Tag: LGBTQ

Review: Knot Playing Fair: Book One by Ember Blaze

Knot Playing Fair: Book One (Knot Playing Fair #1) by Ember Blaze My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Omegaverse Age Category: Adult Type of romance: Polyamory Blurb: My husband demanded an open marriage. Now he’s angry that I’m dating a pack of hot guys, like somehow the rules are supposed to be different for me? I can’t divorce him. We’re business partners in St. Louis’ hottest new Michelin star restaurant, and the place is mortgaged to the hilt. Still, the unfairness of it all is grinding me down day by day. The only bright spot is the new men I’ve met. […]

Posted August 13, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: The Sea Spirit Festival by Claudie Arseneault

The Sea Spirit Festival (The Chronicles of Nerezia #3) by Claudie Arseneault My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: no romance Blurb: Fate and friendship brought Horace, Rumi, Keza, and Aliyah together in Rumi’s sentient self-propelling wagon. They seek the forest haunting Aliyah’s dream, hoping for answers about the elf’s past and unique abilities—but first, they need to traverse a world haunted by Fragments, dangerous shards that can possess travellers. Their journey has brought them to Alleaze, a coastal city from which they hope to book passage across the ocean. But Alleaze’s regular life […]

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

Review: Starlight and Space Between by Alicia Haberski

Starlight and Space Between (Nova Moss Chronicles #2) by Alicia Haberski My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Scifi Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: A dark, frozen world. An old secret. A misbehaving meteorite. Life among the stars can change in an instant. In the second installment of this cozy f/f space opera, Cori and Aster find themselves at a crossroads unlike anything they’ve faced before. Five years after the events of Where Starlight Burns, doctor Cori Nova and botanist Aster Moss are enjoying married life on the beautiful Centauride Station. Cori has an exciting venture on the […]

Posted July 30, 2025 by Lola in Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 1 Comment

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 And Her Irresistible Rival (Fae On A Budget) 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. […]

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