Format: ARC

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
ARC Review:  The Lies of Alma Blackwell by Amanda Glaze

ARC Review: The Lies of Alma Blackwell by Amanda Glaze

Blurb: Atmospheric and sweepingly romantic, this gothic mystery tells the story of a girl poised to inherit a famously haunted California mansion and a stranger who arrives with a dark warning… For over a century, the Blackwells have protected the town of Hollow Cliff from vengeful spirits. Seventeen-year-old Nev is ready to take over for […]

Posted August 27, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 8 Comments
ARC Review:  Under the Surface by Diana Urban

ARC Review: Under the Surface by Diana Urban

Blurb: An epic survival-thriller about four teens who get lost in the Paris catacombs for days—a gripping and propulsive story of love, danger, betrayal, and hope… even when all seems lost. Ruby is terrified to cave to her feelings for Sean and risk him crushing her heart. Sean is pumped to spend a week with Ruby in […]

Posted July 30, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 10 Comments
ARC Review:  A Family of Killers by Bryce Moore

ARC Review: A Family of Killers by Bryce Moore

Blurb: From the author of The Perfect Place to Die and Don’t Go to Sleep comes another chilling horror that explores the eerie story of America’s first serial killer family. Warren Bullock always thought he was a decent person. But lately he’s been haunted by a sinister voice in his head urging him to commit […]

Posted July 29, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 8 Comments
ARC Review:  The Five Stages of Courting Dalisay Ramos

ARC Review: The Five Stages of Courting Dalisay Ramos

Blurb: Evan Saatchi can’t keep his eyes off his new co-worker, Dalisay Ramos. Newly arrived from Manila to lead their travel app’s Asia division, nothing matters more to Dalisay than tradition and family. When Evan asks her out, she soundly rejects him for his cheek. Evan learns from his Filipino friends that Dalisay expects more […]

Posted July 8, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 6 Comments