Tag: Young Adult

Review: Midnight & Mince Pies by Laura Greenwood

Midnight & Mince Pies (Falhaven Castle #0.1) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: When the clock strikes midnight, Evie has to return to the ball… Princess Evie would love nothing more than to bake the Yuletide away, making sweet treats with her best friend Nate in the castle’s kitchens. Unfortunately for her, royal duties call, no matter how much she wants to avoid them. When her sister helps her escape from the masquerade ball, she heads straight to the kitchen, but she needs to be back before […]

Posted February 6, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: Scythe Grove Academy by Laura Greenwood

Scythe Grove Academy (Scythe Grove Academy #1-3) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy/ Academy/ Paranormal Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Syxe has seen ghosts her entire life, but it’s only when she learns she’s a reaper that it all starts to make sense. Most students at Scythe Grove Academy are worrying about their studies, not the cults they grew up in, but for Syxe, that’s her reality. With her past a mystery and her powers as a reaper completely undeveloped, there’s lots for Syxe still to learn. If you like heroines […]

Posted January 30, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

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 / 6 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