About FYA
Hey guys! I’m Sarah, and I created this website because I LOVE THE PANTS OUT OF YOUNG ADULT BOOKS. Actually, I should clarify. I love the pants out of good YA literature, not the crap which will go unnamed cos I don’t want a lot of sparkly vampire lovers sending me hate mail.
I should ALSO mention that I’m an adult. Well… supposedly.
Over the past few years, I realized that I’m not the only “adult” (I really can’t use that word without quotes) on the planet who adores drinking martinis while reading books about high school crushes, teenage angst and that whole “coming of age” thing. So, I made this site to serve as a home for people like me, in the hopes that we can dish about our favorite books, swoon over fictional high school boys and mutually shake our fists every time someone asks if we ever read “real literature”…and we can do it all WITHOUT SHAME!
So, whether you’re a hardcore Sarah Dessen fan-4-life or a newbie that just picked up the Hunger Games and realized that it’s AWESOME, I want to welcome you to Forever Young Adult. Now, grab a drink, and let’s get down to some Serious YA Business!
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What an awesome site!!! I am a Teen Librarian and also love the pants off of good YA lit. Your book reviews are fab btw! I have been using them as one of my guides for what to order for the collection
Hey, thanks Caroline!! And welcome! Have a cocktail on us! (Um, as long as you are a librarian FOR teens and not a teen WHO IS a librarian. In which case, uh, do your homework! Stand up straight!)
Hi Sarah,
Nice intro! Another “adult” here that thinks your blog is A-wesome. So, mind if I ask if you are interested in link exchanges? I have a blog directory with page rank 5 and would love to have your blog there. Let me know if you do.
regards,
Cathy
Hey Cathy, let’s convo! Send us an email at foreveryoungadult at gmail dot com.
Don’t take this the wrong way, but you’re an adult? And you type like that? The reason people discredit those of us who don’t read “real literature” (trust me, I get that one a lot) is because they think that we’re stupid.
I hate to say something so rude, but seriously, it’s called a “shift” key, and it makes your lowercase i’s into big, tough, capital I’s. It helps our image just that much. I know I seem like a total grammar Nazi, but the biggest reason I try not to talk to YA fans online is that they don’t know how to talk when they type.
No offense, but . . .
wait, what? there’s a shift key?
OMG THERE IS! AND IT MAKES ME SO MUCH MORE EMPHATIC WHEN I TYPE! THANK YOU S!!!!!!!!!
Okay, okay, I get the sarcasm, hardy har har, that’s great and all, but I just really hope that in fifteen years, even if I’m still reading Meg Cabot and all that, I won’t have lost all ability to communicate. Seriously, could you just type in a way that isn’t an eyesore?
What is it about the internet that makes people so callous?
Jeez.
Ouch! How about we all have something to work on here? I get the message but there’s this thing called cooth some engage to deliver that which is near and dear to their hearts.
My, this blog is a lively one!
I have finally found MY PEOPLE!!! I love you all, from the Sarah Dessen reviews to the MSCL parallels. This site is my new favorite.
Also, the Kindle (or Nook) is a fine mask for reading YA with questionable cover art…
I just found your site and had the best time reading through the Great Hunger Games Debate…Peeta vs Gale. Laughing. Laughing. Laughing. Croissants. Cupcakes. Yes.
This is an amazing site. I love the added edge that you give to all things Young Adult. Thankyou
I am thrilled to discover adult readers who enjoy reading YA literature as much I enjoy writing it.
Sorry to post this on your wall, I couldn’t find an address to send an inquiry to…
Hello,
My name is Bethany Grenier, and I am the author of a teen fiction book called Sings With Stars. It is a steampunk story set in a magickal world.
I am very interested in submitting my book for review on your blog. Are you currently taking on new submissions for review? If so, please let me know where I can send either a PDF or hard copy.
Thank you so much for your consideration!
-Bethany
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singswithstars.com
bethanygrenier.com
Book Teaser~
What if you found a peep hole into another world? For seventeen year old Gigi Storme, that’s exactly how it feels, every time she holds certain mysterious objects at Mr. Whitley’s Junk Emporium. Gigi is different. How and why, she doesn’t know or understand, but she feels it. So does everybody else.
