Tag: LGBTQ

Review: The Bat Ward’s Watch by Laura Greenwood and Ariana Jade

The Bat Ward’s Watch (Purple Oak Oasis #3) by Laura Greenwood and Ariana Jade My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: The last thing Sonja wants is an annoying tea witch telling her how to do her job. Sonja’s sights are set on the head guard position, one she’s been filling in for ever since her boss retired. Except now, she’s expected to work under someone with no experience, who thinks she knows better. Cami Brewster is determined to prove she’s got what it takes to her family, even if […]

Posted July 25, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup 2 by Kurano

I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup 2 (I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup #3-4) by Kurano My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary/ Slice of Life Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: m/m and m/f Blurb: Cross-dresser Satoshi Morinaga, using the online handle Cocoa, lives for his once a month IRL sweets meetup where he’s become fast friends with fellow sweets lovers Opera, Lemon, and Kantentaro. With the weather warming up, the group decides to shake things up a bit, and instead of their usual sweets meetup, they go shopping for swimsuits (after deciding which swimsuit to exactly buy…) and […]

Posted July 23, 2025 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup 1 by Kurano

I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup 1 (I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup #1-2) by Kurano My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary/ Slice of Life Age Category: New Adult Blurb: “Cocoa” has made three best friends in her monthly meetup group, where girls get together every month to quell their sweet tooths by meeting up at the cutest and trendiest new dessert cafes. Cocoa is in it for the sweets-really!-but she’s also harboring a few secrets: Not only does Cocoa have a crush on another one of the girls in the group, Opera, but she’s actually a guy named Satoshi […]

Posted July 16, 2025 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: The Rebellious Fae’s Guide To Family Rivalries by Ariana Jade

The Rebellious Fae’s Guide To Family Rivalries (Cozy Fae Guides) by Ariana Jade My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: Violet Springwater is one of those infuriating people who has it all. She’s got the looks, the brain, and her family is as close to fae nobility as one can be. They certainly have the riches, the feuds, and the patented superiority complex that comes with the territory. Violet’s biggest rival and main source of grief? Rowan Uphill. Just as beautiful, just as clever, and a little bit richer. When […]

Posted July 11, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: My Noisy Roommate by Kaho Ozaki

My Noisy Roommate (The Roof Over My Head Comes With Monsters and a Hottie #1) by Kaho Ozaki My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/m Blurb: Osuke’s excited about finally getting to live on his own, but on his first day in his new apartment, he finds himself kicked out onto the street! So, when a real estate agent appears out of nowhere offering him a beautiful, new place (with just a couple conditions), he jumps at the chance. But when he opens the door, a drop-dead gorgeous blond guy pops out! It […]

Posted July 9, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: The Coffee House Witch & The Grumpy Cat by Ariana Jade

The Coffee House Witch & The Grumpy Cat (The Cobblestone Coven #1) by Ariana Jade My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: Almost thirty, unemployed, and with a failed engagement. It seemed like all of witch Cassiopeia’s prayers to the goddess of fortune had gone totally unanswered. Down on her luck, Cassiopeia has no choice but to return to her grandmother’s coffee house where she grew up. The familiar neighbourhood brings back memories, both good and bad. While she tries to find her feet, she meets a grumpy cat with a secret […]

Posted June 27, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 6 Comments

Review: How to Have a Killer Time in D.C. by Sam Lumley

How to Have a Killer Time in D.C. (Oliver Popp’s Travel Guides to Murder #1) by Sam Lumley My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/m Blurb: A young, gay, autistic travel writer takes a head-spinning detour when murder and romance unbalance his well-planned life and career in this fun, quirky debut mystery . . . For twenty-four-year-old Oliver Popp, autism is just another fact of life. As long as Oliver sticks to a comfortable itinerary planned well in advance, he gets by just fine as a staff writer for Offbeat Traveler magazine. But […]

Posted June 18, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 6 Comments