2016 Prequel & Sequel Challenge Sign-Ups

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 17, 2015 | 32 Comments

It’s time for another year of the Prequel & Sequel Challenge! Last year I was happy to adopt Melissa @ Writer Grrl Reads as a wonderful co-host, and we’re giving it another go in 2016! Last year we slacked quite a bit on putting fun things together. We’re hoping to do a lot more with the challenge this year! Welcome to the 2016 Sequel & Prequel Challenge, hosted by Novel Heartbeat and Writer Grrl Reads! The goal: To read as many prequels and sequels […]

Review: The Iron Warrior by Julie Kagawa

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 14, 2015 | 0 Comments

Aw man, Julie never disappoints! I always forget how much I miss this world until I step back into it again. I love it so much! I’m not much of a fan of fae stories these days, but I love the way Julie writes them. I’m sad to see this series end, but what a wonderful end it was! I looove how twisted the world was. The carnival tent in the Between was totally creepy! I was definitely cringing at […]

Review: Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 11, 2015 | 2 Comments

She was a whirling cloud of death, a queen of shadows, and these men were already carrion. I had the same exact problem with this book as I had with Heir of Fire – painfully slow pacing. This book was FAR too long. I feel like there was a lot of unnecessary filler that could have been cut out to push the plot along a bit faster. It didn’t get exciting and start catching my interest until the last third […]

Audiobook Review: Raging Star by Moira Young

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 7, 2015 | 0 Comments

[Lots of spoilers ahead, but all are in tags. DO NOT CLICK THEM IF YOU HAVEN’T READ THE BOOK. No, seriously. They will ruin it for you because they are doozies. Just don’t do it, man.] For the majority of this book, I feel like there wasn’t really anything happening. I got fairly bored with the audio because it was moving at a snail’s pace. I listened to it while traveling to Florida, and I actually had to turn it […]

Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 4, 2015 | 3 Comments

CAUTION: Spoilers if you haven’t read the series! Oh my gosh, how do I even review this?! I was completely blown away by this book. I think it was my favorite of the series, besides Prisoner of Azkaban (because Sirius Black, of course). My absolute favorite part of this book was Snape’s memories after his death. HOLY. SHIT. You guys, I was fucking bawling. I know he acted like a horrible person, and I probably shouldn’t romanticize him, but his […]

Heartbeat Weekly (70): YALLfest 2015 & Giveaway

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 18, 2015 | 4 Comments

Books I got this week From YALLfest: Signed books: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken Into the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken Through the Dark by Alexandra Bracken Scorched by Mari Mancusi The Rose Society by Marie Lu A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson The Iron Warrior by Julie Kagawa ‘Til the World Ends Anthology (Julie Kagawa) Winter by Marissa […]