Format: Audiobook

Mini Audio Reviews: Wizard of Earthsea, Midnight Library

Mini Audio Reviews: Wizard of Earthsea, Midnight Library
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on June 30, 2023 | 0 Comments

Welp, I finally read this book. And I know with absolute certainty that I would not have finished it if it weren’t for the audio. How can a book be so boring when it’s not even 200 pages long?! And did I read a different book than everyone else did?!?! The writing was dull, the characters were dull, and the story should have been interesting but it just wasn’t. The audio, though? Literally all the stars I would give this […]

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Audiobook Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Audiobook Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on June 23, 2023 | 0 Comments

I’m going to be completely honest: I never would have looked twice at this book. I didn’t even really know about its existence (or anything about it, for that matter). But, it was my book club’s pick for the month, so I checked out a sample of the audio…and realized that an octopus was a narrator. I was instantly intrigued! I went in with little to no expectations, and the result is that this book absolutely broadsided me. I did […]

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Audiobook Review: Briardark by S.A. Harian

Audiobook Review: Briardark by S.A. Harian
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on June 19, 2023 | 0 Comments

This book was one of my most anticipated 2023 releases! I didn’t love it like I’d hoped I would, but I still enjoyed it for the most part. The narration was great! I think without listening I wouldn’t have enjoyed this very much tbh and may have considered DNFing. The narrator reminded me a lot of Pippa’s narrator in Good Girl’s Guide (one of my fave audiobooks!). It started off kinda slow, but there was enough intrigue and suspense to […]

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Audiobook Reviews: Spindle Splintered & Mirror Mended

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 […]

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

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 […]

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Audiobook Duology Review: Unearthed by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

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 […]

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