Review: A Darkness Absolute by Kelley Armstrong

A Darkness Absolute (Rockton #2) by Kelley Armstrong My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Thriller Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: When experienced homicide detective Casey Butler first moved to the secret town of Rockton, she expected a safe haven for people like her, people running from their past misdeeds and past lives. She knew living in Rockton meant living off-the-grid completely: no cell phones, no Internet, no mail, very little electricity, and no way of getting in or out without the town council’s approval. What she didn’t expect is that Rockton comes with its own set of secrets […]

Posted March 30, 2020 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Sunday Post #380

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 bit of a mixed week with some good things that happened and also some less smooth things that happened. I had a few days that just had all those little things pop up that had to be dealt with and those days just don’t feel […]

Posted March 29, 2020 by Lola in Sunday Post / 14 Comments

Review: Murder at the Fortune Teller’s Table by Janet Finsilver

Murder at the Fortune Teller’s Table (A Kelly Jackson Mystery #3) by Janet Finsilver My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Poisons, prophecies—and a peculiar past . . . When a local woman begins searching for a couple she hasn’t seen since the 1960s, Redwood Cove Bed and Breakfast manager Kelly Jackson and the crime-solving group, the “Silver Sentinels,” are quick to help out. They’re also quick to guess that they’re in over their heads after the woman is found dead beside the body of a Greek fortune teller—and a fellow Sentinel […]

Posted March 26, 2020 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Review: The Dragon Mistress Book 2 by R.A. Steffan

The Dragon Mistress: Book 2 (Dragon Mistress #2) by R.A. Steffan My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: Polyamory Blurb: The survival of the last living dragons rests with me and my misfit friends. So… yeah. No pressure. Mind you, this whole thing would be easier if two of our number weren’t hell-bent on killing each other. Rayth and Nyx have both been hiding secrets for a very long time, but now they face a choice. Let go of their ugly pasts, or watch the future burn to the ground. We won’t be able […]

Posted March 24, 2020 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Sunday Post #379

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 weird week. With the corona virus everything seems a bit changed up now. Although I normally work at home already, so that’s not any different, but my boyfriend can’t work at home. Though his work has changed now as there is less work for him […]

Posted March 22, 2020 by Lola in Sunday Post / 14 Comments

Lola’s Kitchen: Vegetable Stew 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. I stumbled upon a slow cooker beef stew recipe on Pinterest one day, my boyfriend thought it looked good, so I decided […]

Posted March 20, 2020 by Lola in Lola's Kitchen / 5 Comments

Review: Aurora Blazing by Jessie Mihalik

Aurora Blazing (Consortium Rebellion #2) by Jessie Mihalik Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: To save her brother and protect her family’s future, a powerful princess must join forces with a dashing man from her past in this thrilling space adventure, the second novel in the Consortium Rebellion trilogy. As the dutiful daughter of High House von Hasenberg, Bianca set aside her personal feelings and agreed to a political match arranged by her family, only to end up trapped in a loveless, miserable marriage. When […]

Posted March 18, 2020 by Lola in Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 6 Comments