Month: September 2015

Bite-Sized Reviews – The Iron Trial, The Last Time We Say Goodbye, & I’ll Meet You There

I’ve decided to write some quick reviews for books I’ve never gotten around to reviewing or that I just don’t have a ton to say about. I figure a few bite-sized reviews together will be enough to feed your fiction addiction! 🙂 The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare Published by Scholastic Press on 9/9/14 Genres: Fantasy & Magic, Middle Grade Pages: 299 Source: BEA My rating: Most kids would do anything to pass the Iron Trial. Not […]

Posted September 12, 2015 in Middle Grade, Reviews / 12 Comments

Is it Ever Okay to Judge? – Let’s Discuss!

I feel like there’s been a relatively new trend (especially in YA) toward fostering complete and absolute acceptance of everyone and everything, and I have to admit that it’s got me thinking. Is it ever okay to judge? Is the actual act of judgment in and of itself bad, or is it what we do with our judgmental thoughts that counts? This is a complicated question, and I don’t know if I’ve come up with […]

Posted September 11, 2015 in Let's Discuss / 39 Comments

Truest by Jackie Lea Sommers – An All-Time Favorite

This book! Even though I just finished it last night, I couldn’t wait to come write my review. Usually I hold off on declaring books all-time favorites, but I think I’m going to break that rule too. There was just so much about Truest to love! On the surface, there’s not a lot going on – this is definitely a character-driven book rather than a plot-driven book. But, man, did I love these characters! When Silas comes to town, West […]

Posted September 9, 2015 in All-Time Favorites, Reviews / 18 Comments

Top Ten Series I’ve Failed to Finish

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is: Top Ten Finished Series I’ve YET to Finish! I have a problem. A real, actual bookish problem that haunts me. I can’t bring myself to finish series – even the ones I love. I’ve written about being a series failure in the past, you may remember. Out of the six series I mentioned in that post, seven months ago, I’ve only caught up on TWO of them. And these are some of my favorite […]

Posted September 8, 2015 in Uncategorized / 42 Comments

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore 9/6/15

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 (and in my life): Not much to tell about this week. I’ve been liking my new organization system for Bloglovin’ – it really helps me feel like I’m getting […]

Posted September 6, 2015 in Sunday Post / 23 Comments

August Wrap-Up

My Goings On in August: So, school has officially started now and life gets so much busier. August was a good time to get in those last hurrahs! Not too much exciting happened around here, though. Just catching up on things before it gets hectic. I finished proofreading The Undays of Aralias Lyons by K.L. Horvath and started editing Alyssa’s Redemption by Karly Morgan. My two older kids spent the end of summer at camp – my […]

Posted September 3, 2015 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 31 Comments

The Foxglove Killings by Tara Kelly – Review & Giveaway

The Foxglove Killings is a suspenseful YA mystery set in a small town filled with unforgettable characters. Nova lives in a small tourist town with a huge divide between the rich visitors and the townies. Tensions have always been high between the vacationing kids (the cakes) and the kids who live in the town full-time, but they get even higher when one of the cakes ends up dead. Suddenly, fingers are getting pointed in every direction and […]

Posted September 1, 2015 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 11 Comments

The Body Institute by Carol Riggs – Review & $25 Giveaway

The Body Institute is a truly unique sci fi dystopian YA novel. I loved the concept behind it and thought it was executed really well. This is one of those books that really makes you think – and you know how I love that! I’m not going to bother summarizing this one (you can read the blurb for that). Instead I’ll move right on to my review. What I loved: The unique concept. As soon as I read […]

Posted September 1, 2015 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 17 Comments

September Discussion Challenge Link-Up and Giveaway

Welcome to the September monthly link-up for the 2015 Book Blog Discussion Challenge hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight! I love seeing new people still joining this challenge each month! Our discussions have been going strong! The winner of our July discussion challenge link-up was Daniela @ Blog for Readers, Writers and Bloggers. She hasn’t chosen a book yet, though! (Daniela, make sure you let me know what […]

Posted September 1, 2015 in Book Blog Discussion Challenge, Challenges, Giveaways (Ended) / 4 Comments