Rosie Recommends YA RomComs

Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt

"When Mallory discovers that her boyfriend, Jeremy, is cheating on her with an online girlfriend, she swears off boys. She also swears off modern technology. Inspired by a list of goals her grandmother made in 1962, Mallory decides to "go vintage" and return to a simpler time (when boyfriends couldn't cheat on you online)."


Defy by Sara. B. Larson.

"Forced to disguise herself as a boy and serve in the king's army, Alex uses her quick wit and fierce sword-fighting skills to earn a spot on the elite prince's guard. But when a powerful sorcerer sneaks into the palace in the dead of night, even Alex, who is virtually unbeatable, can't prevent him from abducting her"  


The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

"a story about what it’s like to travel that strange course through the uncharted territory of high school. The world of first dates, family dramas, and new friends. Of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Of those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up." 

A List of Recommended Web Comics:

    

Abominable Charles Christopher, by Karl Kerschl http://abominable.cc/post/44164796353/episode-one

 

The Bean, by Travis Hanson http://www.beanleafpress.com/?page_id=7086

 

Lackadaisy, by Tracy Butler http://www.lackadaisycats.com/archive.php

Max Overacts, by Caanan Grall http://occasionalcomics.com/79/latest-comic-2/

 

PVP, by Scott Kurtz http://www.pvponline.com/archive MegaTokyo

The Adventures of Dr. MCNINJA http://drmcninja.com/

 

CAD http://www.cad-comic.com/  

 

Darwin Carmichael is Going to Hell 

http://dcisgoingtohell.com/introducing/

Something Positive http://www.somethingpositive.net/archive.shtml

Nuklear Power http://www.nuklearpower.com/2001/03/02/episode-001-were-going-where/ 

For a list of great graphic novels published in 2013 see: http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/ggnt/2013

The Maze Runner, the Movie

premiers on February 14th, 2014. If you loved James Dashner's books, get ready!

https://www.facebook.com/MazeRunnerMovie

Have You Ever Checkout Out an Author's Website/Blog?

I guess most of us haven't. But look what I found on Scott Westerfeld's blogsite today: "News Flash: Uglies and Leviathan ebooks are on sale!
Both titles are $1.99 for all of December. ‘Snot bad.
(This applies to the USA only.)" As of January 7th, the sale is still on-going. http://scottwesterfeld.com/    Hurrying is advised. 


Here's the cover for the new Japanese edition of Leviathan: It's great, yes?


Scroll down to the November 4th blog entry for advice for writers.  

Lots of great stuff here for writers and readers.

How Many Have You Read?

  And which ones did you like the most?