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Waiting on Wednesday: Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour

March 26, 2014 / 8 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour

“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 I just found on Edelweiss, and it sounds so intriguing: Everything Leads to You Author: Nina LaCour  Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Expected publication: May 15, 2014 A love letter to the craft and romance of film and fate in front of—and behind—the camera from the award-winning author of Hold Still. A wunderkind young set designer, Emi has already started to find her way in the competitive Hollywood film world. Emi is a film buff […]

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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 […]

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Review: Another Little Piece of My Heart by Tracey Martin

February 20, 2014 / 7 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Another Little Piece of My Heart by Tracey Martin

Another Little Piece of My Heart Author: Tracey Martin (website | twitter) Publisher: Harlequin Teen Source/Format: eBook provided by publisher on Netgalley Publication date: December 1, 2013  My rating: 3.75 out of 5 stars What if your devastating break-up became this summer’s hit single? In this rock-and-roll retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, music can either bring you together or tear you apart. At her dying mother’s request, Claire dumps Jared, the only boy she’s ever loved. Left with a broken family and a broken heart, Claire is furious when she discovers that her biggest regret became Jared’s big break. While Jared is […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Summer Love by Jill Santopolo

February 12, 2014 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Summer Love by Jill Santopolo

“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 is…a different kind of book:  Summer Love Author: Jill Santopolo (website | twitter) Publisher: SpeakExpected publication date: May 1st 2014 For fans of The Bachelorette, a personalized summer romance with 13 possible endings! Summer is all about relaxing and having fun. But it’s even better when you find the right guy to share it with. In this original romance, you get to choose how to find your happy ending, which can result in a kiss from one […]

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Review: Being Sloane Jacobs by Lauren Morrill

January 27, 2014 / 7 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Being Sloane Jacobs by Lauren Morrill

Being Sloane JacobsAuthor: Lauren Morrill (website | twitter) Publisher: Delacorte Press Source: Bought from Chapters/IndigoFormat: Hardcover, 352 pagesPublication date: January 7, 2014  My rating: 4 out of 5 stars Meet Sloane Emily Jacobs: a seriously stressed-out figure-skater from Washington, D.C., who choked during junior nationals and isn’t sure she’s ready for a comeback. What she does know is that she’d give anything to escape the mass of misery that is her life. Now meet Sloane Devon Jacobs, a spunky ice hockey player from Philly who’s been suspended from her team for too many aggressive hip checks. Her punishment? Hockey camp, now, when […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Something Real by Heather Demetrios

January 22, 2014 / 11 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
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™ […]

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Review: North of Beautiful by Justina Chen

January 20, 2014 / 8 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: North of Beautiful by Justina Chen

North of Beautiful Author: Justina Chen (website | twitter) Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Source: Gift from my lovely book buddy, @SarahO97 (thanks!) Format: Paperback, 373 pages Publication date: January 6, 2009  My rating: 4 out of 5 stars It’s hard not to notice Terra Cooper. She’s tall, blond, and has an enviable body. But with one turn of her cheek, all people notice is her unmistakably “flawed” face. Terra secretly plans to leave her stifling small town in the Northwest and escape to an East Coast college, but gets pushed off-course by her controlling father. When an unexpected collision puts Terra directly […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Open Road Summer by Emery Lord

January 15, 2014 / 15 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Open Road Summer by Emery Lord

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 I’ve seen around the blogger circles all week: Open Road Summer Author: Emery Lord (website | twitter) Publisher: Walker Children’s Expected publication date: April 15th 2014  After breaking up with her bad-news boyfriend, Reagan O’Neill is ready to leave her rebellious ways behind. . . and her best friend, country superstar Lilah Montgomery, is nursing a broken heart of her own. Fortunately, Lilah’s 24-city tour is about to kick off, offering a perfect opportunity for a girls-only […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: The Art of Lainey by Paula Stokes

November 6, 2013 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: The Art of Lainey by Paula Stokes

“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 a super-cute sounding contemp: The Art of Lainey by Paula Stokes (twitter) Publisher: HarperTeen Expected publication: May 20, 2014  Soccer star Lainey Mitchell is used to getting what she wants, and when her boyfriend Jason breaks up with her for no reason, what she wants is to win him back before the start of their senior year. Lainey and her friend Bianca check the interwebz for tips and tricks, but the online dating […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: #scandal by Sarah Ockler

October 16, 2013 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: #scandal by Sarah Ockler

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 features a topic that I know a lot of you can’t get behind: #scandal by Sarah Ockler (website | twitter) Publisher: Simon Pulse Expected publication date: June 17, 2014 Lucy’s learned some important lessons from tabloid darling Jayla Heart’s all-too-public blunders: Avoid the spotlight, don’t feed the Internet trolls, and keep your secrets secret. The policy has served Lucy well all through high school, so when her best friend Ellie gets sick before prom and […]

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