FYA Photo-A-Day: October 2015 Wrap-Up
Once again, FYA HQ bows down to your creativity, humor, and the pretty pretty photos you post on Instagram! You gave us prompt ideas and then you ran with them--there were so many that it was really...
View ArticleProcrastination Pro-Tips: The Raven King, Hunger Games Theme Park, Bunheads,...
Happy Friday! We got your links, your hot links right here... (and we'll see you on the open thread this weekend, I hope!) Book Related Things Publisher's Weekly lists their best YA of 2015. I guess...
View ArticleThe Originals 3x05: The Axeman’s Letter
Previously on The Originals: Klaus’ old friend (and the first of his sire line) Lucien, may or may not be the creepy murderer that Cami is freaked out about. Lucien maintains their ancient...
View ArticleThe Vampire Diaries 7x05: Live Through This
Previously on The Vampire Diaries: Oscar & Jo were resurrected with the Phoenix Stone, Damon decided to stop using Elena as his security blanket, Enzo & Valerie team up to get rid of Julian...
View ArticleDragon Slayer
BOOK REPORT for Slaying Isidore's Dragons by Cody Kennedy Cover Story: Small Press Win Drinking Buddy: Santé! Testosterone Level: Get a Room Talky Talk: Take It Down a Notch, Boys 'Bonus' Factor: Male...
View ArticleOpen Thread: November 6-8
We made it to the end of another Friday, my friends, and that can only mean one thing: open thread! Thanks to everyone who popped up last week to chat. Same concept this weekend: chat about whatever...
View ArticleSuperhero Sundays: Nov. 2-6
Hey party people, Amanda R. here, and I'm bringing you all the goss, recaps and recs that we could round up this week! There was so much to love on our small screens; Barry's (literal) blind date with...
View ArticleDoctor Who 9x08: The Zygon Inversion
Previously on Doctor Who: A splinter cell of the 20 million Zygons living peacefully on Earth (disguised as humans) make moves toward a war with humanity. When the Doctor gets on his soapbox—everyone...
View ArticleI’ll Peat You Pear, an I’ll Meet You There-Inspired Cocktail
Like any restless YA protagonist, I could not wait to escape my hometown. It was hot, dusty, smelled heavily of cow, and I (along with my vampire novel obsession) never really fit in. So when I picked...
View ArticleThe SUPERNATURAL Rewatch Project: Get Dean to the Church on Time
The Road So Far Welcome back, superfans! We’ve made it to week fifty of the rewatch project and poor Dean has had just about enough of this apocalypse. He’s ready to become Michael’s vessel. Can Sam...
View ArticleFlesh And Bone 1x1: Bulling Through
Flesh and Bone, the new Starz drama, had me at ballet. Given my love for dance movies (and Dance Academy), I was a sure thing for this show, and after watching last night's premiere, you can color me...
View ArticleGiveaway: PASSENGER
Alexanda Bracken's new novel, Passenger, comes out on January 5th, and we're psyching ourselves up by giving away a copy! About the book: In one devastating night, violin prodigy Etta Spencer loses...
View ArticleYA Onscreen: Our First Big Look At FANTASTIC BEASTS
Welcome back to YA Onscreen, formerly known as the YA Movie News Roundup until we realized half of our news is about all of the great young adult television adaptations out there! Let's hop to. This...
View ArticleI Draw Dead People
BOOK REPORT for The Anatomical Shape of a Heart by Jenn Bennett Cover Story: Banksy On It BFF Charm: Yay! Swoonworthy Scale: 10 Talky Talk: Majoring In Art Bonus Factors: San Francisco, Street Art,...
View ArticleMy Mad Fat Diary Rewatch Project: Back To Life, Back To Reality
We're onto series 2! (I will never get over the short seasons in British TV.) We last left off with Finn telling her he loves her (SQUEE). 2x01: Alarm! Dear Diary: Rae’s having the best summer of...
View ArticleiZombie 2x06: Max Wager
Previously, on iZombie: Blaine turned his father zombie as some sort of long form revenge plot. Blaine provided Utopium crime lord evidence to Peyton. Mrs. Suzuki brought Clive one of her late...
View ArticleSome Things Are Better Left Unexplained
BOOK REPORT for Things I Can’t Explain by Mitchell Kriegman Cover Story: Grass Nap BFF Charm: Roger Murtaugh Swoonworthy Scale: 4 Talky Talk: Clarissa-Adjacent Bonus Factor: Micro-Relationships...
View ArticleNetflix Fix: Beyond the Lights
Title: Beyond the Lights Year: 2014 Fix: Celebrity-Falls-In-Love-with-a-Normal Romantic Drama Netflix Summary: Exhausted by the demands of the music business, a rising pop star tries to end her life...
View ArticleJane the Virgin 2x05: Chapter Twenty-Seven
What a week! You might have *thought* that they were giving their best stuff away with all the Britney footage in last week’s trailer, but nope! That was just the tip of the Czech wedding crown/potent...
View ArticlePlayster: A New Way to Play
When I first heard about Playster, I thought OF COURSE an all-in-one digital subscription service makes so much sense. Like, who among us doesn't have a zillion accounts to keep track of? And instead...
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