Author: Jessi (Geo)

Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth

Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 22, 2013 | 11 Comments

This is not the first time I’ve read this book; I read it back in 2011 when it first came out. I liked it the first time, but it didn’t wow me. I probably would have given it 3-3.5 stars. That was before I started blogging, and I remembered next to nothing, so it was almost like reading it for the first time again. I was never really on the Divergent bandwagon with all of the crazed fans, but with […]

Divider

Life of a Blogger: Favorite Bands

Life of a Blogger: Favorite Bands
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 21, 2013 | 24 Comments

  My top five bands, in order:  1. Avenged Sevenfold: There is not a single piece of music they could make that I would not enjoy. I am so in love with their sound! I could listen to them all day, every day, and never get sick of it. The lead singer, M. Shadows, is my celebrity crush! I loooove the sound of his voice so hard! I’ve seen them twice in concert: In 2006 at X-Fest 11 (this is […]

Divider

Review: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Review: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 20, 2013 | 10 Comments

I wasn’t a big fan of Shadow and Bone. I was the black sheep on that one. I was hoping that Siege and Storm would blow the first book out of the water and I would love it, like everyone else did. Sadly, I was wrong. It was exactly the same for me as Shadow and Bone was: Meh. I did fare a bit better with all of the foreign/made up terms in this one, because there was a map and […]

Divider

Welcome to the Family: Nova at Musings of a Blodger

Welcome to the Family: Nova at Musings of a Blodger
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 19, 2013 | 7 Comments

I started this feature here in order to know your fellow bloggers a little better! If you are interested in being featured please fill out the form. This week’s featured blogger has been dubbed my blogging niece, and is the one who gave me the idea for the name change!  Meet Nova! Um… I’m so bad at this! Erm…. I’m Nova… *awkward wave*. Friends call me Supernova and if you can tell me what my new favorite show is, you can […]

Divider

November Novella Knockout Mini Challenge!

November Novella Knockout Mini Challenge!
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 18, 2013 | 0 Comments

Co-hosting with Phantasmic Reads! Welcome to the Novella Knockout Challenge! If you haven’t signed up yet, feel free to join HERE. There will be giveaways at the end! ;) My goal: 5-10 novellas (10 would be ideal, but I’ll be happy with at least 5) Some novellas I need to read include:  Progress: I’ll track my progress here :) Tuesday: The Moth in the Mirror (40 pages) Wednesday: Undone (120 pages) Thursday: As They Slip Away (48 pages), The Transfer […]

Divider

Heartbeat Weekly (4)

Heartbeat Weekly (4)
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 17, 2013 | 8 Comments

      Bought: The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin   This was actually for YALLfest, but Michelle ended up not signing :( Enclave by Ann Aguirre ($2.99 for Kindle) Burned by Ellen Hopkins ($1.99 for Kindle) The Bane by Keary Taylor (FREE for Kindle) Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep (audio – on sale for $3.49 on Audible)   From the library: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (audio)      Review: Pawn by Aimee Carter Welcome to […]

Divider