Tag: Neurodivergent

Review: Custards & Crowns by Laura Greenwood

Custards & Crowns (Falhaven Castle #2) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Love is in the air for Princess Evie, but is she brave enough to face it? Now that her best friend has returned to Falhaven Castle, Evie wants nothing more than to spend all her time in the kitchen. But royal duties don’t stop just because she wants them to, and with her older sister sick, it’s up to Evie to take up her position. With her feelings for Nate growing with each passing day, […]

Posted March 27, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Ancient Trust by Celia Lake

Ancient Trust (Mysterious Charm #0.5) by Celia Lake My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Historical Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: no romance in this story Blurb: Ancient Trust is a standalone novella extra of 40,000 words. Geoffrey Carillon has spent much of his life both before and after the Great War travelling the world. In February of 1922, his older brother’s sudden and unexpected death calls him back to Albion to take up his ancestral obligations to the land magic. Naturally, Carillon relies heavily on his loyal and exceedingly competent valet, Benton. Carillon discovers that much has changed in […]

Posted March 4, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review / 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

Lola’s Ramblings: Top 9 Books with Neurodivergent Characters of 2025

For today’s post I want to share my favorite books of 2025 with neurodivergent characters. I included books that include a main or important side character that are neurodivergent. And I actually have quite the variety of neurodivergence in this post, which was fun to see how many different types of neurodivergent characters I read about this year. I am linking this one up with Books of My Heart their top ten list posts. My Top 9 Books with Neurodivergent Characters of 2025 Storm and Sea by Tereza Kane One of the main characters in this book is dyslexic and […]

Posted December 30, 2025 by Lola in Lola's Ramblings / 10 Comments

Review: Princesses & Pastries by Laura Greenwood

Princesses & Pastries (Falhaven Castle #1) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A returning baker means that Princess Evie can spend even more time making pastries. Princess Evie loves nothing more than to head down to the castle’s kitchens to bake alongside her miniature dragon, and now she’s trying to perfect a complicated pastry. When her best friend returns after five years away from Falhaven Castle, Evie realises she might have the answer to her baking problems. But after being apart for so long, things have changed […]

Posted December 19, 2025 by Lola in Sunday Post / 4 Comments

Review: Not a Free Ion by Elinor Wilder

Not A Free Ion (Claw Ridge Wildland Shifter Firefighters #0.5) by Elinor Wilder My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romanse Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: She’s a brilliant research biologist whose mind sees patterns in fire-adapted ecosystems. She has never fit anywhere after she lost her person but never stopped searching. He’s a federal K9 search-and-rescue specialist with alpha wolf in his blood and a German Shepherd K9 partner. Without a pack, without a permanent address, and without the most important shifter sense of scent. She never stopped loving him. He never stopped wearing the soft jacket […]

Posted December 3, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 2 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