Sunday Post #637

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 stressful one. I got some stuff done, but there were also all these little things popping up and going wrong. Like I dropped the meat for my boyfriend as part of dinner on the floor, luckily I had a back-up option. Then there was […]

Posted March 2, 2025 by Lola in Sunday Post / 8 Comments

Lola’s Ramblings: How do I decide to get an Audiobook?

In today’s discussion post I want to talk about how I decide to get an Audiobook and especially how I decide whether to get a certain book in audio or ecopy. Why I get the audio instead of ecopy There are multiple factors that can influence whether I get the audio instead of an ecopy of a book I want to read. I discuss them below. Narrator/ Sample. One of the most important things for me when deciding whether to get an audiobook is the narrator or sample. If I already know the narrator and enjoyed books narrated by that […]

Posted March 1, 2025 by Lola in Lola's Ramblings / 6 Comments

Review: Poisoned Primrose by Dahlia Donovan

Poisoned Primrose (Motts Cold Case Mystery #1) by Dahlia Donovan My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Meet Motts and the quirky cast of characters in her world. Poisoned Primrose is a quintessential cosy British mystery and an all-round fun story to throw yourself into. Autistic, asexual, and almost forty, Pineapple “Motts” Mottley flees London with her cat and turtle to a quaint cottage in Cornwall. She craves the peace of life in a small village. The dead body buried in her garden isn’t quite what she had in mind, though. Unable […]

Posted February 28, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: The City Without End by Kelly Jensen

The City without End (To See the Sun #2) by Kelly Jensen My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/m Blurb: In the City Without End, level is everything. The overcity is bright and glittering, the realm of the First Families. As a dutiful son and heir, Cato spends his days crafting the contracts that bind citizens together—but by night, he works to undermine the corrupt system. When his activities come under question, he scrambles to cover his tracks. Then his family arranges a new marriage for him, and Cato must look deeper […]

Posted February 26, 2025 by Lola in Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 4 Comments

Review: File M for Murder by Miranda James

File M for Murder (Cat in the Stacks #3) by Miranda James narrated by Erin Bennett My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: In this mystery in the New York Times bestselling Cat in the Stacks series, librarian Charlie Harris and his cat Diesel must clear the name of someone near and dear to their hearts—Charlie’s own daughter. Athena College’s new writer in residence is a famous native son, playwright Connor Lawton, known for his sharp writing—and sharper tongue. After an unpleasant encounter, librarian Charlie Harris heads home to a nice surprise: […]

Posted February 24, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Sunday Post #636

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 pretty decent one, not everything went smoothly, but I had enough energy to handle things and that made a big difference. I had a few lower mood moments when I hurt my muscles and was afraid it would trigger another migraine, but luckily that […]

Posted February 23, 2025 by Lola in Sunday Post / 10 Comments

Lola’s Ramblings: How many Books do you read at the same time?

When I was younger I always only read one book at the same time, I never even considered reading differently. I also didn’t do things like DNF books, both of those have changed. Nowadays I have multiple books going on at the same time and I enjoy reading that way and I can’t imagine only reading one book now. I figured that would be a fun topic to write about. How many books do I read at the same time? I read a lot of books at the same time. I have certain categories (for lack of a better word) […]

Posted February 22, 2025 by Lola in Sunday Post / 8 Comments