Year: 2018

January 2018 Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

January 2018 Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

My Goings On in January: I’ve been working hard on editing my MG project. My goal is to have it done by February 15th because that’s the date I’ll find out if I made it into the writing workshop I applied for (and if I get it, I’ll have to send the book off to them). Teaching! Homeschool co-op classes started back up at the beginning of the month, and they’re keeping me busy. My […]

Posted February 3, 2018 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 36 Comments
American Panda by Gloria Chao: Authentic and Moving

American Panda by Gloria Chao: Authentic and Moving

American Panda is a truly authentic exploration of the cultural clash that happens for many young Asian Americans whose parents hold tight to their roots. The book is obviously deeply personal, and it resonates with the reader because of that. What Fed My Addiction: Cultural ties. As I said in my intro, this book presents the issue of growing up in America, surrounded by American culture and values, and how that can be difficult with first-generation parents who […]

Posted February 2, 2018 in Reviews / 16 Comments
February Discussion Challenge Link-Up & Giveaway

February Discussion Challenge Link-Up & Giveaway

Welcome to the February monthly link-up for the 2018 Book Blog Discussion Challenge hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight! It’s a new year! Which means a new year of discussing books with all of you! We’re excited to welcome new challenge members AND to welcome back those of you who are joining us once again. Looking forward to a fantastic year! The winner of our December […]

It’s Feed Your Fiction Addiction’s 5th Blogoversary Giveaway!

It’s Feed Your Fiction Addiction’s 5th Blogoversary Giveaway!

That’s right, Feed Your Fiction Addiction is 5 years old today, and honestly I couldn’t be prouder. Blogging has become such a huge part of my life—I’m so glad I’ve gotten to share it with you! In the past five years, I’ve posted: Over 1436 total posts (I’ve deleted spotlights from my early years, so it’s actually well over this number) 154 discussions 633 review posts (that’s the number of posts, not actually the number of books reviewed) […]

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 1/28/18

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 1/28/18

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. This past week on FYFA (and in my life): My youngest was sick this week—which is very unusual for him. (Usually the rest of us could all be miserable and he’s perfectly fine. We always […]

Posted January 28, 2018 in Sunday Post / 40 Comments
January Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up Link-Up

January Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up Link-Up

It’s time for the January Wrap-Up Round-Up! The December/year-end giveaway ends soon, so this is your last chance to enter! For November, the winner was Samantha D., and she chose to make me read The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black. I’m very grateful to her, since that book helped get me out of a reading slump that I’d been in for quite a while! Not sure if we’re doing a dual review or if I’ll […]

Posted January 28, 2018 in Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up / 8 Comments
Which Types of Reviews Are Most Effective? Let’s Discuss!

Which Types of Reviews Are Most Effective? Let’s Discuss!

I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. I do a mixture of reviews on my blog, and I sometimes feel what types are the most effective. So, I decided to do a little analysis. WARNING: I make no claims here about my scientific skills. I tried to crunch some numbers, but I did this more as a fun exercise than a scientific query. Keep that in mind! I looked at all the reviews I […]

Posted January 25, 2018 in Let's Discuss / 73 Comments
Say You’ll Remember Me by Katie McGarry: Review & Giveaway

Say You’ll Remember Me by Katie McGarry: Review & Giveaway

Say You’ll Remember Me is just what I’ve come to expect to Katie McGarry. It’s the type of contemporary that makes me laugh and makes me cry and leaves me truly thinking about all the complexities of the themes. These are my favorite types of contemporaries! What Fed My Addiction: Elle’s Complex family dynamics. Elle’s family life is complicated, to say the least. But I love that McGarry doesn’t give us straight-up villainous, controlling parents. At so […]

Posted January 22, 2018 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 44 Comments
Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 1/21/18

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 1/21/18

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. This past week on FYFA (and in my life): This was a big week for us as far as school went because we checked out our local high school’s 8th grade orientation and […]

Posted January 21, 2018 in Sunday Post / 26 Comments
My Book Outlet Weakness (& Why My Latest Haul Is All Your Fault)

My Book Outlet Weakness (& Why My Latest Haul Is All Your Fault)

Book Outlet‘s Boxing Day sale is pretty much impossible for a book lover to resist. At least that’s what I’m telling myself. It’s not a personal weakness. No way! I have WAY too many books on my shelves, but whenever this sale comes around, I suddenly find way more books that I need now! And they totally get me with their “spend X dollars to get Y dollars off” because I’m always so close to that next level—of course […]

Posted January 20, 2018 in Let's Discuss / 54 Comments