Review: Conquering Reality & Other Misconduct by Annette Marie and Rob Jacobsen

Conquering Reality & Other Misconduct (The Guild Codex: Warped #6) by Annette Marie and Rob Jacobsen My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Conman, jailbird, rookie, agent, fugitive…I’ve worn a whole lot of labels over the past year. But the Consilium, AKA the heinous secret league of power-hungry psychos that has been covertly pulling the world’s strings for decades, has slapped a few more on me: abnormality, keystone of evil, and my personal favorite, “annoying pest that keeps escaping our clutches.” I’ve battled empaths, mages, demons, rogues, and an astonishing quantity of […]

Posted July 13, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 6 Comments

Sunday Post #708

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 calmer week, but I still didn’t fully good or relaxed and still struggled mentally and felt tired. I got a bunch of smaller things done, I got some cleaning around the house done and ran some errands. I also got a longer […]

Posted July 12, 2026 by Lola in Sunday Post / 12 Comments

Review: Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite

Murder by Memory (Dorothy Gentleman #1) written by Olivia Waite narrated by Blair Baker My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple in this sci-fi ode to the cozy mystery, helmed by a formidable no-nonsense auntie of a detective A mind is a terrible thing to erase… Welcome to the HMS Fairweather, Her Majesty’s most luxurious interstellar passenger liner! Room and board are included, new bodies are graciously provided upon request, and should you desire a rest between lifetimes, your mind shall be most carefully preserved […]

Posted July 8, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Sci-Fi / 4 Comments

Review: Careless Whiskers by Miranda James

Careless Whiskers (Cat in the Stacks #12) written by Miranda James narrated by Erin Bennett My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Charlie Harris has sworn off investigating murder and mayhem after a recent close call. Instead, he’s delighted to cheer on his daughter, Laura, who’s starring in a production of Careless Whispers. The theater department at Athena College is debuting the play written by a fledgling playwright with local connections, and Charlie’s son-in-law, Frank Salisbury, will be calling the directorial shots. Laura is upset to learn that Luke Lombardi, an overbearing […]

Posted July 6, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 6 Comments

Sunday Post #707

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 the temperatures were luckily a lot cooler, sadly it took many days before our house started feeling a bit more comfortable again and it got colder inside the house as well. Some cloudy days later in the week were helpful with that. I got a bunch […]

Posted July 5, 2026 by Lola in Sunday Post / 12 Comments

Review: The Frog Ward’s Journey by Laura Greenwood and Ariana Jade

The Frog Ward’s Journey (Purple Oak Oasis #6) by Laura Greenwood and Ariana Jade My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: A journey across the sea will change everything. As the niece of the captain, Ines loves nothing more than visiting new places alongside her trusty frog familiar. And with a mission to collect tea witches for Purple Oak underway, she has a reason to do just that. Alone in the world and without anyone to rely on, Susie has been searching for a purpose and a way to use her […]

Posted July 3, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: Eclipse by Celia Lake

Eclipse (Mysterious Powers #3) by Celia Lake My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Historical Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Thesan loves the stars. As the Astronomy professor at Schola, Albion’s leading magical school, she’s made a life full of teaching, observation, and research. She wants what is best for her students, all of them. Thesan is looking forward to a year of learning, and the magic of the coming near total solar eclipse. Isembard has lived in the shadows. Younger son of a noble family, he’s always felt second-best. Last year, he agreed to act […]

Posted July 1, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review, Romance / 1 Comment