Year: 2016

Sword and Verse by Kathy MacMillan – Review

Sword and Verse by Kathy MacMillan – Review

This book didn’t quite fit the mold that I’ve gotten used to with a lot of YA fantasies lately, but that made me appreciate it even more. I loved the mythology that was woven in throughout the book and the fact that the written word was so important to the story was a huge bonus! This book has a great synopsis, so I won’t spend time telling you what it’s about. Instead I’ll jump straight into […]

Posted February 3, 2016 in Reviews / 13 Comments
January Recap

January Recap

My Goings On in January: The new year has officially come, and it feels like it’s started with a bang! We started up our homeschool co-op classes again, and my musical theater class is doing the play that I wrote. This has been a blessing and a challenge, and I’m really excited to see the finished product (in April)! I did a proofread of The Rathemaker Magician by KL Horvath, which is being published by […]

Posted February 2, 2016 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 16 Comments
February Discussion Challenge Link-Up and Giveaway!

February Discussion Challenge Link-Up and Giveaway!

Welcome to the February monthly link-up for the 2016 Book Blog Discussion Challenge hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight! Uh, what happened to January? Seriously, didn’t it just start? Good news though, one step closer to warmer weather, for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere (sorry to you southern folks)! The first month of the year was amazing for discussions. Great job, lovelies!! The winner of […]

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 1/31/16

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 1/31/16

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): Okay, my daughter’s big gymnastics meet is coming up next weekend, and the stress of getting everything done for hospitality, plus getting all of my […]

Posted January 31, 2016 in Sunday Post / 14 Comments
The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye – Bookish Backdrop, Review Preview & Giveaway

The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye – Bookish Backdrop, Review Preview & Giveaway

About the Author Evelyn Skye was once offered a job by the C.I.A., she not-so-secretly wishes she was on “So You Think You Can Dance,” and if you challenge her to a pizza-eating contest, she guarantees she will win. When she isn’t writing, Evelyn can be found chasing her daughter on the playground or sitting on the couch, immersed in a good book and eating way too many cookies. THE CROWN’S GAME is her first […]

Posted January 30, 2016 in Bookish Backdrops, Giveaways (Ended) / 9 Comments
Culling the TBR – Let’s Discuss

Culling the TBR – Let’s Discuss

At the end of 2014, I wrote a post about the impossible task of culling my TBR. At the time, my Goodreads TBR had gotten out of control at over 1100 books. I managed to remove about 340 books and got overwhelmed and gave up. Well, my TBR has done nothing but grow since then. I was recently inspired by a post over at The Library Huntress about how she decided to just delete her […]

Posted January 29, 2016 in Let's Discuss / 62 Comments
Pull by Anne Riley – Review & Giveaway

Pull by Anne Riley – Review & Giveaway

Pull was an intriguing paranormal time travel tale. The book had me hooked right from the very start when I wanted to learn all of Rosie’s grandpa’s secrets! What Fed My Addiction: Family. This book had a really strong focus on family that you don’t see often in YA. Not everything was picture perfect (especially with Rosie’s relationship with her brother Paul), but the family dynamics did ring true. Rosie had a strong bond with her grandparents […]

Posted January 28, 2016 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 9 Comments
Bite Sized Reviews – World After and End of Days by Susan Ee

Bite Sized Reviews – World After and End of Days by Susan Ee

I wanted to write quick reviews of these two 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! These two books counted toward my A Series a Month Challenge and my Shelf Love Challenge! These reviews are for books two and three in a series. For my review of the first book, click HERE. World After by Susan […]

The Prophecy of Shadows by Michelle Madow – Madow’s Top Five Addictions & Kindle Fire Giveaway

The Prophecy of Shadows by Michelle Madow – Madow’s Top Five Addictions & Kindle Fire Giveaway

I’ve been a big fan of Madow for a long while – I really enjoyed her Secret Diamond Sisters series! This new series seems even more up my alley, so I’m really looking forward to reading it! If you’ve been around my blog for any length of time, you know that I like to feature author’s Top Ten Addictions to go along with my blog (click the link if you want to see other authors’ […]

Posted January 25, 2016 in Author Top Ten Lists, Giveaways (Ended) / 4 Comments
Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 1/24/16

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 1/24/16

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):   Once again, I feel like there’s not much to tell you about my week. I started watching The Shannara Chronicles, which I’m excited about. […]

Posted January 24, 2016 in Sunday Post / 11 Comments