Open Thread: April 21-23
Happy Friday! We've made it through another week. This open thread is brought to you by these fabulous/ridiculous Jem paper dolls. As always, chat about anything you'd like, introduce yourself if...
View ArticleDid You Check The Lost And Found?
BOOK REPORT for Half Lost (Half Bad #3) by Sally Green Cover Story: Forest Fire BFF Charm: Spirit Animal Swoonworthy Scale: 0 Times 10 Is Still 0 Talky Talk: Potty Mouth 2.0 Bonus Factor: War! What Is...
View ArticleCLASS 1x02: The Coach With The Dragon Tattoo
Previously, on Class: Five Coal Hill Academy students and one teacher—two of whom happen to be aliens—battle a dangerous alien species called the Shadow Kin. They ultimately prevail, thanks to an...
View ArticleGiveaway: THE DARK PROPHECY
We're just over a week away until the second installment of Rick Riordan's The Trials of Apollo series arrives, and FYA is giving away a prize pack that'll be music to your ears! Here's the offical...
View ArticleWhan That Aprill With His Shoures Soote
BOOK REPORT for Sometimes We Tell the Truth by Kim Zarins Cover Story: Now Draweth Cut, Er That We Ferrer Twynne Drinking Buddy: Wel Loved He by the Morwe a Sop in Wyn Testosterone Level: To Lyven in...
View ArticleGiveaway: STRANGE THE DREAMER
Strange the Dreamer, which just came out on March 28, is one of of the most lush and unusual books I've read. Laini Taylor's latest world of gods and librarians is so gorgeously described that I...
View ArticleYA Onscreen: THE X-FILES Is Coming Back For An Eleventh Season
Welcome back to YA Onscreen! Take a look at this week's TV and movie news: Is Doctor Who going to finally have a Time-Lady? Here's a list of Fall TV pilots. New trailer for the Kingsman sequel. Looks...
View ArticleSee The World Through Scarlet-Tinted Glasses
BOOK REPORT for Beneath the Shine by Sarah Fine Cover Story: Beneath … the Shine BFF Charms: Eventually, With Benefits Swoonworthy Scale: 4 Talky Talk: Politechs Bonus Factor: The Scarlet Pimpernel...
View ArticleIZOMBIE 3x4: Wag The Tongue Slowly
Previously, on iZombie: Liv and Clive investigate the murder of a mindfulness teacher; Ravi goes a little nutty over Peyton, but makes a BIG mistake; and Major’s cough gets worse as he gets better at...
View ArticleFAMOUS IN LOVE 1x2: A Star Is Torn
Previously on Famous In Love, Paige Townsen gets cast in Locked and consequently thrust into D-R-A-M-A, starring Rainer Devon, the hot superstar wronged by his ex, Tangey Turner, who slept with Jordan...
View ArticleJane the Virgin 3x16: Chapter Sixty
Oh wow, hey, Jane's back! We're back! I'M back! I have no excuses. I'm just happy to be back here, with you, right in time for our favorite candy-colored primetime telenovela to bring us not only...
View ArticleYou’ll Find Me Listed In The Ds
BOOK REPORT for Definitions of Indefinable Things by Whitney Taylor Cover Story: Montell Jordan BFF Charm: Natalie Imbruglia Swoonworthy Scale: 4 Talky Talk: In Her Head Bonus Factor: Awesome Dad...
View ArticlePretty Little Liars 7x12: These Boots Are Made For Stalking
Has there ever in all the history of Ye Olde Pretty Little Liars been a character who was so very clearly, literally, obviously a red herring as one ADDISON DERRINGER? Hi, this season’s final Big Bad...
View ArticleNetflix Fix: CAN’T BUY ME LOVE
Title: Can’t Buy Me Love Year: 1987 Fix: 80’s romcom, high school dance, cult classic Netflix Summary: Tired of being an outcast, a nerdy teen offers his life savings of $1,000 to the most popular...
View ArticleTHE 100 4x9: DNR
Previously: Clarke injects herself with Luna’s bone marrow (and becomes a Nightblood), Jaha discovers the doomsday cult’s bunker and Indra decides that Azgeda ain’t getting near it. Finally, a new...
View ArticleBlog Tour: THE TRAITOR’S KISS
Welcome to The Traitor’s Kiss Blog Tour! Erin Beaty’s debut novel, The Traitor’s Kiss, is the first in a new series about a snarky young woman who, rather than get married off to someone she can...
View ArticleThe FYA Beginner’s Guide to Historical YA
Historical fiction is a hell of a drug. I can't count the number of times I've learned about a specific era or person from a historical novel, only to find myself going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole...
View ArticleProcrastination Pro-Tips: Jeff Goldblum’s Sausages, Unicorn E-Book Bundle,...
Hello all! Amanda R. here, taking over Pro-Tips for a bit. Fear not gentle readers, I promise to hold to the gold standard of decorum and professionalism that we here at FYA strive for with each and...
View ArticleOpen Thread: April 28-30
It's Friday! Let's party. (This thread brought to you by Party Cat, my soulmate and patronus. Obey.)
View ArticleSWEET/VICIOUS Canceled
Originally published here. Today we learned that MTV's brilliant, incisive genre show Sweet/Vicious has been canceled. It is with a heavy heart that I write this note to the AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL...
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