Author: Jessi (Geo)

Manga Review: Mugen Spiral, Vol. 1 by Mizuho Kusanagi

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 1, 2012 | 3 Comments

Shoujo manga Published by TokyoPop (9.17.2004) Source: I own it Add to Goodreads Yayoi, a spunky high school girl, has inherited spiritual powers from her mother–she uses these powers to protect people. During a fight with the devil Ura. Yayoi’s power turns the devil into a black kitten. Now, even though Ura doesn’t hide desire to “eat” Yayoi’s power when he gets the chance, they develop an interesting relationship: The two begin living together, and Yayoi takes her new feline […]

October 2012 Monthly Recap

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 1, 2012 | 0 Comments

Posts ChallengesRandom Reads (5): Dead on the Delta [NOT COMPLETED – couldn’t get into the book]October 2012 Monthly Reading Challenge [NOT COMPLETED 2/5] Alright, so I did awful on my challenges this month >.< I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump! Oh well, always next month…. Music Mondays I wanted to make this a regular, but I just don’t have the time. Sorry guys! Maybe one day… TGIF/Follow Fridays 10/5 Follow Friday (35): What you hope to accomplish with […]

The United States of YA!

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on October 31, 2012 | 3 Comments

Click to see the full map on EpicReads This is so awesome I had to share! I may make a challenge for it next year, even though I haven’t heard of quite a few of these (and probably would have never given them a second glance otherwise). Here’s the list: Ones I’ve read are in bold. Starred* books were those already on my TBR list. Alabama – The Splendor Falls by Rosemary Clement-Moore Alaska – Julie of the […]

Undersea Spotlight: Dalene at A Date With a Book

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on October 30, 2012 | 1 Comment

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 Dalene! How long have you been blogging? What made you want to start a book blog? I started blogging in January 2012. I did make a few posts in December, testing the waters, but officially January made a post several days a week and began participating in memes. […]

Review: One Moment by Kristina McBride

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on October 30, 2012 | 1 Comment

As far as contemporaries go, One Moment was pretty solid. I didn’t connect quite as much as I wanted to, which is mostly what kept it from being 5 stars. I can’t pinpoint what exactly caused the disconnect – One Moment was a beautifully written story about letting go and moving on. But because it was so tragic, I feel like there should have been a little more emotion on my part. I didn’t cry once, and the only time I felt […]

Gravity Blog Tour: Interview with Melissa West + GIVEAWAY

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on October 28, 2012 | 2 Comments

In the future, only one rule will matter: Don’t. Ever.Peek. Seventeen-year-old Ari Alexander just broke that rule and saw the last person she expected hovering above her bed — arrogant Jackson Locke, the most popular boy in her school. She expects instant execution or some kind of freak alien punishment, but instead, Jackson issues a challenge: help him, or everyone on Earth will die. Ari knows she should report him, but everything about Jackson makes her question what she’s […]