Tag: contemporary

Waiting on Wednesday: Whatever Life Throws At You by Julie Cross

June 18, 2014 / 3 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Whatever Life Throws At You by Julie Cross

“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 book is a sports YA! Whatever Life Throws at You Author: Julie Cross (website | twitter) Publisher: Entangled Teen Expected publication: October 7th 2014 Seventeen-year-old Annie Lucas is too young to remember her dad’s glory days as a pitcher for the Yankees. So when her father is offered a coaching position with the Kansas City Royals, Annie is intrigued to see the baseball side of her dad. Of course, knowing he’ll be a mentor to […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Sweet & Wild by Viv Daniels

March 19, 2014 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Sweet & Wild by Viv Daniels

“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 by one of my all-time favourite authors: Sweet & Wild (Canton #2) Author: Viv Daniels  Genre: New Adult contemporary romance Publication date: April 2014 She’s always been sweet… Hannah Swift has spent most of her life playing the part of perfect daughter: going to the right school, dating the right boys, saying the right things. And where did it get her? Her father has a secret family, her grades are in the toilet and […]

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Blog Tour: One & Only by Viv Daniels [Giveaway + Guest Post]

November 8, 2013 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Blog Tour: One & Only by Viv Daniels [Giveaway + Guest Post]

Hi guys, I’m honoured to be one of the first posts for Viv Daniels’ (aka fave author Diana Peterfreund) Blog Tour for ONE & ONLY, which comes out today! One & Only Author: Viv Daniels (website | twitter | facebook) Buy now: Amazon | Amazon UK | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Smashwords Synopsis:  One night they can’t forget… Tess McMann lives her life according to the secrets she’s sworn to keep: the father who won’t acknowledge her, the sister who doesn’t know she exists, and the mother who’s content playing mistress to a prominent businessman. When she meets the distractingly cute Dylan Kingsley at a prestigious summer […]

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Giveaway + Cover Reveal: One & Only by Viv Daniels (aka Diana Peterfreund)!

September 25, 2013 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Giveaway + Cover Reveal: One & Only by Viv Daniels (aka Diana Peterfreund)!

Hi guys, I’m SO excited to reveal the cover of a brand-spankin’ new book by Viv Daniels, aka my fave author Diana Peterfreund. This is Diana’s–err, Viv’s first sojourn into self-publishing and the romance genre, and it’s pretty much the same thing for me. I’ve never really been into bodice rippers…but this sounds like something I can sink my teeth into… Cover designed by Okay Creations One night they can’t forget… Tess McMann lives her life according to the secrets she’s sworn to keep: the father who won’t acknowledge her, the sister who doesn’t know she exists, and the mother […]

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Review: Jessica Darling’s It List: The (Totally Not) Guaranteed Guide to Popularity, Prettines..

September 7, 2013 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Jessica Darling’s It List: The (Totally Not) Guaranteed Guide to Popularity, Prettiness, and Perfection

Jessica Darling’s It List: The (Totally Not) Guaranteed Guide to Popularity, Prettiness & Perfection Author: Megan McCafferty (website | twitter) Publisher: Poppy Source: Bought from Chapters.Indigo.ca Format: Hardcover, 240 pages Publication Date: September 3, 2013 My rating: 4.25 out of 5 stars Goodreads synopsis:  Move over, Dork Diaries! Jessica Darling, star of Megan McCafferty’s bestselling Jessica Darling series for adults, is back in a hilarious new series perfect for tween (10 to 14) girls. I hadn’t even gotten to homeroom yet and I’d already discovered five hard truths about junior high: 1. My best friend had turned pretty.2. She didn’t know it […]

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ARC Review: The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle

August 19, 2013 / 8 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
ARC Review: The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle

The Infinite Moment of Us Author: Lauren Myracle (website | twitter) Publisher: Amulet Books Source: eARC from Netgalley Expected publication date: August 20, 2013 (tomorrow!) My rating: 3.25 out of 5 stars Goodreads synopsis: For as long as she can remember, Wren Gray’s goal has been to please her parents. But as high school graduation nears, so does an uncomfortable realization: Pleasing her parents once overlapped with pleasing herself, but now… not so much. Wren needs to honor her own desires, but how can she if she doesn’t even know what they are? Charlie Parker, on the other hand, is painfully aware […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando

June 12, 2013 / 10 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando

“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-to-read pick comes to you courtesy of one of my book besties, the wonderful Sarah O’Reilly: Roomies Authors: Sara Zarr & Tara Altebrando Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Expected publication date: December 24th 2013   It’s time to meet your new roomie. When East Coast native Elizabeth receives her freshman-year roommate assignment, she shoots off an e-mail to coordinate the basics: television, microwave, mini-fridge. That first note to San Franciscan Lauren sparks a series of e-mails that alters […]

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ARC Review: Burning by Elana K. Arnold

June 11, 2013 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
ARC Review: Burning by Elana K. Arnold

Burning Author: Elana K. Arnold Publisher: Delacorte Press Source/Format: eARC requested on NetGalley Publication date: June 11th 2013 (today!) My rating: 3.25 out of 5 stars Synopsis: Ben: Having just graduated from high school, Ben is set to leave Gypsum, Nevada. It’s good timing since the gypsum mine that is the lifeblood of the area is closing, shutting the whole town down with it. Ben is lucky: he’s headed to San Diego, where he’s got a track scholarship at the University of California. But his best friends, Pete and Hog Boy, don’t have college to look forward to, so to make […]

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Giveaway + Promo: Redesigned by Denise Grover Swank

June 10, 2013 / 3 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Giveaway + Promo: Redesigned by Denise Grover Swank

Hi all – taking a quick moment between wedding planning to help promote REDESIGNED, a new adult contemporary with a fashion slant that comes out TODAY! I used to be a fashion blogger, so I love it when I get to read about people who study fashion. Toss in a little bit of romance, and I’m all in. Check it out (and check out all the crazy awesome reviews it’s getting – I can’t wait to pick this up!) Redesigned  Author: Denise Grover Swank Publisher: Self-Published Publication Date: June 10, 2013 (today!) Buy: Amazon Synopsis: While fashion design major Caroline Hunter […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: United We Spy by Ally Carter

May 29, 2013 / 2 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: United We Spy by Ally Carter

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that book bloggers are eagerly anticipating. I haven’t been doing WoWs lately because I’ve been super busy planning my wedding, but I couldn’t resist when I saw this in my five minutes of Goodreads trolling during lunch: United We Spy Author: Ally Carter Publisher: Disney-HyperionExpected publication date: September 17, 2013 Cammie Morgan has lost her father and her memory, but in the heart-pounding conclusion to the best-selling Gallagher Girls series, she finds her greatest mission yet. Cammie and her friends finally know why the terrorist […]

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