Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Actually Lived Up to the Hype

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 11, 2018 | 1 Comment

The Illuminae Files by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman Nevernight by Jay Kristoff Red Rising by Pierce Brown LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis These were all 5 star reads for me! 100% deserving of the hype! What books have you read that totally […]

Review: This Cruel Design by Emily Suvada

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 10, 2018 | 0 Comments

There’s still hope as long as we’re alive. Okay so this one didn’t quite wow me like This Mortal Coil did, I’m afraid. I struggled a lot in the first half – I was feeling slumpy already and I wasn’t loving it like I did the first book. I was bored. So, I decided to put it down for a while. I read something else (Ship of Smoke and Steel, which I did NOT like), and the break was just […]

Heartbeat Monthly (11): November 2018

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 9, 2018 | 0 Comments

November haul Bought This Cruel Design by Emily Suvada November “<error>” Flick the Wick box November “Dark Arts and Death Eaters” Ultimate Nerdy Post YALLfest haul A lot of these I already had! I only bought about a dozen of these. Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh Smoke in the Sun by Renee Ahdieh All the Rage by Courtney Summers This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers Sadie by Courtney Summers Sawkill Girls by Claire […]

Audiobook Review: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 7, 2018 | 1 Comment

To be completely honest, I was worried going in that I would be the black sheep again because the hype for this book is U N R E A L. Thankfully, I wasn’t! For once, the hype is 100% justified. This book is so important, so impactful. It really makes you think about the world and how flawed it is. And honestly, this book got under my skin. I didn’t expect to care so much, because I am just not a contemporary […]

Bookish Gift Ideas

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 6, 2018 | 1 Comment

Christmas is sneaking up on us fast, so I thought I’d share some of my favorite bookish gift ideas, and from some of my favorite companies! Something else I want to mention is that I have forged a connection with most of the business owners of these companies and it’s so much more meaningful to me to support companies with fabulous people behind them! Candles I am OBSESSED with candles, especially the bookish kind! Here are some of my favorite […]

Review: Fire & Heist by Sarah Beth Durst

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 3, 2018 | 0 Comments

It’s not arrogant to know who you are. It’s powerful. And I am powerful. Oh my gosh, this book was SO fun! I found Durst’s prose to be quirky and engaging – I laughed out loud more than once. I absolutely loved the concept, it was fantastic! MAGIC. HEISTS. WERE. DRAGONS. Yes, that’s right. Weredragons!! How awesome is that?! I also loved that they were thieves of gold and hoarders of treasure by nature. I absolutely loved the sense of […]