Tag: YA contemporary

ARC Review:  I’m Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal

ARC Review: I’m Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal

Book info: Title:  I’m Not Dying with You Tonight Author:  Kimberly Jones, Gilly Segal Genre:  YA contemporary Release Date:  August 6th, 2019 Publisher:  Sourcebooks Fire Source: Physical ARC received from publisher which did not influence my opinion My rating:  5 stars Synopsis: Lena and Campbell aren’t friends. Lena has her killer style, her awesome boyfriend, […]

Posted September 14, 2019 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 11 Comments
Blog Tour Review with Excerpt:  Styx and Stones by Carmen Jenner

Blog Tour Review with Excerpt: Styx and Stones by Carmen Jenner

Cancer sucks … and then you die. Styx and Stones an all-new emotional, mature young adult romance from USA Today bestselling author Carmen Jenner is available now! Book info: Title:  Styx and Stones Author:  Carmen Jenner Genre:  YA contemporary Release Date:  September 3rd, 2019 Source:  E-galley from Social Butterfly PR which did not influence my […]

Posted September 9, 2019 by Lisa Mandina in / 4 Comments
Blog Tour Review with Giveaway:  Color Me In by Natasha Diaz

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway: Color Me In by Natasha Diaz

Book info: Title:  Color Me In Author:  Natasha Diaz Genre:  YA contemporary, #ownvoices Release Date:  August 20th, 2019 Publisher:  Delacorte Press Source:  ARC received from publisher which did not influence my opinion My rating:  5 stars Synopsis: Debut YA author Natasha Diaz pulls from her personal experience to inform this powerful coming-of-age novel about the […]

Posted August 26, 2019 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 12 Comments
ARC Review:  The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais

ARC Review: The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais

Book info: Title:  The Silence Between Us Author:  Alison Gervais Genre:  YA contemporary, #ownvoices Release Date:  August 13th, 2019 Publisher:  Blink YA Source:  ARC from publisher which did not influence my opinion My rating:   5 stars Synopsis: Moving halfway across the country to Colorado right before senior year isn’t Maya’s idea of a good time. […]

Posted August 18, 2019 by Lisa Mandina in / 8 Comments
ARC Review:  The Virtue of Sin by Shannon Schuren

ARC Review: The Virtue of Sin by Shannon Schuren

Book info: Title:  The Virtue of Sin Author:  Shannon Schuren Genre:  YA contemporary Release Date:  June 25th, 2019 Publisher:  Philomel Books, Penguin Teen Source:  ARC won through Bookish First giveaway which did not influence my opinion. My rating:  5 stars Synopsis: A compelling novel about speaking out, standing up, and breaking free — perfect for […]

Posted July 5, 2019 by Lisa Mandina in / 4 Comments
Blog Tour Author Interview with Giveaway:  Switchback by Danika Stone

Blog Tour Author Interview with Giveaway: Switchback by Danika Stone

Book info: Title:  SwitchbackAuthor:  Danika Stone Published by: Swoon ReadsPublication date: May 28th, 2019Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult Synopsis: An epic YA adventure story about two friends lost in the Canadian wilderness from Danika Stone, the author of All the Feels. Vale loves to hike, but kind of hates her classmates. Ash is okay with his classmates, […]

Posted May 28, 2019 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 10 Comments
Blog Tour Excerpt with Giveaway:  The Brilliance of Fireflies by Leslie Hauser

Blog Tour Excerpt with Giveaway: The Brilliance of Fireflies by Leslie Hauser

Book info: Title: THE BRILLIANCE OF FIREFLIES Author: Leslie Hauser Pub. Date: May 21, 2019 Publisher: Gatekeeper Press Formats: Paperback, eBook Pages: 310 Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Barnes and Noble, iBooks, Kobo, TBD Synopsis: Emma Loukas had a typical teenage life. Until she didn’t. After choosing to stay home instead of accompanying her family to a minor league baseball game, Emma is not present when a suicide […]

Posted May 24, 2019 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 0 Comments
Blog  Tour Review with Giveaway:  Two Like Me and You by Chad Alan Gibbs

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway: Two Like Me and You by Chad Alan Gibbs

Book info: Title:   Two Like Me and You Author:  Chad Alan Gibbs Publication date: May 20th, 2019 Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult Source:  E-galley from Xpresso Tours which did not influence my opinion. My Rating: 5 stars Synopsis: Edwin Green’s ex-girlfriend is famous. We’re talking cover-of-every-tabloid-in-the-grocery-store-line famous. She dumped Edwin one year ago on what […]

Posted May 21, 2019 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 14 Comments
Review with Author Interview and Giveaway:  Ask Me Anything by Molly E. Lee

Review with Author Interview and Giveaway: Ask Me Anything by Molly E. Lee

Book info: Title:  Ask Me Anything Author:  Molly E. Lee Genre:  YA contemporary Release Date:  May 7th, 2019 Publisher:  Entangled Teen Source:  Finished copy received from publisher for review which did not influence my opinion My rating:  5 stars Synopsis: I should’ve kept my mouth shut. But Wilmont Academy’s been living in the Dark Ages […]

Posted May 6, 2019 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 2 Comments