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Top Ten Tuesday #13: Book Turn-Offs

October 1, 2013 / 19 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Top Ten Tuesday, Uncategorized
Top Ten Tuesday #13: Book Turn-Offs

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. This week’s TTT is all about bookish turn-offs, the things that happen when you’re reading and then suddenly, something totally throws you off. So here we go – not quite ten, and they’re mainly just products of poor writing or editing skills… 1. Suddenly We’re in Love! This is probably my biggest bookish turn-off, when writers just shove characters together without developing their relationship or friendship, so that […]

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Review: Triangles by Kimberly Ann Miller

June 20, 2013 / 7 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Triangles by Kimberly Ann Miller

Triangles Author: Kimberly Ann Miller Publisher: Spencer Hill Press Source: ARC received from publisher for honest review Format: Paperback, 216 pages Publication Date: June 18, 2013 My rating: Did Not Finish A cruise ship. A beautiful island. Two sexy guys. What could possibly go wrong? In the Bermuda Triangle—a lot. Hoping to leave behind the reminders of her crappy life–her father’s death years ago, her mother’s medical problems, and the loser who’s practically stalking her–seventeen-year-old Autumn Taylor hops on a ship with her sister for a little distraction. When she wakes up in the Bermuda Triangle, she fears she’s gone nuts […]

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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 […]

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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: Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver [Delirium Week]

March 28, 2013 / 7 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver [Delirium Week]

Delirium Week runs from March 25-29 here on Mostly YA Lit. Come by and watch me binge read/review the entire Lauren Oliver series in one week! Pandemonium (Delirium #2) Author: Lauren Oliver Publisher: HarperTeen Format: Paperback, 375 pages Source: Bought from Chapters.Indigo.ca Publication date: February 28, 2012  My rating: 3 out of 5 stars Goodreads synopsis:  I’m pushing aside the memory of my nightmare, pushing aside thoughts of Alex, pushing aside thoughts of Hana and my old school, push, push, push, like Raven taught me to do.The old life is dead.But the old Lena is dead too.I buried her.I left her beyond […]

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The Selection by Kiera Cass

August 24, 2012 / 19 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
The Selection by Kiera Cass

For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in the palace and compete for the heart of the gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn’t want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by […]

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