A Close Encounter of the Awesome Kind

BOOK REPORT for The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

Cover Story: Airport Thriller
BFF Charm: Double Trouble
Swoonworthy Scale: 6
Talky Talk: She Said, He Said EXTREME!
Bonus Factors: Aliens, The Apocalypse, Trust No One
Relationship Status: You Shook Me All Night Long

Cover Story: Airport Thriller

There is nothing embarrassing about this cover (which, in the YA genre, is something to celebrate), but there's nothing spectacular about it either. It looks exactly like any number of thrillers you might find in an airport newsstand, and that's a shame, because this cover should scream, "PICK ME! I AM ...

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FYA Gets Down on the Dance Floor with 'White Lines'

BOOK REPORT for White Lines by Jennifer Banash

Cover Story: Hairy Big Face
BFF Charm: Eventually
Swoonworthy Scale: 6
Talky Talk: Runaway Train
Bonus Factors: The '80s, Stefon, New York City, Mysterious Loner Dude
Anti-Bonus Factor: Mommy Dearest
Relationship Status: Dancing Queens

Cover Story: Hairy Big Face

What's worse than a Big Face on a cover? A Big Face who doesn't know how to use a rubber band or a bobby pin to keep her hair in place. Seriously, Big Face, how does all of the hair in your eyes NOT bother you? Even more perplexing: Why do ...

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Forever YA: 'Requiem' Gives Love a Bad Name

BOOK REPORT for Requiem (Delirium Book 3) by Lauren Oliver

Cover Story: The Garden of BIG FACE Will Not Die
BFF Charm: Platinum Downgrade
Swoonworthy Scale: -10/6
Talky Talk: She Said, She Said
Bonus Factors: Quest, Revolution
(Anti) Bonus Factor: Love Triangle
Relationship Status: Mild Case of Deliria

Cover Story: The Garden of Big Face Will Not Die

I can't believe I've found myself in the Garden of Big Face AGAIN. After encountering it on the cover of Pandemonium, I felt sure that the publisher would realize that this eyesore needed a total landscape overhaul. But no ...

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All the While the Slime Was Under the Building

BOOK REPORT for The Madness Underneath (Shades of London #2)  by Maureen Johnson

Cover Story: A For Effort
BFF Charm: Roger Murtaugh
Swoonworthy Scale: 4
Talky Talk: Straight Up With a Twist
Bonus Factors: Ghosts, London, Creepy Old Insane Asylum
Relationship Status: Rebound

Cover Story: A For Effort

We love to complain about the horrendous covers that plague the YA genre, so when a publisher actually makes some progress, we give them their due credit. Congrats, Putnam! You have managed to completely surpass the artwork on the first Shades of London novel, which isn't saying much, but still, we ...

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'How to Lead a Life of Crime' Is Dangerously Entertaining

BOOK REPORT for How to Lead a Life of Crime by Kirsten Miller

Cover Story: Step Up 2 This Cover

BFF Charm: Love

Swoonworthy Scale: 7

Talky Talk: Crafty

Bonus Factors: Mysterious Loner Dude, Boarding School, Battle Royale, The Illuminati

Relationship Status: Whirlwind Romance

Cover Story: Step Up 2 This Cover

Why yes, I AM referencing the greatest dance film of all time, Step Up 2: The Streets. The graffiti style and bright colors are straight out of the film's closing credits, which I may or may not have seen approximately 50 times. But dance movie comparisons aside, this ...

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Welcome to Forever YA!

First meetings are always kind of awkward, and we really wish we could hand you a glass of champers to smooth out this introduction. But anyhoo, we're Forever Young Adult, and we're a site for YA fans who are a little less "Y" and a bit more "A." In other words, we're adults who revel in young adult literature (and movies and television) without shame. And often with a cocktail in hand.

Speaking of adult beverages, we're pleased as Everclear punch to contribute to Kirkus! We'll be bringing you YA reviews based on our patented ...

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