Month: February 2016

Waiting on Wednesday:  Yellow Brick War (Dorothy Must Die #3) by Danielle Paige

Waiting on Wednesday: Yellow ..

Posted February 17, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 26 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 the third book in a series that was such an original story.  It wasn’t quite what I expected, but it still was a great, unique story.  I just listened […]

Blog Tour Review and Giveaway:  Blackhearts by Nicole Castroman

Blog Tour Review and Giveaway:..

Posted February 16, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 10 Comments

Book Details: Blackheartsby Nicole CastromanPublisher: Simon PulseRelease Date: February 9th 2016Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Retellings, Romance, Pirates, Fantasy, Adventure  Synopsis: Blackbeard the pirate was known for striking fear in the hearts of the bravest of sailors. But once he was just a young man who dreamed of leaving his rigid life behind to chase […]

Cover Reveal and Giveaway:  Quanta Reset by Lola Dodge

Cover Reveal and Giveaway: Qu..

Posted February 16, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 2 Comments

Quanta Reset Lola Dodge (The Shadow Ravens #3) Published by: Ink Monster LLC Publication date: October 4th 2016 Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult Quanta has escaped her laboratory prison, but that’s where the good news ends. Life at the Shadow Ravens’ compound is a disaster. She’s drowning in visions of the dark pasts and darker […]

Cover Characteristic:  Cemetery/Tomb

Cover Characteristic: Cemeter..

Posted February 15, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 10 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 […]

Review:  The Rule of Mirrors (The Vault of Dreamers #2) by Caragh M. O’Brien

Review: The Rule of Mirrors (..

Posted February 14, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 6 Comments

First, thanks to Roaring Brook Press and Edelweiss for allowing me to read an e-galley of this book.  I was lucky enough to get an ARC  of the first book, The Vault of Dreamers, and meet the author when I went to BEA in 2014.  So unfortunately I won’t have matching ARCs since I only […]

Review and Giveaway:  Titans by Victoria Scott

Review and Giveaway: Titans b..

Posted February 13, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 10 Comments

Hello everyone, and welcome to my review of the fabulous new book by Victoria Scott.  As a Titan Jockey, I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy of the book in the mail.  This is the first thing I saw: When I opened it up, not only was the ARC in there, but a […]

Promo Post and Giveaway:  Marked by Laura Williams McCaffrey

Promo Post and Giveaway: Mark..

Posted February 12, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway, promo post / 2 Comments

Marked by Laura Williams McCaffrey Publisher: Clarion Books Release Date: February 16th 2016 Genre: Young Adult, Dystopia Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Lyla lives in a bleak, controlling society where only the brightest and most favored students succeed. When she is caught buying cheats in an underground shadow market, she is tattooed—marked—as a criminal. Then she is offered redemption […]

Audiobook Review:  Invaded (Alienated #2) by Melissa Landers

Audiobook Review: Invaded (Al..

Posted February 11, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 10 Comments

Another great audiobook borrowed from the library once again.  And I have to say I now understand what all the fuss I’ve seen people make about this book series is about.  I loved the first one, Alienated, so much.  Obviously if you haven’t read the first one yet, you probably shouldn’t read my review of […]

Promo Post – Thirst:  Blood of my Blood by RP Channing

Promo Post – Thirst: Bl..

Posted February 11, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in promo post / 2 Comments

240+ Pages WITH BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS ~ Kira Sutherland ~ After a near fatal accident (and getting cheated on by her ‘boyfriend’), and beating up the lead cheerleader (with whom the boyfriend cheated…), and being labeled as having ‘issues’ in her school because she, uhm, sees ghosts, Kira is left with two choices: 1. Continue her […]

Waiting on Wednesday:  Map of Fates (The Conspiracy of Us #2) by Maggie Hall

Waiting on Wednesday: Map of ..

Posted February 10, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 38 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 chose a book that is a sequel to another book that I really enjoyed.  This is the sequel to an audiobook I listened to just recently, The Conspiracy of Us.  I […]