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Pretty Little Liars 5x8: Scream For Me
Well…this week happened. We're not entirely sure how we feel about anything right now--No, that's not true. Rage. We feel rage. We are rage--and welcome the group debrief that's bound to spring up in...
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Video: August TBR List
Hey y'all, I'm back on YouTube again, and this time, I brought Mandy W, Mandy C and Jennie with me! Tune in below to get the dish on our TBR piles for August. So, now that we've blabbed about our...
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A Country Star Is Born
BOOK REPORT for Wildflower by Alecia Whitaker Cover Story: Truth In Advertising BFF Charm: Single White Female Swoonworthy Scale: 4 Talky Talk: Easy Breezy, Y'all Bonus Factors: Nashville, Lady Bird...
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Cover Story: This Song Will Save Your Life As We Know It
Welcome to Cover Story, a feature in which plots are imagined based solely on the cover -- with a #YASummerShowdown mashup twist! This Song Will Save Your Life As We Know It: A Cover Story by the...
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#YASummerShowdown 2014, Week 8: The End Is Nigh
Previously: Week 7 (Library Love) Y'all, can you believe we've hit the home stretch of #YASummerShowdown already?! 'Twas merely two months ago when Alexis invited all of FYA to the raddest, YA-est...
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Giveaway: DIVERGENT Blu-Ray
Hey y'all, the Divergent blu-ray will be released on August 5th, and to celebrate, we're giving away a copy! Not only do you get the film itself, you also get the following special features: Packed...
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I Dream of Jinni
BOOK REPORT for The Fire Wish (The Jinni Wars Book 1) by Amber Lough Cover Story: Effective BFF Charm: Maybe and Nay Swoonworthy Scale: 4 Talky Talk: She Said, She Said Bonus Factors: Jinn, World...
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Summer Rewatch: Skins 01x07: Effy
We’re in the final stretch of Skins Series 1 and if it wasn’t already wildly apparent that pretty much everyone on this show is a sociopath, Effy’s episode really proves it. While the episode is...
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YA Movie News Roundup: Disney’s INTO THE WOODS Trailer
Welcome back to the YA Movie News Roundup, where the regular beat has been a little slow this week. But we have plenty of fun tidbits for you guys, so dive in! FIRST: this is not YA, but it's crucial...
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The Mask You Wear
BOOK REPORT for Of Metal and Wishes (Of Metal and Wishes #1) by Sarah Fine Cover Story: Goin’ to the Chapel BFF Charm: Yay Swoonworthy Scale: 5 Talky Talk: Dream-Like Bonus Factor: Phantom of the...
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An Evening with Chris Weitz
Last week, in my review of Chris Weitz’s first novel, The Young World, I mentioned that I would be moderating a Q&A with the author in Houston over the weekend. The weekend has come and gone, and...
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Batten Down the Hatches
BOOK REPORT for Storm Siren (The Storm Siren Trilogy #1) by Mary Weber Cover Story: Turn Arrrrroooooound BFF Charm: Heck Yes! Swoonworthy Scale: 7 Talky Talk: M’lady Bonus Factors: Effie Trinket...
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Netflix Fix: Ella Enchanted
Title: Ella Enchanted Year: 2004 Fix: Updated Fairy Tale Netflix Summary: Burdened with the "gift" of obedience by a fairy godmother, Ella searches for a way to lift the curse that prevents her from...
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Giveaway: A STORM SIREN-Inspired Necklace
Yesterday, I reviewed Mary Weber’s Storm Siren, the first in a new trilogy about Nym, an Elemental who’s conscripted into using her powers to fight for her home country of Faelen, regardless of the...
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See IF I STAY Early!
There's a lot of reasons why you should join your local chapter of the FYA Book Club. It's an instant community of kindred spirits; it's a safe place where you can celebrate your YA obsession without...
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Let Them Eat Cake
BOOK REPORT for Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles by Kathryn Lasky Cover Story: Valley of the Dolls BFF Charm: Big Sister Swoonworthy Scale: 1.5 Talky Talk: Flowers for Algernon Bonus Factors:...
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Teen Wolf 4x7: Weaponized
Well, now that all (well, most) of the season's early loose threads have finally started weaving their way into the same tapestry, I guess the writers felt we deserved a moment to catch our collective...
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The Club Is Jumpin’, Jumpin’: Orlando North (#FYAON) Edition
Photo credit: Sanford 365 Welcome to the beautiful Greater Orlando area -- home of #YASummerShowdown participants, Orlando North FYA Book Club! They're here today to tell us a little more about...
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Procrastination Pro-Tips: A Wrinkle In Time, Charlie and the Chocolate...
Happy Friday, everyone! Let's get to it: Book Related Things Charlie and the Chocolate Factory gets a strange new cover. The Onion crushes it with this "Groundbreaking YA Novel" article. Slytherin...
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The (Tasty) Pleasures Of The Flesh
BOOK REPORT for Eat, Brains, Love by Jeff Hart Cover Story: Unappetizing BFF Charm: Yay x 2 Swoonworthy Scale: 3 Talky Talk: He Said, She Said Bonus Factor: Zombies, Government Conspiracy Relationship...
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