Format: ARC

ARC Review:  Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano

ARC Review: Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano

Blurb: On a creepy island where everyone has a strange obsession with the year 1994, a newcomer arrives, hoping to learn the truth about her son’s death–but finds herself pulled deeper and deeper into the bizarrely insular community and their complicated rules… Clifford Island. When Willow Stone finds these words written on the floor of […]

Posted June 28, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 9 Comments
ARC Review:  Kismat Connection by Ananya Devarajan

ARC Review: Kismat Connection by Ananya Devarajan

Blurb: In this charming YA debut, a girl who’s determined to prove her star chart wrong ropes her longtime best friend into an experimental relationship—not knowing that he has been in love with her for years. Is it possible to change your fate? Madhuri Iyer is doomed. Doomed for her upcoming senior year to be a […]

Posted June 23, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 6 Comments
ARC Review:  The Warning (The Warning #1) by Kristy Acevedo

ARC Review: The Warning (The Warning #1) by Kristy Acevedo

Blurb: The end is coming. There’s no escape…or is there? The first in a compelling YA dystopian series for anyone who’s ever felt like their life-their world-is on the brink of destruction. Alexandra Lucas’ anxiety disorder was enough to deal with before then mysterious holographic doors suddenly appeared throughout the world, heralding the end of […]

Posted June 7, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 8 Comments
The DNF Report #18 – May 2023

The DNF Report #18 – May 2023

Continuing this as a monthly post, even if I end up with none. This month though I ended up with a few, although technically some were barely started. We Don’t Swim Here by Vincent Tirado My thoughts: I was a little disappointed in this one, as I had enjoyed the other book I read by […]

Posted June 3, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in The DNF Report / 8 Comments
ARC Review:  Her Good Side by Rebekah Weatherspoon

ARC Review: Her Good Side by Rebekah Weatherspoon

Blurb: A swoony, heart-melting YA romance from beloved author Rebekah Weatherspoon about two awkward teens who decide to practice dating in order to be good at the real thing. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Jenny Han. Sixteen-year-old Bethany Greene, though confident and self-assured, is what they call a late-bloomer. She’s never had a boyfriend, […]

Posted May 28, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 6 Comments
ARC Review:  Four Found Dead by Natalie D. Richards

ARC Review: Four Found Dead by Natalie D. Richards

Blurb: At the movie theater where Jo works, the last show has ended. But the nightmare is just beginning. Tonight, Tempest Theaters is closing forever, the last remaining business in a defunct shopping mall. The moviegoers have left, and Jo and her six coworkers have the final shift, cleaning up popcorn and mopping floors for […]

Posted May 4, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 10 Comments
ARC Review:  This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham

ARC Review: This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham

Blurb: Four best friends, one music festival, and a cooler filled with human organs: this summer is about to get gory. ​​​ Jennifer’s Body fans will clamor for this new sapphic horror standalone from New York Times bestselling author Kayla Cottingham. Three years ago, the melting of arctic permafrost released a pathogen of unknown origin into the atmosphere, […]

Posted April 22, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 2 Comments
ARC Review:  Throwback by Maurene Goo

ARC Review: Throwback by Maurene Goo

Blurb: Back to the Future meets The Joy Luck Club in this YA contemporary romance about a Korean American girl sent back to the ’90s to (reluctantly) help her teenage mom win Homecoming Queen. Being a first-generation Asian American immigrant is hard. You know what’s harder? Being the daughter of one. Samantha Kang has never […]

Posted April 7, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 8 Comments