Month: September 2021

ARC Review:  The Corpse Queen by Heather Herrman

ARC Review: The Corpse Queen ..

Posted September 14, 2021 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 4 Comments

Synopsis: In this dark and twisty feminist historical thriller, a teenage girl starts a new life as a grave robber but quickly becomes entangled in a murderer’s plans. Soon after her best friend Kitty mysteriously dies, orphaned seventeen-year-old Molly Green is sent away to live with her “aunt.” With no relations that she knows of, […]

Weekly Wrap-Up #32

Weekly Wrap-Up #32

Posted September 12, 2021 by Lisa Mandina in Weekly Wrap Up / 28 Comments

Once again I’ll be linking this up with the Sunday Post (hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer). Well, fortunately after the last couple of weeks I’d had, this one got to start out with an extra long weekend and Monday as a day off. I unfortunately seemed to have picked up stupid vertigo again, so didn’t […]

Blog Tour Review:  The Dating Game by Sandy Barker

Blog Tour Review: The Dating ..

Posted September 11, 2021 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, Review / 4 Comments

Synopsis: ‘Hilarious and highly original’ Julie Houston, bestselling author of A Village Affair Once upon a time, twelve women joined the hottest reality TV show looking for love. Except one had a secret identity . . . Abby Jones is a serious writer. Or at least she will be, one day. Right now, she spends […]

Blog Tour Review:  The Junior (College Years #3) by Monica Murphy

Blog Tour Review: The Junior ..

Posted September 9, 2021 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, Review / 0 Comments

Synopsis: Caleb Burke. Charming. Funny. Sexy. Major player – both on the field and with the ladies. I hate him. Well, not really. I resist his so-called charms because I recognize them. We’re a lot alike, Caleb and I. He’s afraid of commitment? Me too. A giant flirt? Same here. He knows how to party? […]

Lisa’s Looking Forward To #124 – September 14th, 2021

Lisa’s Looking Forward To #1..

Posted September 8, 2021 by Lisa Mandina in LLFT / 6 Comments

Once again I’ll be joining up with the Can’t Wait Wednesday posts hosted by Wishful Endings. I decided September was a good time for a fun new button related to back to school. As usual the second week of the month also has a lot of books coming out to share, so let’s get started! This […]

Review:  So Many Beginnings (Remixed Classics #2) by Bethany C. Morrow

Review: So Many Beginnings (R..

Posted September 7, 2021 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 2 Comments

Synopsis: Four young Black sisters come of age during the American Civil War in So Many Beginnings, a warm and powerful YA remix of the classic novel Little Women by national bestselling author Bethany C. Morrow.  North Carolina, 1863. As the American Civil War rages on, the Freedmen’s Colony of Roanoke Island is blossoming, a haven for the recently […]

Blog Tour Author Interview with Giveaway:  Renovated by Nikki Kiley

Blog Tour Author Interview wit..

Posted September 6, 2021 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, giveaway, Review / 6 Comments

Title: Renovated: A Workplace RomanceAuthor: Nikki KileyPublication date: August 5th, 2021Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Synopsis: They’ve been hired to remodel a mansion. Will they end up getting a room? Marisa Sanchez has grand designs for her future. After taking over her grandfather’s construction firm, the successful vlogger and civil engineer is about to take the […]

Weekly Wrap-Up #31

Weekly Wrap-Up #31

Posted September 5, 2021 by Lisa Mandina in Weekly Wrap Up / 28 Comments

Once again I’ll be linking this up with the Sunday Post (hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer). This week pretty much sucked again. I still am not happy with my job, it’s not getting any better. I’m not getting to be a librarian still. Shall we keep track of how many days I either almost cried […]

ARC Review:  The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley

ARC Review: The Bones of Ruin..

Posted September 4, 2021 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 2 Comments

Synopsis: An African tightrope walker who can’t die gets embroiled in a secret society’s deadly gladiatorial tournament in this thrilling historical fantasy set in an alternate 1880s London, perfect for fans of The Last Magician and The Gilded Wolves. As an African tightrope dancer in Victorian London, Iris is used to being strange. She is certainly a strange […]