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“What Do I Stand For?” Early Review: I’ll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios

January 29, 2015 / 2 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
“What Do I Stand For?” Early Review: I’ll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios

I’ll Meet You There Author: Heather Demetrios (website | twitter) Publisher: Henry Holt & Company Books for Young Readers (Macmillan) Source/Format: ARC from Raincoast Books in exchange for an honest review (thank you!) Expected publication date: February 3, 2015 My rating: 4 out of 5 stars.  Buy It: Indigo.ca | Amazon.ca | Amazon.com | B&N | IndieBound | iTunes | The Book Depository  If seventeen-year-old Skylar Evans were a typical Creek View girl, her future would involve a double-wide trailer, a baby on her hip, and the graveyard shift at Taco Bell. But after graduation, the only thing standing between straightedge Skylar and […]

“Call Me, Call Me, Any, Anytime”: Landline by Rainbow Rowell

July 11, 2014 / 8 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
“Call Me, Call Me, Any, Anytime”: Landline by Rainbow Rowell

Landline Author: Rainbow Rowell (twitter | website) Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (MacMillan/Raincoast Books) Source/Format: ARC from BEA14 (thank you, MacMillan!) Publication date: July 8, 2014  My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars.  Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. That it’s been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and Neal still loves her, deeply — but that almost seems besides the point now. Maybe that was always besides the point. Two days before they’re supposed to visit Neal’s family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells Neal that she can’t go. She’s a TV writer, and something’s come up […]

Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

February 11, 2014 / 25 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Cinder  Author: Marissa Meyer (website | twitter) Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (Raincoast Books in Canada) Source/Format: ARC from ALAN Conference 2011 Publication date: January 3, 2012 My rating: 4.25 out of 5 stars Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl.Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with […]

Waiting on Wednesday: Something Real by Heather Demetrios

Waiting on Wednesday: Something Real by Heather Demetrios

“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 with a theme that I LOVE: reality TV! Something Real Author: Heather Demetrios (website | twitter) Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (Macmillan) Expected publication: February 4, 2014 Winner of the 2012 PEN New England Discovery Award! There’s nothing real about reality TV. Seventeen-year-old Bonnie™ Baker has grown up on TV—she and her twelve siblings are the stars of one-time hit reality show Baker’s Dozen. Since the show’s cancellation and the scandal surrounding it, Bonnie™ […]

Waiting on Wednesday: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Waiting on Wednesday: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

“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 coming out next week:  Eleanor & Park Author: Rainbow Rowell  Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Expected publication date: February 26th 2013 From Goodreads:  “Bono met his wife in high school,” Park says.“So did Jerry Lee Lewis,” Eleanor answers.“I’m not kidding,” he says.“You should be,” she says, “we’re sixteen.”“What about Romeo and Juliet?”“Shallow, confused, then dead.””I love you,” Park says.“Wherefore art thou,” Eleanor answers.“I’m not kidding,” he says.“You should be.” Set over the course of one […]