Tag: YA

Top Ten Tuesday #8: Books I HAD To Buy…But Are Still Sitting On My Shelf Unread

March 19, 2013 / 19 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Top Ten Tuesday, Uncategorized
Top Ten Tuesday #8: Books I HAD To Buy…But Are Still Sitting On My Shelf Unread

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and the Bookish to highlight a top ten list related to book blogging, and to get to know fellow book bloggers. Quick and dirty TTT today, guys – I’m super busy with work and haven’t been sleeping or doing anything else much lately. My embarrassing overarching excuse for not having gotten to to these earlier is that I got way too excited requesting ARCs in my first year as a blogger that I’ve gotten a bit bogged down. Rookie mistake. I’m really hoping to change that as this blog […]

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Win a March New Release (Giveaway Hop)! (INT)

March 15, 2013 / 194 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Win a March New Release (Giveaway Hop)! (INT)

Hi guys, you know the drill – I’m giving away a March YA/MG new release! I’ve listed a few of the new releases this month – feel free to choose another if you want something else.   Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3) by Cassandra Clare    Let the Sky Fall  by Shannon Messenger      Mila 2.0  by Debra Driza     Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson Check out my review!    The Nightmare Affair  by Mindee Arnett     Spellcaster  by Claudia Gray     Unremembered  by Jessica Brody    The Art of Wishing  by Lindsay Ribar    Dear Life, You Suck  by Scott Blagden     Poison  by Bridget […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Just One Year by Gayle Forman

March 13, 2013 / 20 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Just One Year by Gayle Forman

“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 one thought I’d chosen before, and then couldn’t believe that I hadn’t already: Just One Year  Author: Gayle Forman Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Expected publication date: October 15, 2013 Goodreads synopsis:  After spending an amazing day and night together in Paris, Just One Yearis Willem’s story, picking up where Just One Day ended. His story of their year of quiet longing and near misses is a perfect counterpoint to Allyson’s own as Willem undergoes a transformative […]

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Top Ten Tuesday #7: Books At The TOP Of My Spring 2013 TBR list!

March 12, 2013 / 17 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Top Ten Tuesday, Uncategorized
Top Ten Tuesday #7: Books At The TOP Of My Spring 2013 TBR list!

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and the Bookish to highlight a top ten list related to book blogging, and to get to know fellow book bloggers. So this post focuses on spring reads, but I thought I’d extend that to summer, too, especially since I’m going to be slowing down the blog a little as my wedding starts getting closer. I’m cheating a bit, because I have ARCs for some of these, so I really do have to read them. Here are my definite reads this spring: 1. The Elite by Kiera Cass – […]

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Review: Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson

March 11, 2013 / 15 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson

Strands of Bronze and Gold Author: Jane Nickerson Publisher: Albert A Knopf Books for Young Readers/Random House Children’s Books Source: eARC requested through Netgalley Publication Date: March 12, 2013 (tomorrow!) My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Goodreads synopsis:  A sweeping Gothic thriller based on the spine-chilling “Bluebeard” fairytale 17-year-old Sophia Petheram has been sheltered by her doting family all her life, until the day her father dies. It’s 1855, and with no money and few options, she goes to live with her guardian, the mysterious Bernard de Cressac, at the astonishingly lavish Wyndriven Abbey in Mississippi. Sophie has always longed […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins!

March 6, 2013 / 3 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins!

“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 one I’ve been waiting on for over a year:  Isla and the Happily Ever After Author: Stephanie Perkins  Publisher: Dutton Expected publication date: September 17, 2013 (aka Not Soon Enough) From Goodreads:  From the glittering streets of Manhattan to the moonlit rooftops of Paris, falling in love is easy for hopeless dreamer Isla and introspective artist Josh. But as they begin their senior year in France, Isla and Josh are quickly forced to confront the […]

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Top Ten Tuesday #6: Eleven Series I’d Like To Start But Haven’t Yet

March 5, 2013 / 20 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Top Ten Tuesday, Uncategorized
Top Ten Tuesday #6: Eleven Series I’d Like To Start But Haven’t Yet

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and the Bookish to highlight a top ten list related to book blogging, and to get to know fellow book bloggers. Oh man. This is the perfect TTT for me – there are SO MANY series that I’ve been meaning to read, but haven’t been able to, either because I’ve been too busy, or there’s too much hype, or I’m just too behind. It’s no surprise that most of these are NOT contemps…I think that kind of says something about me as a reader. Anyway, in no particular order:  […]

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BIG Amazon Giveaway + Cover Reveal: Game. Set. Match by Jennifer Iacopelli

March 5, 2013 / 0 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
BIG Amazon Giveaway + Cover Reveal: Game. Set. Match by Jennifer Iacopelli

Guys, this is one of my most-anticipated reads for the summer. I love books and movies about sports, even though I am terrible at all competitive sports – maybe I just want to walk in other people’s shoes for a bit? Anyway, this synopsis definitely gives me Wimbledon feels! And guess what? It’s a series! Game. Set. Match Author: Jennifer Iacopelli Publisher: Colliloquy, LLC Expected publication date: May 1, 2013 Format: eBook Nestled along the coastline of North Carolina, the Outer Banks Tennis Academy is the best elite tennis training facility in the world. Head Coach, Dominic Kingston has assembled […]

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Review: Every Day by David Levithan

March 4, 2013 / 19 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Every Day by David Levithan

Every Day Author: David Levithan Publication Date: August 28, 2012  Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Source: eBook borrowed from Toronto Public Library My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Goodreads synopsis:  Every day a different body. Every day a different life. Every day in love with the same girl. There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere. It’s all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin […]

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ARC Review: Being Henry David by Cal Armistead

March 1, 2013 / 7 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
ARC Review: Being Henry David by Cal Armistead

Being Henry David Author: Cal Armistead Publisher: Albert Whitman Teen Publication Date: March 1, 2013 Source: eARC provided by publisher through Netgalley My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Seventeen-year-old “Hank” has found himself at Penn Station in New York City with no memory of anything –who he is, where he came from, why he’s running away. His only possession is a worn copy of Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. And so he becomes Henry David-or “Hank” and takes first to the streets, and then to the only destination he can think of–Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Cal Armistead’s remarkable debut […]

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