FYA Is On Goodreads! Be Our Friend?
Well, FYA finally did it. We got a Goodreads account! Since you are all crazy passionate readers, I assume most of you know about Goodreads or have your own account. But if you don’t, Goodreads is...
View ArticleCover Story: Elegy
Monday morning makes Mandy miserable means more mockery mayhem! (And alliterations, apparently. I'M UNSTOPPABLE, Y'ALL. Or should I say -- as you'll soon discover -- PUNSTOPPABLE.) It's time for Cover...
View ArticleTrailer Party: This Is For New York
Good Monday, FYA-ers! And welcome back to another edition of Trailer Party, an FYA feature in which we watch movie trailers and decide whether we should make room in our busy reading schedules to fit...
View ArticleSon of Vinz Clortho, Keymaster of Gortho
BOOK REPORT for In Parknucklian For Chocolate by B.H. James Cover Story: Welcome Traveler by Ken Grant Drinking Buddy: My Favorite Cellmate Testosterone Level: Don't Go There Talky Talk: Kurt Lives!...
View ArticleThe VERONICA MARS Rewatch Project: Mama Drama
Follow along the whole rewatch here! Previously, on Veronica Mars... Welcome back to the rewatch, Marshmallows! So I know I'm unabashedly a Troy girl, but I love Leo, too! I pretty much love Veronica...
View ArticleYA Movie News Roundup: Meryl Streep’s In THE GIVER
Welcome back to the YA Movie News Roundup, readers and filmgoers. It's a busy news week, so let's hop to, shall we? HRH Meryl Streep has joined Jeff Bridges in the adaptation of The Giver. She'll be...
View ArticleRomeo and Juliet Had It Easy
BOOK REPORT for If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan Cover Story: You Tried BFF Charm: Maybe... No Swoonworthy Scale: 7 - 5 = 2 Talky Talk: Would It Be a Bad Pun to Call This "Straight Up"? Bonus...
View ArticleThe GILMORE GIRLS Rewatch Project: Purple Hair, Deviled Eggs And Jon Hamm
Follow along the whole rewatch here! Last week, on Gilmore Girls... We're on Week 16 of our Gilmore Girls Rewatch Project, and I don't know if I'm the only one holding my breath until "They Shoot...
View ArticlePretty Little Liars 4x10: The Mirror Has Three Faces
Hey everyone, it’s Caroline again. Sorry if this recap is a bit unclear; I’ve spent the last two days working on a giant project on Excel, which is the Alison DiLaurentis of software. Emily The girls...
View ArticleChristie & Cocktails: Murder On The Links
BOOK REPORT for Murder On The Links by Agatha Christie Cover Story: Tiger Tiger Woods, Y'all BFF Charm: Yay! Swoonworthy Scale: 3 Talky Talk: Sit Up and Pay Attention Bonus Factors: Cocktails!...
View ArticleNetflix Fix: Reservoir Hill
Title: Reservoir Hill Year: 2011 Fix: Veronica Mars On Crack Netflix Summary: When teen Beth Connolly moves to Reservoir Hill after her parents split up, she notices that everyone is staring at her,...
View ArticleCamp 1x6: Parents’ Weekend
All of the promos for this episode of Camp were all DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA! Get ready for DRAMA! You won't believe this DRAMA! D-R-A-M-A! Sigh. Camp, drama doesn't look good on you. I'm actually not sure...
View ArticleGet It Right One Time
BOOK REPORT for All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill Cover Story: Is That Supposed To Happen? BFF Charm: Yay/Eventually Swoonworthy Scale: 5 Talky Talk: She Said, She Said Bonus Factor: Time Travel...
View ArticleHeck YA, Diversity!: Diversity for the ‘Cultureless’
For this week's installment of Heck YA, Diversity!, please welcome author Shana Mlawski. While the lack of diversity in YA is a huge problem (and one that we're obviously v. passionate about), the...
View ArticleWhy You Should Watch: Orphan Black
Happy Friday, y'all! And the most happiest of Fridays in the True North Strong and Free, because Orphan Black is reairing in Canada! (It's available in other countries too. But this is one of our few...
View ArticleProcrastination Pro-Tips: Vampire Academy, FITA and More!
GUESS WHAT? What, you say. Well, THE WEEK IS NEARLY OVER. And then it’s weekend time, for two days forever. But until then, let’s read the internet! Book Related Things The Toast celebrated what...
View ArticleA Vampire Book That Doesn’t Suck
BOOK REPORT for The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black Cover Story: Wicked BFF Charm: Yay! Swoonworthy Scale: 6 Talky Talk: A Shot To The Heart Bonus Factors: Vampires, Reality TV Relationship...
View ArticleCover Story: Strings
It’s Monday Morning. And, in point of fact, the first Monday I’ve had to work in weeks. So I will be an extra sad panda today. But Monday brings Cover Story, our weekly series where we write a fake...
View ArticleYour New Fake Girlfriend: Anna Kendrick
If you’re not a huge Broadway/musical fan, you might not realize that Anna Kendrick has been acting since age 10. But if you have been paying attention to pop culture over the last few years, you know...
View ArticleA Bolshoi Ballerina in Brooklyn
BOOK REPORT for Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy by Elizabeth Kiem Cover Story: Almost Perfect BFF Charm: Maybe Swoonworthy Scale: 3 Talky Talk: Ruskie Business Bonus Factors: Cold War, Ballet, Music...
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