Heartbeat Monthly [46]: 2025 Last Half

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 28, 2025 | 0 Comments

Haul Bought Red Rising by Pierce Brown (anniversary edition) Sorcery Rising by Jude Fisher Wild Magic by Jude Fisher Magician Apprentice by Raymond Feist Light Bringer by Pierce Brown (Sub Press edition) Empire of the Dawn by Jay Kristoff (deluxe UK edition) Empire of the Dawn by Jay Kristoff (Waterstones) Empire of the Dawn by Jay Kristoff (Goldsboro) Empire of the Dawn by Jay Kristoff (Illumicrate) Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff (US edition) Empire of the Damned by […]

YALLfest 2025 Recap

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 23, 2025 | 0 Comments

YALLfest haul Signed books Books I brought These are the books I already owned and brought with me to the festival to get signed! If I Stay by Gayle Forman The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh (LitJoy) The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody & C.L. Herman The Last Dragon of Mars by Scott Reintgen Red City by Marie Lu A Treachery of Swans by A.B. […]

Heartbeat Monthly [45]: 2025 First Quarter

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on April 5, 2025 | 0 Comments

Jan-March haul Bought Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan (Waterstones special edition) The Half King by Melissa Landers (deluxe edition) Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Target edition) The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall (deluxe edition) The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh (LitJoy special edition) Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli (Owlcrate special edition) The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland, paperback He Waits for You Beyond the Dark by Kristen Simmons, ARC He Waits […]

eARC Review: The House at Watch Hill by Karen Marie Moning

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on March 3, 2025 | 1 Comment

This is rather hard for me to review, as I had mixed feelings about it. I absolutely LOVED Karen’s Fever series – namely, books 1-5. After that, the series kind of lost me. I mostly enjoyed books 6-8, but they started to feel a little monotonous and I never continued past that. I enjoyed most of the Highlander series, too, although Immortal Highlander is my favorite far above all the rest (ADAM BLACK!!). So, when I saw that she was […]

Audiobook Review: The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 20, 2025 | 0 Comments

I had pretty mixed feelings on this book. While I did enjoy it overall, there were some things that seriously bugged me. I’ll start with the good first. The concept is fantastic! I loved the idea of a bookstore – possibly the last bookstore – being open during the apocalypse, trading goods for books. Because even in the apocalypse, literature is relevant. Also, there’s something about a post-apocalyptic book that I just love. I don’t know why; I wouldn’t want to […]

Theories & Questions for Onyx Storm (CONTAINS SPOILERS!)

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 20, 2025 | 0 Comments

THIS POST CONTAINS EXPLICIT SPOILERS FOR FOURTH WING AND IRON FLAME. IF YOU HAVE NOT READ BOTH BOOKS, LOOK AWAY CHILD!! Violet’s second signet Rebecca said we had everything we needed to figure out what it is. Rebecca also said we would be disappointed when we found out. So does that mean it’s a lesser signet and not as powerful? Or just that it’s not what we think? According to Violet (page 520): “Signets have to do with who […]