Heartbeat Monthly [40]: November & December 2023

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 14, 2024 | 0 Comments

November haul My YALLfest haul was part of November’s haul, but it was posted separately in my YALLfest recap. Bought Empire of the Vampire dust jacket (The Librarian Box) Kingdom of Shadow & Light by Karen Marie Moning (SIGNED) Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Waterstones edition) Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (black sprayed edges edition) Fourth Wing by Rebeca Yarros (holiday special edition) Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare (German special edition) To Kill a Shadow by Katherine Quinn (purple sprayed […]

Review: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 12, 2024 | 0 Comments

This was such a cute and wholesome read! I wasn’t sure if I would like it, because it’s literally just about an orc opening a coffee shop, and that’s not much of a plot. Tbh it sounded kinda boring. BUT, it definitely wasn’t! It’s true that there’s really not much of a plot going on, because the focus is all on the characters. And in a character driven novel, good characterization is so important. Thankfully, Travis pulled it off beautifully! […]

Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2024

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 9, 2024 | 0 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl Anticipated releases I’ve already got my hands on Last year’s most anticipated releases A House With Good Bones – ★★★ Briardark – ★★★½ Godkiller – ★★★★ In the Lives of Puppets – ★★★★½ Kill Your Darlings – ★★★ Riven – still haven’t read, oops Damsel – DNF A Door in the Dark – ★★½ Fourth Wing – ★★★★★ Spice Road – started to read & lost interest

2023 End of Year Book Survey + Reading Stats

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 6, 2024 | 0 Comments

The end of year survey was created by Jamie @ The Perpetual Page-Turner Past surveys 2011 end of year survey 2012 end of year survey 2013 end of year survey 2014 end of year survey 2015 end of year survey 2016 end of year survey 2017 end of year survey 2018 end of year survey 2019 end of year survey 2020 end of year survey 2021 end of year survey 2022 end of year survey (It’s crazy that I’ve been doing […]

Top Ten Tuesday + 2023 Novel Heartbeat Awards

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 2, 2024 | 0 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl As always, I’m combining my Novel Heartbeat Awards with Top Ten Tuesday! Top ten books of 2023 *doesn’t include re-reads Top 3 science fiction Top 5 high fantasy Top 5 urban/gothic fantasy Top 3 horror Top 3 out of my comfort zone Top 3 mystery/thriller Top 5 standalones Top 5 audiobooks Here’s my picks for the books with the best narration that I listened to this year! I […]

YALLfest 2023 Recap

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

I’m a little late posting this, oops… YALLfest haul Signed books Books I brought These are the books I already owned and brought with me to the festival to get signed! Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young (Owlcrate edition) That Self-Same Metal by Brittany N. Williams Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao (ARC) Bought at the festival YALLfest hoodie & shirt (not pictured) YALLfest […]