Review: Spikes, Dice and Other Variables by Harper Kinsley

Spikes, Dice and Other Variables by Harper Kinsley My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Life is over for Riley McMahon. Well, it isn’t really, but when you’re the star setter of the volleyball team and on the brink of academic ineligibility, the actual End of Everything™ feels closer than you think. Terrified of failing math and losing her spot on the team, she’s desperate to do anything to save her grades. So when she finds out about the gaming club run by Simon, the smart kid in her math class, […]

Posted September 16, 2026 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 0 Comments

Review: Cat Me If You Can by Miranda James

Cat Me If You Can (Cat in the Stacks #13) written by Miranda James narrated by Erin Bennett My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Charlie and Diesel, along with Charlie’s fiancee, Helen Louise Brady, are heading to Asheville, North Carolina, to spend a week at a boutique hotel and participate in a gathering of a mystery reader’s club composed of patrons of the Athena Public Library. In addition to seeing the local sights, the members will take turns giving talks on their favorite authors. The always spry Ducote sisters, friends of […]

Posted September 14, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 6 Comments

Sunday Post #717

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 mentioned last Sunday that we thought we might have a mouse in the house, so we confirmed that later that day as we found droppings. Since then we’ve been figuring out where it got in, what to do about it and then buy the things we need. […]

Posted September 13, 2026 by Lola in Sunday Post / 14 Comments

Review: The Coffee House Witch & The First Date by Ariana Jade

The Coffee House Witch & The First Date (The Cobblestone Coven #5) by Ariana Jade My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: For the first time in a while, things are looking up for witch Cassie. She’s got an almost-girlfriend and an almost-familiar, and there’s a new deity that’s trying to get her attention too. Everything might actually be going too well because now Cassie has to figure out how to balance her love life, family, and magic while also tending to the whims of a cat. **** The Coffee House Witch […]

Posted September 11, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Magician’s Hoard by Celia Lake

Magician’s Hoard (Mysterious Charm #3) by Celia Lake My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Historical Cozy Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Enjoy this kind and gentle 1920s historical fantasy romance series set in the magical community of Great Britain. Pross has a simple research question. A widow raising her daughter on her own, Pross has begun taking on research projects as well as running the village bookstore. When she visits the Research Society in London for a consulation, it is nothing like she remembers. Books and materials are hidden away, and nearly everyone is dismissive. Ibis […]

Posted September 9, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Succulents and Spells by Andi R. Christopher

Succulents and Spells (Windflower #1) Andi R. Christopher My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: Previously published as Succulents and Spells by Andi C. Buchanan Laurel Windflower is a witch from a family of magic workers – but her own life is going nowhere. Living in the damp, sunless side of Aro Valley, she works in a café, unable to produce anything more powerful than the most basic herbal potions. Until, one winter morning, Marigold Nightfield knocks on her door. Marigold is a scientist, but she knows plenty about magic. There […]

Posted September 7, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments

Sunday Post #716

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 weird one. I felt mentally okay mostly, but this diminished the further in the week we got. There were so many little things that just didn’t go quite right. Then I got a nasty bad headache and muscle pain that lasted […]

Posted September 6, 2026 by Lola in Sunday Post / 10 Comments