Heartbeat Weekly (53): Kristen Simmons signing!

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 15, 2015 | 11 Comments

Books I got this week From the signing: Article 5 by Kristen Simmons Three by Kristen Simmons I made this awesome bracelet out of the Glass Arrow charms I won a couple months ago! Made this to wear to the signing tonight!! #bookswag #glassarrow #kristensimmons #hemp #jewelry #handmade #charmbracelet A photo posted by Jessi Larie (@novelheartbeat) on Feb 10, 2015 at 7:28am PST Gifted/won: The Glass Arrow by Kristen Simmons, signed and personalized Signed & personalized Glass […]

#LfBReadathon Mini Challenge: The Match Game!

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

Hey guys! First of all, thank you all SO much for joining me for the readathon! You guys rock! There’s only two more days left and I hope everyone is kicking butt. Keep sharing your progress with the hashtag #LfBReadathon! Today the mini challenge is called the Match Game, and it’s hosted by myself and the lovely Jade from Bedtime Bookworm! Guidelines All you have to do is match the boys’ and girls’ names to create a couple! Jade […]

DNF Review: The Book of Ivy by Amy Engel

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 13, 2015 | 11 Comments

When I first saw this one, I passed. When everyone else was reading it, I passed. Why? Because I hate the cover. It’s awful!! Plus, it just doesn’t scream “dystopian” to me. It looks like a espionage-thriller kind of thing (in the vein of Heist Society), so I wasn’t even remotely interested. But, then I saw that book twin Ashley rated it 5 stars, and I actually read the synopsis. Hmm, sounds like a dystopian style Hatfields vs. McCoys story with forbidden love. […]

Life of a Blogger: Websites

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 12, 2015 | 13 Comments

Full list of Life of a Blogger topics. Last week’s topic: What superpower would you choose? This week’s topic: Websites It’s no secret that I spend a lot of time on the internet. It’s definitely a downfall! Here are the sites I spend the most time on: Twitter, of course. This one is the major one! My blog. It’s kind of sad how many hours I spend on it! Sometimes I navigate to my homepage just to sit and stare at […]

Don’t be Afraid to be Yourself in YOUR Reviews!

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 10, 2015 | 21 Comments

We’ve all seen those “how-to” posts on writing reviews. Do this, don’t do that, make sure you blah blah blah. I hate those posts. Why? Because there are no rules. There are no guidelines. Your blog is YOUR space, and yours alone. Not anyone else’s! No one should ever, ever tell you how to review (or how not to). I cringe every time I see posts like that. Here are a few lines of “advice” I’ve seen that really annoy me: Don’t be sarcastic. […]

The 2nd Annual #LfBReadathon Kicks Off!

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 9, 2015 | 4 Comments

Welcome to the 2nd Annual Love for Books Readathon!! I just wanted to give a special thank you to everyone who signed up again this year (and to the newcomers as well!). I’m excited to have you all join me! If you haven’t joined yet, there’s still time! Click the banner for the sign up post :) The deets The Love for Books Readathon runs from Monday, February 9th at 12:01 am through Sunday, February 15th at 11:59 pm. There will be […]