Genre: YA Paranormal

L-L-L-Little Reviews #75:  April 2025

L-L-L-Little Reviews #75: April 2025

Here are the books I read this past month that were not part of scheduled reviews! Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyan Pham (Illustrations) My Review: I don’t read many graphic novels. I just prefer words on the page and not so many pictures. However one of the library committees […]

Posted April 29, 2025 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 16 Comments
ARC Review:  The Lies of Alma Blackwell by Amanda Glaze

ARC Review: The Lies of Alma Blackwell by Amanda Glaze

Blurb: Atmospheric and sweepingly romantic, this gothic mystery tells the story of a girl poised to inherit a famously haunted California mansion and a stranger who arrives with a dark warning… For over a century, the Blackwells have protected the town of Hollow Cliff from vengeful spirits. Seventeen-year-old Nev is ready to take over for […]

Posted August 27, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 8 Comments
The DNF Report #18 – May 2023

The DNF Report #18 – May 2023

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 […]

Posted June 3, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in The DNF Report / 8 Comments
Blog Tour Review with Giveaway:  One Girl in All the World (In Every Generation #2) by Kendare Blake

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway: One Girl in All the World (In Every Generation #2) by Kendare Blake

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the ONE GIRL IN ALL THE WORLD by Kendare Blake Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway! Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook Find it:Goodreads, https://books2read.com/ONE-GIRL-IN-ALL-THE-WORLD Blurb: “A worthy successor to the Slayer stories.” ―Booklist (starred review for In Every Generation) […]

Posted January 26, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, giveaway, Review / 6 Comments
E-galley Review:  The Luminaries by Susan Dennard

E-galley Review: The Luminaries by Susan Dennard

Blurb: From Susan Dennard, the New York Times bestselling author of the Witchlands series, comes a haunting and high-octane contemporary fantasy, about the magic it takes to face your fears in a nightmare-filled forest, and the mettle required to face the secrets hiding in the dark corners of your own family. A Barnes & Noble YA Book […]

Posted November 7, 2022 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 6 Comments
ARC Review: The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond by Amanda Glaze

ARC Review: The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond by Amanda Glaze

Blurb: Deliciously chilling and edge-of-your-seat suspenseful.”—Nina LaCour, Printz Award–winning author of We Are Okay Sacramento, 1885  Edie and Violet Bond know the truth about death. The seventeen-year-old twins are powerful mediums, just like their mother—Violet can open the veil between life and death, and Edie can cross into the spirit world. But their abilities couldn’t save them […]

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