Mini Review: Invaded by Melissa Landers

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 1, 2016 | 3 Comments

Oh how I missed Cara’s snark and Aelyx’s banter! I had forgotten how much I enjoyed this world. I really like the L’eihr and their culture! It was awesome to finally see the planet. I found it interesting that Cara and Aelyx were struggling with the same things, despite being on two totally different worlds. Fitting in, being homesick, missing each other. It kinda showed that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. I totally loved Aelyx’s cat (cat […]

The 2015 Novel Heartbeat Awards

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 31, 2015 | 7 Comments

Top ten books of 2015 I decided not to include re-reads in this category, since there were three that would have been at the top of my list – The Wayfarer Redemption by Sara Douglass, Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver, and Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. Top 5 Dystopian Top 5 Science Fiction Top 5 High Fantasy Top 5 Urban Fantasy Top 3 Contemporary Best Historical Top […]

2015 End of Year Book Survey

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 30, 2015 | 6 Comments

The End of Year Book Survey is hosted by Jamie @ The Perpetual Page Turner Reading Stats Number of books you read: 95 Number of re-reads: 11 Genre you read the most from: Sci-fi Best in Books 1. Best book you read in 2015? Nothing can beat the Wayfarer Redemption series, but it was a re-read so I’m gonna go with In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken or The Girl at Midnight by Grey! 2. Book you were excited about & thought […]

2015 Prequel & Sequel Challenge: Final Wrap Up & Giveaway!

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 29, 2015 | 3 Comments

Hey guys! First of all, we want to thank you guys SO much for participating! We were thrilled to have such a great turnout for the third year in a row. We’re also excited to be hosting it again in 2016! (If you missed it, here is the signup post.) I know this past year we said we were planning better (and more fun) things for the challenge, and I’m afraid we kind of dropped the ball. Life happens, what can we say? […]

Books I Didn’t Finish: December 2015

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 26, 2015 | 2 Comments

The Almost Girl by Amalie Howard Series: The Riven Chronicles #1 Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Published by Strange Chemistry (12.17.2013) Paperback, 432 pages Source: Library Seventeen-year-old Riven comes from a world parallel to Earth, a world that has been ravaged by a devastating android war. As a Legion General, she is the right hand of Prince Cale, the young Prince of Neospes. In her world, she’s had everything: rank, responsibility, and respect. But when Prince Cale sends her away to rescue his long-lost brother, Caden, who has […]

Review: Waterfell by Amalie Howard

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 25, 2015 | 3 Comments

How to review this book? I had some very mixed feelings about this book. The concept was actually quite brilliant, but I found the delivery to be lacking. The premise was pretty awesome! Very cool! That is mostly where my enjoyment ended. I didn’t care about any of the characters and couldn’t connect to Narissa. Actually, I didn’t like our lead female much at all. She was kind of immature and hypocritical. There were times where I actually hated her – […]