Month: May 2019

Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 5/12/19

Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 5/12/19

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): I’m getting this post out very late today because I didn’t manage to get it updated before I had to meet family at church. […]

Posted May 12, 2019 in Sunday Post / 32 Comments
Planet Earth is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos: Review & Giveaway

Planet Earth is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos: Review & Giveaway

Planet Earth Is Blue is a heartwrenching portrayal of a little girl who can’t tell the world who she truly is. The book is set in the 80s and starts ten days before the fateful launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger. The story centers around Nova, a non-verbal autistic girl. She struggles to show the world that she is more than they think she is—that though she can’t speak well, she is intelligent and curious. It’s a […]

Posted May 10, 2019 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 18 Comments
Hope and Other Punchlines by Julie Buxbaum: Review & Giveaway

Hope and Other Punchlines by Julie Buxbaum: Review & Giveaway

Buxbaum is a genius at contemporary storytelling, and this book is no exception. She manages to pack so much into 300 pages without ever making it feel overwrought or unrealistic. You would be hard-pressed to read this book and not come out of the experience thinking about 9/11 differently. What Fed My Addiction: Opposing goals. Abbi wants to move on with her life and get past the one thing that has always defined her. She […]

Posted May 7, 2019 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 48 Comments
“Other Stuff” I Like Reading About on Your Book Blog. Let’s Discuss.

“Other Stuff” I Like Reading About on Your Book Blog. Let’s Discuss.

I’m one of those people who pretty much exclusively follows book blogs. I’m not particularly interested in following blogs that focus on something else like travel or fashion or general lifestyle stuff. BUT I’ve found that I actually really enjoy getting little snippets of those things on my friends’ book blogs. I thought I’d highlight some of the types of non-bookish posts and topics I enjoy seeing on people’s blogs. Not because I’m expecting anyone to […]

Posted May 6, 2019 in Let's Discuss / 75 Comments
Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 5/5/19

Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 5/5/19

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): Right now, I’m at the SCBWI Marvelous Midwest Writing Conference!! I’ll post an update next week to let you know how it is! Here’s […]

Posted May 5, 2019 in Sunday Post / 24 Comments
May 2019 Discussion Challenge Link-Up & Giveaway

May 2019 Discussion Challenge Link-Up & Giveaway

Welcome to the May monthly link-up for the 2019 Book Blog Discussion Challenge hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight! Um hi, how is it May already? This year is going by so fast! And as always, everyone is posting amazing discussions! The winner of our February discussion challenge giveaway was Jessica @ a GREAT Read! She chose Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly, someone remind me to pre-order […]