Waiting on Wednesday: When We Collided by Emery Lord

June 17, 2015 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: When We Collided by Emery Lord

When We Collided Author: Emery Lord Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Expected publication: April 5th 2016 Meet Vivi and Jonah: A girl and a boy whose love has the power save or destroy them. Vivi and Jonah couldn’t be more different. Vivi craves anything joyful or beautiful that life can offer. Jonah has been burdened by responsibility for his family ever since his father died. As summer begins, Jonah resigns himself to another season of getting by. Then Vivi arrives, and suddenly life seems brighter and better. Jonah is the perfect project for Vivi, and things finally feel right for Jonah. […]

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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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GIVEAWAY + #BEA15 Recap: Day 3 & the New York weekend!

June 14, 2015 / 56 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Blogging Life, Book Events, Feature, Personal
GIVEAWAY + #BEA15 Recap: Day 3 & the New York weekend!

Hi guys, this is the last of my BEA15 recaps – phew, I’m exhausted just reliving this. Let’s get to it! FRIDAY We got to BEA early (but not too early) so that Sarah (You Should Read This) could get in line for the Six of Crows signing with Leigh Bardugo. I had extra time, so I went to drop off our suitcase (VERY IMPORTANT TIP), and then ran into Rainbow Rowell, said hi, and hugged her! I knew I wasn’t going to get into her line later on, but honestly, all I really wanted was to do that because […]

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#BEA15 Recap: Day 2

June 13, 2015 / 4 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
#BEA15 Recap: Day 2

Hi guys, I’m back with my recap of #BEA15: Day 2! Let’s get to it! THURSDAY We got up super early on Thursday to join a line-up to get into BEA and get Alexandra Bracken’s Passenger! In line, we saw Andi, Sarah, and Danielle (Love at First Page) as well as several other bloggers. Yay bloggers! Me & Danielle (Source: Danielle) When we finally got in, there was a massive rush to get to the Hyperion booth. Sarah laughed at me attempting to run with my still-healing sprained ankle (it was more of a limp-walk?). I was cranky until I […]

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BEA15 Recap: Pre-BEA and BEA Day 1!

June 12, 2015 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
BEA15 Recap: Pre-BEA and BEA Day 1!

Hey guys! As some of you know, last week, I attended Book Expo America for the second time. If you don’t know about it, BEA is the mecca of authors, publishers, industry people, and yes, bloggers held in New York each year (well, next year, it’ll be in Chicago). So without further ado, here’s what happened this year for me (along with some tips – tips in bold). PRE-BEA This year I knew how BEA was going to go, so I started packing a bit early and decided that I would try to take my books home with me on […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: First & Then by Emma Mills

June 10, 2015 / 8 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: First & Then by Emma Mills

First & Then Author: Emma Mills Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Expected publication: October 13th 2015 Devon Tennyson wouldn’t change a thing. She’s happy watching Friday night games from the bleachers, silently crushing on best friend Cas, and blissfully ignoring the future after high school. But the universe has other plans. It delivers Devon’s cousin Foster, an unrepentant social outlier with a surprising talent for football, and the obnoxiously superior and maddeningly attractive star running back, Ezra, right where she doesn’t want them first into her P.E. class and then into every other aspect of her life. Pride and Prejudice […]

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“I Don’t Want To Get Over You”: More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

June 5, 2015 / 6 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
“I Don’t Want To Get Over You”: More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

  More Happy Than Not Author: Adam Silvera (website | twitter) Publisher: Soho Teen Source/Format: eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss (thank you!) Publication date: June 2, 2015 My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars.  Buy It: Indigo.ca | Amazon.ca | Amazon.com | Barnes and Noble | IndieBound | The Book Depository | Audible | iTunes | Google Books Part Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, part Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Adam Silvera’s extraordinary debut novel offers a unique confrontation of race, class and sexuality during one charged near-future summer in the Bronx. When it first gets announced, the […]

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GIVEAWAY + Interview with We All Looked Up Author Tommy Wallach!

May 29, 2015 / 21 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
GIVEAWAY + Interview with We All Looked Up Author Tommy Wallach!

Hi guys! Today I have something very special for you: an interview with author Tommy Wallach on his recent debut, We All Looked Up, about an asteroid that is about to hit Earth and four teens who try to deal with what that means to them and the world. If you read my review, you know that I loved WALU, and I felt like I learned a ton just from reading it – partly because the very concept of death and annihilation scare me and I needed to hear from others who felt the same way as I did. After […]

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“I Used to Write” Kissing in America by Margo Rabb

May 27, 2015 / 4 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
“I Used to Write” Kissing in America by Margo Rabb

Win a copy of Kissing in America or another May release! Kissing in America Author: Margo Rabb (website | twitter) Publisher: Harper Collins Source/Format: ARC sent to me by Harper Collins Canada in exchange for an honest review (thank you!) Publication date: May 26, 2015 (yesterday!) My rating: 4 out of 5 stars Buy It: Indigo.ca | Amazon.ca | Amazon.com | Barnes and Noble | IndieBound | The Book Depository “Wise, inspiring, and ultimately uplifting—not to be missed.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review “A hilarious, thought-provoking, wrenching, and joyful quest.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review “Authentic and complex…This is a smart teen’s novel.”—Booklist, starred review […]

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GIVEAWAY + Excerpt: The Merit Birds by Kelley Powell

May 25, 2015 / 0 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
GIVEAWAY + Excerpt: The Merit Birds by Kelley Powell

The Merit Birds Author: Kelley Powell (website | twitter) Publisher: Dundurn Press Publication date: May 2, 2015 Eighteen-year-old Cam Scott is angry. He’s angry about his absent dad, he’s angry about being angry, and he’s angry that he has had to give up his Ottawa basketball team to follow his mom to her new job in Vientiane, Laos. However, Cam’s anger begins to melt under the Southeast Asian sun as he finds friendship with his neighbour, Somchai, and gradually falls in love with Nok, who teaches him about building merit, or karma, by doing good deeds, such as purchasing caged “merit […]

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