Heartbeat Monthly (9): September 2018

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on October 6, 2018 | 0 Comments

September haul Bought September “Life in the Shadows” Shelflove Crate September SJM Nerdy Post tee Wildcard by Marie Lu (SIGNED) Signed bookplates from Claire LeGrand, Heather Fawcett, & Tricia Levenseller Pusheen enamel pin Daughter of Smoke and Bone book sleeve Magnetic bookmarks from Happy Hello Co: Red Rising set, LIFEL1K3 set, Illuminae sets Freebies Three Dark Crowns pin (pre-order promo) Rep stuff: September “Starcrossed Swoons” Fairyloot (code NOVEL5) Magic and Mayhem special edition Illumicrate (code JESSI10) Love You […]

ARC Review: Grim Lovelies by Megan Shepherd

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on October 5, 2018 | 2 Comments

My poor dears. My grim little lovelies. I have pretty mixed feelings about this book. The main emotion that I feel after reading? Disappointment. This was one of my most anticipated 2018 releases, and I expected it to be amazing. Sadly, it wasn’t. Don’t get me wrong, it was still good – just…not great. The concept and world were the gems of this novel. The whole world of magic and the idea of the beasties was incredible!! Honestly this book […]

Books I Didn’t Finish: August & September 2018

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on October 4, 2018 | 0 Comments

Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean Genre: High Fantasy, Young Adult Published by Houghton Mifflin eARC, 384 pages Source: NetGalley In a palace of illusions, nothing is what it seems. Each generation, a competition is held to find the next empress of Honoku. The rules are simple. Survive the palace’s enchanted seasonal rooms. Conquer Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Marry the prince. All are eligible to compete—all except yōkai, supernatural monsters and spirits whom the human emperor is determined […]

Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’ve Met

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on October 2, 2018 | 1 Comment

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl The topic for this week is actually Top Ten Author’s I’d Love to Meet, but I’ve gone to so many bookish events and done a lot of traveling to bookish events, and I’ve met tons of authors, so I decided to do my own spin on the topic! Top Ten authors I’ve met Jay Kristoff – This one is really special to me. Not only is he my favorite author (and also […]

Horror October kicks off!

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on October 1, 2018 | 0 Comments

I’m so excited to be kicking off my second year hosting Horror October! I missed it last year (I hosted in 2016) and I’m thrilled to be back! I really missed celebrating my favorite month! Too see the full details and sign up, please see the original Horror October post! This event spans the blog, bookstagram, and twitter so you are more than welcome to participate using whichever platform you prefer! (To be entered into the giveaway though, you must link […]

Review: Smoke in the Sun by Renee Ahdieh

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on September 28, 2018 | 2 Comments

“Ours is a love stronger than fear and deeper than the sea.” Soo this makes me really sad to say but this story was really boring for most of the book?? *cries* Looking back I really can’t tell you what actually happened because NOTHING HAPPENED. After Flame in the Mist I expected much, much more. Not to say that I didn’t like it – I did still enjoy it for the most part because Renee’s writing is lovely, and I […]