Publisher: Scholastic

| Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany | Play Review

August 4, 2016 / 4 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review
| Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany | Play Review

Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Disclaimer: Light spoilers in this for the beginning of the play and its concept. If you don’t want to know ANYTHING at all, please stop reading now. If you don’t mind a bit more than the synopsis, read on. Reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is strange thing. On the one hand, it was a complete and total joy to be back in the wizarding world again, to see all my old favorites and to see brand new characters really spring to life. On the other hand, it’s a very strange to […]

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All We Have is Now by Lisa Schroeder

July 23, 2015 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
All We Have is Now by Lisa Schroeder

All We Have Is Now was on my 2015 most anticipated books list because frankly, I’m a little stressed by the idea of annihilation. The synopsis immediately gave me a heady feeling that what we do matters because the main characters in this journey decide to make their last moments on earth count by helping others fulfill their dreams. Does it sound noble? Yes. Is it a bit unrealistic? Definitely. But ultimately, the feelings I got while reading this book were ones of reading something beautiful and true, even if it’s wrapped in a bit of a sheen. The novel is […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty

November 28, 2012 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty

“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 has already come out in Australia (lucky ducks!):  A Corner of White Author: Jaclyn Moriarty Expected publication date: April 1st 2013 by Arthur A. Levine Books From Goodreads:  The first in a rousing, funny, genre-busting trilogy from bestseller Jaclyn Moriarty! This is a tale of missing persons. Madeleine and her mother have run away from their former life, under mysterious circumstances, and settled in a rainy corner of Cambridge (in our world). Elliot, on the […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality by Elizabeth Eulberg

November 7, 2012 / 3 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality by Elizabeth Eulberg

“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 sounds like a great contemporary novel with a lot of pizzazz! Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality Author: Elizabeth Eulberg Publisher: Point Expected publication date: March 1, 2013 From Goodreads: A hilarious new novel from Elizabeth Eulberg about taking the wall out of the wallflower so she can bloom. Don’t mess with a girl with a Great Personality. Everybody loves Lexi. She’s popular, smart, funny…but she’s never been one of those girls, the […]

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