Author: Jessi (Geo)

Mini Audio Reviews: Lovely War, Soulmate Equation, Crawdads

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 3, 2023 | 0 Comments

This was a book club pick, and something I would have never touched in a million years on my own. I have never been a fan of historical fiction and usually avoid it at all costs. So, I ended up being pleasantly surprised by this one! The audiobook was FANTASTIC! I didn’t enjoy the flashbacks a whole lot, because that’s where the historical part really shone through. I didn’t care all that much about Hazel and James or Aubrey and […]

Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Standalones

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 31, 2023 | 0 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl Honorable Mention: What are YOUR favorite standalones?

Mini ARC Reviews: A Long Stretch of Bad Days, Mysteries of Thorn Manor

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 30, 2023 | 0 Comments

I don’t have all that much to say about this one, other than I enjoyed it! Mindy’s contemporary books are almost always a hit for me, which is funny because I’m not usually a fan of contemporary. Even funnier that her fantasy books usually don’t work for me. Her contemps just knock it out of the park! This one felt so realistic, like the events had actually happened. There isn’t really a whole lot going on plot wise for a […]

Heartbeat Monthly (32): January 2023

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 29, 2023 | 0 Comments

January haul Bought The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Fairyloot edition (eBay) To the Bitter End Illumicrate box (eBay), sans sword replica Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff (sprayed edges) EotV enamel pin Manon & Abraxos pouch Wild & improbable shoe charms These Violent Delights pin Always Victorious magnets Gifted I got an awesome care package from Christy (@cbookaddiction), THANK YOU CHRISTY! You’re the best!! Warriors 1-3 boxed set A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher, ARC […]

Mini Audio Reviews: Bird & Sword, Prison Healer, Legendborn

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 27, 2023 | 0 Comments

I’m so sad that I didn’t love this one. The hype for this book is UNREAL! Everyone talks about how beautiful the writing is, but it didn’t wow me. In fact, I found this story to be somewhat dull. I loved the idea of the magic system, but the middle got pretty boring when Lark was in the castle. I didn’t care at all for the romance, either. There was zero chemistry between Lark and Tiras, and it borderlined controlling […]

Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-me Authors from 2022

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 24, 2023 | 0 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl New authors I read T. Kingfisher She is my #1 because I read 3 of her books in 2022! The Hollow Places was one of my fave books of the year and is now in my top 5 standalones. She has a very distinct writing style with extremely unique worlds! Xiran Jay Zhao Iron Widow was my favorite book of the whole year! Awesome writing, awesome world building, awesome characters. […]