Month: June 2011

The Hazards of Working at a Bookstore Vol. 3.0

The Hazards of Working at a Bo..

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

I see all the Waiting on Wednesday posts of the people I follow and realize that at some point I need to get back to doing that one. Not sure what I’m waiting on though, that I haven’t already talked about at some time in the past. Maybe next week I can come up with […]

The Hazards of Working at a Bookstore Vol. 2.9

The Hazards of Working at a Bo..

Posted June 27, 2011 by Lisa Mandina in / 2 Comments

Only two books this time. Even though I’ve worked 2 different times since my last post, the 2nd time I worked I was at the cash register the whole time, so only saw what other customers brought up, and nothing new was brought up. Okay, here are the two I saw that I think I’d […]

Misfit by Jon Skovron

Misfit by Jon Skovron

Posted June 26, 2011 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

This is another egalley I received from Abrams Publishing on Netgalley.com. This book will not be published till August 1st, but it will be on my staff recommendations as soon as it is. The main character is Jael. Jael has never really fit in at any school, but she’s moved all her life, almost every […]

Book Blogger Hop #7 and Follow Friday #4

Book Blogger Hop #7 and Follow..

Posted June 24, 2011 by Lisa Mandina in Uncategorized / 11 Comments

In the spirit of Twitter Follow Friday, the Book Blogger Hop is a place sponsored by Crazy for Books for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word. This week’s question is: “When did you realize reading was your passion and a truly important part of your life?” That […]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly H..

Posted June 21, 2011 by Lisa Mandina in Uncategorized / 1 Comment

No, this isn’t the first time I’ve read this, but when movies are getting ready to come out, I like to read the book again right before. This usually means I’m going to be either irritated or disappointed when I watch the movie, but not always. I actually just watched the first movie that goes […]

Book Blogger Hop #6 and Follow Friday #3

Book Blogger Hop #6 and Follow..

Posted June 17, 2011 by Lisa Mandina in / 12 Comments

Okay, joining in to Book Blogger Hop by Crazy for Books. This week’s question is: How many books are currently in your To-Be-Read (TBR) pile? Wow, I don’t know the exact number. About a year and a half ago I did actually go through and count, and it was over 300 at that time. Now, […]

The Hazards of Working at a Bookstore Vol. 2.8

The Hazards of Working at a Bo..

Posted June 17, 2011 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

It feels like forever since I’ve blogged! But it’s really only been 2 days. Silly me. Part of the reason is that I started re-reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to get ready for the movie, and so I haven’t finished any new books to blog about in a few days. Plus, the egalley […]

The Poisoned House by Michael Ford

The Poisoned House by Michael ..

Posted June 14, 2011 by Lisa Mandina in / 1 Comment

Yet another egalley from Netgalley. This book is supposed to be published in September, so I’m getting to preview it a bit early. I do enjoy a good historical fiction, and this one did not disappoint. At first my brain kept wanting to think of the main character, Abigail Tamper, as if she was a […]

2011 Debut Author Challenge 11:  Those That Wake by Jesse Karp

2011 Debut Author Challenge 11..

Posted June 13, 2011 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

This is another egalley I got from Netgalley.com. It took me awhile to get into it. Which is kind of weird, because I had picked it as one of the books I would read for the Debut Author Challenge that I’m participating in. And really, let me say, I do really, really, really love the […]

Ruined by Paula Morris

Ruined by Paula Morris

Posted June 12, 2011 by Lisa Mandina in / 2 Comments

This is a book I got as a strip cover at the bookstore, and I’m not sure why it was sent back. It was really good! I thought it was anyway. The main character is Rebecca. She has to go live with her aunt in New Orleans when her dad has to travel to China […]