Tag: self-discovery

Waiting on Wednesday: Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

April 15, 2015 / 6 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

  Maybe in Another Life Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid (website | twitter) Publisher: Washington Square Press (Simon & Schuster) Genre: Adult Fiction Expected publication: July 7th 2015 From the acclaimed author of Forever, Interrupted and After I Do comes a breathtaking new novel about a young woman whose fate hinges on the choice she makes after bumping into an old flame; in alternating chapters, we see two possible scenarios unfold—with stunningly different results. At the age of twenty-nine, Hannah Martin still has no idea what she wants to do with her life. She has lived in six different cities and […]

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Movie Review: Boyhood directed by Richard Linklater

August 16, 2014 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Movie Review: Boyhood directed by Richard Linklater

In another director’s hands, the movie Boyhood could have been cheesy or gimmicky. The very idea of it sounds a bit hokey: “a movie where you literally watch a boy grow up before your eyes.” Filmmaker Richard Linklater (Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight, Dazed and Confused, dozens of other great movies – also my favourite director) filmed it a few weeks a year, over twelve years, from when the starring actor was five to when he turned eighteen. The actors are the same throughout the twelve years, and you watch them age and change, and a story of a […]

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“Our Love Belongs To Everyone Who Loves Us” Review: After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid

August 13, 2014 / 4 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
“Our Love Belongs To Everyone Who Loves Us” Review: After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid

After I Do Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid (website | twitter) Publisher: Washington Square Press (Simon & Schuster) Genre: Adult Fiction Source/Format: Library eBook Publication date: July 1st 2014 My rating: 4 out of 5 stars. From the author of Forever, Interrupted—hailed by Sarah Jio as “moving, gorgeous, and at times heart-wrenching”—comes a breathtaking new novel about modern marriage, the depth of family ties, and the year that one remarkable heroine spends exploring both. When Lauren and Ryan’s marriage reaches the breaking point, they come up with an unconventional plan. They decide to take a year off in the hopes of finding […]

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Review: The Boy on the Bridge by Natalie Standiford

September 19, 2013 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: The Boy on the Bridge by Natalie Standiford

The Boy on the Bridge Author: Natalie Standiford (website | twitter) Publisher: Scholastic Press Source: Toronto Public Library Format: Hardcover, 256 pages Publication date: July 30, 2013 My rating: 3.25 out of 5 stars Synopsis: Laura is a nineteen-year old college girl studying abroad in Leningrad in 1982. She’s a bit at loose ends, not really sure where she stands in a relationship back home. She comes to Russia to further her studies, but also because she wants to feel some of the passion and drama that she sees in Russian literature. It’s obviously a big culture shock to be in Leningrad, […]

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ARC Review: How My Summer Went Up in Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski

May 7, 2013 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
ARC Review: How My Summer Went Up in Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski

How My Summer Went Up in Flames Author: Jennifer Salvato Doktorski Publisher: Simon Pulse Source/Format: eARC provided on Edelweiss Publication date: May 7, 2013 (Today!) My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars First she lost her heart. Then she lost her mind. And now she’s on a road trip to win back her ex. This debut novel’s packed with drama and romance! Rosie’s always been impulsive. She didn’t intend to set her cheating ex-boyfriend’s car on fire. And she never thought her attempts to make amends could be considered stalking. So when she’s served with a temporary restraining order on the […]

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