Month: June 2016

Review and Giveaway – Elementals 3:  The Head of Medusa by Michelle Madow

Review and Giveaway – El..

Posted June 30, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 2 Comments

  Filled with magic, thrilling adventure, and sweet romance, Elementals 3: The Head of Medusa is the latest installment in Michelle Madow’s exciting Elementals series. Follow Nicole and her fellow Elementals as they journey to the end of the world, unsure of who to trust, and facing choices that will put their lives and the […]

Waiting on Wednesday:  A World Without You by Beth Revis

Waiting on Wednesday: A World..

Posted June 29, 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.  This week I’ve picked a standalone by an author that is another favorite of mine. Hmm, do I say that every week?  Well, since I do love authors, they are my rock stars, I […]

Top Ten Tuesday:  Top 10 Authors I Still Need to Meet

Top Ten Tuesday: Top 10 Autho..

Posted June 29, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 12 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is sponsored by The Broke and The Bookish.  This week’s theme: Freebie! I haven’t done one of these in a long time, but the freebie topic gave me an idea of something I’d been thinking about lately.  I’ve been lucky enough to meet a lot of awesome authors.  And meeting authors is the […]

Blog Tour and Giveaway: Black River Falls by Jeff Hirsch

Blog Tour and Giveaway: Black ..

Posted June 28, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, giveaway / 6 Comments

About the Book: Title: BLACK RIVER FALLS Author: Jeff Hirsch Pub. Date: July 5, 2016 Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook Find it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | iBooks | Goodreads   Seventeen-year-old Cardinal has escaped the virus that ravaged his town, leaving its victims alive but without their memories. He chooses to remain in the quarantined zone, caring for a […]

Blog tour:  Review and Giveaway – Empire of Dust (Blood of Gods and Royals #2) by Eleanor Herman

Blog tour: Review and Giveawa..

Posted June 27, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, giveaway / 8 Comments

–> About the Book: –> Title: EMPIRE OF DUST (Blood of Gods and Royals #2) Author: Eleanor Herman Pub. Date: June 26, 2016 Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: 432 Format: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook Find it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | iBooks | Goodreads –> In Macedon, war rises like smoke, forbidden romance blooms and ancient magic tempered with rage threatens to turn an empire to dust  After winning his […]

Discussion Post:  Copy, Paste, Repeat – Or How Many Places Do You Post Your Reviews?

Discussion Post: Copy, Paste,..

Posted June 27, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 21 Comments

I’m a bit late this month with my 4th discussion post, as I just got too busy to get it done.  Wow, this summer is not slowing down from the school year!  Anyway, the 2016 Discussion Challenge is hosted by Feed Your Fiction Addiction and It Starts at Midnight. My first one was all about […]

Summer 2016 Comment Challenge July Sign-Up Post

Summer 2016 Comment Challenge ..

Posted June 26, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 8 Comments

I had a great time last month commenting back and forth with Anne from My Head is Full of Books.  Both of us being high school librarians was a really neat coincidence and gave us lots to talk about!  This fun challenge is hosted by Lonna @FLYLēF and Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense.   […]

Cover Reveal and Giveaway – Elementals 4:  The Portal to Kerberos

Cover Reveal and Giveaway R..

Posted June 25, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 4 Comments

–> Filled with magic, thrilling adventure, and sweet romance, Elementals 4: The Portal to Kerberos, is the latest installment in Michelle Madow’s exciting Elementals series. Follow Nicole and her fellow Elementals as they journey to a new and dangerous world to save one of their own, battling monsters and trying to keep their sanity in […]

Audiobook Review:  Before Jamaica Lane (On Dublin Street #3) by Samantha Young

Audiobook Review: Before Jama..

Posted June 24, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 8 Comments

Book info: Title:  Before Jamaica Lane Author:  Samantha Young Series:  On Dublin Street #3 Genre: NA Contemporary Romance Published:  January 7th, 2014 Source:  Audiobook downloaded from library So, if you followed my Goodreads feed as I was listening to this book, you know that I have found a book boyfriend that actually beats Daemon Black […]

Cover Characteristic:  Classrooms

Cover Characteristic: Classro..

Posted June 23, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 19 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 […]