Month: October 2010

Matched by Ally Condie

This is another of the Penguin teen advance reader books I had to read. And I loved it! It’s set in the future. Our main character is Cassia. We first meet Cassia on her way to her Match Banquet. In this future society, everyone is matched sometime during their 17th year. They get to wear […]

Posted October 28, 2010 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

Herself by Leslie Carroll

This was my latest chick lit book. It took longer because of course I’m trying to get through the Gateway nominees pretty quickly. Other than I didn’t necessarily connect with the main character Tessa Craig because of her age and job, I love what she did. When her politician boyfriend basically ends their relationship, she […]

Posted October 28, 2010 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

Gateway 13: hold still by Nina LaCour

I know, I’ve been so busy it’s been a way long time since I’ve blogged. And in that time I have 3 books to blog about. Here is number 1. As you can see it was on the Gateway nominee list. And while it was a good book, all I can say is WOW! These […]

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Gateway 11: The Morgue and Me by John C. Ford

This book was okay. The story was somewhat interesting. Obviously anyone who is interested in mysteries and detective stories will enjoy it. And I wanted to really like it for that reason alone. But all in all, it was kind of eh. I rated it lower because I didn’t feel it was probably going to […]

Posted October 11, 2010 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

Gateway 10: Hate List by Jennifer Brown

This was a really good book. It really hit hard on the school shooting topic. It also focused in on the bullying issue. The main thing that I really liked about this book, is how it takes place from the point of view of the shooter’s girlfriend. The person who actually started the “hate list”. […]

Posted October 11, 2010 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

Gateway 9: Liar by Justine Larbalestier

All I can say about this book is WOW! It started out as what seemed to be a total realistic fiction type YA novel. Our main character Micah, is a liar, hence the title. She lied when she came to her new school, or just let a misconception spread without correcting it. And when that […]

Posted October 2, 2010 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

Mini-Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella/Nook Review

This blog will serve as two reviews. Since I read Mini-Shopaholic while I was borrowing a Nook from the bookstore, I will review both at once. Our main character Becky is back. This time she has a two year old daughter named Minnie, who seems to be a terror. She’s gotten them kicked out of […]

Posted October 2, 2010 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments