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ARC Review:  These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

ARC Review: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

Synopsis: Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Descendant of the Crane, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River. The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the […]

Posted November 23, 2020 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 9 Comments
ARC Review:  Come On In – 15 Stories about Immigration and Finding Home – Edited by Adi Alsaid

ARC Review: Come On In – 15 Stories about Immigration and Finding Home – Edited by Adi Alsaid

Synopsis: This exceptional and powerful anthology explores the joys, heartbreaks and triumphs of immigration, with stories by bestselling and beloved YA authors who are themselves immigrants and the children of immigrants. WELCOME From some of the most exciting bestselling and up-and-coming YA authors writing today…journey from Ecuador to New York City and Argentina to Utah, […]

Posted November 15, 2020 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 2 Comments
Blog Tour Review with Giveaway:  Love & Olives by Jenna Evans Welch

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway: Love & Olives by Jenna Evans Welch

Synopsis: From the New York Times bestselling author of Love & Gelatocomes a Mamma Mia–inspired tale about a teen girl finding romance while trying to connect with her absent father in beautiful Santorini, Greece. Liv Varanakis doesn’t have a lot of fond memories of her father, which makes sense—he fled to Greece when she was only eight. What Liv […]

Posted November 10, 2020 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, giveaway, Review / 16 Comments
E-galley Review:  Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer

E-galley Review: Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer

Synopsis: In this young adult contemporary romance, a girl is suddenly gifted with the ability to cast instant karma on those around her—both good and bad. Chronic overachiever Prudence Daniels is always quick to cast judgment on the lazy, rude, and arrogant residents of her coastal town. Her dreams of karmic justice are fulfilled when, […]

Posted November 2, 2020 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 4 Comments
Blog Tour Review:  Love Song (Stage Dive #4.7, 1001 Dark Nights #134) by Kylie Scott

Blog Tour Review: Love Song (Stage Dive #4.7, 1001 Dark Nights #134) by Kylie Scott

“Nobody writes inked-up, sexy-as-sin rockers like Kylie Scott!!”–Emma Chase, New York Times bestselling author Love Song, an all-new 1001 Dark Nights novella from the sexy as sin Stage Dive series by New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott is available now! Synopsis: From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kylie Scott comes a […]

Posted October 21, 2020 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, Review / 0 Comments
Blog Tour Review with Giveaway:  Poisoned by Jennifer Donnelly

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway: Poisoned by Jennifer Donnelly

Synopsis: From Jennifer Donnelly, author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Stepsister, comes a fairytale retelling that’ll forever change the way you think about strength, power, and the real meaning of “happily ever after.” Once upon a time, a girl named Sophie rode into the forest with the queen’s huntsman. Her lips were the color of ripe […]

Posted October 17, 2020 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, giveaway, Review / 11 Comments
ARC Review:  The Midnight Circus by Jane Yolen

ARC Review: The Midnight Circus by Jane Yolen

Synopsis: “Jane Yolen is the Hans Christian Andersen of America” –Newsweek Welcome to the Midnight Circus – and watch your step. The dark imaginings of fantasy icon Jane Yolen are not for the faint of heart. In these sixteen brilliantly unnerving tales and poems, Central Park becomes a carnival where you can – but probably […]

Posted September 27, 2020 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 2 Comments
ARC Review:  Shine by Jessica Jung

ARC Review: Shine by Jessica Jung

Synopsis: A Korean American teen is thrust into the competitive, technicolor world of K-pop, from Jessica Jung, K-pop legend and former lead singer of Girls Generation. What would you give for a chance to live your dreams? For seventeen-year-old Korean American Rachel Kim, the answer is almost everything. Six years ago, she was recruited by […]

Posted September 27, 2020 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 6 Comments