Top Ten Books I’ll (Probably) Never Read

Top Ten Books I’ll (Probably) Never Read

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is: Top Ten Books I’ll (Probably) Never Read This is a tough list because, I mean, NEVER – that’s really saying something. I don’t like that word. And you all know how completely indecisive I am (just look at my Why I’m Changing My Ratings post and my What I Did Instead of Changing My Ratings post that went up the next week), so really, I don’t think that I can say never about anything. Still, there […]

Posted May 5, 2015 in Top Ten Tuesday / 38 Comments
Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 5/3/15

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 5/3/15

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): We spent the day at Six Flags Great America yesterday – first day it opened this season! I love roller coasters, so Six Flags is […]

Posted May 3, 2015 in Sunday Post / 27 Comments
April Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

April Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

My Goings On in April: I  posted a tongue-in-cheek April Fools’ post all about why I was planning to ban books in my household and give away all of my children’s books. Some of you thought I had truly gone insane! (I actually added April Fools’ to the title on April 2nd so that people wouldn’t be too confused.) I finished editing Baited by Ali Parker and started editing The Light by Kate Thomas and Burn by Allie […]

May 2015 Discussion Challenge Link-up (& Giveaway)

May 2015 Discussion Challenge Link-up (& Giveaway)

Welcome to the May monthly link-up for the 2015 Book Blog Discussion Challenge hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight! I can’t believe the year is nearly halfway over! This challenge has been going better than we ever could have imagined – we’ve been having an amazing time discussing books with all of you! The winner of our March discussion challenge link-up was Silvara over at Fantasy of […]

Do You Use Affiliate Links? – Let’s Discuss!

Do You Use Affiliate Links? – Let’s Discuss!

I recently went through a phase where I was buying more books than usual for one reason or another. I had a bit of birthday money to spend (books!), I was getting things for my OTSP Secret Sister (books!), I was going to more author events (books!) … and then there were just some books that I couldn’t resist based on reviews that I’d read. And it suddenly dawned on me that I should be purchasing […]

Posted April 29, 2015 in Let's Discuss / 59 Comments
Cress by Marissa Meyer – Review

Cress by Marissa Meyer – Review

***NOTE: This review is for the third book in a series and may contain spoilers for Cinder or Scarlet, the first book. Click here to read my review of Cinder or here to read my review of Scarlet.*** After reading Scarlet, I had to jump right into Cress because I was so excited about the story. Well, I was not disappointed at all!! What I LOVED: Cress. Cress’s story is probably my favorite of the series so far. I just loved […]

Posted April 27, 2015 in Reviews / 18 Comments
Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 4/26/15

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 4/26/15

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): This week was pretty calm around here. I started working on two different editing jobs, so I’ve been busy, but it’s been a good kind […]

Posted April 26, 2015 in Sunday Post / 12 Comments
What I Did Instead of Changing My Ratings – Let’s Discuss

What I Did Instead of Changing My Ratings – Let’s Discuss

As most of you know, I was considering changing some of my older ratings, but after getting some feedback from my lovely blogging friends (that’s YOU!), I started to doubt my decision. First of all, I felt like it would be unfair to authors – especially Indie authors – who had referred to my reviews in the past. (And, sure, none of those big-time authors would notice if I changed my reviews, but then I […]

Posted April 25, 2015 in Let's Discuss / 47 Comments
That Time I Felt Like an Idiot in Front of a Favorite Author (AKA a Recap of the Neal Shusterman Signing)

That Time I Felt Like an Idiot in Front of a Favorite Author (AKA a Recap of the Neal Shusterman Signing)

Ever met an author and ended up feeling tongue-tied or just plain said the wrong thing? This has happened to me twice. The first was at BEA when I met a relatively popular author in line and couldn’t place her at all. She asked for my card, and I asked for hers, and I think she looked at me as if to say, You’re a blogger and you don’t know who I am? When she told […]

Posted April 24, 2015 in Book Events, Let's Discuss / 31 Comments
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman – Review

Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman – Review

Challenger Deep is the type of book that you won’t forget long after you’ve finished reading it. This book sheds light on mental illness in a way I have never seen done before (at least not so thoroughly and realistically) – putting you directly into the mind of the mentally ill character and taking you on an enlightening, but also somewhat perplexing journey through his illness. Normally, I start my reviews with what I loved, […]

Posted April 21, 2015 in Reviews / 21 Comments