Tag: ARC

Early Review: Time After Time by Tamara Ireland Stone

October 7, 2013 / 3 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Early Review: Time After Time by Tamara Ireland Stone

Time After Time (Time Between Us #2) Author: Tamara Ireland Stone (website | twitter) Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Source: eARC provided by publisher on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review Publication date: October 8, 2013 (tomorrow!) My rating: 4.25 out of 5 stars Calling Anna and Bennett’s romance long distance is an understatement: she’s from 1995 Chicago and he’s a time traveler from 2012 San Francisco. The two of them never should have met, but they did. They fell in love, even though they knew they shouldn’t. And they found a way to stay together, against all odds. It’s not a perfect arrangement, […]

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Guest Review: Red Moon by Benjamin Percy

May 5, 2013 / 2 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Guest Review: Red Moon by Benjamin Percy

You’ve heard me talk about my fiance – well, today you finally get to meet him! Since I’ve been super-busy with my wedding and various other ARCs, my fiance is doing today’s review! Evan is the love of my life – and he’s also very smart sci-fi, film, and comic book aficionado who usually reads literary stuff like Michael Chabon and Salman Rushdie. He’s a big supporter of me and my blog, even though he doesn’t usually read YA. He did really like The Hunger Games, so when I got an ARC of Red Moon at the Ontario Blog Squad […]

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ARC Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

April 1, 2013 / 10 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
ARC Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

The Elite Author:  Kiera Cass Publisher: HarperTeen Source: ARC borrowed from a very kind book buddy (I also pre-ordered a copy!) Format: Paperback, 336 pages Expected publication date: April 23, 2013  My rating: 4.25 out of 5 stars Goodreads synopsis:  The hotly-anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestsellerThe Selection. Thirty-five girls came to the palace to compete in the Selection. All but six have been sent home. And only one will get to marry Prince Maxon and be crowned princess of Illea. America still isn’t sure where her heart lies. When she’s with Maxon, she’s swept up in their new […]

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Review: Requiem by Lauren Oliver [Delirium Week]

April 1, 2013 / 7 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Requiem by Lauren Oliver [Delirium Week]

Delirium Week runs from March 25-29 (err, 31) here on Mostly YA Lit. Come by and watch me binge read/review the entire Lauren Oliver series in one week! Requiem (Delirium #3) Author: Lauren Oliver Format: Paperback, 391 pages Source: ARC sent to me by publisher (unrequested) Publisher: HarperCollins Publication date: March 5, 2013  My rating: 2 out of 5 stars Goodreads synopsis (shortened): Now an active member of the resistance, Lena has been transformed. The nascent rebellion that was under way in Pandemonium has ignited into an all-out revolution in Requiem, and Lena is at the center of the fight. After rescuing […]

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Review: Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson

March 11, 2013 / 16 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson

Strands of Bronze and Gold Author: Jane Nickerson Publisher: Albert A Knopf Books for Young Readers/Random House Children’s Books Source: eARC requested through Netgalley Publication Date: March 12, 2013 (tomorrow!) My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Goodreads synopsis:  A sweeping Gothic thriller based on the spine-chilling “Bluebeard” fairytale 17-year-old Sophia Petheram has been sheltered by her doting family all her life, until the day her father dies. It’s 1855, and with no money and few options, she goes to live with her guardian, the mysterious Bernard de Cressac, at the astonishingly lavish Wyndriven Abbey in Mississippi. Sophie has always longed […]

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