Month: July 2014

Best of the Bunch – July 2014

Best of the Bunch – July 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. July 2014 I thought I didn’t read quite as much this month because it was kind of a crazy month for me, but when […]

Posted July 31, 2014 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 0 Comments
Random Reads Review – 15 Minutes by Jill Cooper

Random Reads Review – 15 Minutes by Jill Cooper

Title:  15 Minutes Series: Rewind Series #1 Author: Jill Cooper Release Date: June 2013 Pages: 234 Goodreads Rating: 4.08/5 Stars My Rating: 4/5 Stars My Content Rating: YA (Nothing more than kissing) Summary from Goodreads: I have 15 minutes to save my mother’s life…. 15 minutes is all the Rewind Agency gives you in the past, but for Lara Crane it’s enough time to race through the city, find her mother, and stop her from being killed in a mugging that happened over ten years […]

Posted July 31, 2014 in Random Reads, Reviews / 1 Comment
Review – Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally

Review – Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally

Title:  Catching Jordan Series: Hundred Oaks #1 Author: Miranda Kenneally Release Date: 2011 Pages: 283 Goodreads Rating: 3.88/5 Stars My Rating: 4/5 Stars My Content Rating: Mature YA (Sex is discussed – a lot, but not directly shown; Some language) Summary from Goodreads: ONE OF THE BOYS What girl doesn’t want to be surrounded by gorgeous jocks day in and day out? Jordan Woods isn’t just surrounded by hot guys, though-she leads them as the captain and quarterback of her high school football team. They […]

Posted July 29, 2014 in Reviews / 2 Comments
Review – Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry

Review – Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry

Title:  Pushing the Limits Series: Pushing the Limits #1 Author: Katie McGarry Release Date: 2012 Pages: 392 Goodreads Rating: 4.12/5 Stars My Rating: 4.5/5 Stars My Content Rating: Mature YA (Sex is discussed, but not shown; Some language) Summary from Goodreads: So wrong for each other …and yet so right. No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with “freaky” scars on her arms. Even Echo can’t remember the whole truth of that horrible night. […]

Posted July 28, 2014 in Reviews / 3 Comments
Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 7/27/14

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 7/27/14

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:Little slower this week, but that’s okay. Some fun stuff, though.  Here’s what you may have missed: Time of Ruin by Shauna Granger(excerpt & giveaway) – Still time to enter to win a […]

Posted July 27, 2014 in Sunday Post / 0 Comments
ARC Review, Guest Post & Giveaway – Let’s Get Lost by Adi Alsaid

ARC Review, Guest Post & Giveaway – Let’s Get Lost by Adi Alsaid

Title:  Let’s Get Lost Author: Adi Alsaid Release Date: July 29, 2014 Pages: 352 Goodreads Rating: 4.00/5 Stars My Rating: 4/5 Stars My Content Rating: YA (Nothing more than kissing; Some language and illegal behavior) Summary from Goodreads: Five strangers. Countless adventures. One epic way to get lost.  Four teens across the country have only one thing in common: a girl named LEILA. She crashes into their lives in her absurdly red car at the moment they need someone the most.  There’s HUDSON, a […]

Posted July 25, 2014 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 1 Comment
Review – Synchrony by Cindy Ray Hale

Review – Synchrony by Cindy Ray Hale

Title:  Synchrony Series: Destiny #2 Author: Cindy Ray Hale Release Date: April 6, 2014 Pages: 384 Goodreads Rating: 4.4/5 Stars My Rating: 3.5/5 Stars My Content Rating: YA (Nothing more than kissing) Summary from Goodreads:  When her parents discover she’s been sneaking out with Isaac Robinson, the forbidden Baptist boy, Mormon girl Destiny Clark decides it’s time to keep their relationship quiet. As their relationship moves to shakier ground, Destiny discovers that Isaac has a terrible secret, and she is left completely shattered. The moment […]

Posted July 24, 2014 in Reviews / 0 Comments
Top Ten Characters I’d Want with Me on a Deserted Island

Top Ten Characters I’d Want with Me on a Deserted Island

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is: Top Ten Characters I’d Want With Me On A Deserted Island Image courtesy of lkunl / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games Trilogy – Let’s face it, if I was stranded on a deserted island, I’d last about an hour on my own. Maybe. But Katniss could manage to keep us both alive. She’d hunt us some food with her trusty bow. And then skin it. And cook it. I’d watch. Hermione Granger […]

Posted July 22, 2014 in Top Ten Tuesday / 0 Comments
Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 7/20/14

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 7/20/14

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:LOTS of reviews went up this week, so I think I’m finally just about caught up after my unexpected absence last week!  Here’s what you may have missed: Tempted by Brandi Leigh Hall(review […]

Posted July 20, 2014 in Sunday Post / 0 Comments
5 Star Review – My Life From Hell by Tellulah Darling

5 Star Review – My Life From Hell by Tellulah Darling

***This review may contain spoilers for books #1 & 2 in this series.  Check out my reviews of My Ex From Hell and My Date From Hell.*** My Life From Hell is the awesome final showdown in the Blooming Goddess Trilogy. In this book, Sophie tries to prepare for the apocalypse – rather unsuccessfully and ends up getting sent back to Persephone’s life in order to learn the lessons she needs to win.  But can […]

Posted July 19, 2014 in Reviews / 0 Comments