Month: May 2015

Review:  Lois Lane: Cloudy with a Chance of Destruction by Gwenda Bond

Review: Lois Lane: Cloudy wit..

Posted May 10, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 6 Comments

This was a VERY short novella to go with the book about Lois Lane by Gwenda Bond that comes out this month.  I was very excited to see this on Netgalley and immediately downloaded it thanks to Capstone Publishing.  Of course then I was disappointed to find it was just a short story.  It is […]

Review:  The Hunted (The Living #2) by Matt De La Pena

Review: The Hunted (The Livin..

Posted May 10, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 2 Comments

  First thanks to Edelweiss and Delacorte Press for allowing me to read an egalley of the sequel to The Living.  I read the first book as an egalley over a year ago, and then was lucky enough to get to meet the author and get an autographed copy of the first book.  Here I […]

Review:  Elena Vanishing by Elena Dunkle and Clare B. Dunkle

Review: Elena Vanishing by El..

Posted May 9, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 4 Comments

First, thanks to Edelweiss and Chronicle Books for allowing me to read an egalley of this title.  This is a hard book to review.  It was definitely a very interesting read,  but still a hard one to read.  I always want to read books about eating disorders or weight loss memoirs because I feel like […]

Review:  Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer (TBR Challenge #5)

Review: Cinder (The Lunar Chr..

Posted May 7, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 14 Comments

Well, yeah, I know, I’m one of the last people to read this book.  I’ve had a copy of it sitting on my TBR shelf for about two years now.  I got it at a Scholastic Books Warehouse Sale.  I had a hard time seeing why it was such a popular book as I began […]

Waiting on Wednesday: Alive by Scott Sigler

Waiting on Wednesday: Alive by..

Posted May 6, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 33 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. I’ve chosen a book by an author that I don’t think of with YA normally, but I’m pleased to see one.  I’ve really enjoyed his Infected series, and was so excited when I got […]

Cover Reveal:  Diamonds are Forever (The Secret Diamond Sisters #3) by Michelle Madow

Cover Reveal: Diamonds are Fo..

Posted May 5, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 10 Comments

I am so excited to show off the cover for the final book in The Secret Diamond Sisters series by Michelle Madow.  I’m a huge fan of Michelle.  I loved her Transcend Time series.  I also remember her as really the first author I met my first year at BEA back in 2012.  She was […]

Review:  A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Review: A Court of Thorns and..

Posted May 4, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 14 Comments

First of all, thanks to Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books and Netgalley for allowing me to read an e-galley of this title.  This is my first book by this author. The other series by her just never quite grabbed me to even pick up. Even when I did get an ARC of the first or second […]

Cover Characteristic:  Yellow Covers

Cover Characteristic: Yellow ..

Posted May 2, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 10 Comments

The Cover Characteristic meme is hosted at  Sugar and Snark.   I missed a few fun ones in April as I did the A to Z Challenge, but am glad that I was able to do it.  Now I can start having some time to do fun memes like this again!  I had a lot to choose […]

Book Blitz:  White Raven by J.L. Weil and Giveaway!

Book Blitz: White Raven by J...

Posted May 2, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 4 Comments

Book and Author Details: White Raven by J.L. Weil (Raven Series, #1) Publication date: March 27th 2015 Genres: Paranormal Romance, Young Adult Synopsis: DREADFUL LIES. UNEXPECTED LOVE. IMPOSSIBLE TRUTH. It only took one heartbeat to change my life—one chilling phone call in the middle of the night. And then, as if my life didn’t already […]