Tag: Young Adult

Review: Autumn Tales From Cozy Vales

Autumn Tales From Cozy Vales (Cozy Vales Collection #4) by L.A. Scott, Phillip Sanderson, Rebecca Buchanan, Bonnie Axton, G Clatworthy, K M Jackways, Selina J. Eckert, Kit Muse, ML Dunker, Mary Stephenson Su and Melissa Gunn My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: from Young Adult to Adult Type of romance: m/f and m/m romances depending on the story Blurb: A delightful collection of cozy fantasy stories set in the coziest of worlds! Return to the queendom of Cozy Vales, where autumn is in full swing! This collection features tales set during the Harvest of Hope holiday. Held […]

Posted December 29, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 0 Comments

Review: Extraordinary Quests for Amateur Witches by Kayla Cottingham

Extraordinary Quests for Amateur Witches by Kayla Cottingham My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: m/m Blurb: After accidentally cursing his ex-boyfriend, a reluctant hero must complete a dangerous quest to undo his spell . . . all while falling for a brooding new crewmate with dark secrets. Kieran has never had much luck in love or magic. Other than being freed from a family curse that would have killed him and doomed his twin sister, life isn’t going his way. So, after getting put on notice by his boyfriend and accidentally […]

Posted December 10, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 5 Comments

Review: Donut Summer by Anita Kelly

Donut Summer by Anita Kelly My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: nb/f Blurb: Anita Kelly delivers their YA debut—a sweet and satisfying queer romance about two teens who fall for each other while trying to save the local donut shop where they’re working for the summer. “Relaxing” and “getting a tan” may be on most teens’ summer to-do lists, but for chronically freckled and deeply anxious Penny Dexter? Not a chance. Socking money away for college? Of course. Babysitting her siblings? Sure. Becoming a climate scientist and saving the world? She wishes. […]

Posted October 6, 2025 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Chase the Dark by Annette Marie

Chase the Dark (Steel & Stone #1) written by Annette Marie narrated by Melissa Moran and Tim Paige My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy/ Post-Apocalyptic Urban Fantasy Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Piper Griffiths wants one thing in life: to become a Consul, a keeper of the peace between humans and daemons. There are three obstacles in her way. The first is Lyre. Incubus. Hotter than hell and with a wicked streak to match. His greatest mission in life is to annoy the crap out of her, but he isn’t as harmless as he seems. […]

Posted September 1, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Post-apocalyptic, Review / 6 Comments

Review: Goat Magic by Kate Wheeler

Goat Magic by Kate Wheeler My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: Destinies collide when a village goat herder meets the palace princess in Goat Magic! Trill, a spirited goat herder with a unique ability to communicate with her flock, yearns for a life beyond mountain pastures. Her “goat magic” feels common compared to the sorcery taught in the city’s prestigious magic schools, which are off-limits to her. Meanwhile, Princess Alya, known as the “Ordinary Princess” and heir to the kingdom of Capeya, doubts her own royal potential. Their worlds collide when […]

Posted August 20, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: The Blood Curse by Annette Marie

The Blood Curse (Spell Weaver #3) written by Annette Marie narrated by Melissa Moran and Tim Paige My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy/ Post-apocalyptic Urban Fantasy Age Category: Young Adult/ New Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Clio thought she was helping her brother save their kingdom. Instead, she set off a chain of events that will lead to its downfall—and the ruin of all magic. She must find Bastian and take the shadow weave back before he unleashes it, but the mere thought of confronting him after learning about his lies and betrayals is unbearable. Actually defeating him […]

Posted July 21, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: The Shadow Weave by Annette Marie

The Shadow Weave (Spell Weaver #2) written by Annette Marie narrated by Melissa Moran and Tim Paige My Rating: Genre: Urban Fantasy/ Post-apocalyptic Urban Fantasy Age Category: Young Adult/ New Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: When Clio conned her way into the Underworld, her job was to steal magic that could protect her homeland. Instead, she escaped with the rebellious son of a notorious spell weaver family. And in the process, she exposed his most calamitous spell. Now she and Lyre are in a race to recover his spell before his family catches up to them. Their only hope […]

Posted June 2, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments