November Novella Knockout Mini Challenge!

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 18, 2013 | 0 Comments

Co-hosting with Phantasmic Reads! Welcome to the Novella Knockout Challenge! If you haven’t signed up yet, feel free to join HERE. There will be giveaways at the end! ;) My goal: 5-10 novellas (10 would be ideal, but I’ll be happy with at least 5) Some novellas I need to read include: Progress: I’ll track my progress here :) Tuesday: The Moth in the Mirror (40 pages) Wednesday: Undone (120 pages) Thursday: As They Slip Away (48 pages), The Transfer […]

Heartbeat Weekly (4)

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 17, 2013 | 8 Comments

Bought: The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin This was actually for YALLfest, but Michelle ended up not signing :( Enclave by Ann Aguirre ($2.99 for Kindle) Burned by Ellen Hopkins ($1.99 for Kindle) The Bane by Keary Taylor (FREE for Kindle) Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep (audio – on sale for $3.49 on Audible) From the library: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (audio) Review: Pawn by Aimee Carter Welcome to […]

Review: Infinityglass by Myra McEntire

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 15, 2013 | 6 Comments

Infinityglass was a cute conclusion to the Hourlass series! While I feel like the magic of the series fizzled out somewhat as it progressed (it’s just not the same without Emerson and Michael!), I’m happy with the way it ended and would still recommend this series to any fan of sci-fi or time travel. I must confess I didn’t like Hallie much at all in the beginning. She was one of those girls. You know, the kind that wear skanky things […]

New Feature: Life of a Blogger

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 14, 2013 | 22 Comments

I’ve been brewing this idea for several weeks, and I’m excited to finally launch it! What is it? It’s a weekly feature. Each week I will choose a subject and talk about that subject in my life. The topics will be non-bookish so that you can get to know me on a more personal level! I definitely encourage you guys to participate, too. I want this to be meme style with a linky for you to add your posts to. […]

November Novella Knockout Mini Challenge Sign Ups

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 13, 2013 | 2 Comments

I was just musing to myself that there are an INSANE amount of novellas for series I’ve read or want to read, and that I had only read a very small amount of them (as in, maybe 3 out of 30). I found myself wishing there was a way to remedy that. What better way than a challenge?! Because surely I can’t be the only one who needs to catch up on the massive list of novellas! The goal: Read […]

Welcome to the Family: Leanne at Literary Excursion

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 12, 2013 | 18 Comments

I started this feature in order to know your fellow bloggers a little better! If you are interested in being featured please fill out the form. Meet Leanne! Hi Jessi! I’m going to steal a little bit of the info from my blog, to make this whole introduction part easier. I’m a 33 year old pastry chef living in New Orleans (originally from just across the border in Mississippi). I’ve had a few stints living elsewhere (Alabama, Ohio, Nebraska) but always […]