Review: Dragons & Dumplings by Laura Greenwood

Dragons & Dumplings (A Falhaven Castle #0.5) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A princess who wants to bake, a visiting delegation, and a dragon egg in the oven. Princess Evie loves nothing more than spending the evening baking in the castle’s kitchen with her best friend Nate, even if she’s supposed to be attending royal functions and meeting ambassadors. When a foreign delegation visits, Nate manages to get some new recipes for them to try. But that’s not all that’s new in the kitchen when […]

Posted June 6, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 3 Comments

Review: A Mythical Case of Theft by Melissa Erin Jackson

A Mythical Case of Theft (A Mythical Pet Sitting Mystery #3) by Melissa Erin Jackson My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery/ Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: When feathers appear, danger is near. Deandra’s grandparents, January and Morris Eyre, are hosting a fundraising auction at the Mermaids Club. While they’re no strangers to auctions, they’ve never hosted one with a guest list this moneyed or with items this rare. The revenue from the event is sure to pull in a nice chunk of change for the much-needed renovations of the local library—but the lure […]

Posted June 4, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: The Shadow Weave by Annette Marie

The Shadow Weave (Spell Weaver #2) written by Annette Marie narrated by Melissa Moran and Tim Paige My Rating: Genre: Urban Fantasy/ Post-apocalyptic Urban Fantasy Age Category: Young Adult/ New Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: When Clio conned her way into the Underworld, her job was to steal magic that could protect her homeland. Instead, she escaped with the rebellious son of a notorious spell weaver family. And in the process, she exposed his most calamitous spell. Now she and Lyre are in a race to recover his spell before his family catches up to them. Their only hope […]

Posted June 2, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Sunday Post #650

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? Let me start with the good news: we got the house! I mentioned last week we were visiting a potential new house this week, so that happened on Monday. We both liked the house, it’s cozy and in a very quiet neighborhood. We said we wanted the house […]

Posted June 1, 2025 by Lola in Sunday Post / 10 Comments

Review: Monster’s Mistake by Laura Greenwood

Monster’s Mistake (Blackthorn Academy for Supernaturals #16) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Academy Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Turning your fated mate into stone has to be the worst first kiss in history… Nati has always worried about what it would be like to date someone when she has snakes for hair and the ability to turn people into stone. But even then, the last person she intends to date is Meic with his cheesy chat-up lines and too much confidence. Meic has known that Nati is his fated mate since […]

Posted May 30, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Only Bad Options by Jennifer Estep

Only Bad Options (Galactic Bonds #1) by Jennifer Estep My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep blasts off with an exciting new science-fiction fantasy adventure with a dash of historical romance. This action-packed space opera features a mix of magic and technology, along with a soul mates and enemies-to-lovers story. Perfect for fans of Star Wars, Bridgerton, and Pride and Prejudice. A WOMAN WHO SEES EVERYTHING . . . Few people know the name Vesper Quill. To most folks, I’m just a lowly lab […]

Posted May 28, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 5 Comments

Review: A Brush With Magic by Flora Ahn

A Brush with Magic written by Flora Ahn narrated by Jennifer Sun Bell My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Middle Grade Blurb: A heartfelt, magical middle grade adventure—inspired by Korean folklore and set in modern-day Seoul—about sisterhood and belonging, perfect for fans of Kelly Yang and Janae Marks. What if an ancient ink brush, oceans away in Korea, could unlock long-buried family secrets? It’s finally summer break, and twelve-year-old Yumi is headed to Korea with her older sister, Minji, for the very first time. She can’t wait to explore the city of Seoul together—but Minji has other […]

Posted May 26, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 3 Comments