Tag: 2014 releases

Waiting on Wednesday: Just Like the Movies by Kelly Fiore

May 7, 2014 / 12 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Just Like the Movies by Kelly Fiore

“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 looks just adorable for summer:  Just Like the Movies Author: Kelly Fiore Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Expected publication: July 22, 2014 Pretty and popular track star Marijke Monti is confident about almost everything – she’s got great friends, a great family, and she’s on her way to the State Track Championship. In fact, the only thing Marijke isn’t confident about is her relationship with Tommy Lawson. Lily Spencer has spent her entire high school career preparing […]

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Early Review: After the End by Amy Plum

May 6, 2014 / 6 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Early Review: After the End by Amy Plum

After the End (After the End #1) Author: Amy Plum (website | twitter) Publisher: HarperTeen (Harper Collins Canada) Source/Format: ARC provided by Harper Collins Canada in exchange for an honest review (thank you!) Expected publication: May 6, 2014 (today!) My rating: 4 out of 5 stars. She’s searching for answers to her past. They’re hunting her to save their future. World War III has left the world ravaged by nuclear radiation. A lucky few escaped to the Alaskan wilderness. They’ve survived for the last thirty years by living off the land, being one with nature, and hiding from whoever else might still […]

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Early Review: Blonde Ops by Charlotte Bennardo and Natalie Zaman

May 4, 2014 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Early Review: Blonde Ops by Charlotte Bennardo and Natalie Zaman

Blonde Ops Authors: Charlotte Bennardo (website | twitter)               Natalie Zaman (website | twitter) Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (Raincoast Books in Canada) Source/Format: ARC sent to me by Canadian publisher in exchange for an honest review (thank you!) Publication date: May 6th, 2014 (Tuesday!) My rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars Pitched as The Devil Wears Prada meets James Bond for teens, featuring a fashion magazine intern in Rome who uncovers a plot to kidnap the First Lady. Expelled from yet another boarding school for hacking, sixteen-year-old Rebecca “Bec” Jackson is shipped off to Rome to intern […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Just One Night by Gayle Forman

April 30, 2014 / 11 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Just One Night by Gayle Forman

“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 definitely a novella I never thought would happen… Just One Night (Just One Day #2.5) Author: Gayle Forman Publisher: Viking Children’s Books Format: E-novella, 40 pages Expected publication: May 29th 2014 After spending one life-changing day in Paris with laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter, sheltered American good girl Allyson “Lulu” Healey discovered her new lover had disappeared without a trace. Just One Day followed Allyson’s quest to reunite with Willem; Just One Year chronicled the pair’s […]

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Early Review: Royally Lost by Angie Stanton

April 28, 2014 / 6 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Early Review: Royally Lost by Angie Stanton

Royally Lost Author: Angie Stanton (website | twitter) Publisher: Harper Collins  Source/Format: eARC provided by publisher on Edelweiss Expected publication date: May 6, 2014  My rating: 1 out of 5 stars (DNF) Dragged on a family trip to Europe’s ancient cities, Becca wants nothing more than to go home. Trapped with her emotionally distant father, over-eager stepmother, and a brother who only wants to hook up with European hotties, Becca is miserable. That is until she meets Nikolai, a guy as mysterious as he is handsome. And she unknowingly finds herself with a runaway prince. Nikolai has everything a guy could ask […]

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Early Review: Only Everything by Kieran Scott

April 25, 2014 / 6 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Early Review: Only Everything by Kieran Scott

Only Everything (True Love #1) Author: Kieran Scott (website | twitter) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Source/Format: eARC provided by publisher on Edelweiss (thank you!) Expected publication: May 6th 2014 My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars High school romance is tough—even for a bona fide love goddess. Can Cupid succeed as a mortal matchmaker? When Eros (aka Cupid) is expelled from Olympus for defying Zeus after falling in love with Orion, she is banished to what she believes to be hell. We call it New Jersey. If she ever wants to go back to the comforts of her old […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: A Blind Spot for Boys by Justina Chen

April 23, 2014 / 4 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: A Blind Spot for Boys by Justina Chen

“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 can’t-wait-for-it release is by an author whose older release made me cry: A Blind Spot for Boys Author: Justina Chen  Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Expected publication: August 12th 2014  Shana has always had a blind spot for boys. Can she trust the one who’s right in front of her? Sixteen-year-old Shana Wilde is officially on a Boy Moratorium. After a devastating breakup, she decides it’s time to end the plague of Mr. Wrong, Wrong, and […]

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Early Review: Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman

April 21, 2014 / 8 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Early Review: Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman

Prisoner of Night and Fog Author: Anne Blankman (website | twitter) Publisher: Balzer + Bray Source/Format: ARC from Harper Collins Canada in exchange for an honest review (thank you!) Expected publication: April 22, 2014 (tomorrow!) My rating: 4 out of 5 stars In 1930s Munich, danger lurks behind dark corners, and secrets are buried deep within the city. But Gretchen Müller, who grew up in the National Socialist Party under the wing of her “uncle” Dolf, has been shielded from that side of society ever since her father traded his life for Dolf’s, and Gretchen is his favorite, his pet. Uncle […]

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Early Review: The Last Best Kiss by Claire LaZebnik

April 19, 2014 / 4 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Early Review: The Last Best Kiss by Claire LaZebnik

The Last Best Kiss Author: Claire LaZebnik (twitter | website) Publisher: HarperTeen Source/Format: eARC from publisher on Edelweiss (thank you!) Expected publication date: April 22, 2014  My rating: 3 out of 5 stars Anna Eliot is tired of worrying about what other people think. After all, that was how she lost the only guy she ever really liked, Finn Westbrook. Now, three years after she broke his heart, the one who got away is back in her life. All Anna wants is a chance to relive their last kiss again (and again and again). But Finn obviously hasn’t forgotten how she treated […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: No Place to Fall by Jaye Robin Brown

April 16, 2014 / 2 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: No Place to Fall by Jaye Robin Brown

“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 can’t-wait-for-it release is a debut author’s book that hits VERY close to home:  No Place to Fall Author: Jaye Robin Brown  Publisher: Harper Teen Expected publication: December 9, 2014 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 […]

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