BOOK REPORT for the patterns of paper monsters by emma rathbone

bff charm: i’d try, but he wouldn’t take it.
swoonworthy scale:
4
talky talk:
straight up raw with a splash of beauty
bonus factors: mysterious loner dude, murderer convention, adult cover
relationship status: strangers brought together by saturday detention

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Okay, now that it’s officially September, it’s time to start looking forward to all the new shows the networks are trying to ‘tempt’ us with, as well as the return of our beloved favorites! This fall, I’ll be recapping episodes of The Vampire Diaries, a surprise favorite of mine last year.  But first!

It’s time we squared-off the television show with the books by L. J. Smith that inspired them!  I enlisted the help of reader/friend Talya, who is a super fan of L. J. Smith (or at least was when she was 12, and therefore has many fond memories and is STILL waiting for the final installment of The Night World Series, dammit!).  Who will win? I don’t know, but I’m pretty sure the Salvatore brothers are about to KO somebody!

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here at FYA HQ, we firmly believe in talking the talk AND walking the walk. we don’t just read books, WE LIVE IN THEM. we don’t just constantly refer to cocktails, WE DRINK THEM.

that’s why, after all of our rhapsodizing about slumber parties, we felt like it was HIGH TIME we threw one in real life. and since meghan lives in a state that is not TX and is therefore too inconsequential to be named, her recent visit to houston provided the perfect opportunity for the four of us to get together and SLUMBER PARTY IT UP.

now, i’m sure you’re all familiar with the necessary ingredients for a successful sleepover: doritos, champ cans, a john hughes movie and smokin’ hot gossip. but if you really want to take yr party to the Next Level, you need something more. something scandalous. something provocative. something ridiculously cray cray enough to induce binge drinking.

i’m speaking, of course, about THE SWEET VALLEY HIGH BOARD GAME!

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never go against a sicilian when death is on the line

September 1, 2010
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obviously we’re big fans of the princess bride around here (who isn’t??). poshdeluxe even coined the phrase “pull a fred savage” to describe that look of disgust that crosses yr face when presented with something you hold in absolute contempt, like kissing books (except we’re actually big fans of kissing books, OBVS). but did you [...]

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EPILOGUE: Mockingjay kinda sucks?

August 31, 2010
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So after sitting with the story for a little while now, I’m realizing that Mockingjay left me with a different sort of TEABS. You could call it DE2ABSS for Disappointing End to A Beloved Series Syndrome. That’s not as catchy as TEABS, but hopefully it won’t need to be used as much, so it doesn’t [...]

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if wishes were horses, i’d wish for a different crush

August 30, 2010
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BOOK REPORT for you wish by mandy hubbard bff charm: yay swoonworthy scale: 2 talky talk: basic black with hot accessories bonus factor: toy story anti-bonus factor: motocross relationship status: just friends

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Between Two Lockers with Natalie Standiford

August 30, 2010
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It’s Monday, and after a full week devoted to Mockingjay, it’s time to *try* to move forward. And what’s the #1 best way to treat TEABS? KEEP READING MORE AWESOME BOOKS!!!! (and drinking cocktails, but that’s a given) If you saw my review of Natalie Standiford’s Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters, you’ll know that I’ve [...]

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the official mockingjay TEABS survival guide (ok, it’s a drinking game)

August 27, 2010
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now that you’ve finished mockingjay, do you find yrself experiencing any of the following symptoms? spontaneous fits of uncontrollable sobbing hours spent staring blankly at a wall an inability to converse about topics unrelated to hunger games an extreme aversion to white roses constantly referring to yr pet as “buttercup” if you meet any of [...]

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the mockingjay talegate: WE GOT OUR HAYMITCH ON!

August 26, 2010
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let me start by saying that there are NO spoilers in this post. so if you’re like me, and you haven’t been able to finish mockingjay because for some reason you’re expected to actually WORK at yr job (i mean, what?!), fear not. this post will focus solely on the INCREDIBLY AMAZING EXTRAVAGANZA known as [...]

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Well, I need a drink. Or twelve. Mockingjay!

August 26, 2010
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I think I have sympathy PTSD now.  Anyone else?  Is TEABS a treatable condition according to the American Medical Association? Full spoilers for Mockingjay after the cut.  No apologies to Henri included.

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