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Chocolate Book Tag

Chocolate Book Tag

Thanks to Ellen at Random Smiles for tagging me in this.  Of course now I’m hungry for some chocolate!  🙂 Dark Chocolate A book that covers a dark topic (abuse, domestic violence, rape, lonlieness, bullying, death, etc) White Chocolate A favourite light-hearted/humourous read  (Sorry about the bad word there, but this book has me rolling on […]

Posted October 12, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in Uncategorized / 10 Comments
Spring Fling Giveaway Hop!

Spring Fling Giveaway Hop!

Hosted by I Am a Reader, Not a Writer & Eve’s Fan Garden. I’m so excited to be participating in a Giveaway Hop finally!  And while I have some ARCs to giveaway, I thought I’d make this a really easy giveaway as May gets to be really busy with the end of the school year. […]

Posted April 30, 2012 by Lisa Mandina in Uncategorized / 131 Comments
Ripper by Amy Carol Reeves

Ripper by Amy Carol Reeves

First I have to say thanks to Flux Books and NetGalley for letting me read the egalley to this book.  As I have mentioned before, I have been fascinated with the whole Jack the Ripper story for as long as I remember, and was really drawn in by the movie From Hell with Johnny Depp […]

Posted March 9, 2012 by Lisa Mandina in Uncategorized / 1 Comment
Incarnate by Jodi Meadows

Incarnate by Jodi Meadows

Incarnate by Jodi Meadows My rating: 4 of 5 stars First, I know you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but wow, how striking is this cover? And it’s not just a fancy pretty picture, there are clues and hints to what is going to happen in the book on the cover, […]

Posted January 4, 2012 by Lisa Mandina in Uncategorized / 0 Comments

2011 Challenge Wrap Up

I really only participated in one real challenge, and that was The Story Siren’s Debut Author Challenge.  I did also set a goal on Goodreads to read 100 books this year, and I did, although I actually read more than that because I’m not sure I counted books I’d already read on there, but anyway.  […]

Posted January 1, 2012 by Lisa Mandina in Uncategorized / 0 Comments
Let’s get this blog going!

Let’s get this blog going!

Okay, I’m so close to 300 followers! I’d like to get there by the end of January, and see how much farther I can get. I will be looking for some giveaway hops to get involved with, but for now, I’m going to do my own giveaway. I’m giving one $15 gift card to Barnes […]

Posted January 1, 2012 by Lisa Mandina in Uncategorized / 4 Comments
October RAK

October RAK

So, I haven’t done this since this summer, too busy really. But when I heard that you could now buy a specific book for someone’s Nook, and I have a Nook, I thought I’d sign up again and try it out. Plus, it is my birthday month, just like it is the Book Nympho’s, (mine […]

Posted October 2, 2011 by Lisa Mandina in Uncategorized / 0 Comments