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Middle Grade Reads #2 | Omega City: The Forbidden Fortress by Diana Peterfreund and Smile by Raina T..

February 24, 2017 / 0 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Middle Grade Reads, Mini-Reviews, Review
Middle Grade Reads #2 | Omega City: The Forbidden Fortress by Diana Peterfreund and Smile by Raina Telgemeier

A fast-paced, cerebral book, OMEGA CITY: The Forbidden Fortress continues the journey of Gillian Seagret, her brother Eric, and their friends Savannah, Howard, and Nate. Ten months after finding Omega City, an mythical underground town that proves to be real, and escaping the clutches of the Shepherds, a group of conspiracy theorists bent on taking the technology from Omega City for nefarious purposes, Gillian and Eric are now living at home with their mother while their father tours and promotes his book based on their adventures. Gillian’s mom is planning to move them to Idaho, and Gillian’s not happy about […]

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12 Books Set Outside USA | Top Ten Tuesday

July 19, 2016 / 10 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book List, Book Memes, Top Ten Tuesday
12 Books Set Outside USA | Top Ten Tuesday

I actually read a lot of fiction not set in the US, which should be obvious since I’m Canadian. But this list is (unsurprisingly?) Europe heavy! 1)  2)   3)  4) 5) 6) 7)   8) 9) 10) 11) 12) Mostly YA Lit’s Top 12 Books Set Outside USA 1. Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery | PEI, Canada – who doesn’t love this series? 2. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein | Great Britain – Tears. All the tears. If you haven’t read it, you must. 3. Across A Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund | Post-apocalyptic New Zealand […]

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“Don’t Call Me Crazy” Review: Omega City by Diana Peterfreund

May 5, 2015 / 3 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review
“Don’t Call Me Crazy” Review: Omega City by Diana Peterfreund

Omega City (Omega City #1) Author: Diana Peterfreund (website | twitter) Publisher: Balzer + Bray (Harper Collins Children’s) Source/Format: eARC from publisher on Edelweiss (thank you!) Publication Date: April 28th 2015 My rating: 4 out of 5 stars.  Buy It: Indigo.ca | Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | Apple iBooks | The Book Depository The first middle grade novel in an exciting new series from acclaimed author Diana Peterfreund, perfect for fans of The Goonies and The City of Ember. Gillian Seagret doesn’t listen to people who say her father’s a crackpot. His conspiracy theories about the lost technology of Cold War–era […]

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Release Day Blitz: OMEGA CITY by Diana Peterfreund!

April 28, 2015 / 0 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Release Day Blitz: OMEGA CITY by Diana Peterfreund!

Hi everyone! Today I’m participating in Diana Peterfreund‘s release day blitz for OMEGA CITY, which is a new middle-grade adventure. You guys, if you like X-Files or government conspiracy type books at all, this book is SO for you. I’ll have a review up this week, but read on for more about the book! Coming this April 28th, Diana’s first book for readers eight and up is a thrilling adventure story, perfect for people who like their books with a side of rocketships and hidden treasure. Find out what secrets are hidden beneath the Maryland countryside in… Omega City Gillian […]

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Book Blogger Love-a-Thon 2015: High Fives

February 23, 2015 / 4 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Book Blogger Love-a-Thon 2015: High Fives

For my last post for the Book Blogger Love-a-Thon 2015, I’m sharing some of my current faves – please leave me a link if you’ve done this and I’ll come check out yours! And thanks so much to Alexa from Alexa Loves Books for organizing this wonderful two-day blogging event! Book? My current fave is I Was Here by Gayle Forman – it was one of those books that was really important to me. Genre? Please. Do you even have to ask? CONTEMPORARY Author? I have two right now: Gayle Forman is my ultimate “I love everything she writes and […]

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“Not Till We Are Lost Do We Begin To Find Ourselves” Mini-Review & Blitz: Island Esc..

January 20, 2015 / 0 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Mini-Reviews, Review, Uncategorized
“Not Till We Are Lost Do We Begin To Find Ourselves” Mini-Review & Blitz: Island Escape by Viv Daniels

Covers created by Vania Stoyanova of VLC Productions Island Escape Author: Viv Daniels (website | facebook | twitter) Source/Format: ARC provided by Mark My Words Publicity as part of release day blitz (thank you!) My rating: 4.25 out of 5 stars Buy It: Amazon | iBooks | B&N Add it on Goodreads ADAM Luxury yacht, tropical seas, babes in bikinis…dream job, right? Wrong. The passengers are rich jerks who treat the crew like garbage, when they aren’t pretending we’re their whores. The best day was when that cokehead heiress Kalina tried to fire me just for doing my job. I swore I’d never […]

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The ISLAND series by Viv Daniels: Covers Revealed!

December 3, 2014 / 2 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
The ISLAND series by Viv Daniels: Covers Revealed!

Covers created by Vania Stoyanova of VLC Productions Hi guys, today I’m helping promote Viv Daniels’ ISLAND series – this is a series of five full-length New Adult contemporary romances set on an island in the South Pacific… Having read and adored Viv’s first NA contemporary, One & Only and quite enjoyed her darker NA holiday story Hear Me, as well as her alter ego Diana Peterfreund’s many novels, I’m very, very glad to be helping reveal these smoking hot covers.  Here’s the thing, though: as hot as these covers are, I have no doubt that what’s between the sheets (ahem) will […]

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Top Ten Tuesday #15: Books I’m Looking Forward To In 2015

December 2, 2014 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Top Ten Tuesday, Uncategorized
Top Ten Tuesday #15: Books I’m Looking Forward To In 2015

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. Talking about my most anticipated books is like talking about my favourite people or trips I can’t wait to take – there are always too many, and I just gush. So here are my most anticipated reads from most to least “OMG-gotta-have-it” – let the gushing commence…now! 1. I Was Here by Gayle Forman (January 27, 2015; Viking Juvenile):  When her best friend Meg drinks a bottle of […]

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“Do You Hear What I Hear?” Mini-Review: Hear Me by Viv Daniels

November 17, 2014 / 0 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Mini-Reviews, Review
“Do You Hear What I Hear?” Mini-Review: Hear Me by Viv Daniels

Hear Me Author: Viv Daniels (website | twitter) Genre: New Adult Paranormal Romance (18+) Source/Format: ebook sent by author in exchange for an honest review (Thanks, Viv!) Publication date: November 14, 2014  My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars.  Buy It: Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | B&N Nook | Kobo | Google Books | iTunes Listen… the bells have stopped ringing.Once upon a time, Ivy belonged to Archer, body, heart, and soul. They spent long summer days exploring the forest, and long summer nights exploring each other. But that was before dark magic grew in the depths of the wilderness, and the people of Ivy’s […]

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Holiday Romance Cover Reveal: Hear Me by Viv Daniels

November 7, 2014 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Holiday Romance Cover Reveal: Hear Me by Viv Daniels

What’s that, you say? Tiff, you don’t read paranormal? Tiff, isn’t this a YA book blog? To which I answer: VIV DANIELS. Have you forgotten about this? “…One & Only is one of the best books I read in 2013. I’ve read it three times, cover to cover, and read specific scenes and chapters over and over, since November. And yes, I realize I’m saying that about a romance novel, which I never read until…this book. “ (I’ve read it two more times since 2013). So yeah, new Viv Daniels/Diana Peterfreund romance? I am SO in, even though it’s out […]

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