Superhero Sundays: Oct. 31-Nov. 4
Jump to Pull List | As Seen in the Daily Planet So many heroes, so little time - let's get to it! Small Screen Supes Speedy Synopses Supergirl 2x04: Survivors J’onn is still reeling from the discovery...
View ArticleBetween Two Lockers with Jessica Shirvington
Jessica Shirvington’s latest novel, Disruption, helped me remember why I fell for the dystopian genre in the first place, so I was excited to chat with her about the novel, its nuanced main character,...
View ArticleRed Versus Blue
BOOK REPORT for The Wrong Side of Right by Jenn Marie Thorne Cover Story: All-American Stock Photo BFF Charm: Yay Swoonworthy Scale: 4 Talky Talk: Fact-Checker Bonus Factors: Politics, Kickass Gram...
View ArticleYou Don’t Have To Love Me, You Don’t Even Have To Like Me
BOOK REPORT for Boss Babes: A Coloring and Activity Book for Grown-ups by Michelle Volansky Cover Story: Who Run The World? Arty Art: R-E-S-P-E-C-T Color Me Radd: Dolly, Missy, Malala Color Me Badd:...
View ArticleYA Onscreen: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Is Shaping Up To Be Great
Welcome back to YA Onscreen! Let's hop to. Oh man, Bill Condon's live-action adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast looks SO GOOD. Check out EW's cover here, a bunch of great pictures here (a...
View ArticleOff With Their Hearts
BOOK REPORT for Heartless by Marissa Meyer Cover Story: Thorny BFF Charm: Heck Yes* Swoonworthy Scale: 8 Talky Talk: Heartbreaking Bonus Factor: Wonderland Anti-Bonus Factor: The Patty Chase Award for...
View ArticleThe DAWSON’S CREEK Rewatch Project: Katie Holmes And Ken Marino Are Heating Up
Follow the whole rewatch here! Last week, on Dawson’s Creek. Welcome back to the Dawson's Creek Rewatch Project, where I have to be honest - not a lot happened this week. Let's drink to what will...
View ArticleHappiness Break
We here at FYA HQ are struggling a bit this morning. And so, we're taking a cue from The Fug Girls's Morning Chat and celebrating the good in the world instead of focusing on what's not so great right...
View ArticleReMade Extras: An Interview With Teddy Young
The ReMade series—which I'm recapping here—has introduced some very interesting characters in the eight episodes that have been released so far, but one of the most intriguing is Teddy Young, the...
View ArticleDid You Hear The Story About The Tornado? There’s A Twist At The End
BOOK REPORT for We Are Still Tornadoes by Michael Kun and Susan Mullen Cover Story: It’s a Twister, It’s a Twister! BFF Charm: Third Wheel Swoonworthy Scale: 7 Talky Talk: He Wrote, She Wrote Bonus...
View ArticleNetflix Fix: Tangerine
Title: Tangerine Year: 2015 Fix: Revenge/Friendship Comedy Netflix Summary: Fresh out of a stint in jail, transgender prostitute Sin-Dee and her pal Alexandra hit the crazy streets of LA to get...
View ArticleReMade 1x09: Whiteout
Previously: Inez thinks back on her life and family, and the kids bring the train—which was speeding up dangerously—to a stop in the nick of time. This Week on ReMade May reaches a breaking point and...
View ArticleThe Most Depressing War Novel Ever
BOOK REPORT for Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo Cover Story: 1918-1971 Drinking Buddy: Let's Meet at Your Place Testosterone Level: Internal Monologue Talky Talk: I Have No Mouth... Bonus Factors:...
View ArticleProcrastination Pro-Tips: Roller Derby Comic, IZOMBIE Spoilers, Inflatable...
This week has been so much WHOA. Am I right? I'll bet you could use some distractions! Book Related Things Inside Slam!, the new comic series about roller derby. A synopsis for Laini Taylor's...
View ArticleOpen Thread: November 11-13
Earlier in the week we had a happiness thread, which was sorely needed. Similarly, no suggested topic this week: chat about anything you'd like, from the election* to Jason Momoa's considerable biceps...
View ArticleThe Vampire Diaries 8x04: An Eternity of Misery
Previously on The Vampire Diaries: Our gang managed to capture Sybil using Ye Olde Mystical Tuning Fork, Bonnie is trying to bring back Enzo, Damon switched off his humanity and also killed Tyler...
View ArticleSuperhero Sundays: November 7-11
Jump to Pull List | As Seen in the Daily Planet A few superheroes had some time off this week, but we still have plenty of superpowered action this week with Supergirl, Arrow, Legends, and double the...
View ArticleThe Woman Who Rides Like a Boss
BOOK REPORT for The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Song of the Lioness #3) by Tamora Pierce Cover Story: Shamanic BFF Charm: Yay Swoonworthy Scale: 4 Talky Talk: Um… Bonus Factors: Feminism, Criminal...
View ArticleOMG. The BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Trailer Has Arrived!
As if KNOWING your Monday morning would need a pick-me-up, Disney has released the first official trailer for Beauty and the Beast and FYA headquarters is in meltdown mode. It looks tres good. Gather...
View ArticleThe Club Is Jumpin’, Jumpin’: Winnipeg Edition
Photo credit: Mike Deal Welcome to beautiful Winnipeg, whose FYA Book Clubbers are here today to tell us a little more about themselves. Which club are y’all from? Winnipeg, Manitoba (find them on...
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