Review: Ghosts of the Monarchy by Janna Ruth

Ghosts of the Monarchy (Parisian Ghosts #7) by Janna Ruth My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: m/f/m Blurb: The kings and queens of France are back—and they’re a royal pain in the ass. GoPol has fallen, Gaspar has returned to me, and the existence of ghosts has become public knowledge. While the rest of the world scrambles to understand the dead, I’m just trying to live in peace—but sharing a home with Sébastien, now leading GoPol’s reformation, and Gaspar, who’s drowning in guilt, is easier said than done. Three’s a crowd, and […]

Posted January 21, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Twelve Angry Librarians by Miranda James

Twelve Angry Librarians (Cat in the Stacks #8) written by Miranda James narrated by Erin Bennett My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Charlie Harris is stressed out. The Southern Academic Libraries Association is holding this year’s annual meeting at Athena College. Since Charlie is the interim library director, he must deliver the welcome speech to all the visiting librarians. And as if that weren’t bad enough, the keynote address will be delivered by Charlie’s old nemesis from library school. It’s been 30 years since Charlie has seen Gavin Fong, and he’s […]

Posted January 19, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Sunday Post #683

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 just very rough and tiring. I struggled mentally and had lot of anxiety this week and just feeling well. I am not even quite sure why, a combination of some things, some changes in routine and being still tired from last week. And we had […]

Posted January 18, 2026 by Lola in Sunday Post / 10 Comments

Review: Ruins of Knowledge by Laura Greenwood

Ruins of Knowledge (The Egyptian Empire) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Alternate History Urban Fantasy/ Mythology/ Paranormal Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Tali is determined to gain the attention of the gods. As a Priestess of Thoth, Tali is determined to prove her worth and gain the highest honour she can get from the temple as a result, but that involves working harder than she ever has before. When an opportunity arises for her to head to some ancient ruins, she seizes her chance of making a difference and gaining the approval of […]

Posted January 16, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Mythology, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: The Coffee House Witch & The Cursed Clock by Ariana Jade

The Coffee House Witch & The Cursed Clock (The Cobblestone Coven #3) by Ariana Jade My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: When Cassie helps out the grumpy cat with tidying up Hallewell’s Bureau of Curiosities, a suspicious clock places a curse of bad luck upon her. When everything that can go wrong goes wrong, Cassie desperately needs to find herself a deity who will grant her some good fortune or she’ll be doomed forever. Meanwhile, the cursed clock just keeps ticking, ticking, ticking. **** The Coffee House Witch & The Cursed […]

Posted January 14, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: You Can Stop Now by Amogh Swamy

You Can Stop Now: Tiny Truths For A Noisy Mind by Amogh Swamy My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Nonfiction/ self help/ mindfulness Blurb: You’re tired. Not broken—just tired. Life keeps telling you to do more, try harder, stay “on.” Inside, something small keeps whispering: you can stop now. You Can Stop Now is a small book of short, soothing pages you can read in under a minute. It helps with overthinking, burnout, anxiety, and doom-scrolling—without apps, hacks, or pressure. This book is for you if you: – overthink until your chest tightens – feel guilty for resting – carry everything […]

Posted January 12, 2026 by Lola in Non-Fiction / 6 Comments

Sunday Post #682

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 bit of a mixed one. I had some days with interruptions in my routine due to there being a lot of snow and the roads got slippery so I couldn’t go outside. My current shoes don’t work well and I almost fell multiple times […]

Posted January 11, 2026 by Lola in Sunday Post / 14 Comments