Netflix Fix: Struck By Lightning
Title: Struck By Lightning Year: 2012 Fix: High School Comedy Netflix Summary: Ambitious high school senior Carson Philips is bent on escaping his narrow-minded hometown for college. His last few...
View ArticleHeck YA, Diversity!: EVERY DAY Visualization
Inspired by a discussion with a reader (hi, Lorena!), I decided to write a post about diversity in YA. But then I quickly realized 1) "Holy shizz, there's way too much for one post alone!", and 2)...
View ArticleProcrastination Pro-Tips: Little Women Love To Vlog and More!
Well, hello everyone! Did you miss me? Probably not, because hello, Prancercise happened. Fun fact: trying to catch up on the internet after you’ve been traveling more or less for two weeks is...
View ArticleShe’s The Man
BOOK REPORT for The Burning Sky (The Elemental Trilogy Book #1) by Sherry Thomas Cover Story: Hold Onto Your Butts BFF Charm: Eventually. Swoonworthy Scale: 6 Talky Talk: He Said, She Said Bonus...
View ArticleCover Story Contest Winner: Invisible
A few weeks ago, we launched a Cover Story contest and invited y'all to submit your own twisted synposes of books based solely on their cover art. Thanks to all of you who sent us an entry, because it...
View ArticleGame of Thones 3x10: Myhsa
Oh man, I just woke up from a delicious late Sunday nap, y'all. Late Sunday naps are terrible for many reasons, not least because when you wake up, you realize you have to go to bed again (and soon)...
View ArticleStay Awhile (In My Heart)
BOOK REPORT for Stay Awhile by Alysia Gray Painter Cover Story: Perfecto Plus Extras! BFF Charm: Makin' It Rain Swoonworthy Scale: 9 Talky Talk: Twisty Turny Bonus Factors: World's Basement, Physics,...
View ArticleSo Long; Farewell; Au Revoir; auf Wiedersehen
* Ha ha, just kidding, one can never have enough champagne! Four years ago, Posh, Jenny and I had a dream. A dream of meeting Meg Cabot! Oh, wait. That was just my dream. I think Posh and Jenny's...
View ArticleSmizes, Incest and a Perfect Size Six: The Best of Erin
By now you’ve heard the annoucement of Erin’s departure from FYA. And even though I’ve had a bit longer than you to mourn process, I am still having a major case of the sads. But fret not, Erin...
View ArticleYA Movie News Roundup: MORTAL INSTRUMENTS, VERONICA MARS And More
Welcome back to the YA Movie News Roundup, in which I do the googling to bring you the goods. Mortal Instruments: City of Bones debuted seven new character posters this week, and they look pretty...
View ArticleSummer Girls
BOOK REPORT for Rules of Summer by Joanna Philbin Cover Story: Baby Got Back BFF Charm: Stuart Smalley and Yay! Swoonworthy Scale: 6 Talky Talk: Easy Breezy Senses Working Overtime Bonus Factors: Odd...
View ArticleThe GILMORE GIRLS Rewatch Project: Love, Crazies And Troubadours
Follow along the whole rewatch here! Last week, on Gilmore Girls... We're on Week 7 of our Rewatch Project, and that means we've reached the Season One finale! And for this very special occasion, I've...
View ArticleAwkward 3x10: Redefining Jenna
Apparently, this episode of Awkward was the spring/summer finale, and the rest of the season won't air until the fall. It's almost like MTV is begging me to quit recapping the show. And in case I...
View ArticleJust Jean, Being Awesome
BOOK REPORT for Just Patty by Jean Webster BFF Charm: Eventually Swoonworthy Scale: 0 Talky Talk: Jean Motherlovin’ Webster Bonus Factors: Boarding School, Practical Jokes Relationship Status: Slumber...
View ArticleNetflix Fix: The Decoy Bride
Title: The Decoy Bride Year: 2011 Fix: (British) Romantic Comedy Netflix Summary: When Hollywood actress Lara Tyler travels to a tiny Scottish island to get married, the paparazzi follow her,...
View ArticleBlog Tour: Star Cursed
Give a big welcome to Jessica Spotswood, who's stopping by to give us some extra insight into Star Cursed, book two of the Cahill Witch Chronicles and sequel to the excellent Born Wicked (as well as a...
View ArticleThe Surreal World
BOOK REPORT for The Beautiful and the Cursed (The Dispossessed #1) by Page Morgan Cover Story: Woe Is It BFF Charm: Yay Swoonworthy Scale: 8 Talky Talk: He Said, She Said (x2) Bonus Factors: No...
View ArticleHeck YA, Diversity!: ‘Are You Even Qualified For This?’
Welcome back to Heck YA, Diversity!. In this edition, FYA resident dude Brian talks about the response he received about the visible and sexual minority characters in his novels, Playing with Matches...
View ArticleProcrastination Pro-Tips: The Hobbit, Blond Taylor Kitsch and More!
HEY HEY, who else is excited for this week to be over? Raises hand high into the air....ME! Me, me! How’s about we get to our weekend a little sooner by passing the time with some links? Sounds...
View ArticleMy So-Called Life: Cast Reunion
Photo by Jack Plunkett Here at Forever Young Adult, we're total swimfans of My So-Called Life. (Exhibit A-Z). I was in high school when the show aired, and I remember watching and wishing I could be...
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