Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers

L-L-L-Little Reviews #50: May 2023

L-L-L-Little Reviews #50: May 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. Barbarian Alien (Ice Planet Barbarian #2) by Ruby Dixon My Review: I was surprised but loved the first book in this series, Ice Planet Barbarians, and so had to get the second one […]

Posted May 30, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 22 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:  Retro by Sofia Lapuente and Jarrod Shusterman

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway: Retro by Sofia Lapuente and Jarrod Shusterman

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the RETRO by Jarrod Shusterman & Sofía Lapuente 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/RETRO What starts off as a lighthearted competition to live without modern technology for a year turns […]

Posted January 20, 2023 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, giveaway, Review / 6 Comments
Blog Tour Review with Giveaway:  Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway: Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the SPELLS FOR LOST THINGS by Jenna Evans Welch 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 From the New York Times bestselling author of Love & Gelato comes a poignant […]

Posted September 21, 2022 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, giveaway, Review / 16 Comments
ARC Review:  Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle

ARC Review: Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle

Blurb: Hitch meets The Sun Is Also a Star in this witty and romantic teen novel about a self-professed teen love doctor with a popular radio segment who believes he can get a girl who hates all things romance to fall in love with him in only three dates.  Prince Jones is the guy with all the answers—or […]

Posted May 31, 2022 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 4 Comments
ARC Review:  Roxy by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

ARC Review: Roxy by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Synopsis: From the team that brought you the New York Times bestselling Dry comes a riveting new thriller that proves when gods play games, even love is a lie. The freeway is coming. It will cut the neighborhood in two. Construction has already started, pushing toward this corridor of condemned houses and cracked concrete with the momentum of the […]

Posted November 9, 2021 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 2 Comments
ARC Review: For All Time by Shanna Miles

ARC Review: For All Time by Shanna Miles

Synopsis: “An unforgettable and artfully crafted romance right down to the very last page.” —Julie Murphy, #1 New York Timesbestselling author of Dumplin’ “A romance for the ages. Fresh voices and original predicaments make this one perfect little novel.”—Stacey Lee, award-winning author of The Downstairs Girl The Sun Is Also a Star meets Outlander in this vivid, utterly romantic debut novel […]

Posted September 27, 2021 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 5 Comments
E-galley Review:  The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris

E-galley Review: The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris

Synopsis: Dear Martin meets They Both Die at the End in this gripping, evocative novel about a Black teen who has the power to see into the future, whose life turns upside down when he foresees his younger brother’s imminent death, from the acclaimed author of SLAY. Sixteen-year-old Alex Rufus is trying his best. He tries to be the […]

Posted April 5, 2021 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 5 Comments
ARC Review:  A Pho Love Story by Loan Le

ARC Review: A Pho Love Story by Loan Le

Synopsis: If Bao Nguyen had to describe himself, he’d say he was a rock. Steady and strong, but not particularly interesting. His grades are average, his social status unremarkable. He works at his parents’ pho restaurant, and even there, he is his parents’ fifthfavorite employee. Not ideal. If Linh Mai had to describe herself, she’d say […]

Posted February 7, 2021 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 12 Comments