Review: Scythe Grove Academy by Laura Greenwood

Scythe Grove Academy (Scythe Grove Academy #1-3) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy/ Academy/ Paranormal Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Syxe has seen ghosts her entire life, but it’s only when she learns she’s a reaper that it all starts to make sense. Most students at Scythe Grove Academy are worrying about their studies, not the cults they grew up in, but for Syxe, that’s her reality. With her past a mystery and her powers as a reaper completely undeveloped, there’s lots for Syxe still to learn. If you like heroines […]

Posted January 30, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Claws for Concern by Miranda James

Claws for Concern (Cat in the Stacks #9) 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 busy enjoying his new grandson when a mysterious man with a connection to Charlie’s family starts visiting the library, bringing with him troubling questions about an unsolved murder…. Charlie may be a proud new grandfather, but he and Diesel still have work to do at Athena College and the small Mississippi town’s public library. He’s too busy to deal with true-crime writer Jack Pemberton, who wants […]

Posted January 28, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Berried Secrets by Peg Cochran

Berried Secrets (Cranberry Cove #1) written by Peg Cochran narrated by Romy Nordlinger My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: When Monica Albertson comes to Cranberry Cove – a charming town on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan – to help her half brother, Jeff, on his cranberry farm, the last thing she expects to harvest is a dead body. It seems that Sam Culbert, who ran the farm while Jeff was deployed overseas, had some juicy secrets that soon prove fatal, and Jeff is ripe for the picking as a prime […]

Posted January 26, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Sunday Post #684

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? Ugh what a week. We had received a letter for an appointment regarding out financial aid, the date didn’t work for us, so I called them on Monday to change that. This was one of the most difficult phone conversations I’ve ever had as I had to keep […]

Posted January 25, 2026 by Lola in Sunday Post / 18 Comments

Review: Rite of Threats and Revenge by Laura Greenwood

Rite of Threats and Revenge (House of Blood and Roses #7) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: When everyone wants something different, it’s difficult to know who to trust. Torn between loyalty to her brother and to her new life, Beatrice must decide which side she stands on, and who she can trust. Preferably without losing any more of her family. As Beatrice and Linc become more important at court, they face challenges that neither of them expected, and they’re not entirely sure who has their best interests […]

Posted January 24, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: The Onion Came First by Elinor Wilder

The Onion Came First (Claw Ridge Wildland Shifter Firefighters #1) by Elinor Wilder My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A former SEAL and legendary alpha—exiled and broken. A Wall Street math genius—dyslexic and burnt out. When their worlds collide, their bond will challenge everything the shifter world believes about alphas, mates, and power itself. She’s a financial analyst from Wall Street. Brilliant, scattered, and burnt out—but not extinguished. He’s a former special operations soldier with alpha wolf in his blood—and a high-maintenance macaw. Exiled from his pack. Unable to bond. Now […]

Posted January 23, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

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