Review: The Cherry Dryad’s Blossom by Laura Greenwood and Ariana Jade

The Cherry Dryad’s Blossom (Purple Oak Oasis #4) by Laura Greenwood and Ariana Jade My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A meet-cute under a cherry blossom tree leads a dryad and a tea witch to love. When dryad Lila comes face-to-face with a cherry blossom tree for the first time in years, she finally feels as if she might have found the place she can call home and reconnect with her magic. Tea witch Grey has been waiting for the sakuras to bloom, and now that he’s met a gorgeous […]

Posted November 14, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Thaumaturgic Tapas by Tao Wong

Thaumaturgic Tapas (Hidden Dishes #3) by Tao Wong narrated by Emily Woo Zeller My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: no romance Blurb: With Magic Comes Mayhem For the Nameless Restaurant, once a discreet hole-in-the-wall meant for a cast of supernatural regulars, the increasing levels of background magic has brought with it that most dreadful of locusts—new customers. The staff of the Nameless Restaurant are finding the influx of new customers—both mortal and magical—to be a challenge. They’re reaching a breaking point, and something has to give. The only question is, will it be […]

Posted November 12, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: No Cats Allowed by Miranda James

No Cats Allowed (Cat in the Stacks #7) written by Miranda James narrated by Erin Bennett My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Springtime in Mississippi is abloom with beauty, but the library’s employees are too busy worrying to stop and smell the flowers. The new library director, Oscar Reilly, is a brash, unfriendly Yankee who’s on a mission to cut costs – and his first targets are the archive and the rare book collection. As annoying as a long-overdue book, Reilly quickly raises the hackles of everyone on staff, including Charlie’s […]

Posted November 10, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 0 Comments

Sunday Post #673

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog. What happened this week? I went to have lunch with my sibling on Tuesday and we had a good time catching up and eating some good food. I was quite tired after that and it was nice to have some calmer days after that. We also got a few small things around […]

Posted November 9, 2025 by Lola in Sunday Post / 10 Comments

Review: The Coffee House Witch & The Hangover Potion by Ariana Jade

The Coffee House Witch & The Hangover Potion (The Cobblestone Coven #2) by Ariana Jade My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: Return to the witchy Cobblestones where Cassiopeia’s next challenge awaits. This time, she’s making hangover potions for the seniors of the neighbourhood who are living much wilder lives than her. Since her magic is still playing up, she has to recruit her childhood friend Faye and the grumpy cat Balthazar for help. Can she keep the headaches to a minimum or is it an impossible challenge? **** The Coffee House […]

Posted November 7, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Twinkling Tree Trouble by Iris March

Twinkling Tree Trouble (Succulent Sleuth Series #)) by Iris March My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A truckload of Christmas trees. Mysterious string lights. A most festive secret. It’s the holiday season, and Molly Green, the manager of Patty’s Plant Place, is busy selling fragrant firs, teaching holiday crafting workshops, and eating all the holiday desserts. But when mysterious string lights appear on Christmas trees for sale at the garden center, she can’t help but wonder who snuck through the fence to create such festive mischief. With the help of her […]

Posted November 5, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Wanted Brooding Man Tragic Past by Lidiya Foxglove

Wanted: Brooding Man, Tragic Past by Lidiya Foxglove My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Una has one dream: to fall in love with a tall, dark, and handsome man worthy of her favorite gothic novels. With the war over, men are in short supply, but a mysterious limp, a haunted gaze, and a tragic back story are pluses in her book, so the perfect husband must exist. Then why does she keep thinking so much about Varrie Lumanar, once the best employee at Beldar’s Books? With his overenthusiastic smile, bright […]

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