Tag: Adult

Review: Paper Cuts by Ellery Adams

Paper Cuts (Secret, Book, & Scone Society #6) by Ellery Adams narrated by Cris Dukehart My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Miracle Springs, North Carolina, is famed for its healing springs. But bookstore owner Nora Pennington has a tendency to land in a different kind of hot water. Though she loves to practice bibliotherapy by finding the perfect books for her customers while listening to their secrets, she also likes to bury her nose in the occasional local crime . . . Nora escaped her past a decade ago. So it […]

Posted May 7, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: The King’s Weaver by Novae Caelum

The King’s Weaver (The King’s Weaver #1) by Novae Caelum My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/gf Blurb: Bi king x genderfluid princess fantasy romance When my mother betrothed me to a murderous tyrant, I used my magic to disguise myself as a man and run away to his court to prove he’s a monster. But instead, I found a broken king. I didn’t expect him to fall for me as a man, and I’m falling for him, too. He’s been betrayed before—should I tell him who I am and be his queen […]

Posted May 5, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 11 Comments

Review: Chaotic Apéritifs by Tao Wong

Chaotic Apéritifs (Hidden Dishes #2) by Tao Wong narrated by Emily Woo Zeller My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: no romance Blurb: The Only Constant with Magic is Change. Mo Meng is reminded of that fact once again, as the Nameless Restaurant faces a new challenge. Magic and its old wielders are returning to the world. For the restaurant, wards of anonymity and camouflage are fading, leading to the arrival of new customers. And some older friends. What started as a way to pass the decades and feed a few customers has become […]

Posted April 28, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 6 Comments

Review: The Second Ruler Part One by Novae Caelum

The Second Ruler: Part One (The Stars and Green Magics #6) by Novae Caelum My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Age Category: Adult Type of romance: f/f, nb/m, nb/f and m/f romances so far Blurb: A BATTLE FOR POWER. A FIGHT FOR THE HEART. Dressa wanted to protect her wife from her monstrous past, but that past came back to haunt them both. Imorie wanted to save the man they love, and now they’re on their way into the heart of the enemy. Iata wanted everything, but it was never his to have. And Rhys wanted to matter, to […]

Posted April 25, 2025 by Lola in Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 4 Comments

Review: Way of the Wolf by Lindsay Buroker

Way of the Wolf (Magnetic Magic #1) by Lindsay Buroker narrated by Vivienne Leheny My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: You can only escape your destiny for so long… It’s been more than twenty years since tragedy prompted Luna Valens to walk away from her pack. Scarred by her past, she’s done her best to lead a normal human life. Thanks to a potion that suppresses her magic, nobody around her has a clue that she’s a werewolf. Until… Her potion supplier disappears, her family reestablishes contact, and a mysterious werewolf […]

Posted April 21, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 0 Comments

Review: The Wildcat and the Rogue by Laura Greenwood

The Wildcat and the Rogue (The Shifter Season #8) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Historical Paranormal Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A wildcat shifter with a secret encounters the one person in London who knows it… Miss Jane Whisking came to London in an attempt to evade the events leading to the near ruin of her family, all in the hope of finding a husband who can secure a future for her family. Mr Ewan Milne laments the day Miss Whisking disappeared from his life right when they were on the verge of […]

Posted April 18, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Bounded Love by Andrea Cumbo

Bounded Love (The Red Flag Dating Club #2) by Andrea Cumbo My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: Min Douglass is hosting her favourite author—she never expected a weekend to change her life. When award-winning author Lucia Andrews arrives at Min Douglass’s bookstore for a reading, neither woman expects the sudden blizzard that traps them together. As snow piles up outside, something else grows between them—a connection neither anticipated, sparked by Marvel movies and late-night conversations in Min’s cozy apartment above The Literary Lantern. But when their weekend together ends, reality crashes […]

Posted April 16, 2025 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments