklore and set in modern-day Seoul—about sisterhood and belonging, perfect for fans of Kelly Yang and Janae Marks. What if an ancient ink brush, oceans away in Korea, could unlock long-buried family secrets? It’s finally summer break, and twelve-year-old Yumi is headed to Korea with her older sister, Minji, for the very first time. She can’t wait to explore the city of Seoul together—but Minji has other […]

Posted May 26, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Sunday Post #649

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 week was a stressful one, but we got some things done, which was nice. We continued our cleaning out and this time tackled some of our clothes, still some more to do, but we made good progress. There was a lot that didn’t fit anymore or that […]

Posted May 25, 2025 by Lola in Sunday Post / 10 Comments

Review: Rite of Blood and Vows by Laura Greenwood

Rite of Blood and Vows (House of Blood and Roses #5) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: With their wedding around the corner, Beatrice and Lincoln have a lot at stake. Secrets are amassing between the members of the royal family Beatrice is about to join, and she’s supposed to keep them all along with those belonging to her own family. And with the stakes higher than ever, and her brother at odds with Lincoln at every turn, she’s in a more precarious situation than she cares to […]

Posted May 23, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: The Little Lost Library by Ellery Adams

The Little Lost Library (Secret, Book, & Scone Society #7) written by Ellery Adams narrated by Cris Dukehart My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Big clues come in small packages as Miracle Books owner Nora Pennington and the Secret, Book, and Scone Society attempt to solve a series of murders connected to a bibliophile’s missing books in the latest cozy mystery from New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams . . . When an elderly Miracle Springs resident, Lucille Wynter, arranges for Nora to deliver an order of books to her […]

Posted May 21, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: The Potion Dealers by Lidiya Foxglove

The Potion Dealers (The Potion Dealers #1) by Lidiya Foxglove My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Alfred Bravider is the heir to a powerful family of potion dealers. His passion for magical history has helped him talk his way into the cottages, lairs, and penthouse apartments of sorcerers who usually shun visitors—only to lose clients because they don’t want to work for his greedy, bureaucratic father. But Alfred’s position has always been in doubt since he was bllnded as an infant by an unfortunate curse. No matter—Alfred’s father has finally found […]

Posted May 19, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 6 Comments

Sunday Post #648

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 an eventful week. I had a dentist appointment for two cavities. It took longer than expected as I think something wrong or not smoothly with the procedure and I sat there for almost a whole hour. I was exhausted and stressed after that. Luckily I could […]

Posted May 18, 2025 by Lola in Sunday Post / 8 Comments

Review: Winning Back Persephone by Laura Greenwood

Winning Back Persephone (Jinx Paranormal Dating Agency #9) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Mythology Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: What happens when Hades and Persephone have broken up? Persephone will do anything she can to convince herself that ending things with Hades was the right choice, even if she knows deep down that she wants him back. Hades has been convinced to move on, even if he’s still deeply in love with his wife. But when a matchmaking mix-up results in the two of them on a date together, they start to […]

Posted May 16, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Mythology, Review, Romance / 3 Comments