Month: December 2015

Top 10 of 2015 Day 3:  Favorite Bad Boys of 2015

Top 10 of 2015 Day 3: Favorite Bad Boys of 2015

I’m so excited to join into this challenge that is being hosted by several awesome blogs:  Fiktshun, Two Chicks on Books, Tales of a Ravenous Reader, and Magical Urban Fantasy Reads.  Today’s topic came from a list of choices, and it has to be from a book that you READ in 2015.  Again I’m going […]

Posted December 23, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 12 Comments
Waiting on Wednesday:  Black River Falls by Jeff Hirsch

Waiting on Wednesday: Black River Falls by Jeff Hirsch

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where we spotlight upcoming releases that we’re eagerly awaiting.  Once again I’ve chosen what looks to be a standalone novel.  It’s another author that I’ve enjoyed at least one other book by, Jeff Hirsch.  I read and enjoyed his book The Eleventh Plague.  […]

Posted December 23, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 18 Comments
Top 10 of 2015 Day 2:  Best Covers of 2015

Top 10 of 2015 Day 2: Best Covers of 2015

I’m so excited to join into this challenge that is being hosted by several awesome blogs:  Fiktshun, Two Chicks on Books, Tales of a Ravenous Reader, and Magical Urban Fantasy Reads.   Today’s topic has to be a book published in 2015, and should hopefully be one you read in 2015, but doesn’t have to be.  […]

Posted December 22, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 14 Comments
Review:  HEAR by Robin Epstein

Review: HEAR by Robin Epstein

First, thanks to Edelweiss and Soho Teen for allowing me to read an e-galley of this title.  I feel like I haven’t read a ton of books on ESP lately, it’s been more about magical types of creatures, or fantasy worlds when the people could read minds.  So this was kind of a nice breath […]

Posted December 21, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 6 Comments
Promo Post and Giveaway:  Half in Love with Death by Emily Ross

Promo Post and Giveaway: Half in Love with Death by Emily Ross

Half in Love with Death by Emily Ross Publisher: Merit Press Release Date: December 18th 2015 Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction Synopsis: It’s the era of peace and love in the 1960s, but nothing is peaceful in Caroline’s life. Since her beautiful older sister disappeared, fifteen-year-old Caroline might as well have disappeared too. She’s invisible to […]

Posted December 18, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 1 Comment
Cover Characteristic:  Snakes

Cover Characteristic: Snakes

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 […]

Posted December 17, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 6 Comments
Waiting on Wednesday: Wax by Gina Damico

Waiting on Wednesday: Wax by Gina Damico

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’ve got a standalone novel by an author I’ve enjoyed a couple of books by, Gina Damico.  I got to meet her at my first BEA in 2012, and that’s when I […]

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