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Middle Grade Reads #1: Gertie’s Leap to Greatness and Rebel Genius

October 13, 2016 / 2 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Feature, Middle Grade Reads, Mini-Reviews, Review
Middle Grade Reads #1: Gertie’s Leap to Greatness and Rebel Genius

Hi guys, today I have some middle grade recs for you, courtesy of my husband, Evan! Evan is a mostly comic book reader, with lots of literary fiction interspersed. That said, he’s really interested in the middle grade age group – his favorite cartoons (Adventure Time and Steven Universe) explore that age. So when we saw that Gertie’s Leap to Greatness was illustrated by Jillian Tamaki (one of the artists on Adventure Time), and Rebel Genius was written by the creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra (the cartoons), he volunteered to read and review. Read […]

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Two Geektastic Reads for the Avenger in All of Us

August 12, 2016 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Mini-Reviews, Review
Two Geektastic Reads for the Avenger in All of Us

Summer, to me, is usually always about the beach and the lake and sunshine and contemporary romances. But, let’s be honest, we can’t be on vacation all the time. Summer is also all about the blockbuster movie – you know, that geeky DC or Marvel movie with exploding stuff that you watch in a too-air-conditioned theatre. Or the sci-fi one where the world is ending and there’s a tiny group of humans who have to save the day. I haven’t watched a ton of those movies this summer, but I have been reading a few books that are kind of similar, […]

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The Way Back to You by Michelle Andreani & Mindi Scott | Giveaway + Review + Blog Tour

May 4, 2016 / 7 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Blog Tour, Giveaway Closed, Review
The Way Back to You by Michelle Andreani & Mindi Scott | Giveaway + Review + Blog Tour

Hi everyone, today I’m honoured to be part of the US blog tour for THE WAY BACK TO YOU by Michelle Andreani and Mindi Scott! I’ve got a review and giveaway for you – check it out, then visit some of the other tour stops for more fun on this cute contemporary! Review: The Way Back to You The Way Back to You by Michelle Andreani & Mindi Scott is a book about holding in your feelings. It’s about what happens when you don’t talk about the things that are hurting you, until the point that you have to do something […]

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“Sad Beautiful Tragic”: Another Day by David Levithan

August 17, 2015 / 0 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
“Sad Beautiful Tragic”: Another Day by David Levithan

Spoilers for Every Day – but honestly, I’m not convinced that you should pick up this book without reading Every Day first, even though I know it’s written so that you can. If you haven’t read Every Day yet, please go check out my review of that first! Another Day is definitely going to be one of those books that polarizes people – you’re either going to like it or hate it. I fall more on the side of liking, because I really liked Every Day and I’m a person who appreciates literary exercises, even if they don’t seem to […]

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Sexual Violence, Bad Boys and A Court of Thrones and Roses

July 3, 2015 / 173 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Sexual Violence, Bad Boys and A Court of Thrones and Roses

WARNING: Major spoilers for A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, and I will be quoting from some of the explicit, 18+ scenes in this essay.  I know I’m going to be hated for this post, but I can’t not write it, because, very few people are talking about the sexual violence in Sarah J. Maas’ latest bestseller, A Court of Thorns and Roses. So here we go. Way back in the day, I talked about my love for Good Boys, and how Bad Boys are problematic, especially in YA. I’m not one of those people who […]

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5 Things To Know About The Heir By Kiera Cass

May 14, 2015 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
5 Things To Know About The Heir By Kiera Cass

The Heir (The Selection #4) Author: Kiera Cass (website | twitter) Publisher: HarperTeen (Harper Collins Canada) Source/Format: Purchased from Indigo Publication date: May 5, 2015 My rating: 3 out of 5 stars.  Buy It: Indigo.ca | Amazon.ca | Amazon.com | Barnes and Noble | iBooks | Google Books | IndieBound | The Book Depository | Audible Princess Eadlyn has grown up hearing endless stories about how her mother and father met. Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won the heart of Prince Maxon—and they lived happily ever after. Eadlyn has always found their fairy-tale story romantic, but she has […]

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Five Reasons to Read 5 to 1 by Holly Bodger

May 11, 2015 / 2 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Five Reasons to Read 5 to 1 by Holly Bodger

5 To 1 Author: Holly Bodger (website | twitter) Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Source/Format: ARC provided by Random House of Canada in exchange for an honest review (thank you!) Publication date: May 12th 2015 (today!) My rating: 3 out of 5 stars. Buy It: Indigo.ca | Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | Apple iBooks | The Book Depository | Google Books In the year 2052, after decades of gender selection, India now has a ratio of five boys for every girl, making women an incredibly valuable commodity. Tired of marrying off their daughters to the highest bidder […]

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“Blood Stains, Ball Gowns” Review: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

February 11, 2015 / 14 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
“Blood Stains, Ball Gowns” Review: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Red Queen (Red Queen Trilogy #1) Author: Victoria Aveyard (website | twitter) Publisher: Harper Teen (Harper Collins Canada) Source/Format: eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss (thank you!) Publication date: February 10, 2015 (yesterday!) My rating: 3 out of 5 stars. Buy It: Indigo.ca | Amazon.ca | Amazon.com | B&N | IndieBound | iTunes | Google Books | The Book Depository | Audible Mare Barrow’s world is divided by blood—those with red and those with silver. Mare and her family are lowly Reds, destined to serve the Silver elite whose supernatural abilities make them nearly gods. Mare steals what she can to help […]

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“Say You’ll Remember Me” Early Review: Love, Lucy by April Lindner

January 19, 2015 / 3 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
“Say You’ll Remember Me” Early Review: Love, Lucy by April Lindner

Love, Lucy Author: April Lindner (website | twitter) Publisher: Poppy (Hachette Book Group/Little, Brown) Source/Format: ARC provided by HBG Canada in exchange for an honest review (thank you!) Publication date: January 27, 2015 (next week!) My rating: 3 out of 5 stars Buy It: Indigo.ca | Amazon.ca | Amazon.com | B&N | IndieBound | iTunes | Google Books | The Book Depository While backpacking through Florence, Italy, during the summer before she heads off to college, Lucy Sommersworth finds herself falling in love with the culture, the architecture, the food…and Jesse Palladino, a handsome street musician. After a whirlwind romance, Lucy returns […]

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"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 […]

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