Category: Book Reviews

Review: Mind Games by Kiersten White

Review: Mind Games by Kiersten White
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on July 24, 2013 | 18 Comments

Not gonna lie, it took me two tries to start this book. Not because I didn’t like it, but I read the first few chapters, set the book down, and didn’t pick it back up again for a couple of months. I wasn’t even really that interested in it, but I’m trying to catch up on old review copies (I’m soooo behind it’s not even funny). But, I ended up being pleasantly surprised! After seeing so many ‘meh’ reviews, I […]

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Review: Some Quiet Place by Kelsey Sutton

Review: Some Quiet Place by Kelsey Sutton
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on July 22, 2013 | 12 Comments

First of all, the idea for this book is brilliant! Emotions are people? Yes please!! And our main character couldn’t feel any of them. It was kind of strange at times, because emotions are so natural that it was hard to imagine not feeling any at all. The only problem with that was, there were times when it should have been a very emotional scene; yet because Liz didn’t feel anything, neither did I. She was an emotional robot. I loved the […]

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Review: Ashes on the Waves by Mary Lindsey

Review: Ashes on the Waves by Mary Lindsey
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on July 17, 2013 | 9 Comments

It’s no secret that I’m not a big fan of romance, but I do enjoy them occasionally if they’re done well. Sadly, this one fell flat for me. My main problem was the characters. I couldn’t connect to Liam or Anna – in fact, they annoyed the crap out of me – and therefore I couldn’t bring myself to care about anything that was happening to them. It’s really not a good thing when you’re rooting for them to fail.  Sometimes […]

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Review: School Spirits by Rachel Hawkins

Review: School Spirits by Rachel Hawkins
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on July 15, 2013 | 5 Comments

I had heard many people saying that this had nothing to do with Hex Hall whatsoever, even though it was a spin-off, so I knew going in that there would be none of the characters I loved so much from Rachel’s first trilogy. And they were right – Sophie was only mentioned twice in passing – but that’s okay. I still enjoyed the world! And while it didn’t quite hold the magic that Hex Hall did, it was still a […]

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Review: In the After by Demitria Lunetta

Review: In the After by Demitria Lunetta
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on June 12, 2013 | 7 Comments

Before was reality; the After, a nightmare.  In the After was fabulous! The world that Lunetta painted drew me in and I loved it! I think the driving point in this book was the relationship between Amy and Baby. It was beautiful and real and had me rooting for them to succeed. Amy was very protective of Baby, but Baby was perfectly capable of holding her own as well. I absolutely LOVED the fact that they spoke in sign language! […]

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Review: Crewel by Gennifer Albin

Review: Crewel by Gennifer Albin
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on June 10, 2013 | 16 Comments

I’m not really sure what to think of this book overall. I had a lot of issues with the world building, but it was so unique I couldn’t help but enjoy it anyway. I had a very difficult time in the beginning because I was really struggling to understand all of the terms and trying to envision the world. Things were not explained very well at all. I had a hard time picturing anything in my head, and thinking about […]

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