Category: Book Reviews

Books I Didn’t Finish: December 2013

Books I Didn’t Finish: December 2013
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 1, 2014 | 8 Comments

The Dollhouse Asylum by Mary GrayGenre: Young Adult, Science FictionPublished by Spencer Hill Press (10.22.2013) ARC, 296 pagesSource: From PublisherAdd to Goodreads  A virus that had once been contained has returned, and soon no place will be left untouched by its destruction. But when Cheyenne wakes up in Elysian Fields–a subdivision cut off from the world and its monster-creating virus–she is thrilled to have a chance at survival. At first, Elysian Fields,with its beautiful houses and manicured lawns, is perfect. Teo Richardson, […]

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ARC Review + Giveaway: Avalon by Mindee Arnett

ARC Review + Giveaway: Avalon by Mindee Arnett
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 30, 2013 | 15 Comments

The fact that this novel takes place in space was enough to make me like it. Space stories are so few and far between! There’s a certain magic to the idea of being in space (Treasure Planet!) and this one really captured that magic. The first line was ‘Stealing a spaceship shouldn’t be this easy.’ Talk about getting your attention! It was also very unique. The idea of metatech and metaspace was very intriguing, as were the Pyreans and Empyria! […]

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Review: Unhinged by A.G. Howard

Review: Unhinged by A.G. Howard
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 23, 2013 | 12 Comments

Let me just say this: I love Anita. LOVE. She’s one of the most awesome authors I’ve ever talked to! I enjoyed Splintered, but Unhinged was even better! And no, I’m not biased just because I like the author. The world is a deliciously macabre version of the original, and I was thrilled to dive back in! I love Anita’s writing. She can paint the scenes in my head vividly and beautifully! The world building is one of my favorite […]

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Review: Night of Cake and Puppets by Laini Taylor

Review: Night of Cake and Puppets by Laini Taylor
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 16, 2013 | 9 Comments

I think it would be impossible not to love anything that Laini Taylor wrote. She’s so talented at stringing sentences together beautifully, even magically, that she can make even the most mundane things seem interesting! I have scuppies in my pocket and lust in my heart. Tonight’s the night. I love Zuzana. She’s hilarious! She’s tiny but fiesty as hell, and she’s got heart as big as her attitude when it comes to the people she cares about. Also, she’s just […]

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Review: Allegiant by Veronica Roth

Review: Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 13, 2013 | 16 Comments

Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. With all of the hype and the negativity surrounding the final installment of the Divergent series, I was kind of afraid to read it! I can’t really say it lived up to the hype, and I wasn’t blown away by it, but I still enjoyed it. Tris improved greatly in this one. In Insurgent, she pissed me off so badly that I […]

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Review: Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Review: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 9, 2013 | 9 Comments

Insurgent. Noun. A person who acts in opposition to the established authority, who is not necessarily regarded as a belligerent. While I still mostly enjoyed this one, it was overall kind of meh for me. Now that I’ve finished it, the book is already fading away. It won’t stick with me or leave a lasting impression. The feeling (or lack thereof) I got from this book probably didn’t deserve a 3 heartbeat rating, but I did enjoy it while I […]

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