Genre: YA Fairy Tale

ARC Review:  Promchanted by Morgan Matson

ARC Review: Promchanted by Morgan Matson

Blurb: Two modern teens.One classic fairy tale.Absolutely no cell service. Stella Griffin doesn’t believe in fairy tales. Ever since her boyfriend dumped her three weeks before the prom— not ideal timing—she’s convinced every love story is a lie.  She’s ready to skip the prom entirely. But she and her best friend, Nisha, have been planning […]

Posted March 5, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 10 Comments
Blog Tour Review with Giveaway: Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway: Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the BRAVELY by Maggie Stiefvater Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway! Find it:Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org Blurb: What if you had one year to save everything you loved? ONE PRINCESS. Merida of DunBroch […]

Posted May 13, 2022 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, giveaway, Review / 7 Comments
Very Late ARC Review:  The Evil Queen (The Forest of Good and Evil #1) by Gena Showalter

Very Late ARC Review: The Evil Queen (The Forest of Good and Evil #1) by Gena Showalter

Synopsis: Classic fairy tales are turned on their heads as strong heroines take charge and save the princes and the world in this magical action and romance-filled trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Everlife novels and the White Rabbit Chronicles, beginning with a teen prophesied to become the Evil Queen from […]

Posted January 23, 2021 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 2 Comments
Blog Tour Review with Giveaway:  Poisoned by Jennifer Donnelly

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway: Poisoned by Jennifer Donnelly

Synopsis: From Jennifer Donnelly, author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Stepsister, comes a fairytale retelling that’ll forever change the way you think about strength, power, and the real meaning of “happily ever after.” Once upon a time, a girl named Sophie rode into the forest with the queen’s huntsman. Her lips were the color of ripe […]

Posted October 17, 2020 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, giveaway, Review / 11 Comments
ARC Review:  The Midnight Circus by Jane Yolen

ARC Review: The Midnight Circus by Jane Yolen

Synopsis: “Jane Yolen is the Hans Christian Andersen of America” –Newsweek Welcome to the Midnight Circus – and watch your step. The dark imaginings of fantasy icon Jane Yolen are not for the faint of heart. In these sixteen brilliantly unnerving tales and poems, Central Park becomes a carnival where you can – but probably […]

Posted September 27, 2020 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 2 Comments
E-Galley Review:  Ever Cursed by Corey Ann Haydu

E-Galley Review: Ever Cursed by Corey Ann Haydu

Synopsis: Damsel meets A Heart in a Body in the World in this incisive and lyrical feminist fairy tale about a princess determined to save her sisters from a curse, even if it means allying herself with the very witch who cast it. The Princesses of Ever are beloved by the kingdom and their father, the King. They […]

Posted July 24, 2020 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 2 Comments