Tag: magic

“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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Review: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

April 12, 2013 / 28 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

The Raven Boys Author: Maggie Stiefvater Publisher: Scholastic Press Format: eBook Source: Bought on Amazon Publication date: September 18, 2012 My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars “There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.” It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive. Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks […]

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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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Review + Giveaway: Rampant & Ascendant by Diana Peterfreund!

November 25, 2012 / 18 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Feature, Review
Review + Giveaway: Rampant & Ascendant by Diana Peterfreund!

Happy Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Cyber Monday to my American friends! For this week’s Birthday Month Author Spotlight on Diana Peterfreund, I have reviews of Diana’s Killer Unicorn books for you – and a couple of signed books to give away! Rampant  Author: Diana Peterfreund Publisher: HarperTeen Publication date: Aug 25, 2009 My rating: 4 out of 5 stars Review: Rampant starts with what I call the classic horror movie sequence – the baby-sitter making out with her boyfriend, then getting attacked – but turned on its head. Because Astrid, our heroine, isn’t some dumb blonde – she’s a teen scientist who wants to […]

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