Month: February 2016

Review:  Revenge and the Wild by Michelle Modesto

Review: Revenge and the Wild ..

Posted February 9, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 15 Comments

First, thanks to Edelweiss and Balzer and Bray for allowing me to read an egalley of this one.  In the end I’d kind of classify this as a bit of a steampunk type of story, as well as western and fantasy.  And while I’m not normally a fan of steampunk, the way it was done […]

Cover Characteristic:  Statues

Cover Characteristic: Statues

Posted February 8, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 16 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 […]

Promo Post:  Scarred by Joanne Macgregor

Promo Post: Scarred by Joanne..

Posted February 8, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in promo post / 6 Comments

Blurb / Synopsis: “Life leaves you scarred. Love can make you beautiful.”  Seventeen year-old Sloane Munster is trying to reboot her life after a serious car accident left her badly scarred and emotionally traumatized.  Starting her senior year at a new school, she’s delighted to see Luke Naughton, a swimmer whom she once had a […]

Review:  Banished (Forbidden #2) by Kimberley Griffiths Little

Review: Banished (Forbidden #..

Posted February 7, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 6 Comments

First thanks to Harper Collins and Edelweiss for allowing me to read an e-galley of this title.  I loved the first book, Forbidden, so much, that as soon as I saw this was available, I downloaded it to read.  Once again I’m participating in a tour with Dena from Batch of Books for this series.  […]

Promo Post with Giveaway:  These Vicious Masks by Kelly Zekas and Tarun Shanker

Promo Post with Giveaway: The..

Posted February 5, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway, promo post / 18 Comments

Book Details: These Vicious Masks by Kelly Zekas and Tarun ShankerPublished by: Swoon RomancePublication date: February 9th 2016Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal, Young Adult Synopsis: Evelyn has no interest in marriage and even the dashing Mr. Kent can’t make her want to live up to society’s expectations. She’d much rather assist her beloved sister Rose in becoming the world’s first female doctor. But everything changes the night she […]

Audiobook Review:  November 9 by Colleen Hoover

Audiobook Review: November 9 ..

Posted February 4, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 26 Comments

This is going to be a hard review to write because of the amount of love I have for this book, not to mention just how much of a book hangover it gave me, one that I still get twinges from once in awhile.  This was the last audiobook I checked out from the library.  […]

Romance is the Air Giveaway Hop

Romance is the Air Giveaway Ho..

Posted February 3, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 78 Comments

Thanks to Book  Hounds for hosting this giveaway!  I decided to join in because I have read some books in the past 6 months that the romance has just blown me away!  My prize for this giveaway is any of the books pictured below, some have notes that I will order others in the series […]

Waiting on Wednesday:  The Awakening of Sunshine Girl (The Haunting of Sunshine Girl #2) by Paige McKenzie

Waiting on Wednesday: The Awa..

Posted February 3, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 22 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.  I received an ARC  of the first book, The Haunting of Sunshine Girl in the mail from […]

Cover Characteristic:  Skylines

Cover Characteristic: Skyline..

Posted February 2, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 16 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 […]

Book Blitz and  Giveaway:  Marked by Amy Saunders

Book Blitz and Giveaway: Mar..

Posted February 1, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 9 Comments

    Book info: Markedby Amy Saunders(The Birthright, #2)Publication date: January 31st 2016Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult Starting over for Rosamund Brandt is more complicated than it sounds. Especially when the past keeps coming back to haunt her. As she and her mom and brother try to pick up the pieces in a new home, […]