Year: 2014

5 Star Review – Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta

Title: Froi of the Exiles Series: Lumatere Chronicles #2 Author: Melina Marchetta Release Date: October, 2011 Pages: 593 Goodreads Rating: 4.39/5 Stars My Rating: 5/5 Stars My Content Rating: Mature YA/Adult (Some sex, including assault; Some violence) Summary from Goodreads: Blood sings to blood, Froi . . . Those born last will make the first . . . For Charyn will be barren no more. Three years after the curse on Lumatere was lifted, Froi has found his home… Or so he believes… Fiercely […]

Posted June 27, 2014 in Reviews / 1 Comment

Top Ten Cover Trends I Love (or Hate)

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is: Top Ten Cover Trends I Love (or Hate) This one was hard for me because, while I absolutely LOVE some covers (and hate others), it’s hard for me to always really quantify why. Still, when I took a look, I was definitely able to come up with some patterns. Not sure if these are really trends or not, but this is what I’m going with. I couldn’t quite come up with ten either.I […]

Posted June 24, 2014 in Top Ten Tuesday / 0 Comments

Review – The One by Kiera Cass

Title: The One Series: The Selection #3 Author: Kiera Cass Release Date: May 6, 2014 Pages: 323 Goodreads Rating: 4.27/5 Stars My Rating: 4.5/5 Stars My Content Rating: YA (Nothing more than kissing) Summary from Goodreads: The highly anticipated third book in Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series, The One will captivate readers who love dystopian YA fiction and fairy tales. The One is perfect for the fans who have followed America’s whirlwind romance since it began—and a swoon-worthy read for […]

Posted June 24, 2014 in Reviews / 0 Comments

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 6/22/14

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:I think I’ve done most of my updates on BEA now (though I might have one more post about what I learned and what I hope the BEA organizers learned). Things should […]

Posted June 22, 2014 in Sunday Post / 0 Comments

10 Mistakes I Made at BEA (and One BIG Mistake that They Made!)

So, I learned a lot being a first-timer to BEA this year! Now that I’ve been through the experience, there are a few things I’d do differently. I thought I’d share for those of you who might make it there in future years!10 Mistakes I Made at BEA Me and my roommate, Jenni 1. Left my Roomie Hanging – If you read my recap of Day 1 of BEA, you know that my poor roommate […]

Posted June 22, 2014 in BEA, Book Events / 0 Comments

Maybe Someday – One of the Best Author Events Ever!

Last weekend my mom and I went to the Maybe Someday book signing and concert and, let me tell you, it was the maybe the most fun I’ve ever had at a book event! (Okay, BEA was, of course, amazing and I don’t think that it quite lived up to that just because of the sheer scale of BEA and the number of awesome bloggers that I met, but you get what I mean!)Don’t know […]

Posted June 21, 2014 in Uncategorized / 1 Comment

Midsummer’s Eve Giveaway Hop

I need to clear my shelves to make room for all of the awesome books I got at BEA!! So, I thought I’d give my lovely readers the opportunity to win one of these awesome selections: Two winners will each choose one of the following:US Only (sorry!) (Click the cover to see my review of the book!) a Rafflecopter giveaway There are 100+ Blogs participating, so be sure to make time to hop to the […]

Posted June 21, 2014 in Giveaways (Ended) / 0 Comments

Let’s Discuss – All the Feels

I just finished reading Landline by Rainbow Rowell today (review will be coming soon), and it got me thinking about just how much an amazing author can make me FEEL! Landline had me running the whole gamut of emotions and it got me thinking about them. I honestly think that I often feel more from reading than I do from watching TV – heck, sometimes more than I do in real life (at least I […]

Posted June 18, 2014 in Let's Discuss / 1 Comment

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 6/15/14

Posted June 15, 2014 in Sunday Post / 1 Comment

Middle Grade Spotlight – Unicorns of the Mist Series by R.R. Russell

I thought I’d highlight another middle grade series that I reviewed over on my MG blog – Best Kids’ Reads. This series features unicorns and are full of adventure! My daughter and I have really been enjoying these fun books! You can read my review of the first book in this series (including my daughter’s views) HERE! And my review of The Unicorn Thief HERE.You can also enter to win a hardcover copy of The Unicorn Thief, […]

Posted June 14, 2014 in Giveaways (Ended), Middle Grade / 0 Comments