Month: December 2015

2015 End of Year Bookish Survey!

2015 End of Year Bookish Survey!

Hi all, happy 2016! I’m a little late with the 2015 End of Year Bookish Survey because I’ve been at Disney World with my family. I’m actually still there, but every year I attempt to get Jamie @ The Perpetual Page-Turner‘s End of Year Bookish Survey done and every year I fail. Not this year! I’m doing it from FLORIDA! Read on for my stats and favourites – and let me know if yours correlate. 2015 Reading Stats Number Of Books You Read: 83 plus some novellas and short stories Number of Re-Reads: 10. I’m not very good at tracking re-reads, but […]

Giveaway Contest: Win a December 2015 New Release!

Giveaway Contest: Win a December 2015 New Release!

Hey guys, it’s been awhile since I’ve done this, but since it’s the holiday, I wanted to share the book love by having a giveaway/contest to win a December 2015 new release – and yes, it’s open internationally! You know the drill: I’m giving away one young adult, middle grade, or new adult book released this month, under $20 CAD (I also included on adult romance title that I’m going to read, so you’re allowed to ask for that if you want it). In the interest of not making myself crazy, I’m only posting covers for the ones I’m super interested […]

Top Ten Tuesday: My Best Books of 2015

Top Ten Tuesday: My Best Books of 2015

I’m so glad to be sharing my Best Books of 2015! I’ll be sharing a bit more about them in my 2015 End of Year Bookish Survey, but for now…here’s my list, along with a quote from my review! Best Books of 2015: Mosquitoland by David Arnold: “I read Mosquitoland in two days – I found Mim’s voice so distinct and compelling, and my connection with her was so strong that I was on the edge of tears for two-thirds of the book(and laughing in the other third).” The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan: “It’s about the […]

Recently in Romance #1: Reviews of Tessa Dare, Sarina Bowen & More!

Recently in Romance #1: Reviews of Tessa Dare, Sarina Bowen & More!

Since becoming a romance reader a year and a half ago, I’ve struggled to figure out where romance reviews belong on my site. I don’t usually write full reviews of romance books, and I’m not sure if all of you like the X-rated books! Recently in Romance is my new mini-review feature where I bundle my recent reads and buys for those of you who are fans.  Recently Read:   Wow. I think this might be one of my new favourite romances. When Jen from Pop! Goes the Reader found out that I’d never read any Tessa Dare, she immediately […]

Waiting on Wednesday: You Know Me Well by Nina Lacour & David Levithan

Waiting on Wednesday: You Know Me Well by Nina Lacour & David Levithan

I am SO on this book. Nina Lacour & David Levithan? YES. Two gay teens coming together on one night to figure out their lives? SO YES. Will they fall in love with each other or just help each other with their own issues? Will they take leaps of faith in one night? Will the narrative take place in more than one night? I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS. And so many heart eyes. JUST GIVE ME THE BOOK. Is You Know Me Well on your To Be Read List? What are you waiting for this week? Let me know and I’ll stop […]

Review | Just Visiting by Dahlia Adler

December 7, 2015 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Diversity, Review
Review | Just Visiting by Dahlia Adler

Review: I’ve been following Dahlia on Twitter for about two years now, and she is fiercely passionate about young adult literature, diversity, feminism, and many of the things I care about, so I adore her feed. Just Visiting, though, is the first of her books that I’ve gotten to – but I’m so grateful that this was my first one, because the themes of Just Visiting are ones I care deeply about: teen girl friendship, trying to figure out your life’s work, trying to break out of bad circumstances, standing up for yourself, and yeah, okay, REALLY GOOD romance. There […]

How to Make Holiday Shopping Bearable: The Mostly YA Lit Holiday Guide, Part 1

December 3, 2015 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Fashion, Feature, Personal, Shopping
How to Make Holiday Shopping Bearable: The Mostly YA Lit Holiday Guide, Part 1

Guys, in case you didn’t know, I’m an avid shopper. I love all things bookish, but I also love all things pretty, whimsical, and fun. And above all? I love shopping for other people, especially during the holidays. I pride myself on getting the perfect gifts  and on finishing most of my holiday shopping in 1-2 days. WHATWHYHOWWHERE, you say? Well, I’m here to share my secrets for you to enjoy the holiday shopping, stress and burnout free. Over the next few days (or weeks, depending on how fast I get it done!), I’ll be sharing a few different ideas […]

#TopTenTuesday: 2016 Debut Books!

December 1, 2015 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Top Ten Tuesday
#TopTenTuesday: 2016 Debut Books!

 1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6. 7.   8.  9.  10. Is there anything better than talking about debut books and the magic you think the authors will bring into your reading life? Yeah, I thought not. Here are the ten 2016 debut books I’m most looking forward to: The Way Back To You by Michelle Andreani and Mindi Scott – this one’s a little bit of a cheat because Mindi is a veteran author, but I’m so excited to see what they have in store with this contemp! The Love That Split the World by Emily Henry – sci-fi romance with […]