Category: Review

Review: Monster’s Mistake by Laura Greenwood

Monster’s Mistake (Blackthorn Academy for Supernaturals #16) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Academy Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Turning your fated mate into stone has to be the worst first kiss in history… Nati has always worried about what it would be like to date someone when she has snakes for hair and the ability to turn people into stone. But even then, the last person she intends to date is Meic with his cheesy chat-up lines and too much confidence. Meic has known that Nati is his fated mate since […]

Posted May 30, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Only Bad Options by Jennifer Estep

Only Bad Options (Galactic Bonds #1) by Jennifer Estep My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep blasts off with an exciting new science-fiction fantasy adventure with a dash of historical romance. This action-packed space opera features a mix of magic and technology, along with a soul mates and enemies-to-lovers story. Perfect for fans of Star Wars, Bridgerton, and Pride and Prejudice. A WOMAN WHO SEES EVERYTHING . . . Few people know the name Vesper Quill. To most folks, I’m just a lowly lab […]

Posted May 28, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 5 Comments

Review: A Brush With Magic by Flora Ahn

A Brush with Magic written by Flora Ahn narrated by Jennifer Sun Bell My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Middle Grade Blurb: A heartfelt, magical middle grade adventure—inspired by Korean folklore and set in modern-day Seoul—about sisterhood and belonging, perfect for fans of Kelly Yang and Janae Marks. What if an ancient ink brush, oceans away in Korea, could unlock long-buried family secrets? It’s finally summer break, and twelve-year-old Yumi is headed to Korea with her older sister, Minji, for the very first time. She can’t wait to explore the city of Seoul together—but Minji has other […]

Posted May 26, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 3 Comments

Review: Rite of Blood and Vows by Laura Greenwood

Rite of Blood and Vows (House of Blood and Roses #5) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: With their wedding around the corner, Beatrice and Lincoln have a lot at stake. Secrets are amassing between the members of the royal family Beatrice is about to join, and she’s supposed to keep them all along with those belonging to her own family. And with the stakes higher than ever, and her brother at odds with Lincoln at every turn, she’s in a more precarious situation than she cares to […]

Posted May 23, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: The Little Lost Library by Ellery Adams

The Little Lost Library (Secret, Book, & Scone Society #7) written by Ellery Adams narrated by Cris Dukehart My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Big clues come in small packages as Miracle Books owner Nora Pennington and the Secret, Book, and Scone Society attempt to solve a series of murders connected to a bibliophile’s missing books in the latest cozy mystery from New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams . . . When an elderly Miracle Springs resident, Lucille Wynter, arranges for Nora to deliver an order of books to her […]

Posted May 21, 2025 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 3 Comments

Review: The Potion Dealers by Lidiya Foxglove

The Potion Dealers (The Potion Dealers #1) by Lidiya Foxglove My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Alfred Bravider is the heir to a powerful family of potion dealers. His passion for magical history has helped him talk his way into the cottages, lairs, and penthouse apartments of sorcerers who usually shun visitors—only to lose clients because they don’t want to work for his greedy, bureaucratic father. But Alfred’s position has always been in doubt since he was bllnded as an infant by an unfortunate curse. No matter—Alfred’s father has finally found […]

Posted May 19, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Winning Back Persephone by Laura Greenwood

Winning Back Persephone (Jinx Paranormal Dating Agency #9) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Mythology Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: What happens when Hades and Persephone have broken up? Persephone will do anything she can to convince herself that ending things with Hades was the right choice, even if she knows deep down that she wants him back. Hades has been convinced to move on, even if he’s still deeply in love with his wife. But when a matchmaking mix-up results in the two of them on a date together, they start to […]

Posted May 16, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Mythology, Review, Romance / 3 Comments