Review: Requiem by Lauren Oliver [Delirium Week]

April 1, 2013 / 7 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Requiem by Lauren Oliver [Delirium Week]

Delirium Week runs from March 25-29 (err, 31) here on Mostly YA Lit. Come by and watch me binge read/review the entire Lauren Oliver series in one week! Requiem (Delirium #3) Author: Lauren Oliver Format: Paperback, 391 pages Source: ARC sent to me by publisher (unrequested) Publisher: HarperCollins Publication date: March 5, 2013  My rating: 2 out of 5 stars Goodreads synopsis (shortened): Now an active member of the resistance, Lena has been transformed. The nascent rebellion that was under way in Pandemonium has ignited into an all-out revolution in Requiem, and Lena is at the center of the fight. After rescuing […]

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Review: Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver [Delirium Week]

March 28, 2013 / 7 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver [Delirium Week]

Delirium Week runs from March 25-29 here on Mostly YA Lit. Come by and watch me binge read/review the entire Lauren Oliver series in one week! Pandemonium (Delirium #2) Author: Lauren Oliver Publisher: HarperTeen Format: Paperback, 375 pages Source: Bought from Chapters.Indigo.ca Publication date: February 28, 2012  My rating: 3 out of 5 stars Goodreads synopsis:  I’m pushing aside the memory of my nightmare, pushing aside thoughts of Alex, pushing aside thoughts of Hana and my old school, push, push, push, like Raven taught me to do.The old life is dead.But the old Lena is dead too.I buried her.I left her beyond […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

March 27, 2013 / 11 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

“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 a bit of an unexpected one for me:  The Dream ThievesAuthor: Maggie Stiefvater  Publisher: Scholastic PressExpected publication date: September 17th 2013 Synopsis:The second installment in the all-new series from the masterful, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater! Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his […]

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Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver [Delirium Week 3/25-39]

March 25, 2013 / 12 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver [Delirium Week 3/25-39]

Delirium Week runs from March 25-29 here on Mostly YA Lit. Come by and watch me binge read/review the entire Lauren Oliver series in one week! Delirium Author: Lauren Oliver Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: February 3, 2011 Format: Hardcover, 441 pages Source: Borrowed from Toronto Public Library My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Synopsis:  They say that the cure for Love will make me happy and safe forever. And I’ve always believed them. Until now. Now everything has changed. Now, I’d rather be infected with love for the tiniest sliver of a second than live a hundred years […]

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Friday Rants: The Bookish In-Crowd or, Fears & Admissions About Starting A Hyped Series (Deliriu..

March 22, 2013 / 12 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Friday Rants: The Bookish In-Crowd or, Fears & Admissions About Starting A Hyped Series (Delirium Week)

Friday Rants is Mostly YA Lit’s discussion series that starts with a question or idea that’s been brewing in my mind for awhile, and I can’t get rid of. Thus, the rant! Come discuss with me and let’s get some of these issues out in the open! Next week on the blog, I’m doing a binge read of the Delirium series by Lauren Oliver…. …and I’m scared. Why am I scared? Mainly because when you start a series that’s been as big and talked about and loved as this one, it’s really hard not to buy into the hype or […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein

March 20, 2013 / 11 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein

“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 a companion to one of my 5-star books this year: Rose Under Fire (Code Name Verity companion) Author: Elizabeth Wein Publisher: Doubleday Canada (Hyperion Books in USA/UK) Expected publication date: September 17, 2013 While flying an Allied fighter plane from Paris to England, American ATA pilot and amateur poet, Rose Justice, is captured by the Nazis and sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious women’s concentration camp. Trapped in horrific circumstances, Rose finds hope in the impossible […]

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Top Ten Tuesday #8: Books I HAD To Buy…But Are Still Sitting On My Shelf Unread

March 19, 2013 / 19 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Top Ten Tuesday, Uncategorized
Top Ten Tuesday #8: Books I HAD To Buy…But Are Still Sitting On My Shelf Unread

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. Quick and dirty TTT today, guys – I’m super busy with work and haven’t been sleeping or doing anything else much lately. My embarrassing overarching excuse for not having gotten to to these earlier is that I got way too excited requesting ARCs in my first year as a blogger that I’ve gotten a bit bogged down. Rookie mistake. I’m really hoping to change that as this blog […]

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Win a March New Release (Giveaway Hop)! (INT)

March 15, 2013 / 194 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Win a March New Release (Giveaway Hop)! (INT)

Hi guys, you know the drill – I’m giving away a March YA/MG new release! I’ve listed a few of the new releases this month – feel free to choose another if you want something else.   Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3) by Cassandra Clare    Let the Sky Fall  by Shannon Messenger      Mila 2.0  by Debra Driza     Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson Check out my review!    The Nightmare Affair  by Mindee Arnett     Spellcaster  by Claudia Gray     Unremembered  by Jessica Brody    The Art of Wishing  by Lindsay Ribar    Dear Life, You Suck  by Scott Blagden     Poison  by Bridget […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Just One Year by Gayle Forman

March 13, 2013 / 20 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Just One Year 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 pick is one thought I’d chosen before, and then couldn’t believe that I hadn’t already: Just One Year  Author: Gayle Forman Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Expected publication date: October 15, 2013 Goodreads synopsis:  After spending an amazing day and night together in Paris, Just One Yearis Willem’s story, picking up where Just One Day ended. His story of their year of quiet longing and near misses is a perfect counterpoint to Allyson’s own as Willem undergoes a transformative […]

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Top Ten Tuesday #7: Books At The TOP Of My Spring 2013 TBR list!

March 12, 2013 / 17 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Top Ten Tuesday, Uncategorized
Top Ten Tuesday #7: Books At The TOP Of My Spring 2013 TBR list!

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. So this post focuses on spring reads, but I thought I’d extend that to summer, too, especially since I’m going to be slowing down the blog a little as my wedding starts getting closer. I’m cheating a bit, because I have ARCs for some of these, so I really do have to read them. Here are my definite reads this spring: 1. The Elite by Kiera Cass – […]

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