Heartbeat Monthly (20): August 2019

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on September 2, 2019 | 1 Comment

August haul Bought Lion King patch (Hot Topic) Kady & Ezra chess pieces (Shelflove Crate) Mia woodmark (SLC) Strange the Dreamer pin (SLC) Scorpio Races pencil tin (Owlcrate BST group) August “Murderous Vengeance” Novelly Yours box Audiobooks: Dark Age by Pierce Brown Ink & Bone by Rachel Caine Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim Insignia by S.J. Kincaid Malice by John Gwynne Freebies From publisher: City of Beasts by Corrie Wang (Freeform/Disney) Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin (HarperTeen) […]

Review: Containment by Caryn Lix

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on August 30, 2019 | 0 Comments

In case you missed my review for Sanctuary, I absolutely loved the first book! It was gripping, the aliens were chilling, and I loved the dark Alien-esque feel it had going for it. It was a space horror through and through and kept you on the edge of your seat. This book? Not so much. There was some major Second Book Syndrome going on here. The parts that I loved so much about the first book – namely, the scary aliens […]

When Sequels Don’t Live Up to the First Book

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on August 29, 2019 | 1 Comment

Do you ever read a book and LOVE it – then you wait in desperate anticipation for months for the sequel, only to read it and be totally let down? Happens to me ALL. THE. TIME. What is it with Second Book Syndrome? Here’s a few that I gave very different ratings to the second book as compared to the first: Do you agree with any of these? What sequels were you disappointed by?

Mini Reviews: Books I Never Got Around to Reviewing

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on August 23, 2019 | 2 Comments

I never reviewed this way back when I read it, but I just discovered a half-assed review draft on the blog and thought I’d transfer it here. Cuz let’s face it, I’m never gonna actually write a real review *shrugs* I really enjoyed the movie, but when I saw it I was thinking to myself, “I read the book but I don’t remember ANY of this???” So I don’t know if they changed a lot or if my memory is […]

ARC Review: DEV1AT3 by Jay Kristoff

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on August 19, 2019 | 0 Comments

CAUTION: MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR LIFEL1K3 So, with the way the first book left off, I was wondering hardcore where that would leave us and what would happen next. The character turnarounds in this one were astounding! I’m sad that Eve is basically a villain now, but it makes for a really interesting story! I’m hoping there’s still some redemption for her in the future. It’s kind of scary how far off the deep end she went after the revelations in […]

Heartbeat Monthly (19): July 2019

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on August 18, 2019 | 0 Comments

July haul Bought Dark Age by Pierce Brown We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal – SIGNED (Good Choice Reading) Nevernight ceramic mug (Owlcrate BST group) Supreme Commander patch (FaeCrate archives) Raven Boys collector coin, FaeCrate exclusive (BST group) From the publisher Cursed by Thomas Wheeler & Frank Miller (Simon & Schuster) In the Woods by Carrie Jones & Steven E. Wedel (Tor) A Crash of Fate (Star Wars) by Zoraida Cordova (Disney) Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi […]