Category: Review

E-galley Review:  Wedding Dashers by Heather McBreen

E-galley Review: Wedding Dashers by Heather McBreen

Blurb: After a case of mistaken identity and an almost one-night stand, two stranded wedding guests have to find their way to their final destination together, in this riotously fun debut romance. Ada’s little sister is getting married. Which should be a happy thought, right? But the once close sisters have been in a year long fight, […]

Posted January 23, 2025 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 8 Comments
E-galley Review:  Accidentally Amy by Lynn Painter

E-galley Review: Accidentally Amy by Lynn Painter

Blurb: A stolen latte results in a meet-cute for the ages in this brand-new edition, with bonus content, of New York Times bestselling author Lynn Painter’s rom-com Accidentally Amy. Isabella Shay is usually a very honest person. But when she’s running late for her first day at her dream job and the barista yells for “Amy” […]

Posted January 20, 2025 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 12 Comments
E-galley Review with Author Interview:  The Song of the Orphan’s Garden by Nicole M. Hewitt

E-galley Review with Author Interview: The Song of the Orphan’s Garden by Nicole M. Hewitt

Blurb: Combining the gentleness of Miyazaki, the wintry wonderland of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and the whimsicality of Newbery winner The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Nicole M. Hewitt’s debut middle-grade novel, The Song of Orphan’s Garden, is an enchanting fantasy tale with all the makings of a new classic. In an arctic world that’s […]

Posted January 16, 2025 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 8 Comments
ARC Review:  Bingsu for Two by Sujin Witherspoon

ARC Review: Bingsu for Two by Sujin Witherspoon

Blurb: This outrageously charming and infuriatingly adorable enemies-to-lovers coffee shop romance is perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Better Than the Movies. Meet River Langston-Lee. In the past 24 hours, he’s dumped his girlfriend, walked out of his SATs, and quit his job at his parents’ cafe in spectacularly disastrous fashion—even for him. Somehow, he […]

Posted January 15, 2025 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 8 Comments
E-galley Review:  The Queen’s Spade by Sarah Raughley

E-galley Review: The Queen’s Spade by Sarah Raughley

Blurb: In this riveting historical thriller that’s loosely inspired by true life events, The Count of Monte Cristo meets Bridgerton as revenge, romance, and twisted secrets take center stage in Victorian England’s royal court when Sally, a kidnapped African princess and goddaughter to Queen Victoria, plots her way to take down the monarchy that stole […]

Posted January 11, 2025 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 8 Comments
E-galley Review:  Chase Lovett Wants Me by Helena Hunting

E-galley Review: Chase Lovett Wants Me by Helena Hunting

Cover Designer: Hang Le – https://www.instagram.com/byhangle Illustrations by Mary Livas @Searland_art – https://www.instagram.com/searland_art Narrators: Jason Clarke and CJ Bloom Blurb: A brand new standalone, opposites attract, college hockey romance.  Chase Lovett. Star of my (unrequited) fantasies. Hottest guy on campus. Hockey god.  Too bad he has no idea who I am. Literally, I’m so invisible to him that he […]

Posted January 10, 2025 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 10 Comments