Last week on FYFA (and in my life):
I’m posting this on Saturday evening this week because my hosting service is doing a server upgrade and they asked us not to post on Sunday. Hmmmm …. I guess I can handle it.
This week was another busy one. I wrapped up an editing project and will be jumping into the next one very soon! And my kids and I are trying to get back into the swing of things with school after “spring break.” (We didn’t exactly take a full spring break, we just kind of did half days of school most days for a couple of weeks, but now ramping back up to full days feels hard!)
Here’s what you may have missed on the blog this past week:
- March Wrap-Up and Best of the Bunch – Find out what my favorite March read was!
- Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (review)
- None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio (5 star review!)
- Let’s Discuss – That Book You Wanted to Love
- 99 Days by Katie Cotugno (review)
Next week on FYFA:
- The Maze Runner by James Dashner (review & promo)
- Arcane Forest Anthology (release day blitz & giveaway)
- The Ark by Laura Liddell (blitz & giveaway – and review, if I can get it read before then – the review isn’t due until June, but I always like to include a review with my promo posts if I can!)
- Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke by Anne Blankman (review & giveaway)
- Let’s Discuss – Why I’m Changing Some of My Ratings – Gasp! Yep, it’s true.
Purchased:
I actually technically bought these for my son for Easter, but I’ll be reading them too, so …
Free:
For Review:
Won:
I won a few different books from the YA Spring Fling Giveaway! All authors that I’ve read before and really enjoyed! Thanks Beth Revis, Therin Knite and Kimberly James!
From My Secret Sister:
My amazing Secret Sister got me one of the books from my Top Ten Books I’d Love to Revisit list, PLUS a Brandon Sanderson book that I’ve been excited to read!! Thank you, Secret Sister!!!
Great Discussions/Goings On Around the Blogosphere:
- Don’t miss out on the fun discussions happening on the 2015 Book Blog Discussion Challenge! Make sure you check them all out! Here are just a few of my recent favorites:
- Tessa over at Crazy for YA talks about Exploring the Faults in YA Using #VeryRealisticYA
- Both Elizabeth at The Evil Overlord and Shannon at The Tale Temptress ask about how you follow other blogs and keep up with the latest posts.
- Alexia at Alexia’s Books and Such talks about blogger envy in her post: Jealous Much? Why yes, yes I am
- Amanda over at Of Spectacles & Books put up a really thought-provoking post: Clean Reader and the Looming Problem of Censorship.
Other Current Giveaways on FYFA:
(Besides the ones listed above)
- The Secret Diamond Sisters by Michelle Madow – Still time to enter to win a fun swag pack!
- April 2015 Discussion Challenge Link-up & Giveaway – Link up your April discussions and enter to win a 2015 debut of your choice!
Even More Awesome Giveaways on Other Sites:
- YA Series Insiders is having a Pick Your Own April Giveaway!
- And another great hop – Raining Romance Blog Hop!
Lots of good stuff! Have any giveaways or great discussions happening on your site right now? Feel free to share them in the comments!
I must admit, I am pretty excited for the change of rating discussion! I have seriously been thinking about this myself. Before I started blogging (and reading a ton!) I was much, MUCH more lenient (because no one cared what I said!) and now… it’s bothering me to see books that really don’t deserve the high ratings next to ones that DO. Anyway, I am looking forward to it!
Ugh, “going back” after a spring break sounds rough. How do you do it? Do they have like, 6 hour days? 5 days a week? (I will probably email you about this in depth at some point- I only have a year to decide what the heck I am going to do with my kid, and homeschool is a very real option!)
Anyway, weird about not posting on Sunday! But hopefully you’ll be able to have a nice day 🙂
I had been contemplating changing ratings for a long time, but didn’t want to do it because I felt like it was “wrong.” But I’ve decided to heck with it. I want my ratings to truly reflect my feelings about the books, even a bit later. I haven’t actually done it yet, so I don’t know how many books it will affect, but I’ll let you know!
I do really want to read Steelheart, so that’s awesome you got a copy. I think the second book is out now…I need to get on it!
Yes – the second book came out recently, so this is a great time to pick up this one!
Brandon Sanderson was the Guest of Honor at Mini-Con last weekend. I will also seem him at ConQuest in KC in May.
Have a great week!
Terri M., the Director
Second Run Reviews
Lucky duck! I missed him when he was in town, which really bummed me out. Hopefully I’ll have another chance soon!
I don’t think I was supposed to post today either, but I did. #rebel
My oldest read The Maze Runner series and LOVED them! Also, how cool is it that your secret sister got those books? AWESOME.
You are a total rebel. I don’t know if I should hang out with you because you might be a bad influence. I guess we can still tweet, though. 🙂
OOh nice! I was a bit disappointed with The Kill Order myself. As a prequel, I was expecting so much explanation from the previous books, which took place after. But if memory recalls, we hardly saw any familiar characters. So I am wondering if there will be more to come…
Hope you…and your son enjoy them all the same though! And hope you enjoy the rest of your reads!
Here’s my STS
Have a GREAT day!
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I actually didn’t even realize that The Kill Order was a prequel until I went to write this post. LOL!
I actually thought of reading that one first, but I only got a page or two before deciding to quit! Luckily what I read wasn’t too spoilery, but yet at the same time, still kinda spoilery!
Congrats on all the books and yay fro finishing up projects!
It feels so good to finish something like this! Now we actually get to enjoy the basement!
You sure have a nice haul of books this week, they are all ones I haven’t heard of before, so enjoy!! Good on you and your editing jobs! Off to check out your 99 Days review.
Have a good week girl!
Did it again! I left this page open and then went to explore the links….yesterday. I meant to comment then, but ya know I get distracted.
I have a giveaway going on for Whiskey and Charlie it is only open for a few more days. I think I missed that secret sister thing (if it is the one I am thinking of) by one day. I always forget the blog that hosts those so then by the time I find it I am late to the party.
You got a bunch of good books this week. I am looking forward to those reviews! Happy reading!
I see FACE TIME up there 🙂 And a discussion about changing ratings? Like drastically? Sometimes I waver (in my head because I don’t put ratings anywhere) between 4 and 5 stars, but I rarely change from 5 to 1 or the opposite. Hmmm, looking forward to your post!
Awesome books. Facetime looks great!
I hope you enjoy 🙂 Happy Reading!
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