Month: September 2013

The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle #2) by Maggie Stiefvater

The Dream Thieves (The Raven C..

Posted September 19, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 8 Comments

Wow, just almost don’t know how to start this review.  Once again I really loved a book by this author.  It was the one book that I really wish I’d had the money to go to BEA last summer just to get.  But I didn’t.  And so I spent all summer entering every contest I […]

3rd Time is the Charm

3rd Time is the Charm

Posted September 18, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 4 Comments

So I still have 100 pages left to read of my ARC of The Dream Thieves, so I’m not going to be ready to write the review till tomorrow.  Now normally I can get through 100 pages really quickly, but even the fact that Maggie Stiefvater’s writing hooks me and doesn’t want to let me go […]

It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading? (4)

It’s Monday! What Are Y..

Posted September 16, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 6 Comments

Once again I find myself with a day that I’m not ready to post a review, so I’ll be joining in to this meme that is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.  For this we are supposed to spotlight the books we are reading, planning on reading, or just finished reading.  So here is my plan […]

Stacking the Shelves September 15th, 2013

Stacking the Shelves September..

Posted September 15, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in Stacking the Shelves / 6 Comments

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews.  It is a way for us to share the new books we have collected.  This week was a smaller haul, but that’s okay as I’ve said before it’s not like I’m hurting for things to read at the moment, or probably ever will be.   Purchased for others: […]

The Iron King (The Iron Fey #1) by Julie Kagaway

The Iron King (The Iron Fey #1..

Posted September 14, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 22 Comments

Once again I must ask myself why I waited so long to read this book!  Kagawa’s writing is the kind I really like.  It draws me in and makes it hard for me to put the book down.  This is a much different story than the Blood of Eden series, obviously as this one is about […]

The Friday 56 #2

The Friday 56 #2

Posted September 13, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 8 Comments

I am never good at picking out what actors should play characters in books, so once again I’m going to pass on Feature and Follow this week, and participate in The Friday 56, sponsored by Freda’s Voice.  Here is what you do: Rules:*Grab a book, any book.*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader *Find any […]

The Elite (The Selection #2) by Kiera Cass

The Elite (The Selection #2) b..

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

I finally got to read the first book in this series, The Selection, back in May, around the time I got to meet the author.  And as I expected, I fell in love with it.  I’d heard some bad things about the sequel, and while one of them I can see why people said it, […]

My Own Mr. Darcy Book Blast

My Own Mr. Darcy Book Blast

Posted September 11, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 0 Comments

My Own Mr. Darcy After being dragged to the 2005 movie Pride and Prejudice by her mother, sixteen-year-old Elizabeth’s life changes when Matthew Macfadyen’s Mr. Darcy appears on the screen. Lizzie falls hard and makes a promise to herself that she will settle for nothing less than her own Mr. Darcy. This ill-advised pledge threatens […]

2013 Debut Authors Bash:  A Few Words from A.G. Howard and a Giveaway

2013 Debut Authors Bash: A Fe..

Posted September 10, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 27 Comments

Dear Followers, I was so excited that I got picked to host someone who I feel had the best debut novel of 2013, A.G. Howard.  You can read my review of the first book in her series, Splintered, HERE.  I was lucky enough to get an ARC of it and read it back in December […]

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (3)

It’s Monday! What Are Yo..

Posted September 9, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 11 Comments

Once again I find myself with a day that I’m not ready to post a review, so I’ll be joining in to this meme that is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.  For this we are supposed to spotlight the books we are reading, planning on reading, or just finished reading.  So here is my plan […]