Genre: YA Dystopia

ARC Review:  Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer

ARC Review: Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer

Blurb: Gripping, romantic, and impossible to put down, this dark and immersive post-apocalyptic debut YA novel is about two teen girls who loved each other before the end of the world — and before one of them became infected with the virus that turned her into a monster. Perfect for fans of Krystal Sutherland, Adam […]

Posted March 27, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 11 Comments
ARC Review:  Snowglobe by Soyoung Park

ARC Review: Snowglobe by Soyoung Park

Blurb: In a world of constant winter, only the citizens of the climate-controlled city of Snowglobe can escape the bitter cold—but this perfect society is hiding dark and dangerous secrets within its frozen heart. Enclosed under a vast dome, Snowglobe is the last place on Earth that’s warm. Outside Snowglobe is a frozen wasteland, and […]

Posted February 24, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 10 Comments
L-L-L-Little Reviews #51: June 2023

L-L-L-Little Reviews #51: June 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. Although technically the first one I finished right at the end of May, but didn’t have time to add it to last month’s post. The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren My Review: […]

Posted June 30, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 18 Comments
ARC Review:  The Stranded by Sarah Daniels

ARC Review: The Stranded by Sarah Daniels

Synopsis: Snowpiercer meets The Hunger Games in a gripping near-future dystopian: romances, betrayals, and fights for freedom in a world turned upside-down… Welcome to the Arcadia. Once a luxurious cruise ship, it became a refugee camp after being driven from Europe by an apocalyptic war. Now it floats near the coastline of the Federated States – a leftover […]

Posted December 29, 2022 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 10 Comments
ARC Review:  Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah

ARC Review: Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah

Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Koral and her older brother Emrik risk their lives each day to capture the monstrous maristags that live in the black seas around their island. They have to, or else their family will starve. In an oceanic world swarming with vicious beasts, the Landers―the ruling elite, have indentured Koral’s family to provide the […]

Posted September 3, 2022 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 6 Comments
Blog Tour Review:  Between Burning Worlds (System Divine #2) by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell

Blog Tour Review: Between Burning Worlds (System Divine #2) by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell

Synopsis: Les Misérables meets The Lunar Chronicles in the out-of-this-world sequel to Sky Without Stars that’s an “explosion of emotion, intrigue, romance, and revolution” (Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series). A thief. An officer. A guardian. All from different backgrounds, but sharing one same destiny… The planet Laterre is […]

Posted March 28, 2020 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, Review / 1 Comment

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway: The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis

Hardcover: 352 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1250299705 ISBN-13: 978-1250299703 Praise for THE GOOD LUCK GIRLS “Don’t underestimate the girls in the Arkettan welcome houses because you might just lose your life. Davis’ The Good Luck Girls is a dust-filled, bloody fairytale set in a menacing world haunted with the reminder―the price of freedom is high, […]

Posted October 8, 2019 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, giveaway, Review / 8 Comments

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway: Sky Without Stars (System Divine #1) by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell

Book info: Title:  Sky Without Stars Author:  Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell Series:  System Divine #1 Genre:  Retellings, YA Science Fiction Release Date:  March 26th, 2019 Publisher:  Simon Pulse Source:  E-galley from publisher which did not influence my opinion My rating:  4 stars Synopsis:  A thief. An officer. A guardian.    Three strangers, one shared […]

Posted March 23, 2019 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, giveaway, Review / 5 Comments