Lisa Loves Literature https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io Authors are my rock stars Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:37:01 +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: July 19th, 2026 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/19/weekly-wrap-up-july-19th-2026/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/19/weekly-wrap-up-july-19th-2026/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349399 Sunday: Woke up in the early morning with Dora once again having diarrhea. Wasn’t the usual though that was like one trip outside, ended up with 3 little bouts. I gave her some Endosorb, to hopefully make it so I could at least wait till Monday to take her to the vet. Just trying to not end up at the emergency vet if possible. So didn’t get a great night/morning of sleep. Finally got up at 8 am…

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]]> https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/19/weekly-wrap-up-july-19th-2026/feed/ 18 349399 E-galley Review: Wild Goose Chase by Sarah Adler https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/17/e-galley-review-wild-goose-chase-by-sarah-adler/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/17/e-galley-review-wild-goose-chase-by-sarah-adler/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349349 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. Wild Goose Chase by Sarah Adler Published by Berkley on July 28, 2026 Genres: Adult Contemporary Romance Pages: 352 Source: the publisher Format: E-galley Goodreads Buy on Amazon, Buy on Barnes & Noble, Buy on Audible Also by this…

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]]> https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/17/e-galley-review-wild-goose-chase-by-sarah-adler/feed/ 4 349349 E-galley Review: Twilight Tides (Scottish Isles #3) by Samantha Young https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/16/e-galley-review-twilight-tides-scottish-isles-3-by-samantha-young/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/16/e-galley-review-twilight-tides-scottish-isles-3-by-samantha-young/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:44:51 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349437 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. Twilight Tides by Samantha Young Series: Scottish Isles #3 Published by Samantha Young on July 16, 2026 Genres: Adult Romantic Suspense Pages: 417 Source: the author Format: E-galley Goodreads Buy on Amazon, Buy on Barnes & Noble…

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]]> https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/16/e-galley-review-twilight-tides-scottish-isles-3-by-samantha-young/feed/ 4 349437 Lisa Loves to Discuss 2026 #7 – Do you ever confuse authors with similar names? https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/15/lisa-loves-to-discuss-2026-7-do-you-ever-confuse-authors-with-similar-names/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/15/lisa-loves-to-discuss-2026-7-do-you-ever-confuse-authors-with-similar-names/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349396 Soooooooo, I am afraid I’m going to sound really stupid with this post, but it is something that has happened to me and so I am just wondering if anyone else ever does it. For some reason, I’ll see authors with similar names pop up, and think it is one author, and then come to find out it is not. So the biggest example is a very recent one. I kept seeing these books pop up on my Facebook…

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]]> https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/15/lisa-loves-to-discuss-2026-7-do-you-ever-confuse-authors-with-similar-names/feed/ 14 349396 Top Ten Tuesday: Top 10 Authors I Wish Were Still Writing https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/14/top-ten-tuesday-top-10-authors-i-wish-were-still-writing/ https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/14/top-ten-tuesday-top-10-authors-i-wish-were-still-writing/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/?p=349379 The theme for this week I had trouble finding brand new authors, even if I had several that were new to me. So instead I decided to go back and do one of the topics I missed but wanted to do. There are a lot of authors I wish were still writing, so it was easy to come up with this list. 2. Cara Lynn Shultz – another favorite YA author from back in the day. I met her when I went…

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]]> https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/07/14/top-ten-tuesday-top-10-authors-i-wish-were-still-writing/feed/ 29 349379 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/#comments 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/ 46 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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