Month: August 2013

A to Z Bookish Survey

I was needing something to post, and saw this idea on Eveline’s Books, originally from The Perpetual Pageturner.  If you think it is fun, join in!  Hope you enjoy learning more about me from my answers. Author you’ve read the most books by:  According to Goodreads it is Carolyn Keene, the author of the Nancy […]

Posted August 10, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 12 Comments

Happy 4th Blogoversary to Me!!

I’m so excited to share my 4th Blogoversary with all my followers, old and new!  It’s been a great year, met a lot more authors at the Romantic Times Convention that took place in my hometown of Kansas City this past May.  Finally figured out how to use Edelweiss and I got some cool e-galleys […]

Posted August 9, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 68 Comments

The Dark Between by Sonia Gensler

First thanks to Edelweiss and Knopf Books for Young Readers for allowing me to read an e-galley of this book.  I’m glad to see more ghost stories these days, or at least it seems like there is more.  Although while this is a ghost story, and that is a main theme throughout the story, it […]

Posted August 9, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 4 Comments

Teaser Tuesday – August 6th, 2013

I’ve been crazy busy with my first real week at my new job, well with meetings and such, and my review isn’t ready yet since I just started my newest book, so today to meet my every day post will be another Teaser Tuesday.  Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be […]

Posted August 6, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

Project Cain by Geoffrey Girard

Thanks to Edelweiss and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers for allowing me to read an e-galley of this book in June 2013.  I loved the idea of reading a book about boys who were genetically designed in a lab to be the clones of serial killers.  While I wasn’t quite sure what the […]

Posted August 3, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 2 Comments

Feature and Follow #10 2013

Feature and Follow Friday is sponsored by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read.  The purpose of this event is to learn about the two featured bloggers each week, as well as to increase your own blog following by joining in on the fun! This week’s question/activity is: How do you handle a book you don’t like? Do you DNF […]

Posted August 2, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 8 Comments