I tried meal delivery services…and here’s what I thought

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on March 8, 2023 | 1 Comment

I don’t normally make non-bookish posts, but this was something I really wanted to make a post about! Meal delivery service has been a GAME CHANGER for me. I enjoy cooking again, I love trying new recipes, I’ve experienced new foods, and I eat things I wouldn’t touch before. I discovered that I love zucchini, and I’m eating onions and pork chops (which is HUGE for me, because I’ve always hated any pork that wasn’t bacon or sausage!). I tried […]

Audiobook Review: The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on March 6, 2023 | 0 Comments

This one took me by surprise! It’s enchanting, similar to the uncanny way of The Ten Thousand Doors of January and Strange the Dreamer (although I didn’t love it quite as much as those two). I think the vibe of this book was my favorite part! It’s very mysterious, and magical in that strange way that magical realism has, but without being nonsensical like most magical realism. It’s hard to talk about this without giving anything away – I went […]

Audiobook Review: Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame by Meg Long

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on March 3, 2023 | 0 Comments

This book was quite a letdown for me. Not to say it was bad, but I think maybe my expectations were just too sky high going in. It was one of my most anticipated 2023 releases! Thankfully my library had the audiobook on Libby, so I didn’t waste any money/Audible credits on this book. It started off fairly strong. I love space books and stories set on other planets, so I was interested in the beginning. Sadly, my interest waned more […]

Top Ten Tuesday: Books from genres I rarely read

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 28, 2023 | 1 Comment

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl Horror & Mystery/Thriller Contemp/Realistic Fiction Contemp fantasy & non-fiction What are your favorite books from genres you don’t read very often?

ARC Review: A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 27, 2023 | 0 Comments

I *almost* downloaded this book on Netgalley, but I’ve been trying really hard to not download anything else until I catch up on my backlist reviews. I ended up not needing to, because my bookstabestie Christy sent it to me (thanks Christy!!), which was a good thing because….this has been my least favorite Kingfisher novel thus far. Which makes me SO sad. The other two horror books I’ve read of hers (Hollow Places & Twisted Ones) were EPIC, so my […]

Mini Audio Reviews: Merciless Ones, Genesis Wars

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 24, 2023 | 0 Comments

I am SO. SAD. that I didn’t love this one. I adored Gilded Ones, and the sequel was a highly anticipated release. However, it had a raging case of Second Book Syndrome and left me feeling extremely disappointed. I never really got into the story or the world like I did in the first book (and both of those aspects were fantastic in the first book) and felt pretty disconnected overall. It didn’t leave much of an impression on me. […]