Month: December 2014

Best of 2014 Giveaway Hop

Best of 2014 Giveaway Hop

Posted December 10, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 161 Comments

I feel like this was a great year for books, and so I thought this would be a perfect giveaway to take part in. Thanks to Mary at Bookhounds and Kathy at I Am a Reader for hosting this hop.  Since the year is 2014, I decided to let you pick from 14 of my […]

Waiting on Wednesday – Illusionarium by Heather Dixon

Waiting on Wednesday – I..

Posted December 10, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in / 34 Comments

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where we spotlight upcoming releases that we’re eagerly awaiting.  My choice this week is actually one that I saw on Book Munchie’s WOW a few weeks ago.  It is by an author that I really enjoyed her first book, Entwined, Heather Dixon.  Now […]

Top Ten Tuesday:  Top 10 New-to-me Authors I Read in 2014

Top Ten Tuesday: Top 10 New-t..

Posted December 9, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in / 30 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is sponsored by The Broke and The Bookish.   In trying to go with the spirit of the theme this week, I’ve chosen authors who are not brand new, just ones I haven’t read before. 1.  Jennifer L. Armentrout –  I had heard so much about this author, and had wanted to try her […]

Review:  Suspicion by Alexandra Monir

Review: Suspicion by Alexandr..

Posted December 8, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in / 17 Comments

First, thanks to Delacorte Press and Edelweiss for allowing me to read an e-galley of this.  I got a bit nervous when someone said they’d seen some not so good reviews. But then I really enjoyed it.  It reminded me of the book Amber House by Kelly Moore, Larkin Reed, and Tucker Reed.  I also […]

Stacking the Shelves December 7th, 2014

Stacking the Shelves December ..

Posted December 7, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in Stacking the Shelves / 32 Comments

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews.  It is a way for us to share the new books we have collected. Physical Books: I won Fangirl  from Diana at Brilliantly Novel during the No Blog Left Behind Thanksgiving Giveaway.  I’ve wanted to read it for so long, I’m so excited to actually own it!  I […]

Review:  Between the Shadow and the Soul by Susanne Winnacker

Review: Between the Shadow an..

Posted December 6, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in / 6 Comments

First of all I have to say thanks to the author herself for allowing me to read an e-galley of this book.  I had read and enjoyed The Other Life by the author, so when I saw that she would be putting this book out soon, I volunteered to do a cover reveal for it.  […]

Promo and Guest Post:  After by Samantha Gregory

Promo and Guest Post: After b..

Posted December 5, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in promo post / 0 Comments

  After: (After Series Book 1) by Samantha Gregory Genre: YA Horror Published: May 31st, 2014 Published by J Ellington Ashton Press The dead walked. The world fell apart. But what happened after? Jenna Deluise is just trying to survive in this broken world, but after her father’s apparent suicide she discovers that she didn’t […]

Review:  Now That You’re Here by Amy K. Nichols

Review: Now That You’re..

Posted December 4, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

First, thanks to Knopf Books for Young Readers and Edelweiss for allowing me to read an e-galley of this book.  I have to say that it wasn’t a bad read.  I wasn’t blown away by it, but it was a quick read because it did keep me wanting to know what would happen next.  There […]

Waiting on Wednesday – Lois Lane:  Fallout by Gwenda Bond

Waiting on Wednesday – L..

Posted December 3, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in / 28 Comments

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where we spotlight upcoming releases that we’re eagerly awaiting.  This is a first in a new series by an author that I enjoyed the one book of hers that I’ve read so far, Blackwood.  I think it will be interesting to see the […]

Top Ten Tuesday:  Top 10 Books I’m Looking Forward to in 2015

Top Ten Tuesday: Top 10 Books..

Posted December 2, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in / 19 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is sponsored by The Broke and The Bookish.  Today the books I pick will be ones that I do not have yet, not even as e-galleys or ARCs.  No particular order on these either. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.   I even found a few I didn’t know […]