Review – Hopeless by Colleen Hoover

Title: Hopeless Series: Hopeless #1 Author: Colleen Hoover Release Date: 2012 Pages: 327 Goodreads Rating: 4.48 stars My Rating: 5/5 stars My Content Rating: Very Mature YA/NA (Sexual content, Abuse) Summary from Goodreads: Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than believing the lies… That’s what seventeen-year-old Sky realizes after she meets Dean Holder. A guy with a reputation that rivals her own and an uncanny ability to invoke feelings in her she’s never had before. He terrifies her and captivates her […]

Posted March 13, 2014 in Reviews / 0 Comments

Review – Almost by Anne Eliot

Title: Almost Author: Anne Eliot Release Date: 2012 Pages: 366 Goodreads Rating: 3.84 stars My Rating: 4.5/5 stars My Content Rating: Mature YA (Sexual Assault) Summary from Goodreads: At a freshman party she doesn’t remember, Jess Jordan was almost raped. …Almost. Very nearly. Not quite. Three years later, Jess has managed to make everyone believe she’s better. Over it. Because she is. …Almost. Very nearly. Not quite. Unfortunately, until Jess proves she’s back to normal activities, her parents won’t discuss college. So, she lands […]

Posted March 12, 2014 in Reviews / 0 Comments

Review & Giveaway – The Violet Hour by Whitney A. Miller

Tour Schedule Title: The Violet Hour Author: Whitney A. Miller Release Date: March 8, 2014 Pages: 312 Goodreads Rating: 4.11 Stars My Rating: 4/5 Stars My Content Rating: 16+? (Gory violence, Nothing more than kissing) Summary from Goodreads: The voice inside me is breaking free. I can’t stop it. Some call VisionCrest the pinnacle of religious enlightenment. Others call it a powerful cult. For seventeen years, Harlow Wintergreen has called it her life. As the daughter of VisionCrest’s patriarch, Harlow is expected to […]

Posted March 10, 2014 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 0 Comments

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 3/9/14

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:Well, my blogoversary giveaway has ended, so now I feel like I’m officially on to year two of my blog! Watch this week for my winners announcement!Here’s what you may have missed […]

Posted March 9, 2014 in Sunday Post / 0 Comments

Feature & Follow Friday – Old Favorites

Gain new followers and make new friends with the Book Blogger Feature & Follow! This is a blog hop that allows bloggers to gain new followers and find some awesome new blogs to follow themselves! The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee’s View and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host has a blog that they feature each week! So, if you’re a blogger, come join in on the fun! Here’s […]

Posted March 7, 2014 in Feature and Follow / 0 Comments

Review – This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales

Title: This Song Will Save Your Life Author: Leila Sales Release Date: September, 2013 Pages: 279 Goodreads Rating: 4.06 stars My Rating: 4.5/5 stars My Content Rating: Mature YA (Themes of suicide and bullying; sex, though not explicit) Summary from Goodreads: Making friends has never been Elise Dembowski’s strong suit. All throughout her life, she’s been the butt of every joke and the outsider in every conversation. When a final attempt at popularity fails, Elise nearly gives up. Then she stumbles upon a warehouse […]

Posted March 4, 2014 in Reviews / 0 Comments

March Random Read – Severed Colours by Dawna Raver & Angelfall by Susan Ee

It’s time for my March Random Read (a fun meme hosted by I’m Loving Books). The idea is to pick one random book from your Goodreads To-Read list (using Random.org) to read within the month. As I mention every month, I am in love with this meme! This is such a great way to make sure that I actually read some of those books that have been in my TBR list for eons.Again, this month I limited my Random […]

Posted March 2, 2014 in Random Reads / 2 Comments

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 3/2/14

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:My kids and I have been sick this week, so I’ve gotten way behind on replying to comments and getting around to other blogs. Sorry if you’ve missed me! This is your […]

Posted March 2, 2014 in Sunday Post / 0 Comments

Best of the Bunch & Challenge Update – February 2014

Best of the Bunch is a book blog hop hosted over at Always Lost in Stories on the last day of each month, where we can look back over the books we have read over this past month and give a Best of the Bunch award to our favorite book of that month. February 2014 I’ve been on a great book streak for the past week or two!! Read lots of amazing books this month! This month […]

Posted March 1, 2014 in Best of the Bunch, Challenges, Monthly Recap / 0 Comments

Random Reads Review – Waterborn by Kimberly James

Waterborn was my February Random Read selection. As you can see, I’m pushing my review right to the very end of the month as usual! I won this book awhile back and was looking forward to reading it – glad it was my RR choice! I’ve been eager to read a mermaid book for a while – and while the waterbreathers aren’t technically mermaids (no tails and they don’t live solely underwater), this book pretty […]

Posted March 1, 2014 in Random Reads, Reviews / 2 Comments