Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore 9/27/15

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore 9/27/15

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): Another busy week, but I feel like I’m starting to find my groove (maybe?). This week I finished a first edit on one project and […]

Posted September 27, 2015 in Sunday Post / 17 Comments
From the Editor – Words and Their Stories

From the Editor – Words and Their Stories

I’m working on a new editing project. It’s a paranormal book set in the mid-1800’s, so I’ve found myself looking up words and phrases a lot, wondering if they were a bit too modern. I have to say, I’ve been surprised by some of the origins of certain words and phrases – a lot of them are way older than I realized, and some phrases just have really strange or interesting stories behind them. Here […]

Posted September 25, 2015 in Let's Discuss / 12 Comments
Transformed by E.V. Fairfall – Review

Transformed by E.V. Fairfall – Review

Transformed is a young adult paranormal romance that offers a unique twist on the creation story. The story follows Thea, who is actually Mother Earth in human form, sister of God. Thea has suffered through the human treatment of her creation (wildlife) for centuries, but she has been forced to stay near one particularly cruel family for generations, being killed over and over by hunters. She believes that the only way she will be allowed to […]

Posted September 24, 2015 in Reviews / 1 Comment
Top Ten Books on My Fall TBR

Top Ten Books on My Fall TBR

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is: Top Ten Books on My Fall TBR Yeah, I know, this isn’t ten, but you can all pretend. These are the books I’m most looking forward to this fall (reaching into winter a bit, I admit).   I’ve got these books for review and can’t wait to read them!! Sequels I can’t wait to get my hands on! I didn’t manage to get these for review (and they’re not sequels) – I […]

Posted September 22, 2015 in Top Ten Tuesday / 14 Comments
Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore 9/20/15

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore 9/20/15

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): I know it was a slow week on the blog this week. I’d love to say that it’s a one-time thing, but I can’t make […]

Posted September 20, 2015 in Sunday Post / 23 Comments
Book Sniffing: It’s a Real Thing

Book Sniffing: It’s a Real Thing

Supposedly a true book lover adores the smell of books. I have to confess, I’ve never really understood this. I mean, just before writing this post, I tested this again by smelling my current book and it smells like – paper. Doesn’t give me any nostalgic notions of reading by the fire or anything like that. Still, SO many people talk about book sniffing that there must be some merit to it, right? So I […]

Posted September 18, 2015 in Let's Discuss / 26 Comments
What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler – ARC Review – ANOTHER All-Time Favorite!!

What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler – ARC Review – ANOTHER All-Time Favorite!!

Read the synopsis for this book and you can probably imagine why it was so powerful. The fact that it’s inspired by real events is simply chilling. A book like this (when done right) can make people think deeply and transform them. This book was done right. What fed my addiction: Kate’s POV. One aspect of the book that I was surprised about was the POV. We found out pretty early on that Kate didn’t actually see anything – […]

Posted September 16, 2015 in All-Time Favorites, Reviews / 20 Comments
Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore 9/13/15

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore 9/13/15

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): Busy week here in the Hewitt household. Our homeschool co-op is now underway, where I teach three classes – Acting, Musical Theatre (which is more […]

Posted September 13, 2015 in Sunday Post / 17 Comments
Bite-Sized Reviews – The Iron Trial, The Last Time We Say Goodbye, & I’ll Meet You There

Bite-Sized Reviews – The Iron Trial, The Last Time We Say Goodbye, & I’ll Meet You There

I’ve decided to write some quick reviews for books I’ve never gotten around to reviewing or that I just don’t have a ton to say about. I figure a few bite-sized reviews together will be enough to feed your fiction addiction!  🙂 The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare Published by Scholastic Press on 9/9/14 Genres: Fantasy & Magic, Middle Grade Pages: 299 Source: BEA My rating: Most kids would do anything to pass the Iron Trial. Not […]

Posted September 12, 2015 in Middle Grade, Reviews / 12 Comments
Is it Ever Okay to Judge? – Let’s Discuss!

Is it Ever Okay to Judge? – Let’s Discuss!

I feel like there’s been a relatively new trend (especially in YA) toward fostering complete and absolute acceptance of everyone and everything, and I have to admit that it’s got me thinking. Is it ever okay to judge? Is the actual act of judgment in and of itself bad, or is it what we do with our judgmental thoughts that counts? This is a complicated question, and I don’t know if I’ve come up with […]

Posted September 11, 2015 in Let's Discuss / 39 Comments