This past week on FYFA (and in my life):
First off, Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate (and happy holidays to those of you who celebrate other things this time of year)!
I decided that since tomorrow is Christmas Eve, I’d put up my Sunday Post a day early this week. That way it’s done and out of mind so I can just enjoy the holiday.
Unfortunately, I spent most of this week sick with a sore throat, stuffy nose and general miserableness. I didn’t end up getting much blogging in (only two posts, one of which was already half written because I’d been writing reviews for the short stories in the anthology as I read). Still, that meant that I got some extra reading in because I didn’t feel up to doing much else. (See, there’s always a silver lining!)
These two posts are older, but I want to make sure everyone knows they’re up:
- 2018 Book Blog Discussion Challenge Sign-Up – It’s time! Sign up for 2018 today!
- Looking for a List of 2018 Reading/Book Blogging Challenges? Look No Further! – This is my master list, and it keeps growing! I’ve already added at least 25 new challenges since I published it, so bookmark it and keep checking back!
Here’s what you may have missed on the blog this past week:
- Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet: Anthology Review
- Do I Like Some Books Better as Audiobooks? Let’s Discuss.
Next week on FYFA:
Again, my plans for this week aren’t particularly solidified, but I’ll probably review this one since I didn’t get to it last week:
- The Wolves of Mercy Falls Series by Maggie Stiefvater: Series Review
Book Blogger Birthdays and Blogoversaries:
Here are the birthdays and blogoversaries this week! I hope you’ll go wish these bloggers well on their special days! Make sure you check out the calendar to see what you might have just missed or what’s coming up. (If you want to be added to the calendar, you can always fill out the birthday/blogoversary form.)
- December 26th – Melissa @ Melissa’s Eclectic Bookshelf’s Birthday
For Review:
I downloaded Everless from Edelweiss after seeing Karen’s review over at Kissin’ Blue Karen. The other two books are books I technically already had.
A Distant Heart I picked up at ALA this year. I’ve been meaning to read Sonali Dev for forever because she’s local (and I saw her speak at RT several years ago and really loved her)—then I accidentally got another copy from NetGalley when I clicked on the wrong link in the email I received from Barclay Publicity.
Ignite is a book I got years ago from NetGalley. I decided to try and make it my mission to clear out some of the older books in my NetGalley account. But when I went to go read this one, I couldn’t find it on my Kindle. Luckily, it was free on Amazon, so I downloaded it and now I can officially call it read!
Won:
I won this giveaway from Fiction Fare and JIMMY Patterson Books. Not only did I win Expelled, but I also won this fun Podo hands-free camera. Thanks so much!
Christmas Gift:
I got these HP Funkos for Christmas from my sister-in-law!
Great Discussions/Goings On Around the Blogosphere:
- Angel @ Avid Reader gives great advice on using #BooksForTrade (and gives us a downloadable spreadsheet for tracking purposes too!)
- Jen Ryland shares her adorable bookish Christmas Decor!
- Kirkus reviews released its list of the Best Teen Books of 2017, and I haven’t actually read all that many of them. 🙁
Pre-Order Deals:
Listed in order of release date. Any new deals that I just added to the list this week will be denoted with a *** so you can easily find them!
Please note: Almost all pre-order giveaways run “while supplies last,” so I can’t guarantee that they’ll be open until the date listed. Pre-0rder early for your best chance to get all the goodies!
