Lisa Loves Literature https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io Authors are my rock stars Sun, 12 Jul 2026 16:45:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/wp-content/uploads/sites/366/2022/01/cropped-Lisa-Button-400x400-2-32x32.jpg Lisa Loves Literature https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io 32 32 241857628 E-galley Review: Into the Fading Twilight (Starlight Grove #2) by Catherine Cowles https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/13/e-galley-review-into-the-fading-twilight-starlight-grove-2-by-catherine-cowles/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/13/e-galley-review-into-the-fading-twilight-starlight-grove-2-by-catherine-cowles/#respond Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349370 I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Into the Fading Twilight by Catherine Cowles Series: Starlight Grove #2 Published by Bloom Books on July 7, 2026 Genres: Adult Romantic Suspense Pages: 416 Source: the publisher Format: E-galley Goodreads Buy on Amazon, Buy on Barnes &

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]]> https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/12/weekly-wrap-up-july-12th-2026/feed/ 14 349294 Review: Howliday Inn the Graphic Novel (Bunnicula #2) by James Howe, Andrew Donkin, and Stephen Gilpin (Illustrator) https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/10/review-howliday-inn-the-graphic-novel-bunnicula-2-by-james-howe-andrew-donkin-and-stephen-gilpin-illustrator/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/10/review-howliday-inn-the-graphic-novel-bunnicula-2-by-james-howe-andrew-donkin-and-stephen-gilpin-illustrator/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349341 I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Howliday Inn the Graphic Novel by James Howe, Andrew Donkin Series: Bunnicula: The Graphic Novels #2 Illustrator: Stephen Gilpin Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers on July 14, 2026 Genres: Childrens Graphic Novel…

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]]> https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/09/book-blitz-with-giveaway-you-had-me-at-meow-by-gracie-james/feed/ 2 349307 Truman 26-27 Review #2: Bye Forever, I Guess by Jodi Meadows https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/08/truman-26-27-review-2-bye-forever-i-guess-by-jodi-meadows/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/08/truman-26-27-review-2-bye-forever-i-guess-by-jodi-meadows/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349296 Bye Forever, I Guess by Jodi Meadows Published by Holiday House on October 22, 2024 Genres: MG Contemporary Romance Pages: 288 Source: Purchased Format: Hardcover Goodreads Buy on Amazon, Buy on Barnes & Noble, Buy on Audible Also by this author: My Contrary Mary My Rating: Ingrid’s online persona is more popular than she is. IRL, she’s the quiet one—until a…

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]]> https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/08/truman-26-27-review-2-bye-forever-i-guess-by-jodi-meadows/feed/ 8 349296 Top Ten Tuesday: Top 10 Books With Summer in the Title https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/07/top-ten-tuesday-top-10-books-with-summer-in-the-title/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/07/top-ten-tuesday-top-10-books-with-summer-in-the-title/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349280 This week’s topic was book titles that include the word “you pick” and I chose books with the word summer in the title since it is summer! I went through only books I’d read first, so here are my top 12, because there were 12 that I really liked, including one from when I was a teenager that I read over and over!

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]]> https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/07/top-ten-tuesday-top-10-books-with-summer-in-the-title/feed/ 40 349280 E-galley Review: Every Version of You by Natalie Messier https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/06/e-galley-review-every-version-of-you-by-natalie-messier/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/06/e-galley-review-every-version-of-you-by-natalie-messier/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349271 I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Every Version of You by Natalie Messier Published by Gallery Books on July 7, 2026 Genres: Adult Contemporary Romance, Adult Magical Realism Pages: 368 Source: the publisher Format: E-galley Goodreads Buy on Amazon, Buy on Barnes & Noble…

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]]> https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/05/weekly-wrap-up-july-5th-2026/feed/ 38 349197 E-galley Review with Author Interview: The Lure of Wolves and Whispers (The Martyred Isle #1) by Amanda Connolly https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/04/e-galley-review-the-lure-of-wolves-and-whispers-the-martyred-isle-1-by-amanda-connolly/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/04/e-galley-review-the-lure-of-wolves-and-whispers-the-martyred-isle-1-by-amanda-connolly/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349193 I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. The Lure of Wolves and Whispers by Amanda Connolly Series: The Martyred Isle #1 Published by Sarah Barley Books, Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers on July 7, 2026 Genres: YA Fantasy, YA Romantasy Pages: 464 Source: the publisher…

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