Month: March 2019

The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord: A Dual Review with Danielle Hammelef

(No actual dueling—or even arm-twisting—was involved. Don’t worry, this is a dual review, not a duel review. Sorry if you’re disappointed.) Danielle Hammelef was the latest winner of my Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up “Make Me Read It” giveaway, and she chose to make me read The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord. I’ve been wanting to read more Lord ever since I read (and LOVED) The Names They Gave Us, so I was excited about this selection! […]

Posted March 11, 2019 in Dual Reviews, Reviews / 16 Comments

Sunday Post: Book Pre-Order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 3/10/19

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): Nothing new to say this week. I’ve still been working on organizing my MG bookshelf, but I don’t have a new pic yet. Spent […]

Posted March 10, 2019 in Sunday Post / 48 Comments

Bite-Sized Reviews of The Revenge of Magic, Hey, Kiddo, and Born a Crime

I’ve got three reviews for you today: a Middle Grade fantasy, a MG/YA graphic novel, and a YA memoir audiobook. I hope these bite-sized reviews will be enough to feed your fiction addiction! This book is filled with action and adventure right from the very start, and I flew through it! The story follows Fort, who witnesses his father’s death when a giant claw reaches up through the ground and pulls him under. When he’s […]

Posted March 9, 2019 in Reviews / 24 Comments

The Everlasting Rose by Dhonielle Clayton – Excerpt & Giveaway

Today I’m sharing an excerpt and giveaway for The Everlasting Rose, the highly-anticipated sequel to The Belles (you can see my review for the first book by clicking the link). I just received this book last night, and I can’t wait to jump into it! Watch for my review, coming soon. For now, I’m tiding you over with this little taste of what’s to come… EXCERPT ONE, p 4 – 5 “I have something more […]

Posted March 7, 2019 in Giveaways (Ended) / 6 Comments

Bite-Sized Reviews of Song for a Whale, A Friendly Town That’s Almost Always by the Ocean, The Color of Lies, and The Lunar Chronicles

I’ve got four reviews for you today: two Middle Grades, a YA, and a YA series . I hope these bite-sized reviews will be enough to feed your fiction addiction! This is one of those books that takes you into the heart and mind of a character whose experiences you might not be able to completely relate to—and you come out all the richer for it in the end. The story focuses on Iris, a […]

Posted March 6, 2019 in Reviews / 18 Comments

Sunday Post: Book Pre-Order Incentives & Giveaways Galore – 3/3/19

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): Not much new to tell you this week. I think I’m all out of interesting news for now. (If by some chance, you’ve been […]

Posted March 3, 2019 in Sunday Post / 57 Comments

February 2019 Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

My Goings On in February: I SIGNED WITH A LITERARY AGENT!!! Which I’m sure you already know because I have no chill and I’ve been shouting it from every rooftop. Does the rest of the month even matter? I mean, I guess I’ll go ahead and tell you a few other things that happened, but… I celebrated my 45th birthday on the 11th. My mom and I went to see Dear Evan Hansen the […]

Posted March 1, 2019 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 61 Comments

March 2019 Discussion Challenge Link-Up & Giveaway

Welcome to the March monthly link-up for the 2019 Book Blog Discussion Challenge hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight! As usually happens at the start of a new year, we’ve been getting all sorts of fantastic bookish discussions rolling in. Don’t stop now! You’re doing great! (And if discussions fell off your radar in January and February, you can always get back into gear now.) The winner […]

Posted March 1, 2019 in Book Blog Discussion Challenge, Giveaways (Ended) / 1 Comment