Review: The Kelpie Crisis by Arizona Tape

The Kelpie Crisis (The Griffin Sanctuary #7) by Arizona Tape My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Fantasy Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: The influx of new mythical animals proves a tough challenge for the Griffin Sanctuary. For the first time, they’re housing a kelpie but trouble brews as none of the keepers have much experience with this particular breed. It’s up to veterinarian-apprentice Charlotte to keep the kelpie as comfortable as possible but an unforeseen pregnancy makes the task harder than expected. Failure is not an option because her job, the kelpie’s life, and the future […]

Posted August 16, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Navigating With You by Jeremy Whitley

Navigating With You by Jeremy Whitley illustrated by Cassio Ribeiro My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: A charming POC-led WLW romance where two new friends hit the road in search of the missing volumes of their favorite manga. Neesha Sparks is a disabled, vocal community activist with a passion for costume design. Gabby Graciana is an optimistic surfer – and, like Neesha, a new kid at school. When the two girls discover that they like the same manga series, Navigator Nozomi, they become more than just fellow new kids. But […]

Posted August 14, 2024 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: A Curse for Samhain by Dahlia Donovan

A Curse for Samhain (The Skeleton Crew #1) by Dahlia Donovan My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: gf/f Blurb: Welcome to the Skeleton Crew. Bring your knitting needles and a good, strong brew. Gender fluid, autistic vampire Hyde Snodgrass runs Between the Leaves-a cosy village book store. Their life revolves around books, all things autumnal, and the two cats who rule their world. The shop also plays host to a weekly knitting group called the Skeleton Crew. When one of the leaders of the village coven fails to show up for the […]

Posted August 12, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 5 Comments

Sunday Post #608

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 brought us some good news in terms of the stuff my boyfriend has been dealing with the past few weeks, so that was quite the relief. It’s not all settled, but we’re in a stable place financially until it does, which is good. I was struggling […]

Posted August 11, 2024 by Lola in Sunday Post / 8 Comments

Review: Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis

Full Speed to a Crash Landing (Chaotic Orbits #1) by Beth Revis My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A high octane sexy space heist from New York Times-bestselling author Beth Revis, the first in a novella trilogy Ada Lamarr may have gotten to the spaceship wreck first, but looter’s rights won’t get her far when she’s got a hole in the side of her ship and her spacesuit is almost out of air. Fortunately for her, help arrives in the form of a government salvage crew—and while they reluctantly rescue […]

Posted August 9, 2024 by Lola in Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 5 Comments

Review: A Witch Worth Praline For by H.Y. Hanna

A Witch Worth Praline For (Bewitched by Chocolate Mystery #8) by H.Y. Hanna My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Caitlyn Le Fey is savouring autumn delights like hot spiced cider and gooey toffee apples as she helps with preparations for the upcoming Samhain Festival. She’s also looking forward to sweetening her budding romance with the dashing Lord James Fitzroy and meeting his family at last. But the cosy atmosphere is shattered when a guest at Huntingdon Manor is found dead, murdered for an ancient grimoire that once belonged to the […]

Posted August 7, 2024 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 5 Comments

Review: Die Buying by Laura DiSilverio

Die Buying (A Mall Cop Mystery #1) by Laura DiSilverio narrated by Andrea Emmes My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Emma-Joy Ferris likes mall cop work, even though it’s a bit more humdrum than the military policing she did in the army. But there’s no time to be bored when someone “liberates” a fifteen-foot python from the Herpetology Hut, and a mannequin turns out to be a very real corpse. My Review I received a free copy from Tantor Audio and voluntarily reviewed it. This one sounded interesting and I am […]

Posted August 5, 2024 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 6 Comments