Lola’s Ramblings: Reading Goals for 2026

For 2025 I set some gentle reading goals for myself and I liked this, so I am setting some goals again for 2026. A lot of them the same as previous year, but I changed some and swapped some out for new ones. If you want to see how I did with my 2025 Reading Goals, you can read my recap post here. Reading Goals for 2026 Read 12 Non-fiction Books. Same goal as last year, I only barely made this one last year. So only setting this one a bit higher, I really like to continue to read some […]

Posted January 10, 2026 by Lola in Lola's Ramblings / 12 Comments

Review: The Tattered Cover by Ellery Adams

The Tattered Cover (Secret, Book, & Scone Society #8) written by Ellery Adams narrated by Cris Dukehart My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: It was a dark, rainy night at Nora Pennington’s Miracle Books when a mysterious death brings the Secret, Book, and Scone Society into the Halloween season on the trail of a murderer . . . As the residents of Miracle Springs, North Carolina, select their costumes, plan parties, and get excited for a night of tricks or treats, Nora joins in on the festivities by hosting medium memoirist […]

Posted January 9, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Vitamin Sea by Maia Ross

Vitamin Sea (Beaver Island #1) written by Maia Ross narrated by Petrea Burchard and Deborah Balm My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Humorous Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A retired intelligence agent still wants to save the world. Her nerdy houseguest just wants to survive her vacation. Former spy Irma Abercrombie wasn’t looking for drama when she invited Violet Blackheart—a brainy, sun-deprived acquaintance—for a visit at her island home. But after an armed robbery in town goes terribly wrong, Irma gets pulled into an island intrigue: Was it a simple snatch and grab, or are there darker […]

Posted January 7, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 6 Comments

Review: Death in the Haunted Wood by Kim Griswell

Death in the Haunted Wood (Pacific Northwest Cozy Mysteries #2) by Kim Griswell My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Writer Saffi Graywood thinks a quick road trip to help a friend will be the perfect break from her looming manuscript deadline. But her autumn getaway takes a chilling turn when aging horror star Malcolm Morton reveals he’s been receiving threatening vintage postcards—and his groundskeeper has just turned up dead beneath the dock. Malcolm’s grand reopening of a forgotten theme park known as “The Haunted Wood” should be his triumphant comeback. Instead, […]

Posted January 6, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 6 Comments

Sunday Post #681

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? Happy new Year! Looking back at 2025, it was quite the stressful and tiring year. It started with a lot of financial stress and looking for a new house, then we finally found a new house, but the preparing to move and moving were super stressful and tiring. […]

Posted January 4, 2026 by Lola in Sunday Post / 14 Comments

Lola’s Ramblings: How did I do with my Reading Goals for 2025?

Let’s see how I did with my reading goals for 2025! Reading Goals for 2025 Read 10 Non-fiction Books. Done! I read 12 non-fiction books this year. The books I read: The Magic of Knowing What You Want, The Healing Journey, How Can I Help?, Reclaim Your Mind, ADHD is Awesome, Gardening for Beginners, Trees of the Rocky Mountains, Embodying Autism, Birds of the Pacific Northwest For Kids, You Can Stop Now, The Science of Shopping and Healing Autistic Burnout Read 8 Cozy Fantasy Books. Done! I read a big total of 35 and surpassed my goal by a lot. […]

Posted January 3, 2026 by Lola in Posts without a category / 6 Comments

Review: Dining With Poseidon by Laura Greenwood

Dining with Poseidon (Jinx Paranormal Dating Agency #12) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Mythology Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: The last thing Laila expects when she interviews Poseidon is a date. When Laila is charged with doing a write-up of Poseidon’s restaurant, she never suspects that it could bring her face-to-face with a god. Or that she’ll enjoy spending time with him more than she expects. Having channelled all of his anger into becoming the best chef possible, Poseidon knows a thing or two about food, so when he discovers that Laila […]

Posted January 2, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Mythology, Review, Romance / 4 Comments