Lola’s Ramblings: How did I do with my goals for 2017 and 2018 goals

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. All in all 2017 was […]

Posted January 3, 2018 by Lola in Lola's Ramblings / 30 Comments

Review: Falling for a Cowboy by Karen Rock

Falling for a Cowboy (Rocky Mountain Cowboys #2) by Karen Rock Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemproary Romance Blurb: Doesn’t he get that she’s blind? Barrel racer Amberley James wants to join the premier rodeo circuit more than anything, but she faces the ultimate hurdle when she loses her eyesight to a rare genetic condition. All she’d ever wanted seems out of reach.Giving up is the only option…until her best friend and local hero, Jared Cade steps in. The last thing she wants is Jared’s help. But his persistence at encouraging her to get back in the saddle is ridiculously annoying. […]

Posted January 1, 2018 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 10 Comments

Sunday Post #263

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? For this week’s Sunday Post I want to ask you all a question. As it’s the last day of 2017 I am excited to hear which books you enjoyed the most this year and my question for you: If you could recommend me one book you read in […]

Posted December 31, 2017 by Lola in Sunday Post / 26 Comments

2017 New Release Challenge: Fourth Quarterly Recap

The 2017 New Release Challenge is hosted by Lexxie at Unconventional Book Views and Stormi at Books, Movies, Reviews Oh My. I had a blast participating in this challenge again and will be joining again next year. I more than made my goal of 31-60 books per year – New Release Pro and ended up withr eading a total of 77 books that counted for this challenge from the total of 117 books I read this year. Previous quarterly recaps: First Quarterly Recap – January, February and March – 21 new releases read Second Quarterly Recap – April, May and […]

Posted December 30, 2017 by Lola in Challenges / 6 Comments

Lola’s Ramblings: The Best Books I read in 2017

Posted December 29, 2017 by Lola in Lola's Ramblings / 26 Comments

Books I DNF’d in 2017

As it’s the end of 2017, I wanted to do a round up of the books I DNF’d this year. I DNF’d three books this year. I read a total of 117 books this year, so I think it’s pretty good I only had 3 DNF’s. I’ll share my DNF reviews for each of the three books below. Raining Men and Corpses (Raina Sun Mystery #1) by Anne R. Tan Genre: Cozy Mystery Blurb: A contemporary humorous mystery set in the fictitious small college town of Gold Springs, California. Raina Sun is a typical graduate student trying to keep her […]

Posted December 27, 2017 by Lola in Review / 20 Comments

Review: Double Play and Perfect Victim by Kelley Armstrong

Double Play / Perfect Victim (Nadia Stafford #3.5, 3.6 ) by Kelley Armstrong Rating: 4 stars Genre: Suspense/ Romantic Suspense Blurb: Kindle compilation of two novellas in the Nadia Stafford crime series. Double Play Life is good for Nadia and Jack. Their wilderness lodge business is booming, and they’re building a new home together, complete with a couple of dogs. It’s as close to normal as life gets…especially for a pair of contract killers. But for Jack, semi-retirement is a dangerous proposition. There are plenty of people who don’t want to lose his services. He’s halfway around the world when […]

Posted December 26, 2017 by Lola in Review, Suspense / 8 Comments