Genre: YA Retelling

ARC Review:  A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel

ARC Review: A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel

Blurb: Circe goes YA in this unapologetically feminist retelling of the Medusa myth steeped in Indian mythology, a YA epic fantasy addition to the Rick Riordan Presents imprint. All monsters and heroes have beginnings. This is mine. Sixteen-year-old Manisha is no stranger to monsters—she’s been running from them for years, from beasts who roam the […]

Posted January 12, 2024 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 8 Comments
L-L-L-Little Reviews #49: April 2023

L-L-L-Little Reviews #49: April 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. One For All by Lillie Lainoff My Review: This was a fun historical retelling with a reimagining, or extra storyline added to the musketeers of history. It made me dig into some French […]

Posted April 29, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 10 Comments
L-L-L-Little Reviews #46: January 2023

L-L-L-Little Reviews #46: January 2023

Here are the books I read this past month that were not part of scheduled reviews. The Hunger Between Us by Marina Adair: My Review: All I can really say about this is wow! This was such a dark story. The main character had a lot of unlikable actions and characteristics. But the world she […]

Posted January 31, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 6 Comments
Blog Tour Review with Giveaway:  The Wicked Ones (Dark Ascension #1) by Robin Benway

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway: The Wicked Ones (Dark Ascension #1) by Robin Benway

Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook Find it:Goodreads, https://books2read.com/THE-WICKED-ONES Blurb: “Blood is blood…and one way or another, we all bleed.” Drizella and Anastasia only know one thing for certain: they will never end up like their mother, Lady Tremaine. When their father left them as young girls, he took what was left of their family’s fortune and their mother’s […]

Posted January 26, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, giveaway, Review / 4 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
ARC Review:  Debating Darcy by Sayantani DasGupta

ARC Review: Debating Darcy by Sayantani DasGupta

Blurb: This Pride & Prejudice retelling brings New York Timesbestselling Sayantani DasGupta’s trademark wit and insight to her bright and funny YA debut! It is a truth universally acknowledged that Leela Bose plays to win. A life-long speech competitor, Leela loves nothing more than crushing the competition, all while wearing a smile. But when she meets the incorrigible […]

Posted April 2, 2022 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 4 Comments
ARC Review:  Our Violent Ends (These Violent Delights #2) by Chloe Gong

ARC Review: Our Violent Ends (These Violent Delights #2) by Chloe Gong

Synopsis: Shanghai is under siege in this captivating and searingly romantic sequel to These Violent Delights, which New York Times bestselling author Natasha Ngan calls “deliciously dark.” The year is 1927, and Shanghai teeters on the edge of revolution. After sacrificing her relationship with Roma to protect him from the blood feud, Juliette has been a girl […]

Posted November 15, 2021 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 7 Comments