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Mini Review: We Were Liars - E. Lockhart
Release Date: May 13, 2014Source: NetgalleyPublished by: Delacorte PressWe Were Liars - E. Lockhart | GoodreadsA beautiful and distinguished family.A private island.A brilliant, damaged girl; a...
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Christina Makes the Bookish Rounds (47)
Christina Makes the Bookish Rounds is a feature that will let you know about recent MG/YA/NA book related news. I'll post about articles from the publishing industry, cover reveals, discussions from...
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Review: The Art of Lainey - Paula Stokes
Release Date: May 20, 2014Source: EdelweissPublished by: HarperTeenThe Art of Lainey - Paula Stokes | GoodreadsPerfect for fans of Stephanie Perkins, Sarah Dessen, and Susane Colasanti, The Art of...
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Christina Makes the Bookish Rounds (48)
Christina Makes the Bookish Rounds is a feature that will let you know about recent MG/YA/NA book related news. I'll post about articles from the publishing industry, cover reveals, discussions from...
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On Volunteering at #RT11, #RT12, & #RT14 and Attending BEA
In my freshman year of college, through frequent use of the local bus, I discovered a nearby Borders. I remember this with awe because even though Borders was a chain, sometimes it seemed like every...
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Review: Guy in Real Life - Steve Brezenoff
My review of Guy in Real Life by Steve Brezenoff, a young adult contemporary romance told from the dual perspective of a dungeons and dragons leading artsy girl and a computer game playing metalhead as...
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NYC + BEA Day One Recap
First off my apologies to anyone who did not know I would be at BEA and may have wanted to meet. For the most part, I kept my attendance a low-key thing; I mentioned attending briefly after discussing...
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BEA Recap Days 2 & 3
Main exhibition hall entrance on Day 1; the yellow carpet is where the long line had startedProbably the most obvious sign of this being my first time at BEA was me not knowing *when* they opened the...
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Christina Makes the Bookish Rounds (49)
Christina Makes the Bookish Rounds is a feature that will let you know about recent MG/YA/NA book related news. I'll post about articles from the publishing industry, cover reveals, discussions from...
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Mini review: The Truth about Alice - Jennifer Mathieu
My mini review of The Truth about Alice by Jennifer Mathieu, a young adult contemporary novel narrated by four teenagers who all have different opinions on the bullying and slut-shaming of their...
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Mini Review: (Don't You) Forget About Me - Kate Karyus Quinn
My mini review of (Don't You) Forget About Me by Kate Karyus Quinn, a young genre bender (mixing elements of horror, magical realism, and contemporary) about a girl with memory problems who lives in...
View ArticleHello, Friends!
Hello, friends! I am still around, even though my last post was last week. Quite a few of you have commented on my review of (Don't You) Forget about Me, and I know I still need to reply to your...
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Giveaway: The Fever -- Megan Abbott
Release Date: June 17, 2014Published by: Little, BrownSource: Tandem LiteraryThe Fever -- Megan Abbott | GoodreadsThe panic unleashed by a mysterious contagion threatens the bonds of family and...
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Books to Anticipate (Sampler Edition + Giveaway)
Hello, friends! I already wrote about attending BEA here and here, if you're curious. Some of the samplers I am about to review I received from BEA. Others have been online and are available for your...
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Books to Anticipate (+ ARC Giveaway)
Hello, friends! I already wrote about attending BEA here and here, if you're curious. Some of the books I am about to review I received from BEA. One I received prior to BEA. Of these five books, I...
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Update:: Audiobooks Are Awesome (Recommendations?) + Life
Helloooo, everyone! How are y'all?I'm doing fine. I'm still around despite my less frequent posts. It was my hope that I'd have some reviews squared away before I had moved because I knew that I'd...
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Why Graphomania + Giveaway
Please join me in welcoming Sasha Dawn, the author of Oblivion, published by EgmontUSA on May 27, 2014, to Christina Reads YA. I was asked to host Sasha on her second/continuing blog tour, and I asked...
View ArticleUpcoming Bookish Events (NYC/NJ)
Something I realized that I want to do now that I’m in Jersey, closer to NYC and the heart of publishing, is go to more bookish related events. There’s a lot of potential here – I didn’t bother to...
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Audiobook Mini Reviews of July (So Far)
I'm not entirely sure how to review an audiobook. To me reviewing a regular print book is a lot less subjective because it's easier to evaluate the finer technical points of the writing when I'm seeing...
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Changing Expectations across Book Formats
image from: http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/breakthrough-capitalism-top-50-booksSomething I've been more conscious of since I started to read more audiobooks was how my expectations and...
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