Category: Features

Life of a Blogger: Unpopular Opinions

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 13, 2014 | 15 Comments

Full list of Life of a Blogger topics. Last week’s topic: Concerts This week’s topic: Unpopular Opinions Topic suggested by Rosie @ Rosie Reads This is somewhat of a tough subject for me. I had to think long and hard to come up with anything at all….what exactly would qualify for an unpopular opinion in the real world? When it comes to books, I’m almost always the unpopular opinion because I tend to be the black sheep. But non-bookish things? That’s hard […]

Heartbeat Weekly (39): YALLfest 2014!

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 9, 2014 | 3 Comments

Books I got this week From YALLfest (all signed): Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick Finale by Becca Fitzpatrick Sanctum by Sarah Fine Fractured by Sarah Fine Chaos by Sarah Fine Champion by Marie Lu The Young Elites by Marie Lu Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout Onyx by Jennifer L. […]

Life of a Blogger: Concerts

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 6, 2014 | 11 Comments

Full list of Life of a Blogger topics. Last week’s topic: This week’s topic: Concerts My first ever concert was Good Charlotte back in 2003. I went with my best friend at the time and it was awesome! We both were mildly obsessed with the band. She had a huge crush on Benji, so I did her makeup like his. We got to meet him after the show and he complimented her on it! X-Fest I’ve been to X-Fest every […]

Heartbeat Weekly (38)

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 2, 2014 | 3 Comments

Books I got this week From the library: Written in Red by Anne Bishop Solitary by Alexander Gordon Smith Bought: Talon by Julie Kagawa The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken Sanctum by Sarah Fine Chaos by Sarah Fine I got all of these (except Talon) for YALLfest next weekend :D I was supposed to get Fractured as well, but for some reason it didn’t come, even though I ordered it at the same time… […]

Life of a Blogger: Halloween!

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on October 30, 2014 | 6 Comments

Full list of Life of a Blogger topics. Last week’s topic: Origin of your name This week’s topic: Halloween I’ve always loved Halloween. I love horror and scary things! Growing up, it was always tradition to go out trick-or-treating with my parents. There was always a big event at my campground where everyone sat on the tables with candy and the kids would go through the tables. It was awesome! I really, really miss trick-or-treating. I loved it so much that […]

Books I Didn’t Finish: October 2014

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on October 29, 2014 | 7 Comments

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs Series: Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children Genre: Horror, Young Adult Published by Quirk (6.7.2011) Hardcover, 352 pages Source: Library A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off […]