Genre: YA Fantasy

Review:  Lion’s Legacy (Tennessee Russo #1) by L.C. Rosen

Review: Lion’s Legacy (..

Posted June 30, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 5 Comments

Blurb: Seventeen-year-old Tennessee Russo’s life is imploding. His boyfriend has been cheating on him, and all his friends know about it. Worse, they expect him to just accept his ex’s new relationship and make nice. So when his father, a famous archaeologist and reality show celebrity whom he hasn’t seen in two years, shows up […]

The DNF Report #18 – May 2023

The DNF Report #18 – May 202..

Posted June 3, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in The DNF Report / 8 Comments

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 […]

The DNF Report #17 – April 2023

The DNF Report #17 – April 2..

Posted April 30, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review, The DNF Report / 10 Comments

Continuing this as a monthly post, even if I end up with none. This month I really only had one, although there is a possibility I kind of DNFed another audiobook. Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker My Thoughts: So, I got started late on reading this. And while there was some interesting magical things […]

L-L-L-Little Reviews #48: March 2023

L-L-L-Little Reviews #48: Marc..

Posted March 29, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 4 Comments

Here are the books I read and/or finished this past month that were not part of scheduled tours or requests from authors/publishers. Forging Silver Into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer My Review: This is my first book by this author. An author I’ve been saying for a long time I need to read. And I do […]

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway:  The Beauty Trials (The Belles #3) by Dhonielle Clayton

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway..

Posted February 20, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, giveaway, Review / 8 Comments

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the THE BELLES SERIES REPACKAGE by Dhonielle Clayton Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway! Title: THE BELLES SERIES REPACKAGE Author: Dhonielle Clayton Pub. Date: February 14, 2023 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, audiobook Find it:  THE BELLES- Goodreads, https://books2read.com/The-Belles THE […]

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway:  Lore by Alexandra Bracken

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway..

Posted December 30, 2022 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, giveaway, Review / 12 Comments

Paperback Pub. Date: January 3, 2023 Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, Audiobook Find it:Goodreads, https://books2read.com/LOREPaperback Blurb: From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Darkest Minds comes a sweepingly ambitious, high-octane tale of power, destiny, love, and redemption. Every seven years, the Agon begins. As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk […]

Review:  How to Succeed in Witchcraft by Aislinn Brophy

Review: How to Succeed in Wit..

Posted December 14, 2022 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 10 Comments

Blurb: An overachieving teen witch vies for a prestigious scholarship at her elite high school in this contemporary YA fantasy for fans of Never Have I Ever and Sabrina the Teen Witch! Magically brilliant, academically perfect, chronically overcommitted… Shay Johnson has all the makings of a successful witch. Now that she’s a junior at T.K. Anderson Magical Magnet […]

L-L-L-Little Reviews #44: December 2022 – Part One

L-L-L-Little Reviews #44: Dece..

Posted December 8, 2022 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 6 Comments

So I finally got around to making a button for this post. We’ll see. I feel like maybe I made it a little too busy. I might re-do it next year for December. I also decided I was going to start posting one of these a month. So what I’ll do is as I read […]