Category: Book Reviews

Audiobook Review: The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 20, 2025 | 0 Comments

I had pretty mixed feelings on this book. While I did enjoy it overall, there were some things that seriously bugged me. I’ll start with the good first. The concept is fantastic! I loved the idea of a bookstore – possibly the last bookstore – being open during the apocalypse, trading goods for books. Because even in the apocalypse, literature is relevant. Also, there’s something about a post-apocalyptic book that I just love. I don’t know why; I wouldn’t want to […]

Audiobook Review: Slewfoot by Brom

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 6, 2024 | 0 Comments

Oh look, yet another wildly popular book that I didn’t enjoy. Baa. Not to say it was all terrible. There were some things I liked: namely, Father/Samson and the Wildfolk. I thought the magic/lore side of the story was really cool, and I enjoyed those parts. However, I wasn’t a huge fan of Abitha’s parts. Or Abitha’s character. Actually, I found all the characters to be rather flat, and didn’t connect with any of them. Not to mention there were […]

ARC Review: Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on March 11, 2024 | 0 Comments

A HUGE thank you to St. Martin’s Press for sending me an early copy of the book! “Sunset waits for no saint, and the Dead run quick.” I. JUST. WOW, YA’LL. I daresay Damned was even better than Empire. This book rocked my fuckin’ socks off! Something I adore about Jay Kristoff is that he is a PRO at middle books. No second book syndrome here! (Actually, I think the second book has been my favorite in all of his trilogies!) […]

Audiobook Review: Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 16, 2024 | 0 Comments

I think it’s time for me to come to terms with the fact that Stephanie Garber is not for me. Caraval was just okay for me – pretty meh, but not bad – and I outright hated Legendary. I got tricked by the hype monster yet again, because this spin off series is WILDLY popular. So, I went in with rather high hopes. Why can’t I just like the stuff that everyone else likes?! It seems like every time there’s […]

Audiobook Review: Broken by Jenny Lawson (I stepped out of my comfort zone!)

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 9, 2024 | 1 Comment

Wow, I did not expect to love this book so much! I am not a non-fiction reader. I can count the number of non-fic books I’ve read in my entire life on one hand. In fact, I even know exactly which ones they are – Half Assed by Jeanette Fulda and Cultish by Amanda Montell. I did read a short self help book maybe a year ago, but I don’t even remember the name of it because it wasn’t very […]

Mini Audiobook Reviews: The Empress & Nemesis by S.J. Kincaid

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 2, 2024 | 0 Comments

Full disclosure: I almost didn’t read this. The first time I picked it up I was bored out of my mind with the politics and I DNFed it. It took me years, but I finally decided to give it another shot! I think listening to the audio really helped, honestly. It was much easier to get through this time around! It was still pretty slow in the beginning, but the last half really picked up. And THAT ENDING!!! I never knew […]