Format: ARC

Review: Furyborn (Empirium Trilogy #1) by Claire Legrand

Book info: Title:  Furyborn Author:  Claire Legrand Series:  Empirium Trilogy #1 Genre:  YA Fantasy Release Date:  May 22nd, 2018 Publisher:  Sourcebooks Fire Source:  Physical ARC from publisher which did not influence my opinion in any way My rating:  4 stars Synopsis: Follows two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save […]

Posted June 2, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 2 Comments

Review: My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma

Book info: Title:  My So-Called Bollywood Life Author:  Nisha Sharma Genre:  YA Contemporary Release Date:  May 15th, 2018 Publisher:  Crown BFYR Source:  Physical ARC from publisher which did not affect my opinion in any way My rating:  5 stars The romance of Stephanie Perkins meets the quirk of Maureen Johnson, then gets a Bollywood twist […]

Posted May 24, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 11 Comments

ARC Review with Giveaway: The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

Book info: Title:  The Belles Author:  Dhonielle Clayton Series:  The Belles #1 Genre:  YA Fantasy Release Date:  February 6th, 2018 Publisher:  Disney-Hyperion/FreeForm Source:  ARC from Bookish First My rating:  5 stars Synopsis: Camellia Beauregard is a Belle. In the opulent world of Orléans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity […]

Posted February 18, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway, Review / 17 Comments

Three Young Adult ARC Mini-Reviews

I’m going to share the three young adult books I’ve read so far this year.  All are ones that I will recommend to students and possibly purchase for the library where I work.  Meet Cute:  Some People are Destined to Meet – an anthology edited by Jennifer L. Armentrout: Published:  January 2nd, 2018 Source:  E-galley […]

Posted January 19, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 8 Comments

ARC Review: Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp

Book info: Title:  Before I Let Go Author:  Marieke Nijkamp Genre:  YA Contemporary Release Date:  January 2nd, 2018 Publisher:  Sourcebooks Fire Source:  ARC received from publisher My rating:  3 stars Synopsis: Best friends Corey and Kyra were inseparable in their snow-covered town of Lost Creek, Alaska. When Corey moves away, she makes Kyra promise to […]

Posted January 1, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 8 Comments

Three Science Fiction/Supernatural Mini-Reviews

I’ve got three books that I read physical copies of that sort of fit together for this post.  One is an adult science fiction, one is more new adult paranormal romance/fiction, and the third is YA paranormal.  So I decided to group them all together.  Dark Matter by Blake Crouch: Genre:  Adult science fiction Published:  […]

Posted September 11, 2017 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 5 Comments

ARC Review: Geekerella by Ashley Poston

Book info: Title:  Geekerella Author:  Ashley Poston Genre:  YA Contemporary, Fairy Tale retelling Published:  April 4th, 2017 Source:  Edelweiss e-galley from publisher, Quirk Books My rating:  5 stars So, if you are a long-time follower, you know that I’m not a huge YA contemporary reader.  But, when I saw there was a dachshund in this […]

Posted April 16, 2017 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 7 Comments

Review: Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

Book info: Title:  Three Dark Crowns   Author:  Kendare Blake Genre:  YA Fantasy Published:  September 20th, 2016 Source:  ARC received from SparkPoint Studio (also through books for trade) I was contacted back in August by a publicist from SparkPoint Studio about being part of a Fall YA Blog Tour, and one of the books they […]

Posted September 25, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 11 Comments