Blood for Blood by Ryan Graudin: Review (Plus Bonus Review of Iron to Iron)

***NOTE: This review is for the second book in the series but doesn’t contain any major spoilers for the first book. To read my review of Wolf by Wolf, click the link!*** I was so excited to read the conclusion to this unique duology since I had absolutely LOVED the first book. The WWII era fascinates me, in all its darkness, and these books offer an intriguing paranormal alternate history. What Fed My Addiction: Multiple POVs […]

Posted December 8, 2016 in Reviews / 9 Comments

Top Ten New to Me Authors I Read in 2016

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is: Top Ten New to Me Authors I Read in 2016 It’s been awhile since I’ve done a TTT post, but today’s topic was a fun one, and I just had to join! For my list, I only included authors that I’ve been seeing around the blogosphere for quite some time, but just jump in and read something this year myself. (Links for the author names go to Goodreads. Click on the book […]

Posted December 6, 2016 in Top Ten Tuesday / 36 Comments

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 12/4/16

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): Well, now that NaNo is over, I SHOULD have plenty of free time to gallivant or something (’cause, you know, I love me some gallivanting), […]

Posted December 4, 2016 in Sunday Post / 14 Comments

Let’s Discuss the Book Blog Discussion Challenge!

Hey, everybody! So, 2017 is almost here (yikes!) and Shannon and I thought it might be nice to do a little check-in with everyone before we start the 2017 Book Blog Discussion Challenge. We want to know how it’s going for you guys. Personally, I love the Discussion Challenge—it’s one of my favorite parts of blogging—but there’s always room for improvement, right? (Or maybe not, but if that’s the case, we want to hear that […]

Posted December 3, 2016 in Book Blog Discussion Challenge, Challenges, Let's Discuss / 31 Comments

November Recap & Best of the Bunch

My Goings On in November: I won NaNoWriMo!!! I got really depressed over certain events toward the beginning of the month (that I won’t rehash now). But I won NaNoWriMo!! I started reading two new manga series, and I’m loving both of them. I probably did some other things, but the real news is … I won NaNoWriMo!! (And my first draft of my book is nearly done.) Most Popular Posts: This month was really weird […]

Posted December 2, 2016 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 25 Comments

December Discussion Challenge Link-Up & Giveaway

Welcome to the December monthly link-up for the 2016 Book Blog Discussion Challenge hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight! It is almost the end of the year, guys! We’ll soon be setting up sign ups for next year already, can you even believe it? Time flies, my friends. The winner of our October discussion challenge link-up was Cynthia @ Bingeing on Books. She chose The True […]

Posted December 1, 2016 in Book Blog Discussion Challenge, Challenges, Giveaways (Ended) / 0 Comments

I’m a WINNER!!!

Yes, you heard it right here, folks: I am the champion of the world!!! (Yep, that’s right, the Queen song has been going through my head ever since I hit that little Validate button on the NaNo site.) Okay, so that might be a little bit of an exaggeration, but I am seriously SO excited that I hit my 50,000 word goal today, two days early. AND I have a nearly finished first draft […]

Posted November 28, 2016 in NaNoWriMo / 22 Comments

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 11/27/16

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): The only thing to report this week is that I’m still on track with NaNo. I should finish my 50k in the next couple of […]

Posted November 27, 2016 in Sunday Post / 13 Comments

November Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up Link-up

It’s time for the November Wrap-Up Round-Up! The October giveaway is being hosted over at Lisa Loves Literature. There are a few more days to enter so make sure you head over there! This is the link-up for our November wrap-up posts. If you don’t already know about the Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up, read the information below: Every month, at the end of the month, I’ll put up a monthly wrap-up link-up post where everyone can link up […]

Posted November 26, 2016 in Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up / 0 Comments

Bite-Size Reviews: The Stranger Game, What Light, Everyday Magic, The Lying Planet

Lots of reviews being posted today. Hopefully these bite-sized reviews will be enough to feed your fiction addiction! The Stranger Game by Cylin Busby Published by Balzer & Bray on 10/25/16 Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Suspense Pages: 288 Source: Edelweiss My content rating: YA (Physical abuse shown, sexual abuse referenced but not described) My rating: The Stranger Game is a dark, suspenseful, and twisty young adult novel—perfect for fans of Lauren Oliver and E. Lockhart—about fifteen-year-old Nico Walker, whose sister returns […]

Posted November 25, 2016 in Reviews / 8 Comments