Tag: contemporary

Eleanor & Park read-along: Chapters 37-45!

May 20, 2013 / 0 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Eleanor & Park read-along: Chapters 37-45!

Hi guys! Welcome to the Chapter 37-45 post on Eleanor & Park for our readalong! Thoughts from our read-along participants: The things that happen to her at gym are just so awful I could barely stand to read it. Even worse, I understood exactly how she felt. (Not that I’ve been through that exactly but close). I was right there for every ounce of humiliation and hopelessness and shame that she felt.  – Rachel @ Reading Timbits [“Those little bitches…” Mrs. Burt sighed.] LOL. That was hilarious.  –Ardo @A.A. Omer I was almost crying over the intimacy/sexual scenes…And the fact […]

Eleanor & Park Read-Along – Chapters 20 – 36!

May 16, 2013 / 0 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Eleanor & Park Read-Along – Chapters 20 – 36!

Hi guys, we’ve got read-along posts for Chapters 20-29 at A.A. Omer and Chapters 30-36 at Reading Timbits! Go check out our thoughts on Eleanor’s family, appearances, makeup, and of course, Eleanor and Park’s first kiss. =) On Monday, I’ll be hosting our discussion of Chapters 37-45, so if you’re reading along at home, stop by then! More info on our Eleanor & Park readalong and the master list of discussion posts

Eleanor & Park Read-Along: Chapters 11-19 discussion!

May 9, 2013 / 0 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Eleanor & Park Read-Along: Chapters 11-19 discussion!

Hey guys, welcome to our Eleanor & Park read-along discussion post for Chapters 11-19. Apologies for getting this up so late! First, some thoughts from read-along participants:  “I loved the line on 71 where Park compares Eleanor’s hands to a heartbeat and butterflies which I thought was so good.” – Ardo @ A. A. Omer The HAND-HOLDING. Holy cow. I felt like my pages were bursting into flames at that moment. – Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit Park is just so sweet- almost to the point of being too perfect. – Rachel @ Reading Timbits Those first phone convos as […]

ARC Review: How My Summer Went Up in Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski

May 7, 2013 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
ARC Review: How My Summer Went Up in Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski

How My Summer Went Up in Flames Author: Jennifer Salvato Doktorski Publisher: Simon Pulse Source/Format: eARC provided on Edelweiss Publication date: May 7, 2013 (Today!) My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars First she lost her heart. Then she lost her mind. And now she’s on a road trip to win back her ex. This debut novel’s packed with drama and romance! Rosie’s always been impulsive. She didn’t intend to set her cheating ex-boyfriend’s car on fire. And she never thought her attempts to make amends could be considered stalking. So when she’s served with a temporary restraining order on the […]

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 […]

Read-along to Eleanor & Park with us! [UPDATED every Monday & Thursday!]

May 2, 2013 / 8 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Read-along to Eleanor & Park with us! [UPDATED every Monday & Thursday!]

So a whole slew of book bloggers have heard a lot of good things about Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor and Park, but we haven’t had time to read it. In order to make sure we do have time, Rachel @ Reading Timbits, Ardo @ A.A. Omer and I are hosting an Eleanor & Park Read-Along. The read-along will start Thursday, May 2nd, and will conclude on Thursday, May 23rd. Here’s the reading schedule: Thurs, May 2 – Sun, May 5: Chapters 1 – 10 – discussion at Reading Timbits Mon, May 6 – Wed, May 8: Chapters 11 – 19 – […]

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 […]

Review: Sweethearts by Sara Zarr

April 22, 2013 / 12 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Sweethearts by Sara Zarr

Sweethearts Author: Sara Zarr Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Format: Hardcover, 217 pages Source: Toronto Public Library Publication Date: February 1st 2008  My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars As children, Jennifer Harris and Cameron Quick were both social outcasts. They were also one another’s only friend. So when Cameron disappears without warning, Jennifer thinks she’s lost the only person who will ever understand her. Now in high school, Jennifer has been transformed. Known as Jenna, she’s popular, happy, and dating, everything “Jennifer” couldn’t be—but she still can’t shake the memory of her long-lost friend. When Cameron suddenly reappears, they […]

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 […]

Waiting on Wednesday: Manicpixiedreamgirl by Tom Leveen

Waiting on Wednesday: Manicpixiedreamgirl by Tom Leveen

“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 one of those “I-just-heard-about-this-last-week-and-it’s-coming-out-this-week-what?!?!” books.  ManicpixiedreamgirlAuthor: Tom Leveen  Publisher: Random House Children’s Books Expected publication date: April 23rd 2013 Sometimes the most dramatic scenes in a high school theater club are the ones that happen between the actors and crew off stage. Seventeen-year-old Tyler Darcy’s dream of being a writer is starting to feel very real now that he’s sold his first short story to a literary journal. He should be celebrating its publication […]