Tag: 2014 releases

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han | On Lara Jean, The Realistically Immature Teen

January 25, 2017 / 13 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Discussion, Review
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han | On Lara Jean, The Realistically Immature Teen

Lara Jean-obsessed? Check out my “Three Days of Lara Jean” series! Review: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han I am a thousand years late to the Lara Jean love fest, but better late than never, right? This is a true story for dreamers, and it’s one that I fell for, hard and fast. Lara Jean Covey is the middle sister in a loving family, with a busy obstetrical surgeon of a dad, perfect older sister Margot, and fun younger sister Kitty. Lara Jean is a homebody; she loves baking, scrapbooking, and being cozy. Lara Jean is also […]

Recently in Romance: Sarina Bowen Edition, Part 1!

Recently in Romance: Sarina Bowen Edition, Part 1!

Since becoming a romance reader two years ago, I’ve struggled to figure out where romance reviews belong on my site. I don’t usually write full reviews of romance books, and I’m not sure if all of you like the X-rated books! Recently in Romance is my mini-review feature where I bundle my recent reads and buys for those of you who are fans. —- Guys, what do you do when you’re book slumping? In my case, when I’m burnt out on reading, I often turn to romance. And for the next two days, I’ll be giving you some serious recommendations […]

Recently in Romance #1: Reviews of Tessa Dare, Sarina Bowen & More!

Recently in Romance #1: Reviews of Tessa Dare, Sarina Bowen & More!

Since becoming a romance reader a year and a half ago, I’ve struggled to figure out where romance reviews belong on my site. I don’t usually write full reviews of romance books, and I’m not sure if all of you like the X-rated books! Recently in Romance is my new mini-review feature where I bundle my recent reads and buys for those of you who are fans.  Recently Read:   Wow. I think this might be one of my new favourite romances. When Jen from Pop! Goes the Reader found out that I’d never read any Tessa Dare, she immediately […]

Top Ten Tuesday #17: 2014 Releases I Meant To Read But Didn’t Get To

Top Ten Tuesday #17: 2014 Releases I Meant To Read But Didn’t Get To

This week’s TTT is a great way to spotlight some releases that I definitely wish I’d gotten to last year! 1. To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han: I really don’t know why this is still on my TBR list – I feel like I *am* Lara Jean because I used to write letters to the boys I liked in HS! Must get to it soon. 2. Everything Leads to You by Nina Lacour: Another one I was desperate for that somehow just missed me. I’m determined to get to this beautiful book about a gorgeous Hollywood […]

Top Ten Tuesday #16: Santa, Bring Me These!

December 23, 2014 / 6 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Top Ten Tuesday
Top Ten Tuesday #16: Santa, Bring Me These!

I’m so crazy behind on my blogging (sorry, guys), but I couldn’t miss this Top Ten Tuesday! So here, I present you with the books and book-related stuff I’m dying for Santa to bring me:  Everything Leads to You by Nina Lacour: I’ve heard amazing things about this book and the cover is gorgeous. Desperate for it! This One Summer by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki: This is Canadian, it made everyone’s favourite graphic novels of the year, and it just sounds and looks so sweet. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han: I liked Jenny Han’s Summer […]

GIVEAWAY CONTEST: Win a 2014 Holiday Book or December new release!

December 15, 2014 / 92 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
GIVEAWAY CONTEST: Win a 2014 Holiday Book or December new release!

Hi all, happy holidays! Hope you’re all getting in the spirit – we got our first Christmas tree ever in our new house. It’s pretty sweet. =) Anyway, you know the drill: I’m giving away one young adult, middle grade, or new adult book released this month. I’m also throwing in one Christmas book – and if you have another that was released in 2014 that is a YA, MG, or NA, you’re welcome to ask for that because…holidays. =) In the interest of not making myself crazy, I’m only posting covers for the ones I’m super interested in reading, […]

“Teardrops on My Guitar” Review: No Place to Fall by Jaye Robin Brown

December 9, 2014 / 3 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
“Teardrops on My Guitar” Review: No Place to Fall by Jaye Robin Brown

No Place to FallAuthor: Jaye Robin Brown (website | twitter) Publisher: Harper TeenSource/Format: ARC provided by Harper Collins Canada (thank you!)Publication date: December 9th 2014 (today!) My rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars.  Buy it: Indigo.ca | Amazon.ca | Amazon.com | B&N | IndieBound | Google Books | iTunes Amber Vaughn is a good girl. She sings solos at church, babysits her nephew after school, and spends every Friday night hanging out at her best friend Devon’s house. It’s only when Amber goes exploring in the woods near her home, singing camp songs with the hikers she meets on the Appalachian Trail, that she feels free—and when […]

“Do You Hear What I Hear?” Mini-Review: Hear Me by Viv Daniels

November 17, 2014 / 0 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Mini-Reviews, Review
“Do You Hear What I Hear?” Mini-Review: Hear Me by Viv Daniels

Hear Me Author: Viv Daniels (website | twitter) Genre: New Adult Paranormal Romance (18+) Source/Format: ebook sent by author in exchange for an honest review (Thanks, Viv!) Publication date: November 14, 2014  My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars.  Buy It: Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | B&N Nook | Kobo | Google Books | iTunes Listen… the bells have stopped ringing.Once upon a time, Ivy belonged to Archer, body, heart, and soul. They spent long summer days exploring the forest, and long summer nights exploring each other. But that was before dark magic grew in the depths of the wilderness, and the people of Ivy’s […]

"Running the Bases" Review: Whatever Life Throws At You by Julie Cross

November 11, 2014 / 2 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
"Running the Bases" Review: Whatever Life Throws At You by Julie Cross

Whatever Life Throws at You Author: Julie Cross (website | twitter) Publisher: Entangled Teen Genre: Mature YA/New Adult Source/Format: eBook purchased on Amazon (only $2.99 right now!) Publication date: October 7th 2014 My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Buy It: Amazon.ca | Chapters/Indigo | Indiebound | iTunes | B&N | Amazon.com Life loves a good curveball… Seventeen-year-old Annie Lucas’s life is completely upended the moment her dad returns to the major leagues as the new pitching coach for the Kansas City Royals. Now she’s living in Missouri (too cold), attending an all-girls school (no boys), and navigating the strange world of professional sports. But […]

Holiday Romance Cover Reveal: Hear Me by Viv Daniels

November 7, 2014 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Holiday Romance Cover Reveal: Hear Me by Viv Daniels

What’s that, you say? Tiff, you don’t read paranormal? Tiff, isn’t this a YA book blog? To which I answer: VIV DANIELS. Have you forgotten about this? “…One & Only is one of the best books I read in 2013. I’ve read it three times, cover to cover, and read specific scenes and chapters over and over, since November. And yes, I realize I’m saying that about a romance novel, which I never read until…this book. “ (I’ve read it two more times since 2013). So yeah, new Viv Daniels/Diana Peterfreund romance? I am SO in, even though it’s out […]