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The Friend Zone, Superfan, The Unhoneymooners & More! | Recently in Romance

June 24, 2019 / 4 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Recently in Romance, Review
The Friend Zone, Superfan, The Unhoneymooners & More! | Recently in Romance

Hi guys! Sorry for my long hiatus, blogging always goes out the window for me when my kid isn’t sleeping well! I’ve read some AMAZING romances in the meantime, though, so I hope you’ll check out some of these fan favourites, especially if you’re looking for a beach read! Review: The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez Loved this unique story of self-discovery, love at all costs, and friendship. The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez surprised me in the best way possible. Going into the book, I was initially super annoyed by heroine Kristin Peterson’s brashness and her prejudices against anything […]

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There’s Something About Sweetie, I Wish You All the Best & The Goodbye Summer | Quick Tho..

May 30, 2019 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review
There’s Something About Sweetie, I Wish You All the Best & The Goodbye Summer | Quick Thoughts on New Releases

REVIEW: There’s Something About Sweetie by Sandhya Menon A really cute diverse love story with a great message. Sweetie Nair is a fat, high school track star who is a fierce feminist. She’s also a dutiful daughter and super into her Indian culture. Sweetie spends most of her time dealing with her mother’s issues with how she should lose weight, but her confidence shines through the years of fat-shaming. Ashish Patel is dealing with heartbreak. After being dumped by his on-and-off college girlfriend Celia, he’s got no mojo left. He’s worried he’ll never gain back his confidence with basketball, girls, […]

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In Memory…Roger Ebert (1942 – 2013)

April 5, 2013 / 3 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
In Memory…Roger Ebert (1942 – 2013)

I started reading Roger Ebert’s reviews when I was in university and just discovering that films were about more than just fun. Yes, they were entertainment, but they were also art, and learning about directors like David Lynch, and Stanley Kubrick, and Quentin Tarantino was a huge eye-opener for me – I think it helped take me out of the idea that our world is such a perfectly safe, happy place where only good things happen to good people. Once I found out about films, I stumbled onto Ebert. I liked his reviews because I tended to agree with a […]

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