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“The Last Day on Earth” Early Review: We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach

March 23, 2015 / 8 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
“The Last Day on Earth” Early Review: We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach

We All Looked Up Author: Tommy Wallach (website | twitter) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (Simon & Schuster Canada) Source/Format: eARC from publisher on Edelweiss (thank you!)Expected publication: March 24th 2015  My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars.  Buy It: Indigo.ca | Amazon.ca | Amazon.com | B&N | IndieBound | iTunes | The Book Depository | Audible Four high school seniors put their hopes, hearts, and humanity on the line as an asteroid hurtles toward Earth in this contemporary novel. They always say that high school is the best time of your life. Peter, the star basketball player at his […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Tonight the Streets Are Ours by Leila Sales

March 11, 2015 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Tonight the Streets Are Ours by Leila Sales

Tonight the Streets Are Ours Author: Leila Sales Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (Raincoast Books) Expected publication: September 15th 2015 From the author of This Song Will Save Your Life comes a funny and relatable book about the hazards of falling for a person you haven’t met yet. Seventeen-year-old Arden Huntley is recklessly loyal. Taking care of her loved ones is what gives Arden purpose in her life and makes her feel like she matters. But she’s tired of being loyal to people who don’t appreciate her—including her needy best friend and her absent mom. Arden finds comfort in a blog she […]

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“All of The Sadness I Cannot Live With” Review: I Was Here by Gayle Forman

February 2, 2015 / 6 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
“All of The Sadness I Cannot Live With” Review: I Was Here by Gayle Forman

I Was Here Author: Gayle Forman (website | twitter) Publisher: Viking Juvenile (Penguin) Source/Format: Hardcover purchased from Chapters/Indigo.ca  Publication date: January 27th 2015  My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars.  Buy It: Indigo.ca | Amazon.ca | Amazon.com | B&N | IndieBound | iTunes | Google Books | The Book Depository | Audible Cody and Meg were inseparable. Two peas in a pod. Until . . . they weren’t anymore. When her best friend Meg drinks a bottle of industrial-strength cleaner alone in a motel room, Cody is understandably shocked and devastated. She and Meg shared everything—so how was there no warning? But when Cody travels […]

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“What Do I Stand For?” Early Review: I’ll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios

January 29, 2015 / 2 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
“What Do I Stand For?” Early Review: I’ll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios

I’ll Meet You There Author: Heather Demetrios (website | twitter) Publisher: Henry Holt & Company Books for Young Readers (Macmillan) Source/Format: ARC from Raincoast Books in exchange for an honest review (thank you!) Expected publication date: February 3, 2015 My rating: 4 out of 5 stars.  Buy It: Indigo.ca | Amazon.ca | Amazon.com | B&N | IndieBound | iTunes | The Book Depository  If seventeen-year-old Skylar Evans were a typical Creek View girl, her future would involve a double-wide trailer, a baby on her hip, and the graveyard shift at Taco Bell. But after graduation, the only thing standing between straightedge Skylar and […]

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“Say You’ll Remember Me” Early Review: Love, Lucy by April Lindner

January 19, 2015 / 3 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
“Say You’ll Remember Me” Early Review: Love, Lucy by April Lindner

Love, Lucy Author: April Lindner (website | twitter) Publisher: Poppy (Hachette Book Group/Little, Brown) Source/Format: ARC provided by HBG Canada in exchange for an honest review (thank you!) Publication date: January 27, 2015 (next week!) My rating: 3 out of 5 stars Buy It: Indigo.ca | Amazon.ca | Amazon.com | B&N | IndieBound | iTunes | Google Books | The Book Depository While backpacking through Florence, Italy, during the summer before she heads off to college, Lucy Sommersworth finds herself falling in love with the culture, the architecture, the food…and Jesse Palladino, a handsome street musician. After a whirlwind romance, Lucy returns […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach

October 15, 2014 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that book bloggers are eagerly anticipating. We All Looked Up   Author: Tommy Wallach Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Expected publication: March 31st 2015 Four high school seniors put their hopes, hearts, and humanity on the line as an asteroid hurtles toward Earth in this contemporary novel. They always say that high school is the best time of your life. Peter, the star basketball player at his school, is worried “they” might actually be right. Meanwhile Eliza can’t wait to escape […]

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Dear Teen Me: The Art of Getting Stared At Blog Tour: Guest Post by Author Laura Langston

September 5, 2014 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Blog Tour
Dear Teen Me: The Art of Getting Stared At Blog Tour: Guest Post by Author Laura Langston

Hey guys, today I’m excited to be part of the official The Art of Getting Stared At Blog Tour! I didn’t have time to read the book (too many BEA ARCs!), but I really wanted to be part of the tour for this book because I think it addresses self-esteem and appearance issues that we all faced – and still face – as teens and adults. Here’s more on the book! The Art of Getting Stared At Author: Laura Langston (website | twitter | facebook) Publisher: Razorbill Canada (Penguin Canada) Publication date: September 9, 2014 After a school video she produced […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: A Blind Spot for Boys by Justina Chen

April 23, 2014 / 4 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: A Blind Spot for Boys by Justina Chen

“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 can’t-wait-for-it release is by an author whose older release made me cry: A Blind Spot for Boys Author: Justina Chen  Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Expected publication: August 12th 2014  Shana has always had a blind spot for boys. Can she trust the one who’s right in front of her? Sixteen-year-old Shana Wilde is officially on a Boy Moratorium. After a devastating breakup, she decides it’s time to end the plague of Mr. Wrong, Wrong, and […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: No Place to Fall by Jaye Robin Brown

April 16, 2014 / 2 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: No Place to Fall by Jaye Robin Brown

“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 can’t-wait-for-it release is a debut author’s book that hits VERY close to home:  No Place to Fall Author: Jaye Robin Brown  Publisher: Harper Teen Expected publication: December 9, 2014 Amber Vaughn is a good girl. She sings solos at church, babysits her nephew after school, and spends every Friday night hanging out at her best friend Devon’s house. It’s only when Amber goes exploring in the woods near her home, singing camp songs with the hikers she […]

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Early Review: Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson

April 14, 2014 / 12 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Early Review: Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson

Since You’ve Been Gone Author: Morgan Matson (twitter | website) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Canada Source/Format: ARC won from Goodreads First Reads program (thank you SO much!) Expected publication date: May 6, 2014 My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars The Pre-Sloane Emily didn’t go to parties, she barely talked to guys, she didn’t do anything crazy. Enter Sloane, social tornado and the best kind of best friend—the one who yanks you out of your shell.But right before what should have been an epic summer, Sloane just… disappears. No note. No calls. No texts. No Sloane. There’s just a random to-do list. […]

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