Month: February 2016

Nora & Kettle by Lauren Nicolle Taylor – Review and Giveaway

Nora & Kettle by Lauren Nicolle Taylor – Review and Giveaway

This is not my normal type of read, but I have to tell you that I’m so glad I stepped out of my comfort zone to read it. I have to confess that it was the Peter Pan reference that first got my attention. The book has some very loose ties to the Peter Pan story, but I hadn’t reread the blurb before reading the book and hadn’t noticed any but the incredibly obvious ones – this is not […]

Posted February 29, 2016 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 19 Comments
Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 2/28/16

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 2/28/16

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 too much to say about this week. Things have been … going. Though I DID get some fantabulous artwork for my birthday from Tabitha. […]

Posted February 28, 2016 in Sunday Post / 9 Comments
Air Awakens by Elise Kova – Review

Air Awakens by Elise Kova – Review

This is one of those fantasies that has a ton going for it – an interesting magical system, flawed characters who don’t always do the right thing (or even always know what the right thing is), secondary characters who you sometimes love and sometimes make you crazy, realistic inner turmoil … the list goes on. I’m not going to go into detail about the plot (you’re all perfectly capable of  reading the blurb). Instead, I’ll jump right […]

Posted February 27, 2016 in Uncategorized / 5 Comments
Books that Intimidate Us – Let’s Discuss!

Books that Intimidate Us – Let’s Discuss!

There are so many books out there that we really want to read, but we haven’t gotten to for one reason or another. And then there are those books that we’d like to get to, but they just sort of … intimidate us. You know what I’m talking about. Those scary books. The kind that we’re drawn to but that also strike dread into our hearts at the very thought of them. In my experience, there are several […]

Posted February 26, 2016 in Let's Discuss / 83 Comments
Bite-Sized Reviews – Their Fractured Light, The Distance Between Us, The Summer I Became a Nerd

Bite-Sized Reviews – Their Fractured Light, The Distance Between Us, The Summer I Became a Nerd

I wanted to write quick reviews of these books since they’ve been out for quite some time, but they deserve some more attention! Hopefully these bite-sized reviews will be enough to feed your fiction addiction! The last two books counted toward my Shelf Love Challenge! Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner Series: Starbound #3 Also in this series: These Broken Stars, This Shattered World Published by Disney-Hyperion on 12/1/15 Genres: Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 425 Source: Purchased […]

Posted February 24, 2016 in Reviews / 30 Comments
After the Woods by Kim Savage – Traveling ARC Review, Favorite Quotes and Giveaway!

After the Woods by Kim Savage – Traveling ARC Review, Favorite Quotes and Giveaway!

This was the most fun I’ve ever had with a blog tour! The traveling ARC idea is phenomenal, especially with a book with a central mystery like this one. Take a look at the map above to see where this ARC went for the tour! (The big book shows the path that it took after it left me.) It was so much fun to read the comments that had been left by the bloggers before […]

Posted February 21, 2016 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 34 Comments
Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore 2/21/16

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore 2/21/16

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): I purposely made this week a little lighter here on the blog so I’d have more time to visit other blogs and comment back. It’s […]

Posted February 21, 2016 in Sunday Post / 15 Comments
Can Book Blogging Lead to a Job? Let’s Discuss!

Can Book Blogging Lead to a Job? Let’s Discuss!

On Sunday, Kristen @ Metaphors and Moonlight suggested that I write a post about how I got into editing and proofreading, and I thought it was a fantastic idea! I get that question a lot, actually, so I don’t know why I never thought to write a post about it before. The fact is that book blogging can lead into several forms of income (I’ll talk about some ideas of ways to earn money in […]

Posted February 19, 2016 in Let's Discuss / 51 Comments
Abe Lincoln and the Selfie that Saved the Union by David Potter – Middle Grade Review

Abe Lincoln and the Selfie that Saved the Union by David Potter – Middle Grade Review

With Presidents’ Day being this week, it’s the perfect week to review this cute read that gives kids insight into President Lincoln and his family, along with a few other key players during the Civil War. I was excited to have my kids read this one to go along with our homeschool curriculum, and it didn’t disappoint. What Fed My Addiction: Goofy concept. The whole concept of the kids going back in time via an app on […]

Posted February 16, 2016 in Reviews / 6 Comments
Assassin’s Heart by Sarah Ahiers – Review

Assassin’s Heart by Sarah Ahiers – Review

This is one of those times when I’m actually glad I went into the book relatively cold – I had just barely perused some reviews of the book well before I read it and didn’t read the blurb right before I started reading. So, I had NO idea what was going to happen, and I appreciated that. Having said that, in order to review the book, I have to at least mention details that were […]

Posted February 15, 2016 in Reviews / 17 Comments