Tag: contemporary

Waiting on Wednesday: Starry Nights by Daisy Whitney

April 10, 2013 / 11 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Starry Nights by Daisy Whitney

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that book bloggers are eagerly anticipating. Guys, I CAN’T with this week’s WoW pick. It sounds SO good. Starry Nights Author: Daisy Whitney Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Expected publication date: September 3, 2013 Seventeen-year-old Julien is a romantic—he loves spending his free time at the museum poring over the great works of the Impressionists. But one night, a peach falls out of a Cezanne, Degas ballerinas dance across the floor, and Julien is not hallucinating. The art is reacting to a curse that trapped a beautiful […]

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Top Ten Tuesday #10: Best Books I Read Before I Was A Blogger

April 9, 2013 / 39 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Top Ten Tuesday, Uncategorized
Top Ten Tuesday #10: Best Books I Read Before I Was A Blogger

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and the Bookish to highlight a top ten list related to book blogging, and to get to know fellow book bloggers. GREAT topic. It took me a long time to jump on the blogging bandwagon, so this is a great one for me to spotlight all of my old favourites! I still recommend these to people a lot: 1. Secret Society Girl series by Diana Peterfreund – finding SSG and Diana’s blog was a big part of my descent (or ascent?) into book obsession/bloggerdom. I know I recommend these […]

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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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Waiting on Wednesday: Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

April 3, 2013 / 8 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

“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 was one I heard about from Jamie at The Perpetual Page-Turner – thanks, Jamie! Two Boys KissingAuthor: David Levithan  Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Expected publication date: August 27, 2013 New York Times bestselling author David Levithan tells the based-on-true-events story of Harry and Craig, two 17-year-olds who are about to take part in a 32-hour marathon of kissing to set a new Guinness World Record—all of which is narrated by a Greek Chorus […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Just One Year by Gayle Forman

March 13, 2013 / 20 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Just One Year by Gayle Forman

“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 pick is one thought I’d chosen before, and then couldn’t believe that I hadn’t already: Just One Year  Author: Gayle Forman Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Expected publication date: October 15, 2013 Goodreads synopsis:  After spending an amazing day and night together in Paris, Just One Yearis Willem’s story, picking up where Just One Day ended. His story of their year of quiet longing and near misses is a perfect counterpoint to Allyson’s own as Willem undergoes a transformative […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins!

March 6, 2013 / 3 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins!

“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 pick is one I’ve been waiting on for over a year:  Isla and the Happily Ever After Author: Stephanie Perkins  Publisher: Dutton Expected publication date: September 17, 2013 (aka Not Soon Enough) From Goodreads:  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 […]

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ARC Review: Being Henry David by Cal Armistead

March 1, 2013 / 7 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
ARC Review: Being Henry David by Cal Armistead

Being Henry David Author: Cal Armistead Publisher: Albert Whitman Teen Publication Date: March 1, 2013 Source: eARC provided by publisher through Netgalley My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Seventeen-year-old “Hank” has found himself at Penn Station in New York City with no memory of anything –who he is, where he came from, why he’s running away. His only possession is a worn copy of Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. And so he becomes Henry David-or “Hank” and takes first to the streets, and then to the only destination he can think of–Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Cal Armistead’s remarkable debut […]

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[UPDATED] Giveaway + Review: Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality by Elizabeth Eulberg

February 28, 2013 / 17 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
[UPDATED] Giveaway + Review: Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality by Elizabeth Eulberg

Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality by Elizabeth Eulberg Publisher: Point (Scholastic) Source: Pre-ordered from Amazon.ca Format: Hardcover, 261 pages Publication date: March 1, 2013 (tomorrow!) My rating: 3.75 out of 5 stars From Goodreads:  A hilarious new novel from Elizabeth Eulberg about taking the wall out of the wallflower so she can bloom. Don’t mess with a girl with a Great Personality. Everybody loves Lexi. She’s popular, smart, funny…but she’s never been one of those girls, the pretty ones who get all the attention from guys. And on top of that, her seven-year-old sister, Mackenzie, is a […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Time After Time by Tamara Ireland Stone

February 27, 2013 / 14 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Time After Time by Tamara Ireland Stone

“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 a no-brainer for me: Time After Time Author: Tamara Ireland Stone Publisher: Disney Hyperion Expected publication date: October 8, 2013 Goodreads synopsis:  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 […]

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ARC Review: How to Lead a Life of Crime by Kirsten Miller

February 22, 2013 / 10 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
ARC Review: How to Lead a Life of Crime by Kirsten Miller

How to Lead a Life of Crime Author: Kirsten Miller Publisher: Razorbill (Penguin) Source: eARC from Netgalley Publication date: February 21, 2013 My rating: 4 out of 5 stars Synopsis: Flick is a boy who lives on the streets. And he’s…a force to be reckoned with. He’s a thief who tries to help people occasionally – he still takes money, but from the first moment you meet him, you see that he’s got a bit of a hero complex. He’s layered, he’s emotionally damaged, and he’s living on the streets because he’s had some MAJOR family drama. You really want […]

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