Tag: 4 stars

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: 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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Review: Being Sloane Jacobs by Lauren Morrill

January 27, 2014 / 7 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Being Sloane Jacobs by Lauren Morrill

Being Sloane JacobsAuthor: Lauren Morrill (website | twitter) Publisher: Delacorte Press Source: Bought from Chapters/IndigoFormat: Hardcover, 352 pagesPublication date: January 7, 2014  My rating: 4 out of 5 stars Meet Sloane Emily Jacobs: a seriously stressed-out figure-skater from Washington, D.C., who choked during junior nationals and isn’t sure she’s ready for a comeback. What she does know is that she’d give anything to escape the mass of misery that is her life. Now meet Sloane Devon Jacobs, a spunky ice hockey player from Philly who’s been suspended from her team for too many aggressive hip checks. Her punishment? Hockey camp, now, when […]

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Review: North of Beautiful by Justina Chen

January 20, 2014 / 8 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: North of Beautiful by Justina Chen

North of Beautiful Author: Justina Chen (website | twitter) Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Source: Gift from my lovely book buddy, @SarahO97 (thanks!) Format: Paperback, 373 pages Publication date: January 6, 2009  My rating: 4 out of 5 stars It’s hard not to notice Terra Cooper. She’s tall, blond, and has an enviable body. But with one turn of her cheek, all people notice is her unmistakably “flawed” face. Terra secretly plans to leave her stifling small town in the Northwest and escape to an East Coast college, but gets pushed off-course by her controlling father. When an unexpected collision puts Terra directly […]

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Review: The Theory of Everything by Kari Luna

August 8, 2013 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: The Theory of Everything by Kari Luna

The Theory of Everything Author: Kari Luna Publisher: Philomel Publication date: July 11, 2013 Source: eARC received from publisher on Netgalley My rating: 4 out of 5 stars Goodreads synopsis:  One part Libba Bray’s GOING BOVINE, two parts String Theory, and three parts love story equals a whimsical novel that will change the way you think about the world. Sophie Sophia is obsessed with music from the late eighties. She also has an eccentric physicist father who sometimes vanishes for days and sees things other people don’t see. But when he disappears for good and Sophie’s mom moves them from Brooklyn, […]

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Giveaway + Review: Game. Set. Match by Jennifer Iacopelli [INT]

May 2, 2013 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Giveaway + Review: Game. Set. Match by Jennifer Iacopelli [INT]

Game. Set. Match. (Outerbanks Tennis Academy #1) by Jennifer Iacopelli Publisher: Coliloquy, LLC Source: eBook sent by author; part of the OBX blog tour Publication date: May 1st 2013 My rating: 4 out of 5 stars Buy it: Amazon | Barnes & Noble Nestled along the coastline of North Carolina, the Outer Banks Tennis Academy is the best elite tennis training facility in the world. Head Coach, Dominic Kingston has assembled some of the finest talent in the sport. From the game’s biggest stars to athletes scraping and clawing to achieve their dreams, OBX is full of ego, drama and […]

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Early Review: You Look Different in Real Life by Jennifer Castle

April 30, 2013 / 3 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Early Review: You Look Different in Real Life by Jennifer Castle

You Look Different in Real Life Author: Jennifer Castle Publisher: HarperTeen Source: Digital ARC on Edelweiss Publication Date: June 4, 2013 My rating: 4 out of 5 stars For the rest of the world, the movies are entertainment. For Justine, they’re real life. The premise was simple: five kids, just living their lives. There’d be a new movie about them every five years, starting in kindergarten. But no one could have predicted what the cameras would capture. And no one could have predicted that Justine would be the star. Now sixteen, Justine doesn’t feel like a star anymore. In fact, when she […]

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Early Review: Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham (yes, THAT Lauren Graham!)

April 18, 2013 / 18 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Early Review: Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham (yes, THAT Lauren Graham!)

Someday, Someday, Maybe Author: Lauren Graham Publisher: Ballantine Books Format/Source: eARC requested on Netgalley Expected publication date: April 30th 2013  My rating: 4 out of 5 stars A charming and laugh-out-loud novel by Lauren Graham, beloved star of Parenthood and Gilmore Girls, about an aspiring actress trying to make it in mid-nineties New York City. Franny Banks is a struggling actress in New York City, with just six months left of the three year deadline she gave herself to succeed. But so far, all she has to show for her efforts is a single line in an ad for ugly Christmas […]

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Review: An Abundance of Katherines

April 8, 2013 / 6 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: An Abundance of Katherines

An Abundance of Katherines Author: John Green Source: Bought a LONG time ago, I don’t remember where because it’s been on my shelf for YEARS Format: Paperback, 229 pages Published September 21, 2006 Publisher: Dutton Juvenile  My rating: 4 out of 5 stars I read this for Just a Lil Lost in a Great Book’s Brunch Book Club – check out photos of the brunch and some of our thoughts in the links above! My synopsis:  Colin Singleton is a child prodigy who struggles with the idea that what he’s doing matters. He’s really smart, but he still works incredibly hard at school […]

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ARC Review: Mind Games by Kiersten White

February 19, 2013 / 14 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
ARC Review: Mind Games by Kiersten White

Mind Games Author: Kiersten White Publisher: HarperTeen Source: eARC from Edelweiss Expected publication date: February 19, 2013 (tomorrow!) My rating: 4 out of 5 stars Synopsis:  Fia can’t make a wrong decision, because she’s got perfect instincts. Her older sister, Annie, is blind, but has the ability to see into the future, and she’s one of the only people who can “see” Fia. At the beginning of the novel, Fia is tasked with killing a guy named Adam. As someone with perfect instincts, she can easily fight off any guy, and has the ability to manipulate anyone around her to twist them […]

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