Month: January 2018

Heartbeat Weekly (103) & Bout of Books Wrap Up

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 15, 2018 | 3 Comments

What I got this month so far Bought Hogwarts Snowed In candle from Whiskey Diamond Candle Co (BST group) Fruits Basket themed Fangirl Monthly box Freebies December “Timeless” Shelflove Crate (rep – use my code NOVELH!) Markswoman by Rati Mehrotra (Storygram Tour) The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera (library) Gone Rogue – Wires & Nerve, vol. 2 (from publisher) Child of a Mad God by R.A. Salvatore (from publisher) Traitor Born by Amy A. Bartol (from publisher) […]

2018 Goals & Resolutions

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 10, 2018 | 7 Comments

I typically hate making New Year’s resolutions because it’s my belief that you should do so throughout the whole year! But I do still love them because it’s good motivation! Reading resolutions Read more. Last year I only read twenty books. That is positively abysmal for me!! I used to read 100+ books a year, and at my peak I read almost 150. I set my Goodreads challenge goal at 25 so that I won’t be disappointed if I fall […]

Review: An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 8, 2018 | 1 Comment

Why do we desire, above all other things, that which has the greatest power to destroy us? A little backstory first: I am SUPER picky about fae books. In fact, there’s only two I can think of that I’ve genuinely enjoyed: The Iron Fey by Julie Kagawa and the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning. Before this book came out, the hype was unreal. I was DYING to get my hands on it, and the ARC reviews were positively glowing. […]

Heartbeat Weekly (102): December Haul

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 7, 2018 | 4 Comments

What I got last month Bought Boxes December “Oh So Regal” FairyLoot Flick the Wick “The Life of a Bibliophile” box Merch The Trees Speak Latin zipper pouch by Dorothy Reads Nevernight & Manon Blackbeak woodmarks from Ink & Wonder Grindelwald tote bag (BST group) Deathly Hallows pocket watch, Loot Crate exclusive (BST group) Reading in Bed candle from Meraki (now closed), Illumicrate exclusive (BST group) Valar Morgulis & Obscurus candles from Reverie Library Christmas at Hogwarts candle from […]

Bout of Books 21: Goals & Progress!

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 6, 2018 | 4 Comments

Sign up for Bout of Books 21 HERE I’m so thrilled to be participating in this readathon! I did so horrible last year on reading and I want to start the year off right! It’s also been a really long time since I did a proper readathon. There was one on Instagram back in December while I was on vacation, but I didn’t get much reading in sadly. Goals Finish current read (Heart of Iron) ✓ Read 1-2 more books OR 1,000 […]

2018 Reading Challenges

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 3, 2018 | 8 Comments

2018 Goodreads Challenge 2018 Reading Challenge Jessi (Novel Heartbeat) has read 1 book toward her goal of 25 books. hide 1 of 25 (4%) view books 2018 Popsugar reading challenge See the challenge on Popsugar’s website here! Goal: 10 from the regular categories, 1 from the advanced category ✓ COMPLETED! Books read: Regular A book that involves a bookstore or library (Strange the Dreamer) A book with an LGBTQ+ protag (Heart of Iron) A book set at sea (To Kill […]