Sunday Post #602

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? It was so warm this week! I don’t deal well with heat and felt very overwhelmed and disregulated because of the heat most of the week. We don’t have air conditioning and it got very warm in our house. Luckily it’s getting a bit cooler already and should […]

Posted June 30, 2024 by Lola in Sunday Post / 8 Comments

Review: Still Life and Death by Tracy Gardner

Still Life and Death (Shepherd Sisters Mysteries #3) by Tracy Gardner narrated by Karissa Vacker My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A murder at the flower shop. An uncle suspected by the cops. Savanna and her sisters are on the case. Savanna Shepherd, a former art authenticator turned grade school art teacher, is delighted when her Uncle Max and Uncle Freddie move to Carson. Uncle Max takes a job at Libby’s Blooms, where Savanna teaches a still life painting class for adults. But one morning, Uncle Max finds a dead body […]

Posted June 28, 2024 by Lola in Mystery, Review, Romance / 1 Comment

Review: Cursed by Lindsay Buroker

Cursed (Legacy of Magic #8) by Lindsay Buroker narrated by Vivienne Leheny My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: The final installment in the Legacy of Magic series! Matti Puletasi has defeated her enemies, rescued her parents, fallen in love with the elf of her dreams, and even started thinking of having children. Will her life finally return to normal (as normal as possible when one is mated to an elf and has a goblin for a roommate and a dragon for a neighbor)? All Matti has left to do is to […]

Posted June 26, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Otherworldly Izakaya Nobu 1 by Natsuya Semikawa

Otherworldly Izakaya Nobu 1 (Otherworldly Izakaya Nobu #1) by Natsuya Semikawa (author), Virginia Nitouhei (artist) and Kururi (Character Design) My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Fantasy/ Manga Age Category: Adult Blurb: A Japanese style pub called “Nobu” exists in a back alley of the fictional medieval European city of Eiteriach. Its customers? A pair of slacker soldiers, a spoiled heiress, an uptight tax collector, and more… When the citizens of this strange world sit down to enjoy some unfamiliar Japanese cuisine, their troubles simply melt away… The curtain rises on this otherworldly eatery and the gourmet fantasy about to unfold within! […]

Posted June 24, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 0 Comments

Sunday Post #601

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? We continued our cleaning out of the house this week, it’s quite tiring, but also feels good to make progress. I’ve been struggling a bit with not overdoing it and trying to strike the right balance. I’ve been replaying a game I played about 20 years ago and […]

Posted June 23, 2024 by Lola in Sunday Post / 10 Comments

Review: Otherworldly by F.T. Lukens

Otherworldly by F.T. Lukens narrated by Em Grosland, Kevin R. Free and Natalie Naudus My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Romance/ Cosy Fantasy Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: nb/m Blurb: A skeptic and a supernatural being make a crossroads deal to achieve their own ends only to get more than they bargained for in this lively young adult romantic adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of Spell Bound and So This Is Ever After. Seventeen-year-old Ellery is a non-believer in a region where people swear the supernatural is real. Sure, they’ve been stuck in a […]

Posted June 21, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: Recalling Memories for Forgetful Phoenixes by Laura Greenwood

Recalling Memories For Forgetful Phoenixes (Obscure Academy #12) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romamce Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Forgotten memories lead to a romantic revelation for a phoenix shifter and her best friend. When Sera uses her phoenix magic too much and ends up losing her memories, it’s up to her best friend Hugo to help her get them back. But without the benefit of knowing their history, Sera soon uncovers her true feelings towards him. After an almost-kiss, Hugo realises that she’s not the only one who has caught feelings, […]

Posted June 19, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments