Tag: science

Review:  Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar

Review: Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar

First, thanks to Delacorte Books for Young Readers and Edelweiss for allowing me to read an egalley of this title.  I was excited for it because I loved Holes and Small Steps by this author. And the idea behind it really grabbed my interest as a science fiction reader and former science teacher.  And while […]

Posted July 31, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 2 Comments
Cover Characteristic – February 27th, 2015 – Science

Cover Characteristic – February 27th, 2015 – Science

Cover Characteristic is hosted at  Sugar and Snark.  Here are the guidelines for how it works if you want to join in: 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, […]

Posted February 27, 2015 by Lisa Mandina in / 6 Comments
Review:  Erased (Altered #2) by Jennifer Rush

Review: Erased (Altered #2) by Jennifer Rush

Hi everyone!  I have of course been kind of out of it sine I had surgery on Wednesday.  I actually finished this book Tuesday night, late, but haven’t had time review it since then.  Doctor said the surgery went just fine and I am healing well.  However the pain medicine is making me sleepy, so […]

Posted June 21, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in / 2 Comments
A to Z April – N:  Nonfiction

A to Z April – N: Nonfiction

For today’s post I’m kind of lumping a bunch of different types of books together.  There are so many different types of nonfiction, or “true” books.  I’m going to choose a few of my favorites that I actually read and share them with you. 1.  I already shared probably my favorite with you, and that […]

Posted April 16, 2014 by Lisa Mandina in / 10 Comments
The Dark Between by Sonia Gensler

The Dark Between by Sonia Gensler

First thanks to Edelweiss and Knopf Books for Young Readers for allowing me to read an e-galley of this book.  I’m glad to see more ghost stories these days, or at least it seems like there is more.  Although while this is a ghost story, and that is a main theme throughout the story, it […]

Posted August 9, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 4 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
Hazards of Working at a Bookstore May 2012

Hazards of Working at a Bookstore May 2012

I haven’t done one of these posts for a looooooooong time, it’s not that I haven’t found lots of books I want, I just haven’t had the time to post the entries.  So I decided to do one today.  I also wanted to say that in the next couple weeks I may have a few […]

Posted May 28, 2012 by Lisa Mandina in / 4 Comments