Tag: 4.5 stars

“Just A Girl” Review: None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio

April 17, 2015 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
“Just A Girl” Review: None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio

None of the Above Author: I.W. Gregorio (website | twitter) Publisher: Balzer + Bray Source/Format: ARC provided by Harper Collins Canada (thank you!) Publication date: April 7, 2015 My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars.  Buy It: Indigo.ca | Amazon.ca | Amazon.com | B&N | IndieBound | iTunes | Google Books | The Book Depository | Audible A groundbreaking story about a teenage girl who discovers she was born intersex . . . and what happens when her secret is revealed to the entire school. Incredibly compelling and sensitively told, None of the Above is a thought-provoking novel that explores what it means to be […]

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Review: The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan

April 14, 2015 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan

The Royal We Authors: Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan (website | twitter) Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (Hachette Book Group Canada) Source/Format: eARC provided by HBG Canada via Netgalley (thank you!) Publication date: April 7, 2015 My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars. Buy It: Indigo.ca | Amazon.ca | Amazon.com | B&N | IndieBound | iTunes | The Book Depository | Audible In their first adult novel, authors Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan take on a story of romance and rivalries inspired by today’s most talked-about royal couple: Will and Kate. “If I’m Cinderella today, I dread who they’ll think I am tomorrow. I guess it depends […]

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Review: 6 Things You Need To Know About The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand

March 16, 2015 / 6 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: 6 Things You Need To Know About The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand

The Last Time We Say Goodbye Author: Cynthia Hand (website | twitter) Publisher: Harper Teen Source/Format: ARC from Harper Collins Canada (thank you!) Publication date: February 10, 2015 My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Buy It:  Indigo.ca | Amazon.ca | Amazon.com | B&N | IndieBound | iTunes | The Book Depository | Audible There’s death all around us. We just don’t pay attention. Until we do. The last time Lex was happy, it was before. When she had a family that was whole. A boyfriend she loved. Friends who didn’t look at her like she might break down at any moment. […]

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“All of The Sadness I Cannot Live With” Review: I Was Here by Gayle Forman

February 2, 2015 / 6 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
“All of The Sadness I Cannot Live With” Review: I Was Here by Gayle Forman

I Was Here Author: Gayle Forman (website | twitter) Publisher: Viking Juvenile (Penguin) Source/Format: Hardcover purchased from Chapters/Indigo.ca  Publication date: January 27th 2015  My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars.  Buy It: Indigo.ca | Amazon.ca | Amazon.com | B&N | IndieBound | iTunes | Google Books | The Book Depository | Audible Cody and Meg were inseparable. Two peas in a pod. Until . . . they weren’t anymore. When her best friend Meg drinks a bottle of industrial-strength cleaner alone in a motel room, Cody is understandably shocked and devastated. She and Meg shared everything—so how was there no warning? But when Cody travels […]

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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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GIVEAWAY & Review: Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins (no spoilers!)

August 20, 2014 / 34 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
GIVEAWAY & Review: Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins (no spoilers!)

Isla and the Happily Ever After (Anna and the French Kiss #3) Author: Stephanie Perkins (website | twitter) Publisher: Dutton (Penguin Canada) Source: Pre-ordered from Mabel’s Fables in Toronto Format: Hardcover, 339 pages Publication date: August 14, 2014 My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars.  From the glittering streets of Manhattan to the moonlit rooftops of Paris, falling in love is easy for hopeless dreamer Isla and introspective artist Josh. But as they begin their senior year in France, Isla and Josh are quickly forced to confront the heartbreaking reality that happily-ever-afters aren’t always forever. Their romantic journey is skillfully intertwined […]

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“Call Me, Call Me, Any, Anytime”: Landline by Rainbow Rowell

July 11, 2014 / 8 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
“Call Me, Call Me, Any, Anytime”: Landline by Rainbow Rowell

Landline Author: Rainbow Rowell (twitter | website) Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (MacMillan/Raincoast Books) Source/Format: ARC from BEA14 (thank you, MacMillan!) Publication date: July 8, 2014  My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars.  Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. That it’s been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and Neal still loves her, deeply — but that almost seems besides the point now. Maybe that was always besides the point. Two days before they’re supposed to visit Neal’s family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells Neal that she can’t go. She’s a TV writer, and something’s come up […]

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A Very Literary Review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

June 13, 2014 / 10 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review
A Very Literary Review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

We Were Liars Author: E. Lockhart (website | twitter) Publisher: Delacorte Press (Random House of Canada) Source: Finished copy from BEA14 Format: Hardcover, 227 pages Publication date: May 6, 2014 My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars.  A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. The truth. We Were Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart. Read it. And if anyone […]

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Early Review: Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson

April 14, 2014 / 12 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Early Review: Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson

Since You’ve Been Gone Author: Morgan Matson (twitter | website) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Canada Source/Format: ARC won from Goodreads First Reads program (thank you SO much!) Expected publication date: May 6, 2014 My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars The Pre-Sloane Emily didn’t go to parties, she barely talked to guys, she didn’t do anything crazy. Enter Sloane, social tornado and the best kind of best friend—the one who yanks you out of your shell.But right before what should have been an epic summer, Sloane just… disappears. No note. No calls. No texts. No Sloane. There’s just a random to-do list. […]

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Review: Something Real by Heather Demetrios

March 20, 2014 / 6 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Something Real by Heather Demetrios

Something Real Author: Heather Demetrios (website | twitter) Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Books for Young Readers (Raincoast/MacMillan Canada) Format: Hardcover, 403 pages Source: Toronto Public Library Publication date: February 4, 2014 My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Synopsis:  BonnieTM Baker is a household name in America, thanks to a reality TV show that she, her parents, and her twelve siblings have been on called “Baker’s Dozen.” But the hit show went off the air four years ago, much to Bonnie’s relief. She and her family now live in a different town and she goes by the name Chloe. She’s got […]

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