Tag: 2012 releases

Promo: Guest post by Helen Keeble, Author of FANG GIRL and a giveaway!

December 10, 2012 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Promo: Guest post by Helen Keeble, Author of FANG GIRL and a giveaway!

Today I’m participating in a promo tour of FANG GIRL by Helen Keeble! Read on for more on this hilarious-sounding takeoff on vampires, a guest post by Helen, and a giveaway! Author: Helen Keeble  Publisher: HarperTeen Publication date: September 11, 2012 Synopsis:  Things That Are Destroying Jane Greene’s Undead Social Life Before It Can Even Begin: 1) A twelve-year-old brother who’s convinced she’s a zombie. 2) Parents who are begging her to turn them into vampires. 3) The pet goldfish she accidentally turns instead. 4) Weird superpowers that let her rip the heads off of every other vampire she meets.(Sounds cool, but it doesn’t […]

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Stacking the Shelves #2: eBooks, EPIC Ontario Book Bloggers Meet-Up haul, and more!

November 26, 2012 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Events, Uncategorized
Stacking the Shelves #2: eBooks, EPIC Ontario Book Bloggers Meet-Up haul, and more!

It’s been awhile since my last Stacking the Shelves, huh? If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll notice that I just got a new Kobo Mini eReader, thanks to their Black Friday sale, and I am LOVING it. I also amassed a ton of books since the Ontario Book Bloggers’ Meet-Up earlier in the month, and I’ve been going a bit nuts on NetGalley. Here’s what I got: Bought or acquired myself: From Amazon.ca (thanks to my wonderful future sis/bro-in-law): A Wrinkle in Time Graphic Novel by Hope Larson and Madeleine L’Engle – So glad to finally have this in my […]

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Review: Eldritch Manor by Kim Thompson

November 19, 2012 / 7 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Eldritch Manor by Kim Thompson

Eldritch Manor Author: Kim Thompson Publisher: Dundurn Press Format: Paperback, 176 pages (a finished copy was provided by Dundurn Press) Publication date: October 23, 2012 My rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 stars. From Goodreads:  Twelve-year-old Willa Fuller is convinced that the old folks in the shabby boarding house down the street are prisoners of their sinister landlady, Miss Trang. Only when Willa is hired on as housekeeper does she discover the truth, which is far more fascinating. Eldritch Manor is a retirement home for some very strange beings indeed. All have stories to tell — and petty grievances with one […]

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Birthday Month Author Spotlight: Diana Peterfreund, tons of giveaways & an interview with Ellio..

November 6, 2012 / 18 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Exclusive Content, Feature, Interview
Birthday Month Author Spotlight: Diana Peterfreund, tons of giveaways & an interview with Elliot North from For Darkness Shows the Stars!

Guess what? It’s my birthday today! I’ve been hinting for the last few months that I was going to have something big for my birthday…so here’s the scoop: this month, I’ll be spotlighting one of my favorite authors, Diana Peterfreund. I’ll be doing giveaways of a bunch of her books and swag, reviews, and a special interview with her with lots of details about her Fall 2013 release ACROSS A STAR-SWEPT SEA! Author Diana Peterfreund Why am I doing this? Because Diana is one of the coolest authors of YA and New Adult writing today. I really believe this. I […]

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Review: For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund

November 6, 2012 / 18 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Feature, Review
Review: For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund

  This is my second time reading this book, and it was such a different experience than the first. I had mixed feelings the first time because of my obsession love of all things Austen. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out who was who and what matched up with what. Not the best way to approach a new book – as an aside, I think that’s often the reason why a lot of people end up not liking movies of books. It’s important to have a little distance from the work at hand.I promised myself I […]

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Review: My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

October 12, 2012 / 12 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

Publication Date: June 14, 2012 Format: Hardcover, 395 pages My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a beautifully told summer tale of first love, family and morals. That makes it sound pretty boring, huh? But there’s nothing boring about Samantha and Jase’s first love. We’re talking smoldering, kids. Even The Atlantic Wire has this on its list of books that are sexier than Fifty Shades of Grey Ok, synopsis: Samantha has always watched the huge, rambunctious Garrett family since they moved in. Her mom, a state senator, has always implicitly forbidden her to do so because the Garretts seem uncivilized to […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Live Through This by Mindi Scott

October 3, 2012 / 7 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Live Through This by Mindi Scott

“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 pre-publication, “can’t-wait-to-read” book is a by an author I’ve never read: Live Through This by Mindi Scott Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: October 2nd 2012  From Goodreads: From the outside, Coley Sterling’s life seems pretty normal . . . whatever that means. It’s not perfect—her best friend is seriously mad at her and her dance team captains keep giving her a hard time—but Coley’s adorable, sweet crush Reece helps distract her. Plus, she has a great […]

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Giveaway & Event: Burn for Burn by Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian!

October 1, 2012 / 13 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Blogging Life, Book Events
Giveaway & Event: Burn for Burn by Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian!

OK, this is a super-long post – sorry! I just got excited! On Thursday, I got to meet Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian, authors of Burn for Burn. They made their first Canadian appearance at Indigo-Yorkdale here in Toronto. In celebration, I’m hosting a giveaway – check out my recap of the event and the giveaway below the cut. Me being me, the first thing I noticed was their outfits. Jenny was wearing an adorable red-and-white striped dress, and she had bright red lipstick on and her tour nails. Siobhan was wearing a black pencil skirt, a preppy-cool purple gingham […]

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TIFF 2012: Review of Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing

September 27, 2012 / 3 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Movies, Personal
TIFF 2012: Review of Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing

I haven’t had a chance to blog about books in awhile because real life is getting in the way. Real life including the three movies I recently saw at the Toronto International Film Festival! So, lucky you, you get a few movie mini-reviews before I get back to our regularly scheduled YA features: Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing Look, if you like Shakespeare, you should totally watch this movie. If you don’t like Shakespeare? You should still totally watch this movie. If you’re a Whedon fan? You should DEFINITELY watch this movie. This is Joss Whedon and Shakespeare stripped […]

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Dear blog…

September 27, 2012 / 0 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Blogging Life, Personal

…I apologize for ignoring you. I have been very busy at my day job, making money so that I can buy books to read and review for you. I have also been very busy learning many copy-editing skills so that I can maybe, possibly get a job in publishing where I can spend lots of time reading more books, and then posting on you. I have been even more busy trying to figure out ways to save money for my upcoming wedding and homeownership so that I can have a house with bookshelves to fill with books that I’ve reviewed. In […]

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