Tag: Adult

Review: Shoot the Messenger by Pippa DaCosta

Shoot the Messenger (The Messenger Chronicles #1) by Pippa DaCosta Rating: 4 stars Genre: Space Fantasy/ Reverse Harem Blurb: “Lies aren’t her only weapons against the fae…” In the Halow system, one of Earth’s three sister star systems, tek and magic—humans and the fae—are at war. Kesh Lasota is a ghost in the machine. Invisible to tek, she’s hired by the criminal underworld to carry illegal messages through the Halow system. But when one of those messages kills its recipient, Kesh finds herself on the run with a bounty on her head and a quick-witted marshal on her tail. Proving […]

Posted April 26, 2018 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Sci-Fi / 10 Comments

Review: Beneath the Mists by Bonnie L. Price

Beneath the Mists (Of Astral and Umbral #1) by Bonnie L. Price Rating: 3 stars Genre: Fantasy Blurb: Their world is broken and so are they. Arianna is an outcast. Her affinity for darkness terrifies those around her. Haunted by dreams of another time, she doubts if she even belongs among her people. Rather than dwell on fragments of a forgotten past, she dedicates herself to protecting her twin brother and their people from the monsters beyond the city walls. The God of Balance, Nalithor, was born a Devillian prince. Twisted monstrosities and unhinged deities are a threat to the […]

Posted April 24, 2018 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 6 Comments

Review: Apple Strudel Alibi by H.Y. Hanna

Apple Strudel Alibi (Oxford Tearoom Mysteries #8) by H.Y. Hanna Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Blurb: When Gemma’s romantic holiday with her boyfriend is cancelled, the tearoom sleuth finds herself heading to Vienna instead, with her cat Muesli and the nosy Old Biddies for company. And it’s not long before they stumble across a murder right in the heart of Austria’s historic capital. A handsome art critic dies suspiciously at their hotel and the Old Biddies are determined to sniff out the killer. Is it the bitter hotel owner nursing a grudge? The critic’s jealous mistress wanting revenge? Or […]

Posted April 12, 2018 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Upstaged by Teyla Branton

Upstaged (Imprints #3) by Teyla Branton Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Suspense Blurb: In a world of make-believe, only imprints can uncover the truth Autumn Rain’s unique ability to read imprints is put to the test as she attempts to find a missing actress—and ends up discovering a murder. When her investigation leads to an eight-year-old mystery that involves more missing actors, Autumn becomes embroiled in a make-believe world where it’s difficult to tell fake imprints from real, and where everyone appears to have something to hide. To learn the truth, Autumn must team up again with the handsome Detective […]

Posted April 4, 2018 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Suspense / 10 Comments

Review: The Little Library by Kim Fielding

The Little Library by Kim Fielding Rating: 3 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Blurb: Elliott Thompson was once a historian with a promising academic future, but his involvement in a scandal meant a lost job, public shame, and a ruined love life. He took shelter in his rural California hometown, where he teaches online classes, hoards books, and despairs of his future. Simon Odisho has lost a job as well—to a bullet that sidelined his career in law enforcement. While his shattered knee recovers, he rethinks his job prospects and searches for the courage to come out to his close-knit but […]

Posted March 26, 2018 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Priestess Bound by Lidiya Foxglove

Priestess Bound (Guardians of Sky and Shadow #2) by Lidiya Foxglove Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Romance/ Reverse Harem Blurb: Phoebe is the fated priestess, a channel for magic, whether she likes it or not. She has little power of her own—or does she? A piece of golden jewelry might hold the key to a plot to suppress the priestess’ true magic. Until she can find the secrets, however, she has to stay alive and keep her four guardians in line: Sir Forrest, her grumpy and reluctant but truly devoted protector; Gilbert the bard, who fell in love with the […]

Posted March 22, 2018 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: On the Hunt by Teyla Branton

On the Hunt (Imprints #2) by Teyla Branton Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Suspense Blurb: Why would a contented husband who has it all simply disappear? Police believe Dennis Briggs left home voluntarily, but his wife is convinced something sinister has happened. In desperation, she turns to Autumn Rain for help. Autumn has the extraordinary ability to read imprints—emotions left on objects that have special meaning to their owners, but what she discovers about the victim only leads to more questions. Autumn is equally confused by her conflicting feelings for the detective who treats her like a suspect and the […]

Posted March 8, 2018 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Suspense / 8 Comments