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

Review: The Unlucky Fae And The Good Luck Charm by Ariana Jade

The Unlucky Fae And The Good Luck Charm (Fae On A Budget #0.5) by Ariana Jade My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: Every fae only has one chance to prove their worth. Springtime is around the corner and that means chronically unlucky faeling Naia is preparing for her first adventure into the human realm. To ensure she has the best chance of finding fortune, she needs to craft herself a good luck charm or disaster will follow her wherever she goes. Together with her best friend, the irresistible Daxia, […]

Posted January 1, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Lola’s Ramblings: 12 Books I am Excited for that are Releasing in 2026

Today I am sharing 10 books I am excited about in 2026. This is not a favorites list or my most anticipated list, but it is a list of books that I very excited about in 2026. I only included books that are already on pre-order and have a cover available, so that limited my selection somewhat. I was delighted I actually found some indie books to include in my list as well. I am linking this one up with Books of My Heart their top ten list posts. 12 Books I am Excited for that are Releasing in 2026 […]

Posted December 31, 2025 by Lola in Lola's Ramblings / 10 Comments

Lola’s Ramblings: Top 9 Books with Neurodivergent Characters of 2025

For today’s post I want to share my favorite books of 2025 with neurodivergent characters. I included books that include a main or important side character that are neurodivergent. And I actually have quite the variety of neurodivergence in this post, which was fun to see how many different types of neurodivergent characters I read about this year. I am linking this one up with Books of My Heart their top ten list posts. My Top 9 Books with Neurodivergent Characters of 2025 Storm and Sea by Tereza Kane One of the main characters in this book is dyslexic and […]

Posted December 30, 2025 by Lola in Lola's Ramblings / 10 Comments