Cover Reveal: Forty Days by Stephanie Parent

February 1, 2013 / 2 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Cover Reveal: Forty Days by Stephanie Parent

Forty Days (Neima’s Ark, Book One) Author: Stephanie Parent Release Date: February 12, 2013 Genre: YA Cover Artist: Najla Qamber Summary from Goodreads: The entire village knows Neima’s grandfather is a madman.  For years the old man has prophesied that a great flood is coming, a flood disastrous enough to blot out the entire earth.  He’s even built an enormous ark that he claims will allow his family to survive the deluge.  But no one believes the ravings of a lunatic… …until the rain starts.  And doesn’t stop.  Soon sixteen-year-old Neima finds her entire world transformed, her life and those of the people she loves in peril.  Trapped on the […]

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Review: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

January 31, 2013 / 16 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Code Name Verity Author: Elizabeth Wein Publisher: Doubleday Canada Publication Date: May 15, 2012 (first published Feb 6, 2012) Format/Source: eBook borrowed from Toronto Public Library; read for January Toronto Forever Young Adult Book Club meeting Length: 352 pages My rating: 5 out of 5 stars From Goodreads:  Code Name Verity is a compelling, emotionally rich story with universal themes of friendship and loyalty, heroism and bravery. Two young women from totally different backgrounds are thrown together during World War II: one a working-class girl from Manchester, the other a Scottish aristocrat, one a pilot, the other a wireless operator. Yet whenever their […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham

January 30, 2013 / 12 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham

“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 departure for me, an adult fiction book written by one of my favourite actresses! Someday, Someday, Maybe Author: Lauren Graham Publisher: Ballantine Books Expected publication date: April 30, 2013 From Goodreads: A charming and laugh-out-loud novel by Lauren Graham, beloved star of Parenthood and Gilmore Girls, about an aspiring actress trying to make it in mid-nineties New York City. Franny Banks is a struggling actress in New York City, with just six months left […]

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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: Triangles by Kimberly Ann Miller

January 23, 2013 / 13 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Triangles by Kimberly Ann Miller

“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 debut YA contemp: Triangles Author: Kimberly Ann Miller Publisher: Spencer Hill Press Expected publication date: June 18, 2013 Goodreads synopsis: A cruise ship. A beautiful island. Two sexy guys. What could possibly go wrong? In the Bermuda Triangle—a lot. Hoping to leave behind the reminders of her crappy life–her father’s death years ago, her mother’s medical problems, and the loser who’s practically stalking her–seventeen-year-old Autumn Taylor hops on a ship with her sister […]

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Currently Reading: Code Name Verity and The Statistical Probability of Love At First Sight

January 23, 2013 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Currently Reading: Code Name Verity and The Statistical Probability of Love At First Sight

I started this book “meme” a long time ago (when I didn’t really understand what a book meme was) to try to compensate for the times when I’m too busy to blog. What it really is is a blog feature.  I hate it when my blog has gone too long without any sort of reviews, but I’m really busy at work and with wedding planning (five months left, eek!) and my band (if you’re in Toronto, stop by The Velvet Underground at 10 on Friday and see us!) right now, so this is what you’re getting: Code Name Verity by […]

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Stacking the Shelves #3: Christmas gifts, eBooks, etc

January 19, 2013 / 8 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Stacking the Shelves #3: Christmas gifts, eBooks, etc

Holy moly, it has been a long time since my last Stacking the Shelves post. Here’s what happened on the blog this week:  I’m giving away a January new release of your choice – go Rafflecopter it and let me know what you’re interested in reading this month! How’s this for a blast from the past? I reviewed JANIE FACE TO FACE, the last installment of Caroline B. Cooney’s The Face on the Milk Carton series. Guys, I’ve been reading these since I was, like, ten: “Hard-core fans of the Janie series will want to read this just to know […]

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Review: The Almost Truth by Eileen Cook

January 18, 2013 / 27 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: The Almost Truth by Eileen Cook

The Almost Truth Author: Eileen Cook Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: December 12, 2012 Format: Hardcover borrowed from Toronto Public Library My rating: 4.75 out of 5 stars Synopsis:  From Goodreads: From the author of Unraveling Isobel and The Education of Hailey Kendrick, a smart, romantic novel about a teenage con artist who might be in over her head. Sadie can’t wait to get away from her backwards small town, her delusional mom, her jailbird dad, and the tiny trailer where she was raised…even though leaving those things behind also means leaving Brendan. Sadie wants a better life, and she has […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: The Grass is Always Greener by Jen Calonita

January 16, 2013 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: The Grass is Always Greener by Jen Calonita

“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 no-brainer for those who know me and read my blog:  The Grass Is Always Greener (Belles #3)by Jen Calonita Publisher: Poppy Expected publication: April 16th 2013 From Goodreads: How many secrets can one family keep? Amid preparations for Emerald Cove’s extravagant Founders Day celebration and their own shared sweet sixteen, Isabelle Scott and Mirabelle Monroe are longing to break free from the tight constraints that come with being the daughters of a prominent public figure. When […]

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Review: Janie Face to Face by Caroline B. Cooney

January 15, 2013 / 7 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Janie Face to Face by Caroline B. Cooney

Janie Face to Face Author: Caroline B. Cooney Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Source: Netgalley eARC Publication date: January 8, 2013 My rating: 3 out of 5 stars Synopsis:  In the final installment of the Face on the Milk Carton series, Janie is twenty, a sophomore in college, and trying to put the kidnapping behind her. She’s made amends with her New Jersey family, while her “kidnap” family has wasted away – her kidnap father Frank has had a stroke and can barely communicate, and her kidnap mother Miranda has moved into a nursing home with him. Janie feels that she’s trying to decide […]

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