Month: April 2016

Promo and Giveaway:  Armada by Ernest Cline Paperback Release!

Promo and Giveaway: Armada by..

Posted April 30, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway, promo post / 14 Comments

–> When the game ends, the battle begins From the bestselling author of Ready Player One NOW IN PAPERBACK ARMADA by Ernest Cline As I was such a huge fan of this book when I listened to the audiobook, I was so excited to jump in and help promote the paperback release.  The paperback cover […]

Cover Characteristic:  Circus

Cover Characteristic: Circus

Posted April 29, 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 […]

YA Review:  The Shadow Queen by CJ Redwine

YA Review: The Shadow Queen b..

Posted April 28, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 12 Comments

I was lucky enough to get this book through the booksfortrade deal with another blogger, although I also originally downloaded it as an e-galley from Edelweiss thanks to Balzer and Bray.  It’s one I was really excited for.  I finally got around to reading it a little late though, I got behind on some review […]

Waiting on Wednesday:  A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes #2) by Sabaa Tahir

Waiting on Wednesday: A Torch..

Posted April 27, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 18 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.  I’ve picked another sequel this week. This time I’ve been waiting for longer than this seems, but I was waiting for the final cover reveal to post a WOW.  I was lucky enough to […]

YA Review and Giveaway:  Love, Lies and Spies by Cindy Anstey

YA Review and Giveaway: Love,..

Posted April 26, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 14 Comments

Book Details: Love, Lies and Spies by Cindy Anstey Published by: Swoon Reads Publication date: April 19th 2016 Genres: Historical, Young Adult Synopsis: Juliana Telford is not your average nineteenth-century young lady. She’s much more interested in researching ladybugs than marriage, fashionable dresses, or dances. So when her father sends her to London for a […]

Release Day Blitz:  The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh

Release Day Blitz: The Rose a..

Posted April 26, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 2 Comments

I am so excited that THE ROSE AND THE DAGGER by Renée Ahdieh releases today and that I get to share the news, along with an awesome giveaway! If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Renée Ahdieh, be sure to check out all the details below. This blitz also includes a […]

Review:  The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

Review: The Wrath and the Daw..

Posted April 25, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 18 Comments

I won this book from another blog a year or so ago, and at the time, I forgot to put a little note in the book to remind me when I blogged about it. Oh well.  I have to say that I just adored this book!  I can’t believe I waited this long to read […]

Review: The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

Review: The Serpent King by Je..

Posted April 23, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 14 Comments

I was lucky enough to find an ARC of this sitting on the table in the breakroom of the bookstore where I work one day when I walked in.  The story idea peaked my interested when I first read the synopsis.  But after a while I began wondering if it was something I’d really want […]

It’s in the Stars – Or Why I Don’t Give Ratings on My Blog

It’s in the Stars –..

Posted April 22, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in discussion post / 25 Comments

  Here we go, my 2nd discussion post as part of the 2016 Discussion Challenge hosted by Feed Your Fiction Addiction and It Starts at Midnight.   My first one was all about if teens are really as dumb as we think, and will expect what happens in books to be real life.  You can go […]