2016 Reading Challenges: goal post

In 2016 I am joing the Blogger Shame Review Challenge hosted by Herding Cats and Burning Soup and Addicted to Happily Ever After. The goal of this challenge is to read books you received for review that have been on your review list for 6+ months count. I have so many books for review that I already have for way too long, so I jumped on the chance to participate in this challenge. I set my goal to read 12 books for this challenge, so one every month. In 2016 I am joining the Pick Your Genre Reading Challenge which […]

Posted December 16, 2015 by Lola in Challenges / 16 Comments

Review: Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy by Paula Berinstein

Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy (Amanda Lester, Detective #1) by Paula Berinstein Blurb: A reluctant detective, a criminal mastermind, and . . . sugar? Amanda Lester wouldn’t be caught dead going into the family business. Her ancestor, Sherlock Holmes’s colleague Inspector G. Lestrade, is a twit. Nevertheless her parents refuse to see his flaws, and she’s going to a secret English school for the descendants of famous detectives whether she likes it or not. When Amanda arrives at the dreaded school, she considers running away—until she and her new friends discover blood and weird pink substances in odd […]

Posted December 14, 2015 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 18 Comments

Sunday Post #156

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? Another busy week! I finished up the big website project I’ve been working on yay! I set up a new author website for Siobhan Davis, you can see the finished site here. It was a lot of work, but I am really happy with the end result :). […]

Posted December 13, 2015 by Lola in Sunday Post / 55 Comments

My To-Be Read List #16: chosen book

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 it wasn’t really a battle, Chasign River easily got ahead and stayed there. Here’s the total amount of votes and percentage they got: – […]

Posted December 12, 2015 by Lola in My To-Be Read List / 20 Comments

Lola’s Kitchen: Japanese Curry 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, tens list posts about food or recipes 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 Designs. When my sister still lived here, she regulary cooked japanese curry. We all liked the dish, but once she moved out I […]

Posted December 11, 2015 by Lola in Lola's Kitchen / 18 Comments

Lola’s Ramblings: Reading Books in a New to Me Genre – Historical Romance

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. This year I participated in […]

Posted December 10, 2015 by Lola in Lola's Ramblings / 32 Comments

Review: Last Chance Christmas by Joanne Rock

Last Chance Christmas by Joanne Rock Blurb: Fashion buyer Shea Walker had a fast track lifestyle until a car accident sidelines her to a painful recovery. Seeking quiet for the holidays, Shea returns to the snowy mountains where she grew up to make peace with her past and spend time with her estranged family. She never expected J.C. Royce–now a hockey star–would return to their hometown, too. Determined to avoid that particular sexy mistake, she’s caught off guard when her first night in town brings them face to face. Seeing Shea practically fall at his feet is gratifying, until J.C. […]

Posted December 9, 2015 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments