Review: Upside Down by N.R. Walker

Upside Down by N.R. Walker My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: Jordan O’Neill isn’t a fan of labels, considering he has a few. Gay, geek, a librarian, socially awkward, a nervous rambler, an introvert, an outsider. The last thing he needs is one more. But when he realizes adding the label ‘asexual’ might explain a lot, it turns his world upside down. Hennessy Lang moved to Surry Hills after splitting with his boyfriend. His being asexual had seen the end of a lot of his romances, but he’s determined to stay […]

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

Review: Arkadian Skies by Lindsay Buroker

Arkadian Skies (Fallen Empire #6) by Lindsay Buroker My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: With the man who kidnapped her daughter imprisoned aboard her ship, Captain Alisa Marchenko is closer than ever to reuniting her family. But her new guest has been in a coma for weeks, with the secret to her daughter’s location locked away in his mind. She must find a way to sneak him into a state-of-the-art hospital on Arkadius, a planet in the heart of Alliance territory. Not an easy task when she and the cyborg Leonidas, […]

Posted March 2, 2020 by Lola in Review, Sci-Fi / 4 Comments

Sunday Post #376

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? All things considered this was a pretty decent week, but I had a few days were I felt a bit off. We’re settling into our new routine, but it’s still getting used to things at times and my sleeping schedule isn’t fully adjusted yet. One evening I am […]

Posted March 1, 2020 by Lola in Sunday Post / 14 Comments

Lola’s Kitchen: Shrimp Udon 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. We came across this recipe on a Youtube channel we follow. My boyfriend wanted to give these a try, I don’t eat […]

Posted February 28, 2020 by Lola in Lola's Kitchen / 6 Comments

Review: Steeped in Murder by Kristen Weiss

Steeped in Murder (Tea and Tarot Cozy Mystery #1) by Kirsten Weiss My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Tea, tarot, and trouble. Abigail Beanblossom’s dream of owning a tea room in her California beach town is about to come true. She’s got the lease, the start-up funds, and the recipes. But Abigail’s out of a tearoom and into hot water when the realtor turns out to be a conman… and then turns up dead. But not even death puts an end to the conman’s mischief. He rented the same space to […]

Posted February 25, 2020 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Sunday Post #375

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? Another decent, but busy week. Just like the previous weeks we’re still working on figuring out our new routine, most things are going smoother now luckily. This week was fairly busy with work. I did my usual amount of assistant work hours. As well as some Lola’s Blog […]

Posted February 23, 2020 by Lola in Sunday Post / 11 Comments

Review: Dear Writer, You’re Doing it Wrong by Becca Syme

Dear Writer, You’re Doing It Wrong (QuitBooks for Writers #3) by Becca Syme My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Non-fiction/ self-help/ self-publishing Blurb: I know what you’re hoping… You’ve got goals and hopes that have pushed you this far in your writing career. It might be “to make a full-time living” or it might be “to get my books in the hands of readers”, but whichever side of that continuum you fall into, there’s something worthwhile about this pursuit for you. But it’s not happening the way you thought. And you’re not quite sure why.You’re pretty sure there’s something wrong with […]

Posted February 19, 2020 by Lola in Non-Fiction, Review / 5 Comments