Heartbeat Monthly (23): December 2019

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 26, 2020 | 0 Comments

Okay so I’m a bit late on my December wrap up, oops. It’s been hard to keep up with them lately, but I’ve been doing a lot better about blogging regularly! December haul Bought Nerdy Post Harry Potter dust jacket set Shelflove Crate 52 Reading Challenges deck Freebies From the publisher Witches of Ash & Ruin by E. Latimer (thank you Freeform!) The Night Country by Melissa Albert (thank you Flatiron Books!) Gifted These were the bookish things I got […]

Review: Starsight by Brandon Sanderson

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 24, 2020 | 0 Comments

Holy crap, no second book syndrome here! It’s very rare that I love a sequel almost as much as the first book, but this one really delivered. I highly suggest reading this book BEFORE reading my review – going in, you know basically nothing about the plot because the synopsis doesn’t give you much. It’s so hard to talk about this book without giving anything away! So if you want to go in blind and be surprised like I was […]

Top Ten Tuesday: Recent Additions to My TBR

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 21, 2020 | 5 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl Fantasy Black Leviathan by Bernd Perplies: DRAGONS!! Gimme! The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker: ALSO DRAGONS!! Plus I’ve been wanting to read more Adult Fantasy and this one’s average Goodreads rating is super high! Ink in the Blood by Kim Smejkal: Tattoo magic! The concept sounds awesome! Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibanez: I found this one because my fave bookstore near me is hosting a YA panel and this author will be there, […]

Review: Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda & Valynne E. Maetani

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 20, 2020 | 0 Comments

If you know me, you know I am a HUGE sucker for Asian Fantasy. Especially if it’s Japanese. And there’s so few of them! This had everything I love about Japanese fantasy – oni, yokai, kitsune, miko, Shinto shrines, and plenty of glorious Japanese culture. (Which I am positively obsessed with.) That was definitely my favorite part of this book! It was super easy to picture everything – you know how some books tell you they’re in a certain country/place, […]

Review: This Vicious Cure by Emily Suvada

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 17, 2020 | 3 Comments

Wow, what a wild ride!! This book was explosive and action packed from start to finish! The second book dragged in the beginning, but this one definitely did NOT have that problem. There was never a dull moment! I have to say, Emily Suvada never disappoints when it comes to dropping bombs. So many surprises! “We’re both monsters, Jun Bei. That’s what they made us into. But that doesn’t mean we can’t do good in this world.” Jun Bei was ruthless […]

ARC Review: Ashlords by Scott Reintgen

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 13, 2020 | 0 Comments

This one is rather hard for me to review, because I had some pretty mixed feelings about it. First, I just want to say that the concept is EPIC!!! Alchemy! Phoenix horses!!! I loved the riders’ use of specific alchemical components to basically upgrade their horses. The concept was the shining gem of this book, and ultimately the main thing that kept me interested. I adored the horses and everything about them. The race was cool, too – it had […]