Sunday Post #619

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 was not a good one. There was lots of construction/ renovation noise this week as they are replacing windows around our complex as well as someone getting a new kitchen and/ or bathroom. So lots of noise, which caused me to feel stressed and overwhelmed due […]

Posted October 27, 2024 by Lola in Sunday Post / 16 Comments

Review: Love Sugar Magic A Sprinkle of Spirits by Anna Meriano

Love Sugar Magic: A Sprinkle of Spirits (Love Sugar Magic #2) by Anna Meriano narrated by Kyla Garcia My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Fantasy Age Category: Middle Grade Blurb: The second book in this breakout series that’s been called “charming and delectably sweet.” (Zoraida Córdova, award-winning author of the Brooklyn Brujas series) Leonora Logroño has finally been introduced to her family’s bakery bruja magic—but that doesn’t mean everything is all sugar and spice. Her special power hasn’t shown up yet, her family still won’t let her perform her own spells, and they now act rude every time Caroline comes […]

Posted October 23, 2024 by Lola in Contemporary, Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Heartwaves by Anita Kelly

Heartwaves (A Greyfin Bay #1) by Anita Kelly My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f or nb/nb Mae uses She/ They pronouns and Dell uses He/ They pronouns. They don’t really specify if they identify as non-binary or not. Blurb: Mae Kellerman is content. After forty years of ups and downs, she has a meaningful job at a queer community center in Portland, Oregon. She has an apartment full of plants, a ride-or-die group of friends. Until the day her best friend actually does up and die. Leaving Mae with a hole in […]

Posted October 21, 2024 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Sunday Post #618

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 bit of a stressful week. They’re going to do some major renovations here with the windows and I am already stressing about it as it’s happening soon. Not only will we have to move furniture so they can access the windows, but there will be […]

Posted October 20, 2024 by Lola in Sunday Post / 12 Comments

Review: Go Ahead…Pick Me Up! Put Me on Your Backpack! by Dr. Pamela J. Boehm

Go Ahead…Pick Me Up! Put Me on Your Backpack! by Dr. Pamela J. Boehm My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Non-fiction/ motivational/ self-help Blurb: Why is it so difficult to find contentment, joy, and happiness in our lives? What deep inside of us causes us to want more out of life? What can we do to pick ourselves up? Go Ahead…Pick Me Up! Put Me in your Backpack! is for those individuals who are on their journey of life and are not feeling fulfilled or satisfied with their current state. It’s for those who are searching for a quick fix to […]

Posted October 18, 2024 by Lola in Non-Fiction, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Rite of Blood and Bonds by Laura Greenwood

Rite of Blood and Bonds (House of Blood and Roses #2) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Learning how to be a vampire is only half of Beatrice’s problems. Adjusting to life as a vampire noble is harder than Beatrice thought it would be, even if she has a handsome and charming vampire to teach her history and help her understand the complexities of court life. As Beatrice and Linc grow closer, the tension between them begins to build and even though they know it’ll lead to heartbreak, […]

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

Review: Stalking Around the Christmas Tree by Jacqueline Frost

Stalking Around the Christmas Tree (Christmas Tree Farm Mystery #4) by Jacqueline Frost narrated by Allyson Ryan My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Tis the season to solve a murder—and innkeeper Holly White knows she’ll have to make her list and check it twice if she wants to catch the killer in the 4th Christmas Tree Farm mystery from bestselling author Jacqueline Frost. For inn keeper Holly White, Christmas time in Mistletoe, Maine, is the ultimate holiday gift. Business at the Reindeer Games Inn is booming, her wedding to Sheriff Evan […]

Posted October 14, 2024 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments