Month: October 2015

Waiting on Wednesday:  Unforgiven (Fallen #5) by Lauren Kate

Waiting on Wednesday: Unforgi..

Posted October 21, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 20 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.  While my pick is part of a series still this week, it is a book from a character’s point of view that we haven’t had as much from yet.  As I just finished recently […]

Review – Black Widow:  Forever Red by Margaret Stohl

Review – Black Widow: F..

Posted October 20, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 16 Comments

First, thanks to Disney Book Group, Marvel Press, and Netgalley for allowing me to read an egalley of this title.  I’m a big fan of the author, Margaret Stohl, and so when I saw she had this book, I was eager to read it.  I’m a fan of the Avengers, especially Captain America.  I don’t […]

Promo Post:  Roses are Red by J.B. Kantt

Promo Post: Roses are Red by ..

Posted October 19, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in promo post / 4 Comments

Synopsis After her foster mother’s unexplained death six months ago, fourteen-year-old Isla Timearth just wants things to go back to normal for her and her twin brother, Monty. But “normal” can only go so far for a closed-off girl with abandonment issues and an anxious boy that gets frequent nosebleeds. Still, the troubled redheads give […]

Review: The Anatomy of Curiosity (The Curiosities #2) by Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, and Brenna Yovanoff

Review: The Anatomy of Curiosi..

Posted October 17, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 6 Comments

First, I have to say thank you to the publisher, Carolrhoda Books and Lerner Publishing, for sending me an ARC of this when I emailed and requested it last spring.  At first I was feeling bad that I didn’t get to it until right before it was going to be published.  But as I have […]

Promo Interview Post with Giveaway:  Signs Point to Yes by Sandy Hall

Promo Interview Post with Give..

Posted October 16, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway, promo post / 14 Comments

Book Details: Signs Point to Yes by Sandy Hall Published by: Swoon RomancePublication date: October 20th 2015Genres: Romance, Young Adult Synopsis:The author of A Little Something Different brings you the most adorkable romance ever. Jane, a superstitious fangirl, takes an anonymous babysitting job to avoid an unpaid internship with her college-obsessed mom. The only problem? […]

October New Release Giveaway Hop

October New Release Giveaway H..

Posted October 14, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 61 Comments

I’m so excited to participate in this Hop once again which is hosted by Librarian Lavender and It Starts at Midnight! This is open to anyone that the Book Depository ships to.  You can check HERE if you don’t know for that.   There are a bunch of books shown in the banner above that are […]

Spotlight and Giveaway Post – The Caretaker’s Guide To Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

Spotlight and Giveaway Post &#..

Posted October 13, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway, promo post / 1 Comment

  Blog Tour Schedule   The Caretaker’s Guide to Fablehaven by Brandon Mull  This guidebook to the Fablehaven magical preserve is filled with everything a new Caretaker might need to know in order to survive. There are entries detailing important information about artifacts large and small, a complete bestiary of creatures (from fairies to trolls […]

Cover Characteristic:  Television(s)

Cover Characteristic: Televis..

Posted October 13, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 11 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 […]