Tag: october 2014

"Running the Bases" Review: Whatever Life Throws At You by Julie Cross

November 11, 2014 / 2 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
"Running the Bases" Review: Whatever Life Throws At You by Julie Cross

Whatever Life Throws at You Author: Julie Cross (website | twitter) Publisher: Entangled Teen Genre: Mature YA/New Adult Source/Format: eBook purchased on Amazon (only $2.99 right now!) Publication date: October 7th 2014 My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Buy It: Amazon.ca | Chapters/Indigo | Indiebound | iTunes | B&N | Amazon.com Life loves a good curveball… Seventeen-year-old Annie Lucas’s life is completely upended the moment her dad returns to the major leagues as the new pitching coach for the Kansas City Royals. Now she’s living in Missouri (too cold), attending an all-girls school (no boys), and navigating the strange world of professional sports. But […]

Contest Giveaway: Win an October 2014 YA, NA, or MG book!

October 15, 2014 / 116 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Contest Giveaway: Win an October 2014 YA, NA, or MG book!

Hey guys, so many great books out this month that I can’t even keep up with my ARCs, much less the books I want to buy! So, of course, I’m giving you the chance to win one…because it’s Thanksgiving here in Canada, and I’m super thankful for you! You know the drill: I’m giving away one young adult, middle grade, or new adult book released this month. In the interest of not making myself crazy, I’m only posting covers for the ones I’m super interested in reading, but feel free to comment with your own choices!         […]

Waiting on Wednesday: My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories edited by Stephanie Perkins

Waiting on Wednesday: My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories edited 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. It feels a bit silly to be waiting on a Christmas book in the heat of July, but… My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories Editor: Stephanie Perkins  Authors: Holly Black, Ally Carter, Gayle Forman, Jenny Han, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Myra McEntire, Matt de la Pena, Stephanie Perkins, Rainbow Rowell, Laini Taylor, Kiersten White Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Expected publication: October 14th 2014 If you love holiday stories, holiday movies, made-for-TV-holiday specials, holiday episodes of your […]

Waiting on Wednesday: Whatever Life Throws At You by Julie Cross

Waiting on Wednesday: Whatever Life Throws At You by Julie Cross

“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 can’t-wait-for-it book is a sports YA! Whatever Life Throws at You Author: Julie Cross (website | twitter) Publisher: Entangled Teen Expected publication: October 7th 2014 Seventeen-year-old Annie Lucas is too young to remember her dad’s glory days as a pitcher for the Yankees. So when her father is offered a coaching position with the Kansas City Royals, Annie is intrigued to see the baseball side of her dad. Of course, knowing he’ll be a mentor to […]

Waiting on Wednesday: Famous in Love by Rebecca Serle

Waiting on Wednesday: Famous in Love by Rebecca Serle

“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 can’t-wait-for-it book is one I know a lot of bloggers picked up at #BEA14, but one I didn’t get…and now I wish I did! Famous in Love Author: Rebecca Serle  Publisher: Poppy Expected publication: October 21st 2014  The romantic story of a girl who gets plucked from obscurity to star in the next major feature film franchise based on a book and the ensuing love triangles she gets entangled in on—-and off screen. Meet Paige Townsen, Rainer […]

Waiting on Wednesday: Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin

Waiting on Wednesday: Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin

“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 need-it-now book is by YA royalty! Rain Reign Author: Ann M. Martin Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (Raincoast Books in Canada!) Expected publication: October 7th 2014  In her most powerful novel yet, Newbery Honor author Ann M. Martin tells the story of girl with mental/emotional challenges and the dog she loves. Rose Howard has OCD, Asperger’s syndrome, and an obsession with homonyms (even her name is a homonym). She gave her dog Rain a name with two homonyms […]

Waiting on Wednesday: Even in Paradise by Chelsea Philpot

Waiting on Wednesday: Even in Paradise by Chelsea Philpot

“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 was an immediate must-read for me: Even in Paradise Author: Chelsey PhilpotPublisher: HarperCollinsExpected publication date: October 14, 2014  When Julia Buchanan enrolls at St. Anne’s at the beginning of junior year, Charlotte Ryder already knows all about the former senator’s daughter. Most people do… or think they do. Charlotte certainly never expects she’ll be Julia’s friend. But almost immediately, she is drawn into the larger than-life-new girl’s world—a world of midnight rendezvous, dazzling parties, palatial vacation […]