Author: Jessi (Geo)

2015 End of Year Book Survey

2015 End of Year Book Survey
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 30, 2015 | 6 Comments

The End of Year Book Survey is hosted by Jamie @ The Perpetual Page Turner Reading Stats Number of books you read: 95 Number of re-reads: 11 Genre you read the most from: Sci-fi Best in Books 1. Best book you read in 2015? Nothing can beat the Wayfarer Redemption series, but it was a re-read so I’m gonna go with In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken or The Girl at Midnight by Grey! 2. Book you were excited about & thought […]

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2015 Prequel & Sequel Challenge: Final Wrap Up & Giveaway!

2015 Prequel & Sequel Challenge: Final Wrap Up & Giveaway!
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 29, 2015 | 3 Comments

Hey guys! First of all, we want to thank you guys SO much for participating! We were thrilled to have such a great turnout for the third year in a row. We’re also excited to be hosting it again in 2016! (If you missed it, here is the signup post.) I know this past year we said we were planning better (and more fun) things for the challenge, and I’m afraid we kind of dropped the ball. Life happens, what can we say? […]

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Books I Didn’t Finish: December 2015

Books I Didn’t Finish: December 2015
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 26, 2015 | 2 Comments

The Almost Girl by Amalie Howard Series: The Riven Chronicles #1 Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Published by Strange Chemistry (12.17.2013) Paperback, 432 pages Source: Library Seventeen-year-old Riven comes from a world parallel to Earth, a world that has been ravaged by a devastating android war. As a Legion General, she is the right hand of Prince Cale, the young Prince of Neospes. In her world, she’s had everything: rank, responsibility, and respect. But when Prince Cale sends her away to rescue his long-lost brother, Caden, who has […]

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Review: Waterfell by Amalie Howard

Review: Waterfell by Amalie Howard
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 25, 2015 | 3 Comments

How to review this book? I had some very mixed feelings about this book. The concept was actually quite brilliant, but I found the delivery to be lacking. The premise was pretty awesome! Very cool! That is mostly where my enjoyment ended. I didn’t care about any of the characters and couldn’t connect to Narissa. Actually, I didn’t like our lead female much at all. She was kind of immature and hypocritical. There were times where I actually hated her – […]

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Books I Re-Read Recently Via Audio

Books I Re-Read Recently Via Audio
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 23, 2015 | 1 Comment

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Published by HarperTeen (3.2.2010) Audiobook, 470 pages 12 hours, 25 minutes Source: I own it What if you only had one day to live? What would you do? Who would you kiss? And how far would you go to save your own life? Samantha Kingston has it all: looks, popularity, the perfect boyfriend. Friday, February 12, should be just another day in her charmed life. Instead, it turns out to […]

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Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass

Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 21, 2015 | 4 Comments

I had been wanting to read this for a while, yet at the same time dreading it because while I was intrigued, I was pretty sure it wouldn’t be a me book. Actually, I was quite sure I was going to hate it, but curiosity about the hype eventually won out. Surprisingly, I didn’t hate it like I thought I would, but I wasn’t all that impressed, either. I felt very ‘meh’ about everything. I didn’t care about the characters or the […]

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