October 2013 Monthly Recap [+ Horror October]

October 2013 Monthly Recap [+ Horror October]
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 2, 2013 | 2 Comments

    Hosted by Literary Excursion   Reading goal: 5 books [COMPLETED]  Parasite by Mira Grant (really liked it) The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey (loved it) Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke (didn’t like it) Insomnia by J.R. Johansson (it was meh) Feed by Mira Grant (hated it) Discussions: Horror in Film Horror in YA    Music Mondays I wanted to make this a regular, but I just don’t have the time. Sorry guys! […]

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Review: Feed by Mira Grant

Review: Feed by Mira Grant
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 1, 2013 | 4 Comments

Once again, I am the black sheep here. I really thought I could FINALLY find a zombie book I could actually love (so far, there are none), but again, I was wrong. I just want to say first: I really enjoyed Parasite. I loved the convincing world building, and the concept was so realistic it was almost scary. So, if you agree with me and didn’t like Feed, I still suggest picking up Parasite. I am very character driven when it […]

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[PnRC] November is for Shifters: Link Your Reviews!

[PnRC] November is for Shifters: Link Your Reviews!
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on October 31, 2013 | 11 Comments

Sign up HERE.     November’s feature: Shifters!   If you don’t know by now, this is my FAVORITE category of paranormals. I loooove were stories! Here are some of my favorite shifter/were novels:     I love Kelley Armstrong’s books featuring Elena Michaels. It’s been forever since I read them, and same with the Darkest Powers trilogy! I’ve been dying to re-read them, they were some of my first favorites! City of a Thousand Dolls was SO good, I definitely […]

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2013 Sequel Challenge: October Wrap-Up

2013 Sequel Challenge: October Wrap-Up
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on October 31, 2013 | 4 Comments

  Hello loverlies! We’re at the end of the tenth month – only two months left! How is everyone doing?! I’m going to make a confession: I’m doing awful. Right now I’m at 16/30. With two months to read 14 books. Not good at all! I doubt at this point I will make it to my goal, but I’m sure as hell going to try! I didn’t read any sequels this month because of Horror October. But next month it’s […]

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Books I Didn’t Finish: October 2013

Books I Didn’t Finish: October 2013
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on October 30, 2013 | 10 Comments

Rot & Ruin by Jonathan MaberrySeries: Benny Imura #1Published by Simon & Schuster (9.14.2010) Hardcover, 458 pagesSource: Library Add to Goodreads  In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn’t want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has no choice. He expects a tedious job whacking zoms for cash, but what he gets is a […]

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Horror October Discussion: Horror in Books

Horror October Discussion: Horror in Books
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on October 29, 2013 | 7 Comments

Todays topic: The horror genre in books! As I said in my discussion about horror in film: I loooove horror. I love creepy, dark stories. BUT…I am very picky. I do not scare easily at all, and I find 95% of the horror out there comedic rather than scary. I also don’t have a weak stomach. The gorier, the better!  I have yet to find a book that could actually scare me. As of right now, I remain skeptical that it’s […]

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