Undersea Spotlight: Angie at Pinkindle

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on May 21, 2013 | 4 Comments

I started this feature here at ASR in order to know your fellow bloggers a little better! If you are interested in being featured please fill out the form. Meet Angie!Hi, everybody! I’m Angie, of course, and I’m 23. I live in California, but not the glamorous part. I recently finished a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, and after getting some more research experience I plan to go back for my PhD in Conservation Ecology. I’m an animal lover, and have […]

DNF Review: September Girls by Bennett Madison

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on May 20, 2013 | 27 Comments

Thanks to HarperTeen for providing a copy for review! Honestly, I didn’t even plan on reading this book. Just from the synopsis I wasn’t sure I’d even like it. But I got an ARC in one of my Harper packages, so I figured, why the hell not? Sigh. Now I know why. I would never call anyone’s hard work crap, because I know writing a book is hard and time-consuming and probably devours a little piece of your soul; but […]

Bout of Books: Goals + Progress

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on May 13, 2013 | 17 Comments

Goals for the week Time I shall devote to Reading: I will be reading Monday night, Tuesday morning, Wednesday night, Saturday night, and whenever else I can sneak in a few pages. NO SPENDING HOURS ON THE INTERNET. (We’ll see how that goes.) My Goals: Finish current read Read at least 4 books, preferably review/library books Original goal completed!! New objective: Read as many books as I can! :D Schedule reviews/posts for at least one week Doing on […]

Important Announcement

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

Hello loverlies! I have a confession to make. I am a serious procrastinator. Okay, so it’s not really a confession, just a well known fact about me. Baha. But lately I’ve been falling farther and farther behind on EVERYTHING, and to be frank I’m feeling rather overwhelmed at the moment. I definitely do not want to quit blogging. Fear not, minions! But I’m seven books behind on my Goodreads challenge (read 125 books this year), and lately I’ve […]

Chantress Blog Tour: Excerpt + Giveaway

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on May 12, 2013 | 6 Comments

Chantress by Amy Butler GreenfieldPublished by Margaret K. McElderry (5.7.2013)Buy from: Amazon | The Book DepositoryAdd to Goodreads Lucy’s Chantress magic will make her the most powerful — and most hunted — girl in England. “Sing, and the darkness will find you.” This warning has haunted fifteen-year-old Lucy ever since she was eight and shipwrecked on a lonely island. Lucy’s guardian, Norrie, has lots of rules, but the most important is that Lucy must never sing. Not ever. Now it is 1667, Lucy […]

Nators Discuss! Being the Black Sheep

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on May 11, 2013 | 13 Comments

[Inky] Hey Hey Hey! It’s Saturday! To be more specific, the SECOND Saturday. Meaning…It’s Nators Discuss time! We’re gonna kick it off with the Jessinator talking about sheep. A perfectly appropriate topic for a book blog, if I do say so myself. On being the Black Sheep…. Have you ever been super hyped for a book that all of your friends adored, only to end up being disappointed? [Jessi] For some reason when EVERYONE else loves something […]