Month: March 2011

The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan

I was eagerly awaiting this 3rd book in the Forest of Hands and Teeth series by Carrie Ryan, and it didn’t disappoint. The story goes to Annah, who is Gabry’s twin sister that she was separated from when they were little girls. Annah is waiting for Elias to come back from joining the Recruiters. Annah […]

Posted March 29, 2011 by Lisa Mandina in / 1 Comment

The Hazards of Working at a Bookstore Vol. 1.8

Saw several books on Tuesday night that I would be interested in reading. Even actually saw one in the young readers that sounded pretty good. First is Timeless by Alexandra Monir. Our main character is named Michele Windsor, who is from a famous blue blood family. She discovers her great-great-grandmother’s diary, and as she reads […]

Posted March 24, 2011 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

Cryer’s Cross by Lisa McMann

After reading the Wake trilogy by Lisa McMann, I was eager to read more books by her. And this book did not let me down. Our main character is Kendall, she is a senior in a small town. Kendall has OCD. She has to arrange the classroom every morning, the desks, the curtains, the markers […]

Posted March 22, 2011 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

The Unspoken by Thomas Fahy

In my goal to read 5 books this week, which I barely made by the book I finished today, this was one I chose because I figured it would be a quick read. But now I’m behind on blogging! So here goes! As I read through the other reviews of this on Goodreads after I […]

Posted March 20, 2011 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

Ill Wind by Kevin J. Anderson and Doug Beason

Well, I feel like this is the first adult fiction I’ve read in a long time. Wait though, I really don’t like using the term “adult fiction”. In my mind it brings up the idea of an “adult bookstore” with it’s XXX signs and showing an ID to get in. So maybe, just to help […]

Posted March 16, 2011 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments