Lisa Loves Literature https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io Authors are my rock stars Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:35:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 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 Weekly Wrap-Up: August 2nd, 2026 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/08/02/weekly-wrap-up-august-2nd-2026/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/08/02/weekly-wrap-up-august-2nd-2026/#respond Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349559 Sunday: Miserably hot again, heat index of 110 forecast for the day, and I could tell in the morning. Took the dogs out at 6 am and my glasses fogged up going outside. Then it seemed the dogs wanted to go outside constantly all day in the heat! Ugh. I did blogging in the morning, visiting and also getting reviews written for the week, and this post started. At 2 pm we had the read-along discussion…

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]]> https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/08/02/weekly-wrap-up-august-2nd-2026/feed/ 0 349559 Favorite First Lines – July 2026 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/08/01/favorite-first-lines-july-2026/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/08/01/favorite-first-lines-july-2026/#respond Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349251 Bye Forever, I Guess by Jodi Meadows Wild Goose Chase by Sarah Adler Into the Fading Twilight by Catherine Cowles Dad Rock Dragon Quest by Joan Reardon The Trouble With Heroes by Kate Messner In Stormy Weather by Chelsea Curto Pride Comes Before a Fall by Virginia Heath The Beat I…

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]]> https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/08/01/favorite-first-lines-july-2026/feed/ 0 349251 E-galley Review: Runaway Rockstar by Kylie Scott https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/31/e-galley-review-runaway-rockstar-by-kylie-scott/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/31/e-galley-review-runaway-rockstar-by-kylie-scott/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:23:13 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349654 I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Runaway Rockstar by Kylie Scott Published by Kylie Scott on July 27, 2026 Genres: Adult Rock Star Romance Pages: 233 Source: the author Format: E-galley Goodreads Buy on Amazon, Buy on Barnes & Noble Also by this author: Lick , Play…

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]]> https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/31/e-galley-review-runaway-rockstar-by-kylie-scott/feed/ 2 349654 L-L-L-Little Reviews: July 2026 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/30/l-l-l-little-reviews-july-2026/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/30/l-l-l-little-reviews-july-2026/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349506 The Butcher's Masquerade by Matt Dinniman Series: Dungeon Crawler Carl #5 Narrator: Jeff Hays Published by Soundbooth Theater on May 26, 2022 Genres: Adult Fantasy, Adult LitRPG, Adult Science Fiction Length: 23:33 Audiobook Speed:1.5x Source: Purchased Format: Audiobook Goodreads Buy on Amazon, Buy on Barnes & Noble, Buy on Audible Also in this series: Our Divine Mischief…

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]]> https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/30/l-l-l-little-reviews-july-2026/feed/ 4 349506 The DNF Report – July 2026 – Truman Possible Nominee #4 and 5 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/29/the-dnf-report-july-2026-truman-possible-nominee-4-and-5/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/29/the-dnf-report-july-2026-truman-possible-nominee-4-and-5/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:40:02 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349249 All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson Narrator: Bahni Turpin Published by Bloomsbury Children's Books on February 4, 2025 Genres: MG Novel in Verse, MG Realistic Fiction Length: 02:14 Audiobook Speed:1.25X Source: the library Format: Audiobook Goodreads My Rating: DNF I’ve wanted to read this author, and maybe this was not the book for me to start with. Not sure if all her…

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]]> https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/29/the-dnf-report-july-2026-truman-possible-nominee-4-and-5/feed/ 4 349249 E-galley Review: Just for the Plot (Bay Area Players #2) by Meghan Quinn https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/28/e-galley-review-just-for-the-plot-bay-area-players-2-by-meghan-quinn/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/28/e-galley-review-just-for-the-plot-bay-area-players-2-by-meghan-quinn/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:51:40 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349580 I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Just for the Plot by Meghan Quinn Series: Bay Area Players #2 Published by Bloom Books on July 28, 2026 Genres: Adult Sports Romance Pages: 512 Source: the author Format: E-galley Goodreads Buy on Amazon, Buy on Barnes & Noble…

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]]> https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/28/e-galley-review-just-for-the-plot-bay-area-players-2-by-meghan-quinn/feed/ 6 349580 Release Blast Review: Sacked (The Coopers #3) by Aleatha Romig https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/27/release-blast-review-sacked-the-coopers-3-by-aleatha-romig/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/27/release-blast-review-sacked-the-coopers-3-by-aleatha-romig/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349562 I received this book for free from Wildfire Marketing PR in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Sacked by Aleatha Romig Series: The Coopers #3 Published by Romig Works on July 27, 2026 Genres: Adult Romantic Suspense, Adult Sports Romance Pages: 336 Source: Wildfire Marketing PR Format: E-galley Goodreads Buy on Amazon…

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]]> https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/27/release-blast-review-sacked-the-coopers-3-by-aleatha-romig/feed/ 6 349562 Weekly Wrap-Up: July 26, 2026 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/26/weekly-wrap-up-july-26-2026/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/26/weekly-wrap-up-july-26-2026/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349470 Sunday: Another hot day! Although Monday is going to be the really hot one. I decided I needed to go ahead and mow today, because some of the grass where my little dogs potty is getting too tall, and if I don’t do it today, it will have to really wait another 2 days before this crazy heat is supposed to be gone. So I got up and did a little blogging to wait till 9 am to go do the loud mowing.

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]]> https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/26/weekly-wrap-up-july-26-2026/feed/ 26 349470 E-galley Review: Pride Comes Before a Fall (Miss Prentice’s Protegees #3) by Virginia Heath https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/25/e-galley-review-pride-comes-before-a-fall-miss-prentices-protegees-3-by-virginia-heath/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/25/e-galley-review-pride-comes-before-a-fall-miss-prentices-protegees-3-by-virginia-heath/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2026 19:43:28 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349526 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. Pride Comes Before a Fall by Virginia Heath Series: Miss Prentice's Protegees #3 Published by St. Martin's Griffin on July 28, 2026 Genres: Adult Historical Romance Pages: 330 Source: the publisher Format: E-galley Goodreads Buy on…

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]]> https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/25/e-galley-review-pride-comes-before-a-fall-miss-prentices-protegees-3-by-virginia-heath/feed/ 8 349526 Audiobook Read-Along Review: Druid Vices and a Vodka (The Guild Codex: Spellbound #6) by Annette Marie https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/24/audiobook-read-along-review-druid-vices-and-a-vodka-the-guild-codex-spellbound-6-by-annette-marie/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/24/audiobook-read-along-review-druid-vices-and-a-vodka-the-guild-codex-spellbound-6-by-annette-marie/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349358 Druid Vices and a Vodka by Annette Marie Series: The Guild Codex: Spellbound #6 Narrator: Cris Dukehart Published by Tantor Audio on March 17, 2020 Genres: Adult Urban Fantasy Length: 09:15 Audiobook Speed:1.5x Source: the library Format: Audiobook Goodreads Buy on Amazon, Buy on Barnes & Noble, Buy on Audible Also in this series: Three Mages and a Margarita , Dark Arts and a Daiquiri…

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