Tag: Young Adult

Review: Immortal Fire by Annette Marie

Immortal Fire (Red Winter Trilogy #3) by Annette Marie narrated by Emily Woo Zeller My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Once, Emi believed the heavenly gods were righteous and wise, while the earthly yokai spirits were bloodthirsty and evil. But with a traitorous deity poised to destroy her world, and the yokai standing as humanity’s only defense, the lies of her upbringing have toppled to reveal a far more terrifying reality. Despite the looming threat, Emi can’t escape her greatest distraction: Shiro, the fox yokai who has so deftly […]

Posted September 13, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore

Between the Sea and Sky Jaclyn Dolamore My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: It’s hard being a bookish mermaid when there are no books under the sea. But as a girl, Esmerine spent her days on the shore with a scholarly winged boy named Alander, even though transforming her tail to legs caused her great pain. But many years have passed since Alan went off to school. Esmerine has now taken on a great honor–becoming a siren who watches over the waters. Esmerine’s sister Dosia was the only person who […]

Posted September 6, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: Summer Tales From Cozy Vales

Summer Tales From Cozy Vales (A Cozy Fantasy Collection #2) by L.A. Scott, G. Clatworthy, Bonnie Axton, Cassandra Stirling, Rebecca Buchanan, Miranda Herald, Phillip Sanderson and Elle Steward My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: varries from story, but most are Young Adult or Adult Type of romance: not all stories have romance, but those that do are m/f Blurb: A delightful collection of cozy fantasy stories set in the coziest of worlds! Grab your picnic basket and favorite cold beverage because the latest offering from the Cozy Vales scribes has hours of summer reading waiting for you! […]

Posted August 30, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Dark Tempest by Annette Marie

Dark Tempest (Red Winter Trilogy #2) by Annette Marie My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy/ Mythology/ Paranormal Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Emi has dedicated her life to becoming the perfect vessel for the goddess Amaterasu, but the insidious betrayal of another deity has changed everything. Now Amaterasu has charged Emi with an urgent mission: to find and free the earthly gods before mankind is brought to its knees beneath divine tyranny. At her side is Shiro, the mysterious fox spirit. When she first saved his life, she could never have imagined that behind his […]

Posted August 26, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Mythology, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: Red Winter by Annette Marie

Red Winter (Red Winter Trilogy #1) by Annette Marie narrated by Emily Woo Zeller My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy/ Mythology/ Paranormal Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Emi has spent her entire life hiding from the creatures that hunt her. The savage earth spirits are determined to kill her before she can become the living host of a goddess, so she stays hidden–until the day she saves the life of one of her hunters. Shiro isn’t the harmless fox spirit she thought he was. He’s mysterious, cunning, unpredictable … and now hers to command. He’s […]

Posted August 19, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Mythology, Review, Romance / 8 Comments

Review: Navigating With You by Jeremy Whitley

Navigating With You by Jeremy Whitley illustrated by Cassio Ribeiro My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: A charming POC-led WLW romance where two new friends hit the road in search of the missing volumes of their favorite manga. Neesha Sparks is a disabled, vocal community activist with a passion for costume design. Gabby Graciana is an optimistic surfer – and, like Neesha, a new kid at school. When the two girls discover that they like the same manga series, Navigator Nozomi, they become more than just fellow new kids. But […]

Posted August 14, 2024 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce

Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: When it comes to romance, sometimes it doesn’t hurt to play games. A fun YA romcom full of fake dating hijinks! Musical lover Riley has big aspirations to become a director on Broadway. Crucial to this plan is to bring back her high school’s spring musical, but when Riley takes her mom’s car without permission, she’s grounded and stuck with the worst punishment: spending her after-school hours working at her dad’s game shop. Riley can’t waste her time […]

Posted July 26, 2024 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments