Review: My Superstar Romance by Melody Sweet

My Superstar Romance (Lyrics of Love #2) by Melody Sweet My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: She’s a lowly runner on set. He’s a big-time movie star. Can love blossom under the lights of Hollywood? Morgan: It was the only job I could find after I graduated, so I took it. Travis, my boss, is a narcissist and I’ve never been treated so badly. Why the heck do I stay? Because of Sean. He’s noticed me. He likes me. Sean Jaxon—movie star—wants to date me! It’s kind of surreal, but […]

Posted June 5, 2020 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: My Hero Next Door by Melody Sweet

My Hero Next Door (Lyrics of Love #1) by Melody Sweet My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: She’s only confident when she sings. He’s following the beat of his heart. Will a moment of impromptu harmony cue a romantic duet? Ella: Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m not the most self-confident person on the planet. In fact, I’m pretty sure I have, well… none. That’s why I followed David all the way to UChicago. He’s my boyfriend. The one with the meticulous plans for our future. If I just cling tight […]

Posted June 4, 2020 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Binding Shadows by Jasmine Silvera

Binding Shadows (Tooth & Spell #1) by Jasmine Silvera My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Urban Fantasy Age Category: New Adult/ Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: There are two rules: find a way to use your magic and never reveal it to anyone. Hunting lost books is more than a job; it’s a way for Barbara to hide her powers in the mundane world of the university library. One misstep and she risks exposure to ruthless necromancers willing to destroy anything supernatural they cannot control. But the prickly new professor in charge of her latest assignment proves more […]

Posted June 1, 2020 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Sunday Post #389

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 pretty decent week, some good and less good moments. My boyfriend had some weird working times again, but luckily only later in the week, so the first half was better. With the later half being a bit more tiring. I had a bit of a […]

Posted May 31, 2020 by Lola in Sunday Post / 16 Comments

Lola’s Kitchen: Coconut Semolina Cake 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. This is such an unique recipe, a cake unlike most I’ve eaten before. the texture is quite dense, the flavor is sweet […]

Posted May 29, 2020 by Lola in Lola's Kitchen / 4 Comments

Review: Plot Gardening by Chris Fox

Plot Gardening: Write Faster, Write Smarter (Write Faster, Write Smarter #7) by Chris Fox My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Non-fiction/ self publishing/ writing Blurb: Learn to Plot without sacrificing Creativity What separates great novels from mediocre ones? Story. Authors that master this vital skill keep their readers up at night, and suffer the deluge of ‘when is the next book coming out’ emails. Whether you are a first time novelist, or a seasoned author Plot Gardening will teach you the fundamentals of storytelling, delivered in a practical way. Through exercises at the end of each chapter you will build your […]

Posted May 28, 2020 by Lola in Non-Fiction, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Spartan Heart by Jennifer Estep

Spartan Heart (Mythos Academy: Colorado #1) by Jennifer Estep narrated by Amanda Dolan My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: New school year, same old problems . . . At Mythos Academy, everyone knows exactly who I am: Rory Forseti, Spartan girl and the daughter of Reapers. Even though I fought alongside my cousin Gwen Frost to save the mythological world from Loki and his evil Reapers of Chaos, I’m still the most hated girl at the academy because of all the horrible things my parents did. I had hoped that […]

Posted May 26, 2020 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments