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Waiting on Wednesday | The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

June 22, 2016 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday | The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

Yes, this is Becky Albertalli’s (she of Simon Vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda fame) next book. Yes, I am more excited about it than Simon Vs. Yes, it is about a girl who crushes on boys but does nothing about it. Yes, it does seem to have Shakespearean levels of mistaken love interests. Yes, it is pretty much my high school existence. And yes, I will be dying a slow death until 2017. (Also, just in case you missed it, my friend Jen from Pop! Goes the Reader did the cover reveal of THE UPSIDE OF UNREQUITED and has an […]

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You’re Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner | Waiting on Wednesday

May 25, 2016 / 4 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Waiting on Wednesday
You’re Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner | Waiting on Wednesday

Sometimes I find out about books on my own. Sometimes I get recs. But most often, I add books to my TBR based on WoW picks and posts like this one by my friend Jen from Pop! Goes the Reader: Not only is this an incredibly unique story about a graffiti artist, but it also has elements of friendship, of diversity and inclusion, and hot damn, it’s an illustrated YA. The author, Whitney Gardner, even did some of the cover art herself! This promises to be one of the most groundbreaking books I’ll pick up in 2017 (thank you, Jen, […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Tumbling by Caela Carter

April 6, 2016 / 18 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Tumbling by Caela Carter

I feel like I’ve been waiting for Tumbling by Caela Carter forever; I first heard about it last year and it immediately made my must-have list because GYMNASTICS YA. Have I mentioned I’m a huge fan of Make It Or Break It, the short-lived ABC Family series, and sports YA in general? The synopsis makes me think this is definitely going to be a lot like that show when the stakes get high. And as we know…when the stakes get high, that’s when the competition really gets fierce. Is Tumbling on your TBR? Are you a fan of sports in your books? […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: A Tyranny of Petticoats edited by Jessica Spotswood

February 11, 2016 / 13 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: A Tyranny of Petticoats edited by Jessica Spotswood

I am so late with the WoW, but I just heard about it, and I’m in love. YA stories that talk about bad-ass women on the fringes throughout history? Seriously, sign me up! I’ll be honest, I’ve only ever read Elizabeth Wein, Leslye Walton, and Marissa Meyer from this enormous list of authors, but I love them and I BELIEVE. Is A TYRANNY OF PETTICOATS on your TBR? What are you waiting for this week? Let me know and I’ll stop by! —– “Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that book […]

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| Waiting on Wednesday | Leave Me by Gayle Forman

January 13, 2016 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Waiting on Wednesday
| Waiting on Wednesday | Leave Me by Gayle Forman

I don’t think there’s anything I really need to say about this other than GAYLE. EFFING. FORMAN. My favorite author writing adult books. …But if I did want to say something, I would say: 1) that cover is beautiful 2) it has travel in it, and I have seriously good feelings about Gayle and travel writing 3) what Gayle does better than any author is tap into my journey, my feelings, and I can tell you right now…as someone who often wishes she weren’t an adult with responsibilities, this book is gonna hurt so good. Is LEAVE ME by Gayle […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: You Know Me Well by Nina Lacour & David Levithan

December 9, 2015 / 4 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: You Know Me Well by Nina Lacour & David Levithan

I am SO on this book. Nina Lacour & David Levithan? YES. Two gay teens coming together on one night to figure out their lives? SO YES. Will they fall in love with each other or just help each other with their own issues? Will they take leaps of faith in one night? Will the narrative take place in more than one night? I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS. And so many heart eyes. JUST GIVE ME THE BOOK. Is You Know Me Well on your To Be Read List? What are you waiting for this week? Let me know and I’ll stop […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: The Inside of Out by Jenn Marie Thorne

November 25, 2015 / 14 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: The Inside of Out by Jenn Marie Thorne

I first read Jenn Marie Thorne’s excellent debut, The Wrong Side of Right, in August, and it’s one of the best YA books I’ve read that deals with politics (I haven’t reviewed it yet – will get to it, promise!). Jenn’s writing is quietly impactful and insightful – I feel like The Wrong Side of Right is one of those books that flew under the radar a bit and shouldn’t have. So I’m really excited to see a companion, of sorts, set in the same world as Jenn’s first novel, and dealing with some of the same media pressures, but […]

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#WaitingonWednesday: The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson

October 14, 2015 / 4 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Waiting on Wednesday
#WaitingonWednesday: The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson

THIS BOOK COVER IS THE UNEXPECTED EVERYTHING FOR ME. ICE CREAM? Check. Summer? Check. DOGS? Check. Morgan Matson? Check, check, check. I already have a massive thing for books about kids in political families. So Morgan Matson writing a book about that? I’m so there. This is the Morgan Matson whose debut novel, Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour, got me writing again. The same Morgan who slayed my heart with the glorious realness of Emily in Since You’ve Been Gone. The same Matson whose sophomore novel, Second Chance Summer, I’m terrified of reading because I’m afraid I’ll die of feels. […]

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#WaitingonWednesday: The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood

September 16, 2015 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Events, Book Memes, Waiting on Wednesday
#WaitingonWednesday: The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood

I heard about The Square Root of Summer awhile back while perusing catalogues for Spring 2016 (that font treatment is perfection!), but it wasn’t until last weekend’s Raincoast Books Teen Preview that I got super excited. Physics and time travel in books is one of my auto-buy triggers, and the fact that the author wrote a thesis on Dawson’s Creek basically sold me on her forever. Is The Square Root of Summer on your TBR? Are you obsessed with science in your books, too? What are you waiting for this week? Let me know and I’ll stop by! Want to win a Sept […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Just Visiting by Dahlia Adler

September 2, 2015 / 3 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Just Visiting by Dahlia Adler

I’ve had several of Dahlia’s books on my TBR for ages, and I’m pretty excited to read them, but this one…this synopsis really got me. Maybe because it’s a bit more grounded than her Daylight Falls series, which features Hollywood actors. Either way, I love the whole senior year visiting colleges thing – it’s something that resonated a lot with me because as a senior at my American high school in Hong Kong, figuring out the right college for me dominated my every thought (especially since I couldn’t visit myself). I can’t wait to see Reagan and Victoria figure out […]

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