Month: March 2014

Best of the Bunch & Challenge Updates – March 2014

Best of the Bunch & Challenge Updates – March 2014

Best of the Bunch is a book blog hop hosted over at Always Lost in Stories on the last day of each month, where we can look back over the books we have read over this past month and give a Best of the Bunch award to our favorite book of that month. March 2014 I read so many amazing books this month!  I can’t believe how many 4.5 and 5 star reviews I posted! This month […]

Posted March 31, 2014 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 7 Comments
Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 3/30/14

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 3/30/14

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on my blog and share news about what’s coming up in the week ahead.  Last week on FYFA:Wow!  I have been a busy little bee lately.  I’ve been reading A LOT and I’m not completely keeping up with reviewing even though I’ve been posting every day (you’ll notice my […]

Posted March 30, 2014 in Sunday Post / 6 Comments
Middle Grade Spotlight – Grimmtastic Girls by  Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams

Middle Grade Spotlight – Grimmtastic Girls by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams

I thought I’d highlight another middle grade series that I reviewed over on my MG blog – Best Kids’ Reads.  This series features super cute retellings of some of our favorite fairy tales, It includes lots of fun nods to the original stories, but gives them all a definite twist. And it’s perfect for middle grade girls! You can read my review of the first two books in this series (including some of my daughter’s impressions) HERE! […]

Posted March 30, 2014 in Giveaways (Ended), Middle Grade / 1 Comment
Need BEA Advice!!  Pretty please!

Need BEA Advice!! Pretty please!

I’m hoping to be able to go to BEA this year, but I haven’t set anything up yet because I’m nervous about the details.   So, is anyone else going this year?  Have you gone in past years?  (Know someone else who has?  Send them over here, please!) How easy is it to get around?   What hotel should I get a room at?  (Is there anything that won’t cost me an arm and a […]

Posted March 29, 2014 in Let's Discuss / 5 Comments
Review – Obsession by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Review – Obsession by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Title: Obsession Series: NA spin-off of the Lux series Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Release Date: May, 2013 Pages: 275 Goodreads Rating: 4.16 Stars My Rating: 4.5/5 Stars My Content Rating: 18+ (Explicit sex) Summary from Goodreads: This is a stand alone novel that is an adult spin-off of the Lux Series. You do not need to read a Lux book to read Obsession and vice versa. He’s arrogant, domineering, and… To. Die. For. Hunter is a ruthless killer. And the Department of Defense has him firmly […]

Posted March 29, 2014 in Reviews / 8 Comments
Review – The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay

Review – The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay

Title: The Sea of Tranquility Author: Katja Millay Release Date: 2012 Pages: 448 Goodreads Rating: 4.48 Stars My Rating: 5/5 Stars My Content Rating: Mature YA (Sex shown, but not explicit; Violence described, but again, not explicitly) Summary from Goodreads: I live in a world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairvoyants or shapeshifters, no angels or superhuman boys to save you. A place where people die and music disintegrates and things suck. I am pressed so hard against […]

Posted March 28, 2014 in All-Time Favorites, Reviews / 9 Comments
Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 3/23/14

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 3/23/14

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on my blog and share news about what’s coming up in the week ahead.  Last week on FYFA:Here’s what you may have missed last week: Alive by Megan D. Martin (spotlight & giveaway) – Still time to enter! Don’t Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski (review)  True North: Finding Home by Allie […]

Posted March 23, 2014 in Sunday Post / 0 Comments
Feature & Follow Friday – Changing Reading Habits

Feature & Follow Friday – Changing Reading Habits

Gain new followers and make new friends with the Book Blogger Feature & Follow! This is a blog hop that allows bloggers to gain new followers and find some awesome new blogs to follow themselves! The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee’s View and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host has a blog that they feature each week!   So, if you’re a blogger, come join in on the fun!   Here’s […]

Posted March 21, 2014 in Feature and Follow / 0 Comments
Random Reads Review – Angelfall by Susan Ee

Random Reads Review – Angelfall by Susan Ee

Title: Angelfall Series: Penryn & the End of Days #1 Author: Susan Ee Release Date: 2011 Pages: 283 Goodreads Rating: 4.24 stars My Rating: 4.5/5 stars My Content Rating: 16+ (Violence) Summary from Goodreads: It’s been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back. Anything, including making […]

Posted March 19, 2014 in Random Reads, Reviews / 1 Comment
Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 3/16/14

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 3/16/14

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on my blog and share news about what’s coming up in the week ahead.  Last week on FYFA:Here’s what you may have missed last week: The Violet Hour by Whitney A. Miller (review & giveaway) – Still time to enter! Almost by Anne Eliot (review)  Hopeless by Colleen Hoover (review)  Feature & Follow […]

Posted March 16, 2014 in Sunday Post / 0 Comments