Month: August 2018

Blog Tour Excerpt:  Butterfly Blood (Metamorphosis #2) by Rebecca L. Carpenter @Carpenterwrites @lakewaterpress

Blog Tour Excerpt: Butterfly ..

Posted August 31, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

Book info: Title:   Butterfly Blood (Metamorphosis #2)  Author:  Rebecca L. Carpenter Genre: YA Sci-fi Release Date: August 2018 Publisher:  Lakewater Press Summary: A sixteen-year-old girl who cheated death continues her fight for survival as she goes up against real-life monsters, desperate for her unique blood, while risking everything to reunite with the love of […]

Release Day Blitz with Review:  The Perfect Duet by Meghan Quinn

Release Day Blitz with Review:..

Posted August 31, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in / 2 Comments

      The Left Side Of Perfect – Release Day – August 30 For better or for worse,’til death do us part . . . The better captured me; she’s who stole my heart. And made me realize I couldn’t live without this woman. The worse of her took my breath away–kicked me when I was down and […]

Cover Reveal:  Malice by Pintip Dunn

Cover Reveal: Malice by Pinti..

Posted August 31, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in / 2 Comments

Malice by Pintip Dunn Genre: YA Sci-fi/Paranormal/Mystery and Suspense Release Date: March 5th, 2019 Entangled Teen Summary: What I know: a boy in my class will one day wipe out two-thirds of the population with a virus. What I don’t know: who he is. In a race against the clock, I not only have to […]

Excerpt Reveal: Dirty Headlines by L.J. Shen

Excerpt Reveal: Dirty Headline..

Posted August 30, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

Dirty Headlines, an all-new sexy, enemies-to-lovers romance from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen is coming September 7th and we have the first sneak peek! Célian Laurent. Manhattan royalty. Notorious playboy. Heir to a media empire. …And my new boss. I could have impressed him, if not for last month’s unforgettable one-night stand. I left […]

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway:  Kiss Me In Paris by Catherine Rider

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway..

Posted August 29, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 2 Comments

Book info: Title:  Kiss Me In Paris Author:  Catherine  Rider Series:  Companion book to Kiss Me In New York Genre:  YA contemporary romance Release Date:  September 4th, 2018 Publisher:  Kids Can Press Source:  ARC received from publisher which did not influence my opinion My rating:  4 stars Synopsis: Serena has just flown all the way […]

Blog Tour Excerpt with Giveaway:  Boy in a Band by Lisa Loomis

Blog Tour Excerpt with Giveawa..

Posted August 29, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 0 Comments

Book info: Title: BOY IN A BAND Author: Lisa Loomis Pub. Date: July 2018 Publisher: Lisa Loomis Books Formats: Paperback, eBook Pages: 458 Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, TBD    Synopsis: Living on a quiet dead-end street Morgan Mallory is like any other thirteen-year-old girl growing up in a progressive time full of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. That is until one rainy night […]

Blog Tour with Author Interview and Giveaway:  The Soul Keepers by Devon Taylor

Blog Tour with Author Intervie..

Posted August 28, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 4 Comments

Book Info: Title:  The Soul Keepers Author:  Devon TaylorPublished by: Swoon ReadsPublication date: August 28th, 2018Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Synopsis: “A fantastic high-stakes adventure on a ghost ship sailing forever into eternity, where every soul is (literally) worth fighting for—what’s not to love? Devon Taylor weaves an endearing tale of friendship and loss with heart-stopping […]

Four Adult Contemporary Romance Mini-Reviews

Four Adult Contemporary Romanc..

Posted August 27, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 2 Comments

So, trying to get all my reviews finished up before the end of August, would love to go into September with only one or two needing reviews that aren’t scheduled.  Plus, one of these reviews I’m going to do today was supposed to be part of a blog tour, but my disappointment in the book […]

ARC Review:  That’s Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger

ARC Review: That’s Not ..

Posted August 27, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in / 11 Comments

Book info: Title:  That’s Not What Happened Author:  Kody Keplinger Genre:  YA Contemporary Release Date:  August 28th, 2018 Publisher:  Scholastic Source:  ARC received from publisher at ALA 2018 Annual Convention which did not influence my opinion in any way My rating:  5 stars Synopsis: It’s been three years since the Virgil County High School Massacre. […]

ARC Review:  The Dark Beneath the Ice by Amelinda Bérubé

ARC Review: The Dark Beneath ..

Posted August 26, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in / 4 Comments

Book info: Title:  The Dark Beneath the Ice Author:    Amelinda Bérubé Genre:  YA Suspense/paranormal Release Date: August 7th, 2018 Publisher:  Sourcebooks Fire Source:  ARC requested from publisher for review, which did not influence my opinion My rating:  3 stars Synopsis: Something is wrong with Marianne. It’s not just that her parents have split up, or […]