Publisher: Razorbill

L-L-L-Little Reviews #40: Two Bookish First Reviews

L-L-L-Little Reviews #40: Two ..

Posted May 30, 2022 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 6 Comments

Since Bookish First is mostly sending out finished copies, I don’t usually get them in time to fit the reading and review into my blog schedule. So I am a little bit behind on these two, one came out in mid-April, the other mid-May. Flirting With Fate by J.C. Cervantes: My Review: This was a […]

ARC Review: The Best Laid Plans by Cameron Lund

ARC Review: The Best Laid Plan..

Posted April 4, 2020 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 0 Comments

High school senior Keely Collins takes on firsts, lasts, and everything in between in this sweet, sex-positive rom-com for fans of Meg Cabot and Jenny Han. It seemed like a good plan at first. When the only other virgin in her group of friends loses it at Keely’s own eighteenth birthday party, she’s inspired to […]

Review:  An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Review: An Ember in the Ashes..

Posted April 20, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 11 Comments

This is a book I thought sounded really good, but I didn’t request it on either Edelweiss or Netgalley for some reason. But then I walked into the Barnes and Noble where I work part time and saw it sitting on the manager’s desk one day.  I asked right away if I could have it, […]

Book Review 6:  The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman

Book Review 6: The Other Side..

Posted September 2, 2009 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 0 Comments

I’m not quite sure about this one. It was an interesting read at least. I tend to enjoy books that are set in the “near” future supposedly and have political or social commentary. Reminds me of the Giver. In this, I take it to mean that Global Warming has occurred and all the polar ice […]