Month: August 2015

Review and Blog Tour (and giveaway!):  Jubilee Manor (Landry Park #2) by Bethany Hagen

Review and Blog Tour (and give..

Posted August 21, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, giveaway / 4 Comments

Jubilee Manor (Landry Park #2) by Bethany Hagen Publisher: Dial/Penguin Release Date: August 11th 2015 Genre: Dystopian, Young Adult, Romance, Science Fiction Rate: 5/5 Stars Synopsis: The thrilling conclusion to Landry Park is full of love, betrayal, and murder–perfect for fans of Divergent, The Selection, and Pride and Prejudice. In Landry Park, Madeline turned her back on […]

Review:  Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko

Review: Chasing Secrets by Ge..

Posted August 20, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 7 Comments

First, thanks to Wendy Lamb Books and Edelweiss for allowing me to read an egalley of this book. Although I got a bit behind on my e-galleys, and ended up having it expire 50 pages before I was done. And that was a really exciting bit of the book!  So I had to check it […]

Waiting on Wednesday:  Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

Waiting on Wednesday: Glass S..

Posted August 19, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 30 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 week I picked one that has been popping up everywhere on WOW the past few weeks, but it is one that I had to highlight as I loved the first book, Red Queen, […]

Review:  The Creeping by Alexandra Sirowy

Review: The Creeping by Alexa..

Posted August 18, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 6 Comments

First, thanks to Edelweiss and Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers for allowing me to read an egalley of this book.  Overall it was a good story.  Although I didn’t really find it as creepy as I know some other reviews have said it was.  The main character is a girl named Stella.  When […]

Cover Reveal and Giveaway:  Bleed by Dax Varley

Cover Reveal and Giveaway: Bl..

Posted August 17, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 1 Comment

We are absolutely thrilled to bring you the Cover Reveal for Dax Varley’s BLEED!! Bleed by Dax Varley Publisher: Garden Gate Press Release Date: September 1st 2015 Synopsis: LIFE IS A NIGHTMARE for Miranda. Without knowing when or why, blood oozes from her palms – an anomaly that makes her feel like a freak. But her […]

Review:  Reawakened by Colleen Houck

Review: Reawakened by Colleen..

Posted August 15, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 14 Comments

First, thanks to Delacorte Press and Edelweiss for allowing me to read an egalley of this.  It is my first experience with this author, and I’m pretty sure I’ve found another favorite author.  I’ve seen people just gush over her Tiger saga, but I’ve just not ever really thought I’d want to pick it up […]

Cover Characteristic – Bicycles

Cover Characteristic – B..

Posted August 15, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 8 Comments

The Cover Characteristic meme is hosted at  Sugar and Snark.   Here are the guidelines: Each week we will post a characteristic and choose 5 of our favorite covers with that characteristic. If you want to join in and share your 5 favorite covers with the weeks particular characteristic, then just make a post, grab the meme […]

September is for Sequels Giveaway Hop Sign-up

September is for Sequels Givea..

Posted August 13, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 6 Comments

For my 4th annual September is for Sequels Challenge, which I’ll post the sign-ups for tomorrow morning,  I’m once again hosting a September is for Sequels Giveaway Hop at the beginning of the month.  This is a sign up for the giveaway hop, but if you want to join in the Challenge as well, you […]