Gigi’s life is about to change forever, with a clandestine meeting of a stranger she has longed to meet and an attack upon Mr. Whitley, her only friend. These events reveal the truth that Gigi is from a magickal realm. In this new world she must face unexpected betrayal, learn to love, and undergo a series of magickal initiations to unlock her own abilities. Gigi will confront an unknown, but hauntingly familiar enemy with devastating powers, and she must overcome her own dark heritage in the process.
Gigi will finally discover exactly what it is about her that is different, and how it could be the very thing that saves her and everyone around her.
Where and who she comes from will have less to do with where she’ll end up, than her own choices…
This website is totally awesome. Its definitely my website of the week!
Hello!
I apologize if I missed the usual way of submitting a review request. I didn’t see an option:)
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Just discovered your awesome site! I’ll definitely be back to read your witty posts.
~Sherry
I believe I have found my new besties. I just found your site and I have been lost in all of it’s awesomeness for the past 2 hours. You guys are so funny and well I can’t wait to see what’s in store with future blogs. Thanks for all your hard work staying up reading (and drinking) so I know what book is worth my time
P.s. My husband would totally be embarassed if he knew how much time I spent giggling reading your blogs, thus this makes your site even cooler!
Hi guys! I think my new book fits this category well.
Here is the description below for any female (or male) that loves to read about love, sex, deceit, or even a mystery! You can check out a free sneak peak on my facebook page : facebook.com/shanorasbooks
Please check it out if you love anything that I’ve listed above!
Ryan Harris and Eric Thompson have been best friends since they were in grade school. They know everything about each other and tell each other everything. But one day they decide to move in together and become roommates. As they settle in, Ryan meets a girl of his dreams. A beautiful Caucasian girl with full, beautiful hair, and a great body to top it off. Tori is the girl of Ryan’s dreams but as she starts to settle in with them Eric finds out some things about Tori that Ryan would never believe. Ryan and Eric grow more and more distant and it is harder for Eric to tell Ryan anything about his secretive girl friend. It all comes down to a stand point when Eric encouters a lot of tests and hardships that he will have to get out of himself because Tori brought it upon him and the people around him.
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Thank you,
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Hiya! I love you blog so much! So I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger award! If you want to check it out you can find it here: http://beckysblogs.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/the-versatile-blogger-award/
So glad I found this group!! I love reading YA books. I’m 20 but I may never leave the YA world. In fact I refuse to leave the YA world. Thank you so much for letting me know that I’m not the only one older than 15 still reading these books. =)
I’m trying to figure out if I’m allowed to be here. I’m 19…I’m an adult? Right? That’s what everyone seems to think, at least.
Or do I have to be able to legally play the drinking games first (skipping my rant about how stupid it is for the drinking age to be higher than the driving age)?
Hi guys! I’ve been reading your guys’ reviews for a long time now and decided it was high time I commented on something. While not an adult I’ve always been a fan of any site that has a lot of book reviews that talk about the important things about books* and makes finding books (more) interesting. The fact you guys post other great stuff** is just icing on the cake.
Sorry about the huge comment but this is stuff that’s been on my mind for a while.
*Love the segments Talky Talk & Cover Story BTW.
**coughHowToBeaLadyNerdcough
Where have you been all of my adult life? So happy to have found you!
I love y’all with my whole heart! I work with the Y’s and they help keep me that way, but the A has fer sure taken over. That being said, I find very little in the world more refreshing than a quick fix of Marcus Flutie and maybe a glass of wine. I’m just sayin’/ I think y’all are my folk. And everybody needs to find their folk, y’know?
My collection of YA lit has travelled with with me over the past 30yrs crossing continents and collecting new and antique additions from around the world. I would love to join a book club, if you are still hosting. Tak!
I have a YA book, very heavy on the A, that I just wrote. Do you ever accept works to review?
We definitely do, on a case-by-case basis. Feel free to send us an email with a blurb and/or link to more info on the book: foreveryoungadult[at]gmail.com.
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