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It’s Party Time, Marshmallows!
This Friday is a pretty big day for fans of teenage super-sleuth and sasspot Veronica Mars: the release of the long-awaited (and Kickstarter-record-making) Veronica Mars movie! If you’re planning a...
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Your New Fake Girlfriend: Maggie Q
Ladies and Brian, it's no secret that we at FYA are just a liiiiiittle bit excited for the upcoming adapation of Divergent. We've already squeed over the actors playing Four (Theo James), Tris and...
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Cooking TragicLee: Veronica Mars
So as y'all are aware, the Veronica Mars movie comes out this Friday. In honor of its premiere, I decided to create and solve a mystery. I gave my videographer my credit card and told him to buy me a...
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Teen TV Madness: The Peach Pit, Round Two
Welcome back to the Peach Pit! Apparently naming the bracket after the 90210 hangout didn't help it stay in the contest. We salute you, 90210, and also bid farewell to Switched At Birth (I started...
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Star-Crossed 1x4: And Left No Friendly Drop
Previously, on Star-Crossed: Drake joins the Atrian mafia, Julia nearly turns into a Smurf and Roman turns out to be a total hopeless romantic. So, Posh’s “complaint” that so much happens in each...
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YA Movie News Roundup: Magnificent MALEFICENT, Awesome ANNIE, and Victorious...
Happy Tuesday, y'all! Meredith is off for SXSW this week, but she juuuust might show up in a few of this week's links... As you can see above, Maleficent is Entertainment Weekly's current cover girl....
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Midseason TV: Resurrection
Welcome back to our series on midseason TV (a continuation of our fall TV series). We’re here to help you determine what’s deserving of a DVR series order, what you can save to catch up with on the...
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Danger Is Her Middle Name (No, Really)
BOOK REPORT for Dangerous by Shannon Hale Cover Story: Cryptic Hieroglyphic BFF Charm: Yay Swoonworthy Scale: 6 Talky Talk: Roller Coaster Bonus Factors: Space Camp, Diversity, Dorky Dad, Surprises...
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The GILMORE GIRLS Rewatch Project: Hello Darkness My Old Friend
Follow along the whole rewatch here! Last week, on Gilmore Girls... Hi, gang! I am SO glad not to have Meredith around this week. She’s always hogging the spotlight! (By “hogging the spotlight,” I...
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Teen TV Madness: Luke’s Diner, Round Two
I've invited Miss Patty to give y'all a warm Stars Hollow welcome back to the Luke's Diner bracket! Also, Miss Patty would like to remind you that when you vote, do it with flair! The results from...
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The Originals 1x16: Farewell to Storyville
Previously on the The Originals: It turns out that Klaus had some personal growth in 1919, followed shortly by his awful father showing up to kick him while he’s down. In the present day, he, Elijah,...
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Pretty Little Liars 4x23: Unbridled
Friends! Our Liars lost to a bunch of ALIENS in FYA’s Teen Movie March Madness! We’re not saying A is coming for our finger bones now…but we’re not NOT saying it, so. Watch out. THIS WEEK’S MVP TOW...
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A Sorceress And An Assassin Walk Into A Cave ...
BOOK REPORT for Death Sworn (Death Sworn #1) by Leah Cypess Cover Story: Highish Fantasy BFF Charm: Eventually Swoonworthy Scale: 6 Talky Talk: The Earth is Flat Bonus Factors: Assassins, Not a...
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Witches, New York, and What Teenagers Are Thinking
I'm always curious about how YA authors get back in touch with what it was like to be a teenager -- what can seem like a distant memory to many adults is crucial to writing an authentic teenage voice....
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Teen TV Madness: The Max, Round Two
Welcome back to The Max, the home of the most Round One upsets -- seed-wise and my-bracket-(not-so-)wise, anyway. Turns out, I did underestimate the Glee hate (and/or Suburgatory love), and I greatly...
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Midseason TV: Believe
Welcome back to our series on midseason TV (a continuation of our fall TV series). We’re here to help you determine what you should watch as it airs, what you can save to watch when you’ve got spare...
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Nashville 2x18: We’ve Got Things To Do
Last week on Nashville, we all chugged some Lady Lawyer haterade. HEY Y'ALL. This episode kinda felt like it was on autopilot until Will decided to make the DUMBEST DECISION OF HIS LIFE. When your...
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Mockingjay Say What?
The trend of the last movie in YA series adaptations being split into two parts (annoyingly) continues with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Parts 1 and 2. Ridiculous punctuation aside, splitting one...
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Christie & Cocktails: The Seven Dials Mystery
BOOK REPORT for The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie Cover Story: Art Deco Deliciousness BFF Charm: Yay! Swoonworthy Scale: 2 Talky Talk: Sit Up and Pay Attention Bonus Factors: Cocktails!...
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The Need for Acceptance and a Good Editor
BOOK REPORT for The Trans-Fer Student by Elise Himes Cover Story: Stock Photo #33461a Drinking Buddy: Just a Small Town Girl... Testosterone Estrogen Level: High Talky Talk: Subtlety of a Sledgehammer...
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