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Heartbeat Monthly [36]: June & July 2023

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on August 6, 2023 | 0 Comments

June haul Bought Painted Devils by Margaret Owen (Illumicrate edition) Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff (Blackwells edition) Mister Kindly pin (LitJoy) From subs Witch King by Martha Wells (Illumicrate, May) Shanghai Immortal by A.Y. Chao (Fairyloot Adult, June) Sing Me to Sleep by Gabi Burton (Fairyloot YA, June) Freebies Light Bringer by Pierce Brown ARC (from publisher) I want to shout a HUGE thank you from the rooftops to Del Rey for sending me a copy of […]

Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Releases for the Second Half of 2023

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on June 27, 2023 | 0 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl Anticipated releases I’ve already got my hands on I haven’t read Bring Me Your Midnight yet, but the other three were 5 star reads! I screeched when Light Bringer came, that was my single most anticipated book of the whole year! Most anticipated releases for the first half of 2023 A House With Good Bones – ★★★ Briardark – ★★★½ Godkiller – ★★★★ In the Lives of Puppets […]

Books I Didn’t Finish: May 2023

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on June 15, 2023 | 0 Comments

Hooboy, May was a bad month for reading! I started off fairly strong with two almost-5-star reads (Fourth Wing, Starling House), and after I finished Starling House I was in such a bad slump that I could not get into ANYTHING. I ended up having to re-read the Raven Cycle via audio (Will Patton is FANTASTIC, highly recommend!) because I wasn’t in the mood for anything new. May DNFs Damsel DNF @ 7% I didn’t get very far into this […]

Heartbeat Monthly [35]: May 2023

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on June 4, 2023 | 0 Comments

May haul Bought In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune, Fairyloot exclusive (BST group) Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, sprayed edges edition Book journal w/ washi tape, book sleeve, & bookmark from StellaBookishArt Fairyloot ADSOM letter opener (eBay) From subs Silver in the Bone by Alexandra Bracken (Fairyloot, April) Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (Fairyloot, May) Some Desperate Glory (Illumicrate, April) May Wrap Up Books I read Weyward by Emilia Hart – ★★★½ Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros […]

Top Ten Tuesday: Things that make me instantly NOT want to read a book

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on May 30, 2023 | 0 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl 1. It’s by an author I don’t like. I know, this one is basically a given for anyone, but it’s my number one because it’s the first thing I’ll turn my nose up at when I see a new book. Authors I tend to steer clear of because I never like their stuff: Sarah J Maas, Holly Black, Cassandra Clare (this one is more of the fact that I’m tired […]

Top Ten Tuesday: Things that make me instantly want to read a book

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on May 23, 2023 | 0 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl 1. It’s written by Jay Kristoff. I will literally read anything and everything that man writes. He could write a book about accounting and I’d read it. 2. It has a gorgeous cover. Don’t we all judge books by their covers?! It’s the first thing about a book you notice, and eye catching covers make me look twice and read the synopsis. 3. There’s a cat involved. If there’s a […]