- Pre-order CHAINBREAKER by Tara Sim to receive Character cards of Meena, Akash, and Zavier, as well as a bookmark and a special quote print! (ends 1/1)
- Pre-order HEART ON FIRE by Amanda Bouchet to receive a limited edition poster! (ends 1/1)
- Pre-order MEET CUTE by various authors, including Jennifer L. Armentrout, Dhonielle Clayton and Katie Cotugno, to receive a set of 6 pins based on the cover! (ends 1/1)
- Pre-order YOU’LL MISS ME WHEN I’M GONE by Rachel Lynn Solomon to receive a bookmark, a signed bookplate with evil eye pattern, and an exclusive short story that catches up with the protagonists five years later. You’ll also be entered to win a themed prize pack. (ends 1/1)
- Pre-order THE CRUEL PRINCE by Holly Black to receive a signed bookplate, enamel pin & bookmark. (ends 1/1)
- Pre-order NICE TRY, JANE SINNER by Lianne Oelke to receive a signed bookmark, two stickers, and a chance to win much, more more. (ends 1/7)
- Pre-order UNEARTHED by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner to receive an exclusive e-short set before the events of These Broken Stars, an autographed bookplate especially designed to go in your book, and a chance to get your name the sequel to Unearthed! (ends 1/8)
- Pre-order TRULY DEVIOUS by Maureen Johnson from select bookstores to receive a signed copy and an exclusive Maureen Johnson Detection Club sticker (ends 1/15)
- Pre-order LOVE, HATE AND OTHER FILTERS by Samira Ahmed to receive a custom button set! (Plus a signed, personalized copy and a hand-lettered art print, if you pre-order from Anderson’s) (ends 1/15)
- Pre-order IRON GOLD by Pierce Brown to receive an exclusive art print featuring the book’s characters! (ends 1/16)
- Pre-order ZENITH by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings to receive a Zenith necklace. (ends 1/16)
- Pre-order REIGN OF THE FALLEN by Sarah Glenn Marsh t0 receive a set of 7 beautiful character art cards, a bookmark and a signed bookplate. (ends 1/22)
- ***Pre-order GIRL ON POINTE by Chloe Lukasiak to receive an exclusive poster! (INT) (ends 1/22)
- Pre-order LOLA DUTCH IS A LITTLE BIT MUCH and receive a digital package that includes: Coloring Pages, Paper Puppets, Mini Guided Learning Activities with Lola and much more! (ends 1/29)
- Pre-order REIGN THE EARTH by A.C. Gaughen to receive an exclusive map poster. (ends 1/29)
- Pre-order THE HAZEL WOOD by Melissa Albert to receive an exclusive set of 10 “tarot-inspired” character cards. (ends 1/29)
- Pre-order LOSING BRAVE by Bailee Madison & Stefne Miller to receive an exclusive swag pack, including a Bonus Chapter, exclusive video from Bailee Madison, and signed book poster! (ends 1/29)
- Pre-order WIRES AND NERVE VOLUME 2 by Marissa Meyer to receive an Iko print signed by Marissa Meyer! (ends 1/29)
- Pre-order KEEPER by Kim Chance to receive a bookmark, signed bookplate and stickers, plus the chance to win even more! (INT) (ends 1/29)
- Pre-order HEART OF IRON by Ashley Poston to receive 1 of 4 (or all 4, depending on where you order from) ultra-exclusive holographic character prints and a signed bookplate. (ends 2/26)
- Pre-order THE CASE FOR JAMIE by Brittany Cavallaro to receive a signed book and exclusive Charlotte Holmes swag. (ends 3/5)
Other Current Giveaways on FYFA:
(Besides the ones listed with this week’s posts)
- The Evaporation of Sofi Snow: Review and Giveaway – Still time to enter to win a prize pack!
- Island of Exiles and Sea of Strangers by Erica Cameron: Review & Giveaway – Still time to enter to win a prize pack!
- December Discussion Challenge Link-Up & Giveaway – Link up December discussion posts and enter to win the giveaway!
- November Wrap-Up Round-Up Giveaway (With a “Make Me Read It” Twist) – Check out everyone’s November wrap-up posts and enter to win the giveaway!
Even More Awesome Giveaways on Other Sites:
- Enter to win a $500 gift card to the indie bookstore of your choice!
- Head over to Olivia’s Catastrophe for a chance to win a Finished Copy of The Love Letters of Abelard and Lily
- Head over to Britanny’s Book Rambles for a chance to win a Hardcover of FIREBLOOD
- Help Angel pick her next read and enter to win a gift card giveaway while you’re at it!
- Once Upon a Twilight is giving away a box of 10 books! Check the post out for titles.
- It’s Freda @ Freda’s Voice’s birthday and she’s giving away a book to celebrate!
- Head over to YA Bibliophile for a chance to win books from the Witchlands Series by Susan Dennard!
- S.J. Pajonas is giving away paperbacks of all three books in her sci-fi Nogiku Series!!
- YA authors Clara Kensie, Jessica Hawke, Derek Murphy, Melissa Craven, and Nicole Kelley are giving away a Twilight prize pack that includes the Illustrated Guide and swag!
- Enter to win this month’s NOVLbox from @TheNovl!
- Head over to Shooting Stars Mag for a chance to win a Box of Planner Supplies
- Lots of blogs participating in the New Release Giveaway Hop!
- Read It Forward is giving you the chance to win Jólabókaflóð Book Flood!
