Life of a Blogger: 10 Things I’ll Never Do

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 20, 2014 | 5 Comments

Full list of Life of a Blogger topics. Last week’s topic: Unpopular opinions This week’s topic: 10 things I’ll never do Topic suggested by Nikki @ Fiction Freak Smoke cigarettes Touch a tarantula Eat sauerkraut Live in Alaska (or anywhere cold for that matter) Work in the food industry Own less than 2 cats Own more than 3 dogs Climb Mount Everest (again with the cold) Be a clown for Halloween Work at another job I hate Next week’s topic: Thanksgiving […]

Trying to Explain YA to Someone Who Doesn’t Read

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 19, 2014 | 8 Comments

Recently one of my bosses asked about my recent trip to Charleston. Hilarity ensued and I just had to share. “Young Adult? How old are you?” “26.” “Aren’t you a little old for that?” “There’s bloggers that are in their 40s!” “But isn’t it called YOUNG adult?” “It’s not called Young Adult because it’s meant for young adults. It’s called that because the age of the characters is at the young adult level.” “So, you’re a pedo then? You like ’em […]

Audiobook Review: The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 17, 2014 | 3 Comments

The darkest minds tend to hide behind the most unlikely faces. Why oh why did I wait so long to read this book?! I was afraid to pick it up because of the hype surrounding it. (I’m sure you all know by now that I tend to be the black sheep with those kind of books!) But I was pleasantly surprised! The beginning was EPIC. The scene where the orange kid whispers in the PSF’s ear and the PSF lifts […]

Heartbeat Weekly (40)

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 16, 2014 | 11 Comments

Books I got this week Bought: The Rising by Kelley Armstrong Prophecy by Ellen Oh Transparent by Natalie Whipple The Liberator by by Victoria Scott Starters by Lissa Price Replica by Jenna Black Struck by Jennifer Bosworth Don’t You Wish by Roxanne St. Claire I got all 8 of these books for around $55 from Book Outlet, and that’s with $10 in shipping (2 separate orders, I’m an idiot). They were all $4.99 with the exception of Don’t You Wish, […]

Review: Written in Red by Anne Bishop

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 14, 2014 | 8 Comments

Wow. WOW. Book twin Octavia has been telling me forever that I need to read this because it was amazing. She was so right! I was blown away by Bishop’s world. On the surface, it seems like it’s UF. But it’s SO much more than that! It’s hard to really categorize it, honestly. It’s more of High Fantasy than UF because while it’s similar to our world, it isn’t. It’s a made up world. But it doesn’t have a High […]

Life of a Blogger: Unpopular Opinions

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 13, 2014 | 15 Comments

Full list of Life of a Blogger topics. Last week’s topic: Concerts This week’s topic: Unpopular Opinions Topic suggested by Rosie @ Rosie Reads This is somewhat of a tough subject for me. I had to think long and hard to come up with anything at all….what exactly would qualify for an unpopular opinion in the real world? When it comes to books, I’m almost always the unpopular opinion because I tend to be the black sheep. But non-bookish things? That’s hard […]