The Vampire Diaries 5x07: Death and the Maiden
Hi! I’m taking over this week’s Vampire Diaries recap for Amanda, who is moving. She'll be back for the 11/21 episode! Gratuitous Damon. The show opens with Silas pouring out his cranky heart to two...
View ArticleProcrastination Pro-Tips: The Day of the Doctor is Coming
With only a week left until Catching Fire and The Day of the Doctor, we have a lot of nerd news to cover. So let’s get started! Book Related Things A pretty amazing NPR piece by YA author Matt de la...
View ArticlePaint The Town Red
BOOK REPORT for Red by Alison Cherry Cover Story: Delia's Catalog BFF Charm: Meh Swoonworthy Scale: 4 Talky Talk: Straight Up Bonus Factor: Gingers Anti-Bonus Factor: Patty Chase Award for Awful...
View ArticleTrailer Party: Parking Lot Dance Off
Welcome to another edition of Trailer Party, an FYA feature in which we watch trailers to determine if the movies are worthy of us putting down our books for a couple of hours. Some of these trailers...
View ArticleThe Second Hand Unwinds
BOOK REPORT for the Time Between Us series (Books 1 and 2) by Tamara Ireland Stone Cover Story: Ethereal Big Faces BFF Charm: Return to Sender, and Sassy Gay Friend Swoonworthy Scale: 4 Talky Talk:...
View ArticleThe VERONICA MARS Rewatch Project: Easter (Butt) Egg, Patty Hearst And Mercer...
Follow along the whole rewatch here! Previously, on Veronica Mars... Y'all, the further I get into Season Three, the more I'm digging it. The scripts are getting sharper, Mac is getting fiercer, and...
View ArticleAre You a LadyNerd?
According to the FYA Lexicon, a LadyNerd is (n) the most powerful creature that walks the Earth. A LadyNerd is everything that is to be admired in life. She has the exalted moral standing and charms...
View ArticleYA Movie News Roundup: Too Much FIFTY SHADES OF GREY News
Welcome back to the YA Movie News Roundup, where it's been sort of a slow news week except for all of the new trailers. Let's get the glut of Fifty Shades scoop out of the way and then watch some...
View ArticleSave Yourself the Trouble
BOOK REPORT for Save the Enemy by Arin Greenwood Cover Story: Damp Big Face BFF Charm: Nope Swoonworthy Scale: 2 Talky Talk: Catch-12 Bonus Factor: Conspiracy Relationship Status: Forget Me Yes I had...
View ArticleThe GILMORE GIRLS Rewatch Project: Do You See Her Face?
Follow along the whole rewatch here! Last week, on Gilmore Girls... We've reached Week 30 of our Rewatch Project, and I can't think of a better way to ring in such a nice round number. LUKE CAN SEE...
View ArticleBetween Two Lockers with Kristin Clark
So when I came across FreakBoy back in June, I went ahead and wrote my review, even though it wouldn't be published until October. I just couldn't risk forgetting how awesome it was. Author Kristin...
View ArticleStop For a Smell
BOOK REPORT for Roses by G. R. Mannering Cover Story: Low Budget BFF Charm: Yay Swoonworthy Scale: 3 Talky Talk: New Tale This Time Bonus Factors: Beauty and the Beast Anti-bonus Factor: Abrupt Ending...
View ArticleNetflix Fix: The Sapphires
Title: The Sapphires Year: 2012 Fix: Australia, The Sixties, Singing Groups, etc. Netflix Summary: The spirit and vitality of 1960s soul music are at the core of this film about a real-life Australian...
View ArticleFall TV: Almost Human
Welcome back to our series on fall’s best new shows! (You thought we were done, didn’t you.) We’re here again to discuss what you need to add to your “record this series” list, what you can watch on...
View ArticleNashville 2x8: Hanky Panky Woman
HEY Y'ALL. This week's Nashville involved a threesome proposition and pig's blood. So yeah, it wasn't half bad! Let's convo. - Rayna got a court order from Jeff Doucheham to turn over the masters of...
View ArticleChristie & Cocktails: The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd
BOOK REPORT for The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie Cover Story: Pretty Darn Accurate BFF Charm: Love! Swoonworthy Scale: 0 Talky Talk: Sit Up And Pay Attention Bonus Factors: Cocktails!...
View ArticleProcrastination Pro-Tips: Sweet Tat, Willoughby!
Hey, hey! Who has two thumbs and just finished watching Catching Fire? THIS GUY! I am really thrilled by this whole midnight movies starting at eight o'clock instead thing. I could get used to...
View ArticleThe Vampire Diaries 5x8: Dead Man on Campus
APOLOGIES, dear readers. Yours truly had the power go out last night and so I didn’t get a chance to watch til this morning. To make it up to you I have a photo of Ian Somerhalder cuddling his very...
View ArticleThe Official FYA Catching Fire Movie Drinking Game
Hey there, tributes! We've all been dying to know if Sam Claflin will actually be hot as Finnick Catching Fire will live up to our expectations, and now, it's finally here! To make your Quarter Quell...
View ArticleDoctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
Hello fellow Whovians! I hope you were able to catch “The Day of the Doctor” this past Saturday during the simulcast—How cool was that, BTW? I feel so connected!—during one of the numerous times it...
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