Tag: 2014 releases

“Travel Far Enough, You Meet Yourself” Review: A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray

November 4, 2014 / 8 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
“Travel Far Enough, You Meet Yourself” Review: A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray

A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird #1) Author: Claudia Gray (website | twitter) Publisher: Harper Teen Source/Format: ARC provided by Harper Collins Canada in exchange for an honest review (thank you!) Publication date: November 4th 2014 (today!) My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Buy it: Amazon.ca | Chapters/Indigo | Indiebound | iTunes | B&N | Amazon.com Every Day meets Cloud Atlas in this heart-racing, space- and time-bending, epic new trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray.Marguerite Caine’s physicist parents are known for their radical scientific achievements. Their most astonishing invention: the Firebird, which allows users to jump into […]

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Conversations with Katniss: Early Review: Texts From Jane Eyre by Mallory Ortberg

November 3, 2014 / 6 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Conversations with Katniss: Early Review: Texts From Jane Eyre by Mallory Ortberg

Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters Author: Mallory Ortberg (website | twitter) Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Source/Format: ARC provided by Raincoast Books in exchange for an honest review (thank you!) Expected publication date: November 4th 2014 (tomorrow!) My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars.  Buy it: Chapters/Indigo | Amazon.ca | Indiebound | Barnes & Noble | Amazon.com Hilariously imagined text conversations—the passive aggressive, the clever, and the strange—from classic and modern literary figures, from Scarlett O’Hara to Jessica Wakefield. Mallory Ortberg, the co-creator of the cult-favorite website The Toast, presents this whimsical collection of […]

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Review: Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley

October 24, 2014 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley

Lies We Tell Ourselves Author: Robin Talley (website | twitter) Publisher: Harlequin Teen Source/Format: Rachel from Hello, Chelly gave me this ARC that she picked up at BEA14! (thanks, Rachel!) Publication date: September 30th 2014 My rating: 3 out of 5 stars Buy it:  Indigo.ca | Indiebound | B&N | The Book Depository | Amazon  In 1959 Virginia, the lives of two girls on opposite sides of the battle for civil rights will be changed forever. Sarah Dunbar is one of the first black students to attend the previously all-white Jefferson High School. An honors student at her old school, she is […]

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Contest Giveaway: Win an October 2014 YA, NA, or MG book!

October 15, 2014 / 116 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Contest Giveaway: Win an October 2014 YA, NA, or MG book!

Hey guys, so many great books out this month that I can’t even keep up with my ARCs, much less the books I want to buy! So, of course, I’m giving you the chance to win one…because it’s Thanksgiving here in Canada, and I’m super thankful for you! You know the drill: I’m giving away one young adult, middle grade, or new adult book released this month. In the interest of not making myself crazy, I’m only posting covers for the ones I’m super interested in reading, but feel free to comment with your own choices!         […]

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Way Better Than Lassie: Early Review – Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin

October 3, 2014 / 2 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Way Better Than Lassie: Early Review – Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin

Rain Reign Author: Ann M. Martin (website | twitter) Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (Raincoast Books in Canada!) Source/Format: ARC from BEA14 Expected publication date: October 7, 2014 (next week!) My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars In her most powerful novel yet, Newbery Honor author Ann M. Martin tells the story of girl with mental/emotional challenges and the dog she loves. Rose Howard has OCD, Asperger’s syndrome, and an obsession with homonyms (even her name is a homonym). She gave her dog Rain a name with two homonyms (Reign, Rein), which, according to Rose’s rules of homonyms, is very special. Rain was a […]

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Review: I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson

September 22, 2014 / 2 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson

I’ll Give You the Sun Author: Jandy Nelson (website | twitter) Publisher: Dial (Penguin Teen) Source/Format: ARC from BEA14 Publication date: September 16th 2014 My rating: 4.75 out of 5 stars.  A brilliant, luminous story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal for fans of John Green, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude cliff-dives and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for both of them. But three years later, Jude and Noah […]

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GIVEAWAY CONTEST: Win a September 2014 YA, middle-grade, or new adult book!

September 15, 2014 / 133 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
GIVEAWAY CONTEST: Win a September 2014 YA, middle-grade, or new adult book!

Happy September, guys! It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these hops, but there are so many amazing books coming out this fall that I couldn’t deprive you. =) You know the drill: I’m giving away one young adult, middle grade, or new adult book released this month. In the interest of not making myself crazy, I’m only posting covers for the ones I’m super interested in reading, but feel free to comment with your own choices!                  My review of Falling into Place           My review of Jessica Darling’s It List #2                          My review […]

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“All These Things I’ve Done” Early Review: Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang

September 8, 2014 / 7 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
“All These Things I’ve Done” Early Review: Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang

Falling into PlaceAuthor: Amy Zhang (website | twitter) Publisher: Greenwillow Books (Harper Teen)Source/Format: ARC from BEA14 Expected publication date: September 9th 2014 (tomorrow!) My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars.  On the day Liz Emerson tries to die, they had reviewed Newton’s laws of motion in physics class. Then, after school, she put them into practice by running her Mercedes off the road. Why? Why did Liz Emerson decide that the world would be better off without her? Why did she give up? Vividly told by an unexpected and surprising narrator, this heartbreaking and nonlinear novel pieces together the short and devastating life […]

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Dear Teen Me: The Art of Getting Stared At Blog Tour: Guest Post by Author Laura Langston

September 5, 2014 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Blog Tour
Dear Teen Me: The Art of Getting Stared At Blog Tour: Guest Post by Author Laura Langston

Hey guys, today I’m excited to be part of the official The Art of Getting Stared At Blog Tour! I didn’t have time to read the book (too many BEA ARCs!), but I really wanted to be part of the tour for this book because I think it addresses self-esteem and appearance issues that we all faced – and still face – as teens and adults. Here’s more on the book! The Art of Getting Stared At Author: Laura Langston (website | twitter | facebook) Publisher: Razorbill Canada (Penguin Canada) Publication date: September 9, 2014 After a school video she produced […]

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“On Wednesdays, We Wear Pink” Early Review: Jesslca Darling’s It List #2: The (Tot..

September 4, 2014 / 0 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
“On Wednesdays, We Wear Pink” Early Review: Jesslca Darling’s It List #2: The (Totally Not) Guaranteed Guide to Friends, Foes, and Faux Friends by Megan McCafferty

Jessica Darling’s It List 2: The (Totally Not) Guaranteed Guide to Friends, Foes & Faux Friends (Jessica Darling’s It List #2) Author: Megan McCafferty (website | twitter) Publisher: Poppy Source/Format: ARC from BEA 2014 Expected publication: September 16, 2014 My rating: 4 out of 5 stars.  Jessica Darling is getting the hang of seventh grade — finally! While her old BFF, Bridget, is busy talking (nonstop) about her new boyfriend, Burke, Jessica tries to fit in with her new friends, Sara, Manda, and Hope. The IT List instructions from her sister, Bethany, and an epic slumber party may help Jessica secure her […]

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