Month: November 2012

(Notso) Personal Friday: YA for NJ starts today! Go bid now!

November 30, 2012 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Blogging Life, Book Events, Other
(Notso) Personal Friday: YA for NJ starts today! Go bid now!

Today’s post will have a few cute pics of my pets, but I really wanted to spotlight something bigger than myself. I’m talking about Kieran Scott‘s YA for NJ eBay auctions that start tonight. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Hurricane Sandy devastated the East Coast of the US earlier this month. A lot of people lost their homes and belongings in floods, especially people in New Jersey.  In order to help with rebuilding efforts, Kieran (author of the She’s So Dead to Us series, the PRIVATE and PRIVILEGE series, and countless other YA novels that I’ve […]

Birthday Month Author Spotlight: Interview with Diana Peterfreund +Giveaway!

Birthday Month Author Spotlight: Interview with Diana Peterfreund +Giveaway!

For my final Birthday Month Author Spotlight, I have a fantastic interview with the wonderful Diana Peterfreund. Read on for more about Diana’s favorite scenes, couples, more information about her upcoming companion to For Darkness Shows the Stars, ACROSS A STAR-SWEPT SEA and one last giveaway of any of her books! MOSTLY YA LIT: You’ve been a pretty steady author since you sold your first book. Do you feel like it’s gotten easier over time to figure out what to write, how to sell that proposal, etc?  Diana Peterfreund: Both and neither. In some way it’s gotten harder and in […]

Waiting on Wednesday: A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty

Waiting on Wednesday: A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that book bloggers are eagerly anticipating. This week’s WoW pick has already come out in Australia (lucky ducks!):  A Corner of White Author: Jaclyn Moriarty Expected publication date: April 1st 2013 by Arthur A. Levine Books From Goodreads:  The first in a rousing, funny, genre-busting trilogy from bestseller Jaclyn Moriarty! This is a tale of missing persons. Madeleine and her mother have run away from their former life, under mysterious circumstances, and settled in a rainy corner of Cambridge (in our world). Elliot, on the […]

Stacking the Shelves #2: eBooks, EPIC Ontario Book Bloggers Meet-Up haul, and more!

November 26, 2012 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Events, Uncategorized
Stacking the Shelves #2: eBooks, EPIC Ontario Book Bloggers Meet-Up haul, and more!

It’s been awhile since my last Stacking the Shelves, huh? If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll notice that I just got a new Kobo Mini eReader, thanks to their Black Friday sale, and I am LOVING it. I also amassed a ton of books since the Ontario Book Bloggers’ Meet-Up earlier in the month, and I’ve been going a bit nuts on NetGalley. Here’s what I got: Bought or acquired myself: From Amazon.ca (thanks to my wonderful future sis/bro-in-law): A Wrinkle in Time Graphic Novel by Hope Larson and Madeleine L’Engle – So glad to finally have this in my […]

Review + Giveaway: Rampant & Ascendant by Diana Peterfreund!

November 25, 2012 / 18 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Feature, Review
Review + Giveaway: Rampant & Ascendant by Diana Peterfreund!

Happy Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Cyber Monday to my American friends! For this week’s Birthday Month Author Spotlight on Diana Peterfreund, I have reviews of Diana’s Killer Unicorn books for you – and a couple of signed books to give away! Rampant  Author: Diana Peterfreund Publisher: HarperTeen Publication date: Aug 25, 2009 My rating: 4 out of 5 stars Review: Rampant starts with what I call the classic horror movie sequence – the baby-sitter making out with her boyfriend, then getting attacked – but turned on its head. Because Astrid, our heroine, isn’t some dumb blonde – she’s a teen scientist who wants to […]

Waiting on Wednesday: Being Henry David by Cal Armistead

Waiting on Wednesday: Being Henry David by Cal Armistead

  “Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that book bloggers are eagerly anticipating. This week’s WoW pick is inspired by classic American literature: Being Henry David by Cal Armistead Publisher: Albert Whitman Teen Expected publication: March 1, 2013 From Goodreads: Seventeen-year-old “Hank” has found himself at Penn Station in New York City with no memory of anything –who he is, where he came from, why he’s running away. His only possession is a worn copy of Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. And so he becomes Henry David-or “Hank” and takes […]

Review: Eldritch Manor by Kim Thompson

November 19, 2012 / 7 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Eldritch Manor by Kim Thompson

Eldritch Manor Author: Kim Thompson Publisher: Dundurn Press Format: Paperback, 176 pages (a finished copy was provided by Dundurn Press) Publication date: October 23, 2012 My rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 stars. From Goodreads:  Twelve-year-old Willa Fuller is convinced that the old folks in the shabby boarding house down the street are prisoners of their sinister landlady, Miss Trang. Only when Willa is hired on as housekeeper does she discover the truth, which is far more fascinating. Eldritch Manor is a retirement home for some very strange beings indeed. All have stories to tell — and petty grievances with one […]

Review: My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher

November 15, 2012 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher

My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece Author: Annabel Pitcher Format: Hardcover, 211 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication date: March 2012 My rating: 4 of 5 stars From Goodreads: Ten-year-old Jamie hasn’t cried since it happened. He knows he should have – Jasmine cried, Mum cried, Dad still cries. Roger didn’t, but then he is just a cat and didn’t know Rose that well, really. Everyone kept saying it would get better with time, but that’s just one of those lies that grown-ups tell in awkward situations. Five years on, it’s worse than ever: Dad drinks, Mum’s gone and […]

Waiting on Wednesday: Janie Face to Face by Caroline B. Cooney

Waiting on Wednesday: Janie Face to Face by Caroline B. Cooney

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that book bloggers are eagerly anticipating. This week’s WoW pick is the culmination of series that was huge when I was a teen: Janie Face to Face  Author: Caroline B. Cooney Expected publication date: January 2013 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers From Goodreads: In this riveting and emotional conclusion to the thriller-romance Janie series, that started with The Face on the Milk Carton, all will be revealed as readers find out if Janie and Reeve’s love has endured, and whether or not the person […]

Birthday Month Author Spotlight: Review and Giveaway of the Secret Society Girl series by Diana Pete..

November 14, 2012 / 22 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Favorites, Feature, Review
Birthday Month Author Spotlight: Review and Giveaway of the Secret Society Girl series by Diana Peterfreund!

Hi guys, welcome to Part 2 of my Birthday Month Author Spotlight on Diana Peterfreund! Today I have a review of the Secret Society Girl series for you, which includes: 1. Secret Society Girl 2. Under the Rose 3. Rites of Spring (Break) 4. Tap & Gown Ok, caveat: These are some of my favorite books EVER. Basically, if you like any combination of old-school college/university settings, secret societies, feminism, and really sexy romantic scenes, I can pretty much guarantee that you’ll be sold on this. How it starts: Amy is a junior at elite Eli University (clearly modelled after Yale University, where Diana […]