Month: April 2014

A to Z April – S: Science Fiction

Today I’m going to share some of my favorite science fiction stories.  As a former science teacher, I have problems with some science fiction that is just too unbelievable.  But I also have my favorite areas of science, paleontology, space, biology, etc.  In honor of it being Tuesday, I will list 10 today for Top […]

Posted April 22, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in / 8 Comments

A to Z April – R: Romance

Now, I’m not what you’d call someone who picks up books just because they are romance.  But, I do like a romance within a story.  I just need there to be more than just a romance.  I read YA mostly these days, but I have read more adult romances in the past.  I preferred the […]

Posted April 21, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in / 6 Comments

A to Z April – P: Paranormal

One type of story that has really taken off in the past decade it seems is paranormal. Especially for teens it seems. And it has always been one of my favorites.  For my post I’m considering books about ghosts, vampires, werewolves, angels, etc. to be considered paranormal.  I’ll share 5 of my favorite paranormal books […]

Posted April 18, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in / 17 Comments

Review: Far From You by Tess Sharpe

Thanks to the Disney Summer of Chills for sending me an ARC of this title.  I can say for sure that Disney’s books they’re promoting with this are so far all winners from what I’ve read, and I actually haven’t even read the one I was most excited about! I believe this is the author’s […]

Posted April 17, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in / 4 Comments

A to Z April – O: Old Books

My post for today isn’t necessarily about an actual book that itself is really old, but about classics.  I sometimes feel that I didn’t really read that many classics when I was in high school compared to what I hear about on tv shows with high school students, or read about in books.  But who […]

Posted April 17, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in / 16 Comments

A to Z April – N: Nonfiction

For today’s post I’m kind of lumping a bunch of different types of books together.  There are so many different types of nonfiction, or “true” books.  I’m going to choose a few of my favorites that I actually read and share them with you. 1.  I already shared probably my favorite with you, and that […]

Posted April 16, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in / 10 Comments