Format: ARC

ARC Review:  King’s Legacy (Tennessee Russo #2) by L.C. Rosen

ARC Review: King’s Legacy (Tennessee Russo #2) by L.C. Rosen

Blurb: Tennessee Russo has done more difficult things than this before. He’s evaded traps, found lost treasures, become kind of famous, gotten over a bad relationship, and survived all that. Filming a new season of his artifact-hunting reality show for a major international streaming service should be easy, right? His archeologist dad even said Tennessee […]

Posted April 1, 2025 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 4 Comments
L-L-L-Little Reviews #71: January 2025

L-L-L-Little Reviews #71: January 2025

Here are the books I read this past month that were not part of scheduled reviews! No Place Left to Hide by Megan Lally My Review: Honestly, this was a really good book, especially if you are a fan of unreliable narrator thrillers. It made me think of the movie I Know What You Did […]

Posted January 31, 2025 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 12 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
ARC Review:  Fortune’s Kiss by Amber Clement

ARC Review: Fortune’s Kiss by Amber Clement

Blurb: The legendary Fortune’s Kiss has returned to Ciudad Milagro for the first time in ten years. The magical gambling house shows up twice a year in a new city during the solstices to lure those worthy enough to wager their souls for wealth, the realization of their greatest desires, and, even, immortality.  Known by […]

Posted November 9, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 4 Comments
ARC Review:  The Nightmare Before Kissmas (Royals and Romance #1) by Sara Raasch

ARC Review: The Nightmare Before Kissmas (Royals and Romance #1) by Sara Raasch

Blurb: Red, White & Royal Blue meets The Nightmare Before Christmas in a sexy, quirky romcom where the golden-hearted Prince of Christmas falls for the totally off-limits Prince of Halloween. Featuring beautiful ruby sprayed edges! Nicholas “Coal” Claus used to love Christmas. Until his father, the reigning Santa, turned the holiday into a PR façade. Coal will do […]

Posted October 5, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 8 Comments
ARC Review:  The Ballerina of Auschwitz: Young Adult Edition of The Choice by Edith Eger

ARC Review: The Ballerina of Auschwitz: Young Adult Edition of The Choice by Edith Eger

Blurb: In this young adult edition of the bestselling, award-winning memoir The Choice, Holocaust survivor and renowned psychologist Dr. Edith Eger shares her harrowing experiences and gives readers the gift of hope and strength. Edie is a talented dancer and a skilled gymnast with hopes of making the Olympic team. Between her rigorous training and her struggle […]

Posted September 28, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 4 Comments