Sunday Post #224

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 was a pretty decent week, a lot better than the previous one anyway. This week started off busy on Sunday. My mom and her husband visited to help us out with a few things. They installed our new dishwasher, installed our new towel rack and my mom […]

Posted April 2, 2017 by Lola in Sunday Post / 32 Comments

My To-Be Read List #32: poll

My To-Be Read List is a meme hosted by Because Reading is Better Than Real Life where at the beginning of the month visitors can choose which book I’ll be reading this month. On the first saturday of a month the poll will be up, then on the second saturday of the month I’ll announce the book that won and on the last saturday of the month I’ll post my review of the book. For this month I went with different genres! We have one urban fantasy, a romantic comedy and a scfi-fi dystopian book! Two of them are first […]

Posted April 1, 2017 by Lola in My To-Be Read List / 30 Comments

2017 New Release Challenge: First Quarterly Recap

The 2017 New Release Challenge is hosted by Lexxie at Unconventional Book Views and Stormi at Books, Movies, Reviews Oh My. Wow I am doing even better than I expected with this challenge so far, almost two thirds of the books I read so far this year have been new releases. I have read a total of 34 books and 21 new releases. How am I doing so far? Goal: 31-60 books per year – New Release Pro Total so far: 21 Total this quarter: 21 New Releases I read in the past 3 months Saven Deliverance (The Saven series […]

Posted March 30, 2017 by Lola in Challenges / 16 Comments

Review: When the Grits Hit the Fan by Maddie Day

When the Grits Hit the Fan (Country Store Mysteries #3) by Maddie Day Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Blurb: Despite the bitter winter in South Lick, Indiana, business is still hot at Robbie Jordan’s restaurant. But when another murder rattles the small town, can Robbie defrost the motives of a cold-blooded killer? Before she started hosting dinners for Indiana University’s Sociology Department at Pans ‘N Pancakes, Robbie never imagined scholarly meetings could be so hostile. It’s all due to Professor Charles Stilton, who seems to thrive on heated exchanges with his peers and underlings, and tensions flare one night […]

Posted March 28, 2017 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 14 Comments

Review: Losing Kyler by Siobhan Davis

Losing Kyler (The Kennedy Boys #2) by Siobhan Davis Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Blurb: Condemned to repeat the sins of the past… Faye thought losing her parents was the most devastating thing to happen to her, but she was wrong. Her uncle’s scandalous revelation has sent her into a tailspin, leaving her questioning her entire existence. Everything she believed is built on a lie. And the one person she shares a passionate, soul-deep connection with can’t be there for her. Faye and Ky can’t be together. It’s forbidden. Though they are determined to avoid replicating their parents’ mistakes, […]

Posted March 27, 2017 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 10 Comments

Sunday Post #223

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 just seemed a bit off. Lots of little things that didn’t go quite right and the whole week just felt off, not sure how else to describe it. I was just in a bit of a weird mood this week. On Wednesday our dishwasher broke down, […]

Posted March 26, 2017 by Lola in Sunday Post / 24 Comments

Review: Death by Chocolate Lab by Bethany Blake

My To-Be Read List is a meme hosted by Because Reading is Better Than Real Life where at the beginning of the month visitors can choose which book I’ll be reading this month. On the first saturday of a month the poll will be up, then on the second saturday of the month I’ll announce the book that won and on the last saturday of the month I’ll post my review of the book. Death by Chocolate Lab (Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery #1) by Bethany Blake Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Blurb: Pet sitter Daphne Templeton has a soft […]

Posted March 25, 2017 by Lola in My To-Be Read List, Mystery, Review / 18 Comments