Review: Not a Free Ion by Elinor Wilder

Not A Free Ion (Claw Ridge Wildland Shifter Firefighters #0.5) by Elinor Wilder My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romanse Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: She’s a brilliant research biologist whose mind sees patterns in fire-adapted ecosystems. She has never fit anywhere after she lost her person but never stopped searching. He’s a federal K9 search-and-rescue specialist with alpha wolf in his blood and a German Shepherd K9 partner. Without a pack, without a permanent address, and without the most important shifter sense of scent. She never stopped loving him. He never stopped wearing the soft jacket […]

Posted December 3, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 0 Comments

Review: Contracts & Cats by Toni Binns

Contracts & Cats (Magical Emporium of Wares #1) by Toni Binns My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: New Adult Blurb: Welcome to the Magical Emporium of Wares, a bookshop that appears only to those who need to find it. When Sable answers a too-good-to-be-true job posting—cozy bookshop, perfect espresso machine, adorable black cat, and an apartment upstairs—she thought she’d finally caught a break from her crushing student loans. But the ink on the deal is barely dry when Sable realizes that the contract is very literal. She cannot leave. Also, her new feline companion talks, the bookstore […]

Posted December 1, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 1 Comment

Sunday Post #676

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? This week was again a struggle with lots of gloomy days and low energy and low mood due to it. We did have two sunnier days which was lovely and I felt a lot better those days. I’ve also taken to using my daylight lamp a bit later […]

Posted November 30, 2025 by Lola in Sunday Post / 6 Comments

Review: The Hellhound Growl by Ariana Jade

The Hellhound Growl (The Griffin Sanctuary #8) by Ariana Jade My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Fantasy Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: A new variety of hellhound has landed in the Griffin Sanctuary and it’s causing trouble with the other animals and starting fires. Charlotte and the team of experts will have to try every trick in the book to look after this strange hellhound while making sure the entire sanctuary doesn’t go up in flames. **** The Hellhound Growl is book 8 in the modern fantasy Griffin Sanctuary series. It is packed full of adventure, […]

Posted November 28, 2025 by Lola in Contemporary, Fantasy, Review / 1 Comment

Review: One Sharp Stitch by Allie Pleiter

One Sharp Stitch (Nimble Needle #1) written by Allie Pleiter narrated by Carrie Coello My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: It’s only temporary. That’s what Shelby Phillips tells herself when she returns to excruciatingly harmless Gwen Lake after her graphic arts career—and the office romance blooming with it—get tossed like rejected design mockups. Her plan is as simple and fool-proof as a tent stitch: manage the family needlepoint shop during her parents’ RV vacation. It’s just a month. It’s not as if they’re retiring . . . right? When Shelby becomes […]

Posted November 26, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Cursed Cocktails by S.L. Rowland

Cursed Cocktails (Tales of Aedrea #1) written by S.L. Rowland narrated by Eric Jason Martin My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/m Blurb: When life gives you lemons, squeeze them into a stiff drink and stir. After twenty years defending the frozen north against some of the most dangerous threats in the nine kingdoms, Rhoren “Bloodbane” has finally earned his retirement. While the blood mage’s service to the realm may have ended, burning veins and aching joints remain, and Rhoren soon learns that a warmer climate offers relief from his chronic pain. And […]

Posted November 24, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments

Sunday Post #675

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? This week was a bit of a struggle. We had some very dark and gloomy days and my energy levels and mood were quite low for some days. It’s hard to deal with the low energy levels when the days get shorter and darker and even my daylight […]

Posted November 23, 2025 by Lola in Sunday Post / 10 Comments