Tag: urban fantasy

Review: Spell Hound by Lindsay Buroker

Review: Spell Hound by Lindsay Buroker

Spell Hound (A Witch in Wolf Wood #2) by Lindsay Buroker narrated by Vivienne Leheny My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Since Morgen Keller arrived in the small town of Bellrock, she’s learned that magic is real, fought battles with werewolves, and managed to turn the local witches into enemies. As an introverted database programmer, she’s not equipped to handle any of this. Fortunately, she has an ally: the fearsome werewolf Amar. Unfortunately, one of the witches branded him and can take control of him whenever she wishes. To have a […]

Posted November 15, 2023 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Mind Over Magic by Lindsay Buroker

Review: Mind Over Magic by Lindsay Buroker

Mind over Magic (A Witch in Wolf Wood #1) by Lindsay Buroker narrated by Vivienne Leheny My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: As a bookish, introverted database programmer, Morgen Keller never thought she was a candidate for a midlife crisis. That was before her husband divorced her, her boss let her go, and her grandmother died. Forty wasn’t supposed to look like this. When Morgen heads up to the small town of Bellrock, Washington, to settle the estate, she looks forward to taking a peaceful break from life and figuring out […]

Posted November 1, 2023 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 6 Comments

Review: Secret of the Sword II by Lindsay Buroker

Review: Secret of the Sword II by Lindsay Buroker

Secrets of the Sword II (Death Before Dragons #8) by Lindsay Buroker narrated by Vivienne Leheny My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: For ten years, I’ve been using a magical sword that I won in battle to ruthlessly slay enemies, break evil artifacts, and open stubborn pickle jars, but I don’t know much about it. That’s about to change. Thanks to the fact that I’m dating a powerful dragon, I can get a ride to the dwarven home world, and we’re going to research the sword’s roots. Not that I care […]

Posted October 21, 2023 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Secrets of the Sword I by Lindsay Buroker

Review: Secrets of the Sword I by Lindsay Buroker

Secrets of the Sword I (Death Before Dragons #7) by Lindsay Buroker narrated by Vivienne Leheny My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: After helping my steady dragon Zav with his family problems, I thought life would get back to normal. As normal as it can be when you’re a hit woman responsible for hunting down bad guys. That was before a strange artifact showed up in a bog and turned my ancient dwarven sword into a magical beacon. Now my enemies can sense it from hundreds of miles away. More than […]

Posted October 7, 2023 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 1 Comment

Review: Magic Dark, Magic Divine by A.J. Locke

Review: Magic Dark, Magic Divine by A.J. Locke

Magic Dark, Magic Divine (Warrior of the Divine Sword #1) by A.J. Locke narrated by Bianca Drew My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Falling asleep for almost 300 years was never part of Pennrae’s plan. Of course, when you’re a mercenary with magical abilities and defy a spellbinding prophecy…bad stuff happens. Now, magic is long gone from the world. So Penn works as a karate instructor, trying very hard to dodge her hot, flirty, and super annoying colleague, Callan. All is well until a Jigori – a nightmarish magic-eating monster – […]

Posted September 27, 2023 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 3 Comments

Review: Succulents and Spells by Andi C. Buchanan

Review: Succulents and Spells by Andi C. Buchanan

Succulents and Spells (Windflower #1) Andi C. Buchanan My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: FF Blurb: Laurel Windflower is a witch from a family of magic workers – but her own life is going nowhere. Living in the damp, sunless side of Aro Valley, she works in a café, unable to produce anything more powerful than the most basic herbal potions. Until, one winter morning, Marigold Nightfield knocks on her door. Marigold is a scientist, but she knows plenty about magic. There are strange things happening in her house, and her future […]

Posted September 23, 2023 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 0 Comments

Review: A Wreck of Witches by Nia Quinn

Review: A Wreck of Witches by Nia Quinn

A Wreck of Witches (Teeming Dark: Witches #1) by Nia Quinn narrated by Amy Hall My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Cosy Fantasy/ Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Blurb: Magic and mayhem and ghost dogs, oh my… I’m the plus-size witch who just wants to putter around my magical-plant nursery in peace, but nooo. The universe is conspiring against me, I swear. The newbie witch down the street just went missing—five minutes before she was gonna give me a ride to our book club. Something magical is stalking through my mundane neighborhood, attacking my neighbors, and I’ve got everybody and their […]

Posted September 7, 2023 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments