Author: Jessi (Geo)

Books I Didn’t Finish: January 2013

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 23, 2013 | 0 Comments

Revolution 19 by Gregg Rosenblum ARC, 265 pages Published by HarperTeen (1.8.2013) Series: N/A Source: Won from EpicReadsAdd to Goodreads Twenty years ago, the robots designed to fight our wars abandoned the battlefields. Then they turned their weapons on us. Only a few escaped the robot revolution of 2071. Kevin, Nick, and Cass are lucky —they live with their parents in a secret human community in the woods. Then their village is detected and wiped out. Hopeful that other survivors […]

Undersea Spotlight: Ashley at My Two Cents

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 22, 2013 | 0 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 Ashley! My name is Ashley, I’m 29. I live in Hamilton, Ontario (AKA The Hammer, or Steel Town) Canada! I’m the single mom of the most adorable Little Monster ever! I’m a little bit nerdy, a little bit crazy, a little bit edgy, and kind of random, I’m a LEAFS […]

Audiobook Review: Blood Red Road by Moira Young

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 21, 2013 | 0 Comments

Gosh, I don’t even know where to start! Even with all the hype, this book was so much more than I expected! I mean, I love dystopians. And I pretty much like most of the ones I read. But this one pushed and shoved itself right to the top of that list! It’s the best dystopian I’ve read since The Hunger Games! The world building. Ahhh, so fabulous! It was CINEMATIC. I had absolutely no problem picturing everything in my […]

Undersea Spoils (19): My first ARC package!

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

This is my replacement for IMM. For review:Asunder by Jodi Meadows (Harper)The Ward by Jordana Frankel (Harper)Fragments by Dan Wells (Harper)Recalled by Cambria Hebert (for tour) Won:Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi (from Goodreads giveaway) Bought:Through the Ever Night by Veronica RossiFinale by Becca FitzpatrickMila 2.0, Origins: The Fire by Debra Driza (downloaded for free) From the library:Crewel by Ginnifer AlbinIronskin by Tina ConnollyVelveteen by Daniel MarksThe Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterMystic City by Theo LawrenceThe Darkest Minds by Alexandra BrackenFor Darkness […]

Plagiarism Sucks: It’s More Than Just Drama

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 19, 2013 | 0 Comments

Direct from dictionary.com: pla·gia·rism [pley-juh-riz-uh m]noun 1. an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author’s work as one’s own, as by not crediting the original author.Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off. 2. a piece of writing or other work reflecting such unauthorized use or imitation. Plagiarism is NEVER okay. Not under any circumstance. Nor is there any such thing as ‘accidental’ plagiarism. It […]

Obscura Burning Book Blitz: Excerpt + GIVEAWAY

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 17, 2013 | 0 Comments

Obscura Burning by Suzanne van Rooyen Publication date: December 7th, 2012Add to Goodreads Amazon | Barnes & Noble | OmniLit The world’s going to end in fire…and it’s all Kyle’s fault. Kyle Wolfe’s world is about to crash and burn. Just weeks away from graduation, a fire kills Kyle’s two best friends and leaves him permanently scarred. A fire that Kyle accidentally set the night he cheated on his boyfriend Danny with their female friend, Shira. That same day, a strange new planet, […]