Genre: YA LGBTQ

L-L-L-Little Reviews #66: September 2024

L-L-L-Little Reviews #66: September 2024

Here are the books I read this past month that were not part of scheduled reviews. Salty Pickle (The Pickle Cousins #2) by J.J. Knight My review: So technically I started reading this in the author’s newsletter, then I read it through the Patreon subscription up until it was published, around 20 or so chapters […]

Posted September 27, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 6 Comments
L-L-L-Little Reviews #65: August 2024

L-L-L-Little Reviews #65: August 2024

Here are the books I read this past month that were not part of scheduled reviews. Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix My Review: So I bought this back when I still worked at Barnes & Noble. And I had to get it because there was a time I was obsessed with horror novels. And […]

Posted August 30, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 12 Comments
ARC Review:  The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste

ARC Review: The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste

Blurb: In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illegal love potions to support her family. Love potions is a dangerous business. Brewing has painful, debilitating side effects, and getting caught means death or a prison sentence. But what Venus is most afraid of is the dark, sentient […]

Posted May 6, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 7 Comments
ARC Review: Finally Fitz by Marisa Kanter

ARC Review: Finally Fitz by Marisa Kanter

Blurb: A bisexual teen girl tries to make her ex jealous by faking an Instagram romance that leads to surprisingly real feelings in this hijinks-filled rom-com perfect for fans of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and She Gets the Girl . Ava “Fitz” Fitzgerald has worked hard to create the picture-perfect life she’s […]

Posted April 8, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 8 Comments
ARC Review:  Otherworldly by F.T. Lukens

ARC Review: Otherworldly by F.T. Lukens

Blurb: A skeptic and a supernatural being make a crossroads deal to achieve their own ends only to get more than they bargained for in this lively young adult romantic adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of Spell Bound and So This Is Ever After . Seventeen-year-old Ellery is a non-believer in a […]

Posted April 3, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 8 Comments
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:  The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall

ARC Review: The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall

Blurb: Julie Murphy meets Casey McQuiston in this unforgettable queer romance about a teen girl whose foray into fantasy tabletop roleplaying brings her new confidence, true friends, and a shot at real, swoon-worthy love. Hollis Beckwith isn’t trying to get a girl—she’s just trying to get by. For a fat, broke girl with anxiety, the […]

Posted March 2, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 6 Comments