Category: Book Reviews

Audiobook Reviews: Spindle Splintered & Mirror Mended

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on June 16, 2023 | 0 Comments

I actually read this book as an ARC before it came out and just….never got around to reviewing it. Oops. This book is a super fun and creative retelling of Sleeping Beauty, but with some fierce feminist vibes! There’s plenty of subverted tropes and gender roles in this book. Gay princesses, badass princesses, masculine princesses, princesses saving themselves or denying the prince in favor of choosing their own path…oh, and my favorite: waking up a princess with a kiss doesn’t […]

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 […]

Audiobook Review: Seven Faceless Saints by M.K. Lobb

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on June 12, 2023 | 0 Comments

As I write this review, it’s been exactly 3 days since I finished this book, and I already barely remember a thing. I had to put actual effort into remembering what happened – probably because nothing happened in this entire freaking book. The plot was non-existent, the world building was mediocre, and the magic system was half-assed. Pair that with slow pacing, vapid characters, and a horrible romance (that unfortunately took over the entire story) and it’s no wonder I don’t remember […]

Audiobook Duology Review: Unearthed by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on June 9, 2023 | 0 Comments

I don’t know why I waited so long to read this book, it was so fun! It was kind of a mash up of The 100 (season 7 specifically), Skyrim, and Tomb Raider. I loved the setting being on another planet in an alien temple full of puzzles. So cool! Those scenes made me want to play Skyrim! The world was absolutely my favorite part of this book and I had no problem picturing it all in my head. I […]

Audiobook Review: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on June 5, 2023 | 0 Comments

This is the kind of book that I would never in a million years expect to work for me. It’s cliche, predictable, generic, and chock full of tropes…but I loved it! No one is more shocked than me to be completely honest. I usually hate the crazy hyped stuff that everyone loves, but this one? Well, there’s a reason for all the hype! The writing is superb! In the beginning when there wasn’t much happening, the writing was enough to keep me […]

Mini Audio Reviews: Together We Burn, Luminaries, Princess of Souls

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on June 2, 2023 | 0 Comments

While this book didn’t necessarily stick with me, the concept was awesome! DRAGONADORS!! Like matadors, but with dragons! Fucking awesome, dude. It was unlike anything I’ve ever read before! I adored the dragon parts of this story and appreciated the Spanish culture, but the emotion was just not there for me. I would have liked to have connected to the characters and the story much more than I did. Especially considering there were dragons! The romance didn’t do it for […]