Review: The City Without End by Kelly Jensen

The City without End (To See the Sun #2) by Kelly Jensen My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/m Blurb: In the City Without End, level is everything. The overcity is bright and glittering, the realm of the First Families. As a dutiful son and heir, Cato spends his days crafting the contracts that bind citizens together—but by night, he works to undermine the corrupt system. When his activities come under question, he scrambles to cover his tracks. Then his family arranges a new marriage for him, and Cato must look deeper […]

Posted February 26, 2025 by Lola in Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 4 Comments

Review: File M for Murder by Miranda James

File M for Murder (Cat in the Stacks #3) by Miranda James narrated by Erin Bennett My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: In this mystery in the New York Times bestselling Cat in the Stacks series, librarian Charlie Harris and his cat Diesel must clear the name of someone near and dear to their hearts—Charlie’s own daughter. Athena College’s new writer in residence is a famous native son, playwright Connor Lawton, known for his sharp writing—and sharper tongue. After an unpleasant encounter, librarian Charlie Harris heads home to a nice surprise: […]

Posted February 24, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Sunday Post #636

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 a pretty decent one, not everything went smoothly, but I had enough energy to handle things and that made a big difference. I had a few lower mood moments when I hurt my muscles and was afraid it would trigger another migraine, but luckily that […]

Posted February 23, 2025 by Lola in Sunday Post / 10 Comments

Lola’s Ramblings: How many Books do you read at the same time?

When I was younger I always only read one book at the same time, I never even considered reading differently. I also didn’t do things like DNF books, both of those have changed. Nowadays I have multiple books going on at the same time and I enjoy reading that way and I can’t imagine only reading one book now. I figured that would be a fun topic to write about. How many books do I read at the same time? I read a lot of books at the same time. I have certain categories (for lack of a better word) […]

Posted February 22, 2025 by Lola in Sunday Post / 8 Comments

Review: Coffee, Milk & Spider Silk by Coyote J.M. Edwards

Coffee, Milk & Spider Silk (Embervein Emporia #1) by Coyote J.M. Edwards My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: no romance Blurb: What should a battle-worn 11-foot tall drider do when she’s retiring from the Ember Guard and looking for a big change? Open a cafe, of course! Unfortunately, Gwen’s skills are highly specialized—she can contain a magical anomaly to protect the innocent without blinking, but taking inventory and tracking profits makes her sweat bullets. It’s not long before she wonders if patrolling the streets of Embervein wasn’t a safer bet. Help comes in […]

Posted February 21, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 0 Comments

Review: Knot for Sale by Ember Blaze

Knot for Sale (The Packverse #3) by Ember Blaze My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Omegaverse Age Category: Adult Type of romance: Polyamory Blurb: I crossed an ocean to escape my family, and it still wasn’t far enough. After fleeing from London to New York, I reinvented myself. I was no longer Emma Huntwell, the orphaned omega daughter of a murdered crime syndicate boss. Instead, I became Emma Hope, a high-powered runway model with a thriving career, hiding in plain sight as a beta. Now my past is catching up to me in the form of threatening text messages and disappearing […]

Posted February 19, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens

Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens narrated by Neo Cihi and Kevin R. Free My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: m/nb Blurb: Two rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save their teachers and protect their own magic in this “charming and engaging” (School Library Journal) young adult romantic adventure from the author of In Deeper Waters and So This Is Ever After. Edison Rooker isn’t sure what to expect when he enters the office of Antonia Hex, the powerful sorceress who runs a call center for magical emergencies. He doesn’t have much […]

Posted February 17, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments