Category: Mini-Reviews

Mini-Reviews: Illustrated Fantasy, Dark Realities

April 7, 2016 / 4 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Mini-Reviews, Review
Mini-Reviews: Illustrated Fantasy, Dark Realities

Beautifully illustrated and executed, this latest (and possibly last?) installment of the Griffin & Sabine series really belongs somewhere within the third book of the trilogy, The Golden Mean. It is, as described, additional letters and correspondence between Griffin and Sabine as they try to make their way towards each other to Alexandria. For those who have not read the series, I think it will be a little difficult to follow this piece – it’s almost like an added novella to the series. That said, since the reading experience of these books is so delightful, I would go ahead and […]

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| Giveaway + Review | Stars Above by Marissa Meyer

February 2, 2016 / 28 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Giveaway, Giveaway Closed, Giveaways, Mini-Reviews, Review
| Giveaway + Review | Stars Above by Marissa Meyer

Guys, I am SO excited to be able to give you this review of Stars Above by Marissa Meyer. Last week, I got the most amazing news: Fierce Reads and Raincoast Books (distributor of tons of amazing books in Canada, including Macmillan titles) were sending me a bound galley copy of STARS ABOVE! To say I was excited is a complete understatement. There was much screaming and dancing around in my house because I really, REALLY needed a few extra chapters at the end of Winter. I needed to make sure my babies were still okay =P In addition, Fierce Reads […]

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

December 14, 2015 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Feature, Mini-Reviews, Recently in Romance, Review
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 […]

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The Lunar Chronicles | Series Wrap-Up, Cress & Fairest Reviews!

November 23, 2015 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Extras, Book List, Mini-Reviews, Wrap-Up
The Lunar Chronicles | Series Wrap-Up, Cress & Fairest Reviews!

Hi guys! Yesterday you saw my review of Winter, the final book in Marissa Meyer’s epic The Lunar Chronicles series. Today, I’m back today with two mini-reviews of Cress or Fairest, which I never got around to reviewing, followed by my series wrap-up with some of my favourites (book, couple, characters, etc)! Check it out below: The Rapunzel-like Cress lives alone in a satellite where she uses her genius hacking skills to help Levana – but is desperate to defy her. Cress is incredibly capable and hilariously fangirlish, a dreamer who has always had a crush on Carswell Thorne, a […]

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Catching Up: eBooks Bought and Read Recently

September 14, 2015 / 4 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Mini-Reviews
Catching Up: eBooks Bought and Read Recently

Hi guys, I’m playing a little catch-up with some highly anticipated (for me, at least) eBooks that I bought and read recently. Have you read any of these? Let me know what you think! Tina Chen is a college student who is barely scraping by with her job, her loans, and schooling. Her dad lost his job when she left for college, and it’s been up to her to be the responsible one in her family for a long time. When she and Blake Reynolds, the son of a technology mogul, end up sparring in class about socioeconomic status, it’s […]

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Mini-Reviews: Meet the Austins, When the Stars Align & Scarlet

September 7, 2015 / 3 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Mini-Reviews, Review
Mini-Reviews: Meet the Austins, When the Stars Align & Scarlet

Despite my enduring love for Madeleine L’Engle and my obsession with her lesser-known heroine Vicky Austin, for some reason I never quite got to Meet the Austins. Maybe because I knew that it didn’t involve any of the scientific elements that feature in so many of her later novels, maybe because Vicky is only 12 in this novel. I’m grateful that my book club forced me to finally read it! Meet the Austins is a very sweet middle-grade, and a great introduction to the loving, warm Austin family. Chapters are essentially episodes in the Austins’ lives as they bring spoiled orphan […]

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Mini-Reviews: In Which I Read & Love My First Sarah Ockler Book

June 16, 2015 / 3 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Mini-Reviews, Review
Mini-Reviews: In Which I Read & Love My First Sarah Ockler Book

The Summer of Chasing Mermaids Author: Sarah Ockler Publisher: Simon Pulse Source/Format: eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss Publication Date: June 9, 2015 My rating: 4 out of 5 stars This was my first Sarah Ockler book, and I’m glad that it lived up to expectations. Ockler paints a gorgeous West Coast landscape to bring to life a story of finding the power and strength to make your voice heard. Elyse, the main character, is a Tobagonian girl who has had her beautiful singing (and speaking) voice ripped away from her in an accident. Elyse was destined to be a […]

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“Not Till We Are Lost Do We Begin To Find Ourselves” Mini-Review & Blitz: Island Esc..

January 20, 2015 / 0 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Mini-Reviews, Review, Uncategorized
“Not Till We Are Lost Do We Begin To Find Ourselves” Mini-Review & Blitz: Island Escape by Viv Daniels

Covers created by Vania Stoyanova of VLC Productions Island Escape Author: Viv Daniels (website | facebook | twitter) Source/Format: ARC provided by Mark My Words Publicity as part of release day blitz (thank you!) My rating: 4.25 out of 5 stars Buy It: Amazon | iBooks | B&N Add it on Goodreads ADAM Luxury yacht, tropical seas, babes in bikinis…dream job, right? Wrong. The passengers are rich jerks who treat the crew like garbage, when they aren’t pretending we’re their whores. The best day was when that cokehead heiress Kalina tried to fire me just for doing my job. I swore I’d never […]

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“Do You Hear What I Hear?” Mini-Review: Hear Me by Viv Daniels

November 17, 2014 / 0 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Mini-Reviews, Review
“Do You Hear What I Hear?” Mini-Review: Hear Me by Viv Daniels

Hear Me Author: Viv Daniels (website | twitter) Genre: New Adult Paranormal Romance (18+) Source/Format: ebook sent by author in exchange for an honest review (Thanks, Viv!) Publication date: November 14, 2014  My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars.  Buy It: Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | B&N Nook | Kobo | Google Books | iTunes Listen… the bells have stopped ringing.Once upon a time, Ivy belonged to Archer, body, heart, and soul. They spent long summer days exploring the forest, and long summer nights exploring each other. But that was before dark magic grew in the depths of the wilderness, and the people of Ivy’s […]

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