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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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

November 14, 2012 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
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 […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Jane Austen Goes to Hollywood by Abby McDonald

October 31, 2012 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Jane Austen Goes to Hollywood by Abby McDonald

  “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 shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who’s read my favorite contemporary YA authors post: Jane Austen Goes to Hollywood Author: Abby McDonald Publisher: Candlewick Press Expected Publication Date: April 9, 2013 From Goodreads: Abby McDonald gives L.A. the Jane Austen treatment in this contemporary take on Sense and Sensibility. Hallie and Grace Weston have never exactly seen life eye to eye. So when their father dies and leaves everything to his new wife, forcing […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund

October 24, 2012 / 7 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund

“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 doesn’t even have an official release date yet, much less a cover, but I was so excited about it that I couldn’t resist posting about it! Across a Star-Swept Sea  Author: Diana Peterfreund Publisher: Balzer & Bray Expected publication date: Fall 2013 From the author’s website:  Centuries after wars nearly destroyed civilization, the two islands of New Pacifica stand alone, a terraformed paradise where even the Reduction—the devastating brain disorder that sparked the wars—is a distant […]

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Personal Friday: Work, work, work…and party!

October 19, 2012 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Personal Friday: Work, work, work…and party!

Hi y’all, sorry I haven’t been around much this week. I’ve been working on stuff for a course I’m taking, work has been really busy, and I’m behind on this month’s books already! In particular, I’m planning a bunch of parties coming up. My bff’s baby shower is really soon, and so is my big 3-0 birthday bash! Not to mention, my wedding… So this week for Personal Friday, you get some of my party inspiration: via Style Me Pretty For my BFF’s baby shower – little vases with little flowers, a simple table runner, and lots of colour! via […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Just One Day by Gayle Forman

October 17, 2012 / 6 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Just One Day by Gayle Forman

“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 is eagerly awaited by many bloggers: Just One Day Author: Gayle Forman Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Expected publication: January 8, 2013 From Goodreads: A breathtaking journey toward self-discovery and true love, from the author of If I Stay. When sheltered American good girl Allyson “LuLu” Healey first meets laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter at an underground performance of Twelfth Night in England, there’s an undeniable spark. After just one day together, that spark bursts into […]

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Top Ten Tuesday #2: My Top Ten Favorite Contemporary YA Authors

October 16, 2012 / 12 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Top Ten Tuesday, Uncategorized
Top Ten Tuesday #2: My Top Ten Favorite Contemporary YA Authors

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and the Bookish to highlight a top ten list related to book blogging, and to get to know fellow book bloggers. October 16: Top Ten Favorite Authors In X Genre (Ex- Top Ten Favorite Science Fiction Authors, Top Ten Fave Contemporary YA authors) Contemporary YA rarely gets the spotlight that it deserves beside all of the dystopian, sci-fi, fantasy and paranormal stuff that’s out there right now. Since this blog is mainly contemporary, I thought I’d assist you by giving a list of my personal favorite contemporary YA authors. […]

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Review: My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

October 12, 2012 / 12 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

Publication Date: June 14, 2012 Format: Hardcover, 395 pages My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a beautifully told summer tale of first love, family and morals. That makes it sound pretty boring, huh? But there’s nothing boring about Samantha and Jase’s first love. We’re talking smoldering, kids. Even The Atlantic Wire has this on its list of books that are sexier than Fifty Shades of Grey Ok, synopsis: Samantha has always watched the huge, rambunctious Garrett family since they moved in. Her mom, a state senator, has always implicitly forbidden her to do so because the Garretts seem uncivilized to […]

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