Blog Tour: Raising the Stakes by Karen Rock

This is my stop during the blog tour for Raising the Stakes by Karen Rock. This blog tour is organized by Lola’s Blog Tours. The blog tour runs from 1 till 7 April, you can view the complete tour schedule on the website of Lola’s Blog Tours. Raising the Stakes by Karen Rock Genre: Adult Age category: Contemporary Romance Release Date: 1 April, 2015 Blurb: Hiding from the world… Tucking herself away in the Adirondack woods was supposed to keep Vivienne Harris safe. From dark memories of the Bronx, from danger, from entanglements. But when an orphaned bear cub raids […]

Posted April 6, 2015 by Lola in Blog Tour, Contemporary, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Sunday Post #120

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? What a weird week, lots of little things that needed to be done/ happened this week, making it still feel like a busy week. The new month started this week and with it one of my april tours started. I also did some work on a review opportunity, […]

Posted April 5, 2015 by Lola in Sunday Post / 34 Comments

My To-Be Read List #8: 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. This month I am in the mood for something familiar, so I picked three books which are part of a series I already started, but own […]

Posted April 4, 2015 by Lola in My To-Be Read List / 28 Comments

Lola’s Kitchen: Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

Lola’s Kitchen is a feature on Lola’s Reviews where I talk about all things related to food, cooking and baking. These posts can be recipe posts or more discussion type posts about food. I love cooking and spend some time in the kitchen almost every day, so I wanted to give it a place on my blog as well. The banner for this feature is designed by Michelle from Limabean Design. Here in the Netherlands most people never heard of the awesomeness that is Peanut Butter Cookies. Ever since I found a recipe on Pinterest I have been in love […]

Posted April 3, 2015 by Lola in Lola's Kitchen / 18 Comments

Lola’s Ramblings: How to Spend Less Money While Grocery Shopping

Lola’s Rambings is a feature on Lola’s Review where I talk about me. Usually these posts are everything that doesn’t fall under any standard header, like blog tours, book blitzes, cover reveals or reviews. Lola’s Ramblings posts are are personal discussions of a certain topic. Sometimes about book related topics and sometimes about non-book related topics. This feature was previously known as About Me. The banner for this feature is designed by Michelle from Limabean Design. Money isn’t a topic I often talk about on the blog, I like to keep things positive and thinking about money usually makes me […]

Posted April 2, 2015 by Lola in Lola's Ramblings / 28 Comments

Review: In for a Penny by Rose Lerner

In for a Penny (In for a Penny #1) by Rose Lerner Blurb: Grand Passion…or epic disaster? Lord Nevinstoke revels in acting the young wastrel, until his father is killed in a drunken duel. Never one to do anything halfway, Nev throws off his wild ways to shoulder a mountain of responsibility—and debt—vowing to marry a rich girl and act the respectable lord of the manor. Manufacturing heiress Penelope Brown seems the perfect choice for a wife. She’s pretty, proper, and looking for a husband. Determined to rise above her common birth, Penelope prides herself on her impeccable behavior and […]

Posted April 1, 2015 by Lola in Historical, Review, Romance / 14 Comments

2015 New Release Challenge: 1st quarterly recap

I am participating in the 2015 New Release Challenge hosted by Lexxie from Unconventional Book Views and Stormi at Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My!. Basically the goal is to read books released in 2015. They have to be at least 130 pages and need to be released, read and reviewed in 2015 to count. I go for the goal New Release Newbie: 1-15 books per year. I am hoping to read around 15 new releases this year. I am doing quarterly recaps to show my progress. This quarterly recap recaps the books I read in January, February and March. I […]

Posted March 31, 2015 by Lola in Challenges / 10 Comments