Month: April 2024

L-L-L-Little Reviews #61: April 2024

L-L-L-Little Reviews #61: April 2024

Here are the books I read this past month that were not part of scheduled reviews. Co-Wrecker (Binghamton #1) by Meghan Quinn My Review: Other than a few slight issues, as usual I adored this story from Meghan Quinn. First of all I want my own Andrew, sigh. Secondly, all the things Quinn puts in […]

Posted April 30, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 2 Comments
The DNF Report #29 – April 2024

The DNF Report #29 – April 2024

I decided on these pretty quickly as I knew I had a lot of books lined up for review, and once again some of these were not ones I solicited. The Fallback by Eleanor Goymer My Thoughts: There was just something I didn’t care for with Mitch after we had a jump to the current […]

Posted April 27, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 6 Comments
Book Blitz with Giveaway: Sweetheart by Cookie O’Gorman

Book Blitz with Giveaway: Sweetheart by Cookie O’Gorman

SweetheartCookie O’GormanPublication date: April 25th 2024Genres: Romance, Young Adult Sweetheart (suh-weet-hart): Someone who is kind, friendly, and/or lovable. For reference, see Scarlett Kent. Seventeen-year-old Scarlett Kent likes the idea of love—in theory. She’s just never had time for romance. Voted Most Likely to Succeed, founder of a youth mentoring program, and an aspiring professional violinist, […]

Posted April 24, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, giveaway / 2 Comments
ARC Review:  Beastly Beauty by Jennifer Donnelly

ARC Review: Beastly Beauty by Jennifer Donnelly

Blurb: From New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Jennifer Donnelly comes a revolutionary, gender-swapped retelling of Beauty and the Beast that will forever change how you think about beauty, power, and what it really means to follow your heart.  What makes a girl “beastly?” Is it having too much ambition? Being too proud? Taking up […]

Posted April 23, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 10 Comments
Weekly Wrap-Up #166 – April 21st, 2024

Weekly Wrap-Up #166 – April 21st, 2024

I’m connecting up once again with Kimberly at Caffeinated Reviewer. Last Sunday I was at the MASL Conference and enjoying the day with other librarians! I started out with working the registration table for an hour. The opening session was introductions from the main officers of MASL, finishing with a speech from an author named […]

Posted April 21, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Weekly Wrap Up / 26 Comments