Tag: reality tv

Review: Something Real by Heather Demetrios

March 20, 2014 / 6 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Something Real by Heather Demetrios

Something Real Author: Heather Demetrios (website | twitter) Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Books for Young Readers (Raincoast/MacMillan Canada) Format: Hardcover, 403 pages Source: Toronto Public Library Publication date: February 4, 2014 My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Synopsis:  BonnieTM Baker is a household name in America, thanks to a reality TV show that she, her parents, and her twelve siblings have been on called “Baker’s Dozen.” But the hit show went off the air four years ago, much to Bonnie’s relief. She and her family now live in a different town and she goes by the name Chloe. She’s got […]

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™ […]

Early Review: You Look Different in Real Life by Jennifer Castle

April 30, 2013 / 3 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Early Review: You Look Different in Real Life by Jennifer Castle

You Look Different in Real Life Author: Jennifer Castle Publisher: HarperTeen Source: Digital ARC on Edelweiss Publication Date: June 4, 2013 My rating: 4 out of 5 stars For the rest of the world, the movies are entertainment. For Justine, they’re real life. The premise was simple: five kids, just living their lives. There’d be a new movie about them every five years, starting in kindergarten. But no one could have predicted what the cameras would capture. And no one could have predicted that Justine would be the star. Now sixteen, Justine doesn’t feel like a star anymore. In fact, when she […]