The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter by Aaron Reynolds: Review & Reynolds’s Top Ten Addictions

Today I’m featuring the hilarious tale of a sixth-grader who’s forced into sleuthing by the spirits of zoo animals who need him to solve the mystery of their deaths. This book is written by Aaron Reynolds, who I knew in (what feels like) a past life—he wrote a full-scale musical that we performed for the kids’ ministry at my previous church, way back before I had kids. (His wife wrote the music and he wrote […]

Posted May 5, 2020 in Author Top Ten Lists, Reviews / 21 Comments

Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 5/3/20

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): Here’s what we’ve been up to while safe indoors this week: Online school. We found out that school will basically be done on May […]

Posted May 3, 2020 in Sunday Post / 38 Comments

April 2020 Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

My Goings On in April: Once again, there isn’t really anything to say here. I’ve been listing our random quarantine activities in my Sunday Posts, so I don’t think I should mention them all here again, but go check out the pictures of how my home improvement project turned out! Quarantine hasn’t been all that bad for me, really. I’ve realized I’m truly an introvert. There are five of us living in this house, and […]

Posted May 1, 2020 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 36 Comments

May 2020 Discussion Challenge Link-Up & Giveaway

Welcome to the May monthly link-up for the 2020 Book Blog Discussion Challenge hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight! So. Here we are, in May. It doesn’t look much different than April, I fear. So let’s discuss lots of stuff to liven things up! Hope you’re all staying safe and healthy ♥♥ The winner of our March discussion challenge giveaway was Veronika @ Wordy and Whimsical! […]

Posted May 1, 2020 in Book Blog Discussion Challenge, Giveaways (Ended) / 6 Comments

Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi: Review and Giveaway (Plus, a Quick Review of Aru Shah and the Song of Death)

Today I’m reviewing books two and three of the Pandava Quartet! Since this is technically a blog tour for the third book, I’m posting that review first, but you can scroll down to see my quick thoughts on Aru Shah and the Song of Death as well. Also, check out my review of book one, Aru Shah and the End of Time! You can purchase Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes at the following Retailers: […]

Posted April 28, 2020 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 12 Comments

April 2020 Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up Link-Up & Giveaway!

Welcome to the Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up, which I’m now co-hosting with Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight! The March giveaway ends soon, so head over there for your last chance to enter! This is the link-up AND giveaway for our April 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, we’ll put up a monthly wrap-up link-up post where everyone […]

Posted April 27, 2020 in Giveaways (Ended), Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up / 21 Comments

Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 4/26/20

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): Here’s what we’ve been up to while safe indoors this week: Online school. Same old story. Helping my son with his work. We watched: […]

Posted April 26, 2020 in Sunday Post / 29 Comments

I’ve Been Impersonated on Instagram!! Let’s Discuss

So, this morning, a friend of mine contacted me on Instagram and asked if my account got spoofed. He sent me an image of my Instagram account… except it wasn’t! At first glance, it looked like me … my profile picture, my name, even the last five images I’d posted. The only slight difference (which is basically unnoticeable unless you looked hard) is that they added an underscore after my Instagram handle (so they used […]

Posted April 23, 2020 in Let's Discuss / 61 Comments

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo: 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.) Danielle Hammelef was the latest winner of my Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up “Make Me Read It” giveaway, and she chose to make me read If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo. I got an autographed copy of this book at ALA 2016, and I don’t know why I hadn’t read it yet. I LOVED Russo’s Birthday, […]

Posted April 21, 2020 in Dual Reviews, Reviews / 12 Comments

Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 4/19/20

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): Here’s what we’ve been up to while safe indoors this week: Online school. They announced yesterday that school is officially not starting back up […]

Posted April 19, 2020 in Sunday Post / 26 Comments