Girl Giant and the Monkey King by Van Hoang: 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.) It’s been so long since I’ve done a dual review. I was excited to be able to buddy read this newest book with Danielle Hammelef, the latest winner of my Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up “Make Me Read It” giveaway. Danielle chose to make me read Girl Giant and the Monkey King by Van Hoang. I read the […]

Posted March 9, 2022 in Dual Reviews, Reviews / 5 Comments

Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 3/6/22

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): Visit to Iowa State. I already talked about this in my monthly wrap-up, so I won’t go into detail. But the visit was […]

Posted March 6, 2022 in Sunday Post / 8 Comments

February 2022 Monthly Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

My Goings-On in February: Here are the things that stand out to me this month: Visit to Iowa State University. We visited Iowa State University and actually made a pretty huge realization while we were there. They have a Landscape Design program that’s heavier on horticulture and lighter on design than the actual Landscape Architecture. It’s an intriguing option that we didn’t really realize existed before, and I think Danielle likes the idea. But there […]

Posted March 2, 2022 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 16 Comments

March 2022 Discussion Challenge Link-Up & Giveaway

Welcome to the March monthly link-up for the 2022 Book Blog Discussion Challenge hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight! It cannot be March already, right? I have written one measly discussion so far. Someone write a discussion about how it is not possibly March and instead, we are stuck in a time warp. Or something. The winner of our December discussion challenge giveaway was Davida @ The […]

Posted March 1, 2022 in Book Blog Discussion Challenge, Giveaways (Ended) / 5 Comments

February 2022 Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up Link-Up & Giveaway

The Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up is hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight. UPDATE: We have changed the giveaway to a SEASONAL giveaway, since we kind of have the same people entering every season. It will still be international, still have a chance to read and review, the only difference is, you’ll have longer to enter! (And because I just haven’t been so great about reading the Make […]

Posted February 27, 2022 in Giveaways (Ended), Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up / 9 Comments

Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 2/27/22

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): Busy? I felt really busy this week, but I’m not sure what I actually did? Yesterday, Danielle had a track meet and then […]

Posted February 27, 2022 in Sunday Post / 12 Comments

YA Reads for Black History Month (and Beyond!): Daughters of Jubilation and Ain’t Burned All the Bright

Today, I’m focusing on YA books with Black protagonists for Black History Month, but these books are great reads any time! In addition to those two reviews, scroll down to see one other book recommendation as well. I hope these bite-sized reviews will be enough to feed your fiction addiction. Daughters of Jubilation is a story of power and the ways it can be wielded for both good and evil. Having grown up in the […]

Posted February 23, 2022 in Reviews / 6 Comments

Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 2/20/22

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): Oops! I forgot to update this section (and the books I read). If you already saw my Sunday Post, sorry. Apparently, I just […]

Posted February 20, 2022 in Sunday Post / 17 Comments

Do You “See” a Book as You Read? Let’s Discuss!

A couple of weeks ago, I was away from home for a few days while at my son’s State meet for Special Olympics snowshoeing (you can see a video of him here if you’re curious what that is). On the second morning, I found myself missing snuggles from my pup, Digit. He tends to be very needy in the mornings, which means that he gives me very forceful snuggles, hoping I’ll play with him in […]

Posted February 16, 2022 in Let's Discuss / 27 Comments

Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 2/13/22

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): My birthday! Friday was my birthday, and my husband made brisket on the smoker. So good! I also got some lovely gifts, including three […]

Posted February 13, 2022 in Sunday Post / 30 Comments