- It’s It Starts at Midnight’s four-year blogoversary!! Tell Shannon you love her and then enter her giveaway for (and I quote) “Whatever the Hell You Want (INT)“! (See why I love her so?)
- The Bookkeeper’s Secrets is doing a year-long giveaway!
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 am sorry to hear you were unwell. I hope you are feeling better. That is a cool win from Fiction Fare. Good for you! I saw the Kirkus list. I had read 17 on the list, but hope to read more of them soon. Merry Christmas to you and yours!!
I think your blog is where I originally saw a link to the Kirkus list. I was disappointed that I hadn’t read many of them!
OOoh nice!!! I love the Harry Potter Funkos but wow! Have they gotten vast! Lol!! I think I’ve let myself acquire 2…there’s a Harry with Hedwig that I had to box up when bookshelves got moved around and I bought the Comic Con of Luna with her glasses…that I can’t remember their name! So bad at trivia these days! Lol!! And I think that’s it for Harry funkos, though I did get the Hedwig magical creatures box thingy!
Nice new reads too! I’m rather curious about Everless and have it right at the top of my watch list for the most part! It sounds like it might be my kind of read and I’ll more or less be preordering it sooner rather than later! Lol!
Hope you enjoy all your new reads!
My STS will be up tomorrow, so stop by then if you can!
Have a GREAT day!
Old Follower 🙂
It amazes me how many Funkos there are!! And I’m obviously intrigued about Everless too. 🙂
Sorry you where sick. Never fun, but hopeful you are better before Christmas. Thank’s for featuring Angel’s Guilty Pleasures in helping me pick a read for January. Have a wonderful holiday and happy reading!
Thanks so much! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas as well!
I’m sorry to hear you’ve been sick! I hope you feel much better now and have a great Christmas 🙂
Thanks! Christmas ended up being great—even with a cold. 🙂
Sorry you’re sick. Hopefully you’ll feel better in time for Christmas fun. (And food. Food is the best part of any holiday.) Have a great week!
We actually had lasagna for Christmas—not exactly a traditional Christmas feast, but yummy nonetheless! 🙂
I’m sorry to hear you were sick too! I’ve actually been sick since Thanksgiving, on and off. But it finally hit sinus infection level last week so I went and got antibiotics. Now I’m much better. I hope you’re on the mend too! Have a very merry Christmas!! xo
I was starting to get concerned that I might have a sinus infection, but it’s finally starting to go away. Thank goodness!
I hope you are feeling better, Nicole! I hope it clears up soon so you can have some relief and relaxation. Merry Christmas!
Thanks! I’m finally getting over the cold—though that stuffed nose just doesn’t seem to want to completely go away!
I’m sorry to hear that you weren’t feeling well this past week. I hope you are feeling better for the holiday.
I hope you enjoy Everless. Thanks for the mention. Yay for the win and the Pop Funkos!
I have been “thinking” about trying to clear out my old ARCs as well. I need some willpower to not read all the shiny new ARCs. I am really ahead if reviewing for next year. It’s gotten kinda bad actually. I never review books a month early, so why the heck am I reading so gar ahead?
Anyways, I hope you enjoy all your new books and get some old ARCs read.
Merry Christmas to you and yours Nicole!
It’s so hard to clear out the older books when we have so many new, shiny books to read!
Merry Christmas and happy holidays, Nicole. I hope you have a fantastic one filled with joy and happiness. Enjoy your books, too. ?❤️?
Thanks so much, Geybie!
Being sick is the WORST. I hope you are feeling better and that you had a nice Christmas. Love your Harry Potter funkos! I need to add more to my collection.
-Lauren
We still can’t seem to shake this cold completely, but at least I’m feeling a lot better than I was!
Here’s hoping you were all better by Christmas! Being sick is the worst, but thank goodness for getting to sneak in some extra reading time because of it. Hoping you and your family had a wonderful Christmas!
Thanks so much, Jen. My daughter and I can’t quite shake the cold, but at least I’m not feeling nearly as miserable anymore.
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. 🙂 Now I’ve just got to sign up for some of these giveaways!
Tarissa
http://inthebookcase.blogspot.com/
Good luck with the giveaways! (Sending some extra luck your way…)
I am so behind (I’m kind of behind on all things bloggish) but thank you for the ping back! Also, I hope you enjoy/enjoyed Everless! I have been seeing the book all over the bookish community and now I am really curious about how people will find it.
Oh, trust me, I get being behind. I feel like I’m constantly feeling catch-up with everything on my plate, but it’s worth it!