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Destination Reading: Do You Choose Vacation Books Based On Their Setting?

July 4, 2014 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Destination Reading: Do You Choose Vacation Books Based On Their Setting?

Happy Independence Day to my friends in the States! Today I’m thinking about travelling and reading, and how I choose my books. Do you guys ever decide to go some place on holiday, and then discover that it’s the perfect place to read a certain book? For instance, the setting or concept of the book just perfectly fits the time, the place, the location? I was just discussing this with Gillian at Writer of Wrongs, and I realized that I am totally a destination reader. There’s nothing better than going for walks and getting lost in a new city, then […]

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Book Boyfriends and Pretty Dresses: Welcome to my #YAProm Night!

June 25, 2014 / 11 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Book Boyfriends and Pretty Dresses: Welcome to my #YAProm Night!

Hey guys! Tonight I’m heading to the YA Prom with Alexa Loves Books and Ella Bee Reads – I’ll be telling you about my own prom experiences, my dream YA date, my outfit, and my favourite YA dance books! My date: How do I choose from a million book boyfriends? I started by narrowing down to what I thought my ideal date would look like – I’m not into paranormal stuff, and I wouldn’t want a celebrity on my arm because…do I really want a bunch of other girls/guys trying to steal the most popular guy in school from me […]

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Early Review: Royally Lost by Angie Stanton

April 28, 2014 / 6 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Early Review: Royally Lost by Angie Stanton

Royally Lost Author: Angie Stanton (website | twitter) Publisher: Harper Collins  Source/Format: eARC provided by publisher on Edelweiss Expected publication date: May 6, 2014  My rating: 1 out of 5 stars (DNF) Dragged on a family trip to Europe’s ancient cities, Becca wants nothing more than to go home. Trapped with her emotionally distant father, over-eager stepmother, and a brother who only wants to hook up with European hotties, Becca is miserable. That is until she meets Nikolai, a guy as mysterious as he is handsome. And she unknowingly finds herself with a runaway prince. Nikolai has everything a guy could ask […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Sweet & Wild by Viv Daniels

March 19, 2014 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Sweet & Wild by Viv Daniels

“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 by one of my all-time favourite authors: Sweet & Wild (Canton #2) Author: Viv Daniels  Genre: New Adult contemporary romance Publication date: April 2014 She’s always been sweet… Hannah Swift has spent most of her life playing the part of perfect daughter: going to the right school, dating the right boys, saying the right things. And where did it get her? Her father has a secret family, her grades are in the toilet and […]

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Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

February 11, 2014 / 25 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Cinder  Author: Marissa Meyer (website | twitter) Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (Raincoast Books in Canada) Source/Format: ARC from ALAN Conference 2011 Publication date: January 3, 2012 My rating: 4.25 out of 5 stars Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl.Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Royally Lost by Angie Stanton

January 29, 2014 / 10 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Royally Lost by Angie Stanton

“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 pick is an adorable sounding contemp for summer:  Royally Lost Author: Angie Stanton (website | twitter) Publisher: Harper Collins/HarperTeen Expected publication date: May 6th 2014 Dragged on a family trip to Europe’s ancient cities, Becca wants nothing more than to go home. Trapped with her emotionally distant father, over-eager stepmother, and a brother who only wants to hook up with European hotties, Becca is miserable. That is until she meets Nikolai, a guy as mysterious as he is […]

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Review: The Boy on the Bridge by Natalie Standiford

September 19, 2013 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: The Boy on the Bridge by Natalie Standiford

The Boy on the Bridge Author: Natalie Standiford (website | twitter) Publisher: Scholastic Press Source: Toronto Public Library Format: Hardcover, 256 pages Publication date: July 30, 2013 My rating: 3.25 out of 5 stars Synopsis: Laura is a nineteen-year old college girl studying abroad in Leningrad in 1982. She’s a bit at loose ends, not really sure where she stands in a relationship back home. She comes to Russia to further her studies, but also because she wants to feel some of the passion and drama that she sees in Russian literature. It’s obviously a big culture shock to be in Leningrad, […]

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Top Ten Tuesday #10: Best Books I Read Before I Was A Blogger

April 9, 2013 / 39 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Top Ten Tuesday, Uncategorized
Top Ten Tuesday #10: Best Books I Read Before I Was A Blogger

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. GREAT topic. It took me a long time to jump on the blogging bandwagon, so this is a great one for me to spotlight all of my old favourites! I still recommend these to people a lot: 1. Secret Society Girl series by Diana Peterfreund – finding SSG and Diana’s blog was a big part of my descent (or ascent?) into book obsession/bloggerdom. I know I recommend these […]

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Review: Just One Day by Gayle Forman

January 28, 2013 / 28 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Just One Day by Gayle Forman

Just One Day  Author: Gayle Forman Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Publication Date: January 8, 2013 Format: Hardcover, 368 pages Source: Bought in-store at Chapters/Indigo My rating: 5 out of 5 stars Goodreads Synopsis:  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 a flame, or so it seems to Allyson, until the following morning, when she wakes up […]

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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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