Review: Into the Churn by Hayley Reese Chow

Into the Churn (Into the Churn #1) by Hayley Reese Chow My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Earth was tame. Belethea is not. Seventeen-year-old Ezren Hart interns in her mother’s terraforming lab, studying Belethea’s deadly storms with the dream of giving her backwater planet open teal skies. But when budget cuts threaten to shut down her mother’s lab, Ezren enters Belethea’s Race Royale, the system’s deadliest and most lucrative race. To win, she’ll have to run, drive, and fight her way across Belethea’s barren landscape while navigating its savage […]

Posted April 4, 2024 by Lola in Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 2 Comments

Review: Okhéania The Tsunami by Éric Corbeyran

Okhéania: The Tsunami (Okhéania #1) by Éric Corbeyran illustrated by Alice Picard My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Fantasy Comic Age Category: Middle Grade Blurb: The planet Oceania is covered with an ocean of vegetation. Humans navigate the green seas with futuristic ships. Teenagers Jon and Jasper spend most of their days surfing the vast waves of foliage, until one day, without warning, they’re hit by a tsunami. Jon disappears beneath the leafy ocean surface and Jasper is picked up by a ship called the Poseidon. It is said that none return from the depths of this treacherous ocean. But the […]

Posted April 3, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 0 Comments

Review: Tome to Tomb by A.C.F. Bookens

Tome To Tomb (St. Marin’s Cozy Mystery #5) by A.C.F. Bookens My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A dead body in Santa’s lap is not what Harvey Beckett wanted for Christmas. The streets of St. Marin’s are decorated for Christmas, and Harvey Beckett has decided that she’ll host Santa Claus at her bookstore, reviving the town’s long-standing tradition. But on the first day of the holiday season, a man stumbles into Santa’s lap and dies, threatening the holiday spirit . . . and bringing a slew of questions that Harvey can’t […]

Posted April 1, 2024 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 3 Comments

Sunday Post #589

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? While the last two weeks went well with my having plenty of energy this week I was back to having lower energy levels. I think I overdid it the past two weeks, then last Sunday was stressful instead of relaxing and I just collapsed. I did have one […]

Posted March 31, 2024 by Lola in Sunday Post / 14 Comments

Review: Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly

Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: nb/f Blurb: The first openly nonbinary contestant on America’s favourite cooking show falls for their clumsy competitor in this delicious romantic comedy debut! Every recipe needs a little chemistry . . . Recently divorced Dahlia Woodson is ready to reinvent herself and she’s found the perfect opportunity: the hit cooking competition show Chef’s Special. Falling flat on her face on the first day is admittedly not the best start, but Dahlia isn’t going to let it mess up her focus. […]

Posted March 29, 2024 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Betrayed by Lindsay Buroker

Betrayed (Legacy of Magic #2) by Lindsay Buroker narrated by Vivienne Leheny My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: After thirty years, Matti has learned that the dwarven mother she believed dead might only be missing—kidnapped by those who want to control her ability to enchant powerful world-changing artifacts. But where is she now? And why is the elf assassin Sarrlevi so invested in helping find her? Matti knows she shouldn’t trust Sarrlevi, or be drawn to his dry humor and dark past. But he keeps standing at her side to battle […]

Posted March 27, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 6 Comments

Review: The Library Attic Attack by Iris March

The Library Attic Attack: A Succulent Sleuth Mini Mystery (Succulent Sleuth #2) by Iris March My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A literary plant swap. An arrogant library board president. A creepy library attic. Join Molly Green and her friends as they investigate another mysterious incident in the charming small town of Hawthorn Heights, Ohio. Molly and her BFF, Claudia, are managing a Plant Swap at the local library branch when the library board president unexpectedly collapses in the attic. First responders assume it’s a heart attack, but Molly suspects something […]

Posted March 26, 2024 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments