Review: The Daydreamer Detective Returns a Favor by S.J. Pajonas

The Daydreamer Detective Returns a Favor (Miso Cozy Mysteries #4) by S.J. Pajonas Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Blurb: Mei can never catch a break from mysteries! With her tea shop now open and living her dream life married to Yasahiro Suga, she’s just trying to avoid bad luck and live a normal life. But when a friend shows up asking for help with an old missing person’s case, Mei can’t resist the pull of a mystery unsolved. She knew the young woman who went missing and had always wondered what happened to her. Now’s her chance to find […]

Posted January 17, 2018 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 10 Comments

Review: Ghosts and Grudges by Jasmine Walt and J.A. Cipriano

Ghosts and Grudges (The Shaman Queen’s Harem #1) by Jasmine Walt and J.A. Cipriano Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy/ Reverse Harem Blurb: A hidden world. An ancient power. A trio of hunky, dangerous shamans. What could possibly go wrong? When an ancient spirit awakens a hidden ability within Aika, grateful is the last word that comes to her mind. Being able to summon monsters and spirits to do your bidding might sound cool in comic books, but in real life it brings nothing but trouble. And between chasing after a medical degree, caring for her ailing mother, and running […]

Posted January 15, 2018 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 14 Comments

Sunday Post #265

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 was a better one than last week, but still a few hurdles, but some good things as well. I baked some brownies last weekend and they were really yummy. I got a new sign-ups post for a bookstagram blitz live this week and di a lot […]

Posted January 14, 2018 by Lola in Sunday Post / 22 Comments

Review: Black Arts, Tarts & Gypsy Carts by Erin Johnson

Black Arts, Tarts & Gypsy Carts (Spells & Caramels #2) by Erin Johnson Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Blurb: With the Summer Sea Carnival visiting the enchanted island of Bijou Mer, Imogen jumps at the chance to help run the royal bakery booth. It’ll get her out of the palace and allow her to continue avoiding her feelings for a certain engaged prince. Imogen’s plans to lay low are shattered when the world-famous necromancer, Madame Zerna, is found dead, sawed in half on the dark magician’s table and Imogen’s friend Rhonda is caught red-handed. With incriminating evidence piling […]

Posted January 11, 2018 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 18 Comments

Review: Distant Light by Chloe Adler

Distant Light (Tales From the Edge #1) by Chloe Adler Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Reverse Harem Blurb: Iphigenia Holt is a good little witch who grew up under the thumb of a wicked mother and two powerful sisters. Pegged as a caretaker, Iphi hides a secret that would change the way everyone around her views her: she’s an empath. And yet she doesn’t let that stand in her way. A soaring circus performer with a fierce love for animals and the downtrodden, Iphi tumbles her way through life, hiding the hurt just being around others can inflict… …Until […]

Posted January 9, 2018 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 12 Comments

Sunday Post #264

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? Happy new year everyone! I hope this week was a good start of 2018 for you. For me this week was a bit meh actually. Not sure why but I just felt a bit off. It was a bit harder to focus on work, although I still got […]

Posted January 7, 2018 by Lola in Sunday Post / 32 Comments

2017 Reading Stats

Lola’s Ramblings is a feature on my blog Lola’s Reviews where I ramble on about a book related or a non-book related topic. These are discussion type of posts where I talk about a topic and readers can weigh in on the topic in the comments. Usually these posts are everything that doesn’t fall under any standard header, like tours, cover reveals, memes, challenges, recaps or reviews. Lola’s Ramblings posts are discussions of a certain topic and my point of view on them. The banner for this feature is designed by Michelle from Limabean Designs. For the duration of 2017 […]

Posted January 5, 2018 by Lola in Lola's Ramblings / 28 Comments