Month: October 2014

Oct 31

Let’s Discuss (Halloween Edition) – Do You Believe in the Supernatural?

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Have you heard? You can purchase a zombie-proof cabin! Yep, the ZFC-1 Zombie Fortification Cabin has everything you’ll need in case of a zombie apocalypse – barbed wire, arsenal storage, garden area, escape hatch, kitchen, gym, and (of course) an Xbox so that your kids can enjoy shooting zombies in the comfort of their own home while you’re in the gym. It’s a real thing! Honestly, you can buy one! My friend is an OT and she was telling me not long ago that some of the kids she works with have told her that their parents have an emergency plan in place for a zombie apocalypse. I laughed it off at first, but she insisted that they were very serious. So, I got to thinking – are there things that seem crazy to some of us, but not so crazy to others? Well, yeah. So, do I believe in the supernatural?… Read more »

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Oct 28

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 10/26/14

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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: This past week I was a bit scarce because I got sick, and spent a few days feeling miserable with a sore throat and fever! On the positive side, I got a lot of reading done since I spent one of the days basically in bed all day! There’s a bright side to everything, right? Here’s what you may have missed last week: Fierce Reads Tour (recap & giveaway) Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout (review) Let’s Discuss – Are the Number of Followers You Have Important to You? Stan by C.J. Duggan (release day review & giveaway) – This post is actually going… Read more »

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Oct 23

Let’s Discuss – Are the Number of Followers You Have Important to You?

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I’ve been thinking about this topic a lot lately and considering writing a post about it. Then I saw that Ashley over at NoseGraze posted a discussion about Why “Follow Backs” Are Pointless and it inspired me even more. Ashley made some great points, but I actually don’t agree with her overall message – that soliciting followers is always a bad thing. I honestly think that, especially for newer blogs, follow backs are the best way to get your name and your brand out there – for people to know you exist and to stick with you. But what does your number of followers really mean? Is there such a thing as too many? Too few? What are the best ways to get them (and keep them)? I have over 2000 Bloglovin’ followers, but that doesn’t mean that over 2000 people are looking at all of my posts. (I wish!) So, does… Read more »

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Oct 21

Release Day Review – Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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***This review is for book #2 in the series, and may contain spoilers for the first book. Check out my review White Hot Kiss HERE.*** I SO love this series, and I don’t know if I can stand waiting until book #3 to find out how it all ends! I can’t believe that Armentrout is allowing her fans to choose who Layla is going to end up with. It’s crazy and unprecedented and all sorts of awesome!! (Scroll down to read more about voting for Roth or Zayne!) In this second book in The Dark Elements trilogy, Layla is mourning after what happened with Roth at the end of White Hot Kiss. So, she’s not really expecting to fall for Zayne. But when Roth shows back up and tells her that everything they shared meant nothing to him, she turns to the one person who’s always been there for her. Meanwhile,… Read more »

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Oct 20

Fierce Reads Tour Recap & Giveaway – With Marissa Meyer, Nikki Kelly, Gennifer Albin & Jessica Brody

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On October 10th, I headed out to the Arlington Heights Public Library to the Fierce Reads tour. This tour was incredible because the authors were obviously just having SO much fun! I thought I’d share a few highlights and pictures: Just look at that awesome cake (the picture up at the top). Isn’t it fun?! Gennifer Albin is bloodthirsty. And hilarious. She had me laughing the whole time. One example: apparently, she is constantly thinking about how she could die in any circumstance (things like, “If that beam right there suddenly broke, it would take my head off.”). Yep, just a little crazy! Marissa Meyer talked about how she came up with the idea for Cinder because she had a Cinderella dream where the girl’s whole foot fell off instead of just her shoe. She immediately thought, “She’s a cyborg!” Jessica Brody was inspired to write Unremembered when she read about… Read more »

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Oct 19

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 10/19/14

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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: I’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed lately with editing and blogging. I actually haven’t had all that much time to read, which doesn’t happen too often. But I love editing, so it’s all good! Here’s what you may have missed last week: Invisible by Dawn Metcalf (review & giveaway) – Still time to enter to win a paperback ARC! Let’s Discuss – Pride & Prejudice Next Steps: Need Your Advice! Follow Me Home by Monica Goulet (excerpt & giveaway) – Still time to enter to win a gift card! The Donor by Nikki Rae – (cover reveal & giveaway) – Still time to enter to win a signed paperback! Lost in… Read more »

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Oct 18

Review – White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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This series could easily become an obsession. It has everything I love in a YA paranormal romance – lots of supernatural action, unique paranormal elements (gargoyles, really?), and a bad boy who isn’t a jerk. What I LOVED: Layla. Layla is one of those characters that I just instantly connected with. She has spent her life feeling out of place in the world she’s lived in – while the Wardens took her in as a child, she has never felt like one of them – her Demon side has always prevented that. She’s also been lusting after the guy she was raised with, Zayne – but she can’t have him because if she were to kiss him, she’d take his soul. Layla struggles constantly to keep herself in check because the desire to take a soul is always overwhelming. Because of this, she can’t help but feel like she is,… Read more »

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Oct 14

Let’s Discuss – Pride and Prejudice Next Steps: Need Your Help!

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Okay, so I finally read Pride and Prejudice, and I really enjoyed it. I don’t know if it changed my life or anything, but I can see why people love this book so much. It’s just sort of an institution in itself, isn’t it? Well, now that I’ve read the book, I want to check out some of the MANY Pride and Prejudice related shows, books, etc. But there are so many, and I don’t know what’s good. So, this is where I need you Austenites – What do I need to watch and/or read? Which is the best movie version of P&P? What other books and movies should I check out – modern retellings, etc? I have read one book – Finding Mr. Darcy: High School Edition, and it was fun, but a little too … high school. Now I want more! Oh, and I’ve also watched quite a few episodes of the web… Read more »

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Oct 13

5 Star Review & Giveaway – Invisible by Dawn Metcalf

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***This review is for book #2 in the series, and may contain spoilers for the first book in this review. Check out my review Indelible HERE.*** I think I’m in love with Dawn Metcalf. Honestly, I don’t know where she comes up with these books, but I love them! They have the types of magical creatures that we’re used to from faery books, but then Metcalf adds this whole new layer with the Signaturae, the symbols that connect the human world to the Twixt. I know, it sounds a bit confusing (and it can be a bit in the first book), but I’m in love with the idea and with the creative ways that Metcalf uses it. I just can’t express to you how much I adore these books! So, Invisible starts pretty much where Indelible left off. Joy has saved the world from the evil Aniseed, who wanted to… Read more »

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