Tag: circus

Review with Author Interview:  By a Charm and a Curse by Jaime Questell

Review with Author Interview: By a Charm and a Curse by Jaime Questell

Book info: Title:  By a Charm and a Curse Author:  Jaime Questell Genre:  YA contemporary Fantasy with magical realism Release Date:  February 6th, 2018 Publisher:  Entangled Teen Source:  Egalley from publisher My rating:  4.5 stars Synopsis: Le Grand’s Carnival Fantastic isn’t like other traveling circuses. It’s bound by a charm, held together by a centuries-old […]

Posted February 10, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in / 4 Comments
Blog Tour – Review and Giveaway:  Girl in the Shadows (Girl on a Wire #2) by Gwenda Bond

Blog Tour – Review and Giveaway: Girl in the Shadows (Girl on a Wire #2) by Gwenda Bond

Girl in the Shadows Gwenda Bond (Girl on a Wire #2) Published by: Skyscape Publication date: July 5th 2016 Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Eighteen-year-old Moira Mitchell grew up in the shadows of Vegas’s stage lights while her father’s career as a magician soared. More than anything, Moira wants to be a magician too, but her […]

Posted July 5, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour, giveaway, Review / 6 Comments
Cover Characteristic:  Circus

Cover Characteristic: Circus

The Cover Characteristic meme is hosted at  Sugar and Snark.   Here are the guidelines: Each week we will post a characteristic and choose 5 of our favorite covers with that characteristic. If you want to join in and share your 5 favorite covers with the weeks particular characteristic, then just make a post, grab the meme […]

Posted April 29, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 10 Comments
Promo Post:  The Wanderers by Kate Ormand

Promo Post: The Wanderers by Kate Ormand

The Wanderers by Kate Ormand Publisher: Sky Pony Press Release Date: September 1st 2015 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal Synopsis: A Unique Twist on Shape-Shifters with Fast-Paced Action, Thrilling Adventure, Mystery, and a Bit of Romance Flo lives an eccentric life—she travels with a popular circus in which the main acts star orphaned children with secret […]

Posted August 31, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway, promo post / 3 Comments
Review:  Girl on a Wire by Gwenda Bond

Review: Girl on a Wire by Gwenda Bond

First, thanks to Amazon Children’s Publishing and Netgalley for allowing me to read an e-galley of this title.  The book actually was published at the beginning of October, but I did get an e-galley of it right after that I believe.  I was very interested in it for several reasons. First, I really enjoyed the […]

Posted November 11, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 61 Comments
The Friday 56 #12

The Friday 56 #12

I am not having much reading time, and so I’m only about halfway through my current read, and then I’ll have to start another one tomorrow for a tour post on Monday.  So, once again this week I’m going to participate in Friday 56, sponsored by Freda’s Voice.  Here are the rules: Rules: *Grab a book, any […]

Posted November 7, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in / 26 Comments
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

I have wanted to read this book for a long time. Many of the people I work with at the bookstore loved this book. I put it on my list to read, figuring it would be good, but another of those popular books that wouldn’t make my favorites list. Boy was I wrong! I finally […]

Posted February 2, 2011 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments