Tag: mythology

Review with Author Interview:  Analiese Rising by Brenda Drake

Review with Author Interview: Analiese Rising by Brenda Drake

Book info: Title:  Analiese Rising Author:  Brenda Drake Genre:  YA Paranormal Romance/Mythology Release Date:  January 8th, 2019 Publisher:  Entangled Teen Source:  E-galley from publisher which did not affect my opinion My rating:  4 stars Synopsis: Half-Blood meets Antigoddess, American Gods meets The Da Vinci Code in ANALIESE RISING (Entangled; 01/08/19), a suspense-filled novel by New York Times bestselling author Brenda Drake. This first book in a […]

Posted January 16, 2019 by Lisa Mandina in / 6 Comments
Book Blitz with Giveaway:  Jewel of the Gods (Beyond the Gods #2) by Mary Bernsen

Book Blitz with Giveaway: Jewel of the Gods (Beyond the Gods #2) by Mary Bernsen

Book info: Title:  Jewel of the Gods Author:  Mary Bernsen Series:  Beyond the Gods #2Published by: CTP PulsePublication date: December 19th, 2017Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Mythology, Romance Synopsis: Sold at the age of seventeen to the king of the realm, Ursula has spent the last four years serving as his submissive concubine. She has grown to […]

Posted December 21, 2017 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 4 Comments
Three End of Series Mini-Reviews

Three End of Series Mini-Reviews

As I keep mentioning, I’m so far behind on reviews!  So, to speed things up, you should continue to expect mini-reviews like what I’m posting today.  I finished up three series finally over the past two months, so let’s do a quick reflection on them, and then the blurb from Goodreads.  Ashes (Seeds of America […]

Posted February 11, 2017 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 4 Comments
Blog Tour: Review and Giveaway – Circle of Jinn (Becoming Jinn #2) by Lori Goldstein

Blog Tour: Review and Giveaway – Circle of Jinn (Becoming Jinn #2) by Lori Goldstein

Circle of Jinn (Becoming Jinn #2) by Lori Goldstein Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Release Date: May 17th 2016 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Mythology Rate: 3 stars Synopsis: Being Jinn is Azra’s new reality. As she grants wishes under the watchful eye of the Afrit council, she remains torn between her two worlds—human and Jinn. Soon, secrets spill. […]

Posted May 19, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 4 Comments
Review:  Wildalone by Krassi Zourkova

Review: Wildalone by Krassi Zourkova

First, I have to thank the author who sent me a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.  I had entered a giveaway on Goodreads but didn’t win.  She emailed me on Goodreads and offered to send me a copy.  I was very excited and of course said yes because I’d been wanting […]

Posted June 23, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 10 Comments
Wings by Aprilynne Pike

Wings by Aprilynne Pike

This is the first book by Aprilynne Pike that I have read, and I must say I wasn’t disappointed at all!  I got a copy of this at the RT Convention back in May of this year.  I’ve actually not really been a fan of fairy or fae stories.  Not that I mind when they […]

Posted June 25, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 6 Comments
YA Mythology Giveaway Hop

YA Mythology Giveaway Hop

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been a fan of myths since I was in middle school probably.  And really, I think most people were at that age.  As a teacher, I remember the years when the 7th grade Social Studies teachers did Greek and Roman history, and so the kids always seemed to […]

Posted October 26, 2012 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 7 Comments