Genre: YA Contemporary Romance

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
L-L-L-Little Reviews #50: May 2023

L-L-L-Little Reviews #50: May 2023

Here are the books I read and/or finished this past month that were not part of scheduled tours or requests from authors/publishers. Barbarian Alien (Ice Planet Barbarian #2) by Ruby Dixon My Review: I was surprised but loved the first book in this series, Ice Planet Barbarians, and so had to get the second one […]

Posted May 30, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 22 Comments
L-L-L-Little Reviews #49: April 2023

L-L-L-Little Reviews #49: April 2023

Here are the books I read and/or finished this past month that were not part of scheduled tours or requests from authors/publishers. One For All by Lillie Lainoff My Review: This was a fun historical retelling with a reimagining, or extra storyline added to the musketeers of history. It made me dig into some French […]

Posted April 29, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 10 Comments
L-L-L-Little Reviews #47:  February 2023

L-L-L-Little Reviews #47: February 2023

Here are the books I read this past month that were not part of scheduled tours or requests from authors/publishers. My Second Impression of You by Michelle I. Mason: My Review: I adored this book. I was hooked from the very start! Now as I go back through Goodreads I see it only got like […]

Posted February 25, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 8 Comments
ARC Review:  This Time It’s Real by Ann Liang

ARC Review: This Time It’s Real by Ann Liang

Blurb: Get ready to fall in love in this hilarious romcom about a girl who begins a fake relationship with the famous actor in her class, perfect for fans of Meg Cabot and Jenny Han. When seventeen-year-old Eliza Lin’s essay about meeting the love of her life unexpectedly goes viral, her entire life changes overnight. […]

Posted February 3, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 6 Comments
L-L-L-Little Reviews #46: January 2023

L-L-L-Little Reviews #46: January 2023

Here are the books I read this past month that were not part of scheduled reviews. The Hunger Between Us by Marina Adair: My Review: All I can really say about this is wow! This was such a dark story. The main character had a lot of unlikable actions and characteristics. But the world she […]

Posted January 31, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 6 Comments
E-galley Review:  Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

E-galley Review: Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

Blurb: From the New York Times bestselling author of the Brown Sisters trilogy, comes a laugh-out-loud story about a quirky content creator and a clean-cut athlete testing their abilities to survive the great outdoors–and each other. Bradley Graeme is pretty much perfect. He’s a star football player, manages his OCD well (enough), and comes out on top in […]

Posted January 5, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 10 Comments
ARC Review:  The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim

ARC Review: The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim

Blurb: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets Pride and Prejudice in this delightful and heartfelt rom-com about a Bangladeshi American teen whose meddling mother arranges a match to secure their family’s financial security—just as she’s falling in love with someone else. Zahra Khan is basically Bangladeshi royalty, but being a princess doesn’t pay the bills in […]

Posted January 2, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 8 Comments
Review:  The Wrong Kind of Weird by James Ramos

Review: The Wrong Kind of Weird by James Ramos

Blurb: “Sweet, snarky, and delightfully dorky.” —Elise Bryant, author of Happily Ever Afters  Cameron Carson has a secret. A secret with the power to break apart his friend group. Cameron Carson, member of the Geeks and Nerds United (GANU) club, has been secretly hooking up with student council president, cheerleader, theater enthusiast, and all-around queen bee Karla Ortega since […]

Posted December 26, 2022 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 4 Comments