Differences between the Harry Potter books & movies that pissed me off the most

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on August 11, 2016 | 9 Comments

I recently had a Harry Potter marathon with my boyfriend in which we watched one movie every night for 8 days, and even though I’ve seen the movies several times, I still can’t help but think about all of the amazing little things from the book that were left out. Let’s be real here. ALL the major differences pissed me off, and I’m sure everyone who read the books can relate. It’s something that all Harry Potter fans will always […]

Tutorial & Giveaway: How to Make a Nevernight Inspired Mask

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on August 9, 2016 | 9 Comments

What you’ll need Plain white mask (Hobby Lobby, $3.99) Acrylic paint (red, blue, black, gold) Paint brushes (fine detail brush & large area brush) Pencil & eraser Bowl, tile, or foam plate for mixing paint Newspaper A close up of the book mask helps too! Step 1: Outlines Using the mask on the book as a reference, lightly draw an outline of the gold design and lips using your pencil. If you’re following the book mask’s guidelines, note that both sides […]

Review: Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on August 8, 2016 | 5 Comments

WARNING: This book is ADULT book. Do not make the mistake of thinking it is YA, because it is positively, unequivocally, NOT. It contains explicit sexual content, strong language, and loooots of violence. #stabstabstab Never flinch. Never fear. Never forget. Honestly, I don’t think any words I could say could ever do this book justice. But I will try my best! This book absolutely BLEW. ME. AWAY. (Just like I knew it was going to.) If you didn’t already know, […]

July Wrap Up & August TBR

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on August 3, 2016 | 5 Comments

Looking back at my July TBR, I did pretty darn good!! I had a very ambitious 11 books on my list for July. I got to 8 of those books, and the other three I had reasons for not getting to: I bumped Disruption to this month for ARC August, we decided to start the buddy read of Everland on the 1st, and the buddy read for Star-Touched Queen fell through so I decided not to read it (I kind of […]

Heartbeat Weekly (86): I rearranged my shelves

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on August 1, 2016 | 0 Comments

3 week haul Bought with birthday money: Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson The Winter King by C.L. Wilson Raven’s Prophecy Tarot by Maggie Stiefvater Harry Potter 8 film set (eBay, only $17.99!) Gifted: Saga vol. 6 by Brian K. Vaughan Thank you to my wonderful boyfriend for this one! From publisher: Gemina by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman Vicarious by Paula Stokes Shadows by Paula Weston Haze by Paula Weston Shimmer by Paula Weston Burn by Paula Weston […]

ARC August 4.0

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on July 28, 2016 | 1 Comment

ARC August is hosted by Read. Sleep. Repeat. Sign up HERE It’s that time again! I love any kind of reading challenge, but ARC August is one of my faves. It’s always nice to have extra incentive to knock out some of those review copies! Goals My only real goal is to catch up on my review copies. I’d really like to knock them all out! That’s all I have so far, but I may end up adding more by […]