Tag: YA contemporary

Blog Tour Author Interview with Giveaway: Meet Me in Outer Space by Melinda Grace

Book info: Title:  Meet Me in Outer Space Author:  Melinda Grace Publisher:  Swoon Reads Publication date: March 12th, 2019 Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult Synopsis: Smart and unflinching, this #OwnVoices debut contemporary novel stars an ambitious college student who refuses to be defined by her central auditory processing disorder. Edie Kits has a learning disability. Well, […]

Posted March 15, 2019 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 10 Comments

ARC Review: A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa Sheinmel

Book info: Title:  A Danger to Herself and Others Author:  Alyssa Sheinmel Genre:  YA contemporary mystery, unreliable narrator Release Date:  February 5th, 2019 Publisher:  Sourcebooks Fire Source:  ARC received from publisher which did not affect my review in any way My rating:  4 stars Synopsis: Only when she’s locked away does the truth begin to […]

Posted February 3, 2019 by Lisa Mandina in / 7 Comments

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway: My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life by Rachel Cohn

Book info: Title:  My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life Author:  Rachel Cohn Genre:  YA Contemporary Release Date:  December 18th, 2018 Publisher:  Disney-Hyperion Source:  ARC received from publisher which did not influence my opinion My rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis: “I’m here to take you to live with your father. In Tokyo, Japan! Happy birthday!” In the […]

Posted December 17, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 4 Comments

ARC Review: Mammoth by Jill Baguchinsky

Book info: Title:  Mammoth Author:  Jill Baguchinsky Genre:  YA Contemporary Release Date:  November 8th, 2018 Publisher:  Turner Publishing Source:  ARC received from author for review, which did not influence my opinion My rating:  5 stars Synopsis: The summer before her junior year, paleontology geek Natalie Page lands a coveted internship at an Ice Age dig […]

Posted November 4, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in / 10 Comments

Blog Tour: Till It Stops Beating (The Maddie Chronicles #4) by Hannah R. Goodman

Book info:  Title:  Till It Stops Beating   Author:  Hannah R. Goodman Series:  The Maddie Chronicles #4   Genre:  YA contemporary Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Maddie Hickman’s senior year begins with the good (the reemergence of The One That Got Away), the bad (a cancer diagnosis, not hers, but it might as well be) and the WTF (an anxiety […]

Posted October 15, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in Blog Tour / 2 Comments

Blog Tour Author Interview with Giveaway: Frequency by Christopher Krovatin

Book info: Title:  Frequency   Author:  Christopher Krovatin  Genre:  YA Contemporary Fiction Release Date:  October 2nd, 2018 Publisher:  Entangled Teen Synopsis: Five years ago, Fiona was just a kid. But everything changed the night the Pit Viper came to town. Sure, he rid the quiet, idyllic suburb of Hamm of its darkest problems. But Fiona […]

Posted October 12, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 0 Comments

Blog Tour Review with Giveaway: When Elephants Fly by Nancy Richardson Fischer

Book info: Title: When Elephants Fly Author: Nancy Richardson Fischer Publisher:  Harlequin Teen Release date: September 4th, 2018 Genre: YA Contemporary Source:  ARC received from publisher at ALA which did not influence my opinion My rating:  5 stars Synopsis: There are some battles worth fighting even if it means losing yourself. T. Lily Decker is […]

Posted September 26, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 12 Comments

Blog Tour with Author Interview and Giveaway: The Truth About Us by Tia Souders

Book info: Title:  The Truth About Us  Author:  Tia Souders Genre:  YA Contemporary/historical fiction Published:  September 7th, 2018 Synopsis: The present is built on the past. But what if your past is a lie?When 18 yr old Abigail Bridges’ grandmother dies, she leaves behind a mysterious letter asking her to unravel a hidden family secret.There […]

Posted September 8, 2018 by Lisa Mandina in giveaway / 2 Comments