Author: Jessi (Geo)

Nators Discuss: Reviewing Process

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on September 28, 2013 | 7 Comments

[Jessi] Hello loverlies! We’re here today to talk about our reviewing processes! [Inky] Thanks so much to Lisseth from Read-A-Holicz for submitting this topic! Let’s get this party started! The Reviewing Process So Nator Twin, is there a specific way that you review books? Well, for me, there definitely is. I have to take notes when I’m reading, otherwise I forget everything. When I keep track of my thoughts, I feel like I have more in depth and accurate reviews. […]

Reader Feedback Survey: I Need Your Help!

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on September 26, 2013 | 11 Comments

Auntie Spinelli Reads will be undergoing some MAJOR changes next month for my 2 year blogiversary. I can’t tell you what they are just yet (although some of you may already know or have an idea), but I’m very, very excited!! I can’t wait to share the news with all of you! I want to start changing a lot of things here at ASR and moving forward with my blog. I want to be more interactive with my readers, and […]

Books I Didn’t Finish: September 2013

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on September 25, 2013 | 16 Comments

Blackout by Robison Wells Series: Blackout #1 Published by HarperTeen (10.1.2013) eARC, 432 pagesSource: Edelweiss Add to Goodreads Laura and Alec are trained terrorists. Jack and Aubrey are high school students. There was no reason for them to ever meet. But now, a mysterious virus is spreading throughout America, infecting teenagers with impossible powers. And these four are about to find their lives intertwined in a complex web of deception, loyalty, and catastrophic danger—where one wrong choice could trigger an explosion that ends it all. I made it through 25% […]

Undersea Spotlight: Kelley at Another Novel Read

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on September 24, 2013 | 5 Comments

I started this feature here at ASR in order to know your fellow bloggers a little better! If you are interested in being featured please fill out the form. Meet Kelley! I’m a 30-year-old currently living in Texas, and I love books! I’m lucky enough to live in a city that hosts a LOT of YA author events, so even though I don’t work in the industry, I still feel very connected to it. I have an amazing husband and […]

Audiobook Review: Rebel Heart by Moira Young

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on September 23, 2013 | 2 Comments

Moira Young is fabulous at world building! I love the world in the Dust Lands series and I was more than ready to dive back into it, bad grammar and all. (Which is why I refused to read it, I actually bought the audio because my library didn’t have it!) I still enjoyed it, but it didn’t quite have the magic that Blood Red Road had. I didn’t feel like there was much happening plot-wise and it was just lacking something […]

Kinslayer by Jay Kristoff Blog Tour: Review + Giveaway

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on September 18, 2013 | 8 Comments

Gods, I don’t know how to get my whirling thoughts into a coherent review! If you’re going to read this book, have a box of tissues ready. And maybe a therapist. My heart has been shattered into a million tiny pieces! How I looked while reading Kinslayer: Mr. Kristoff has outdone himself in this breathtaking sequel! Warning: This book is not rainbows and unicorns. It’s dark, desperate, and violent. Sometimes gory and disturbing. There is no HEA, horrible sacrifices are made, terrible […]