Publisher: Philomel

Mini Audio Reviews: Salt to the Sea, So Good at Smiling, Anxious People

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on March 31, 2023 | 0 Comments

This is not typically something I would actively choose to pick up, as I am not a big fan of Historical Fiction; but the reviews are so good and everyone raves about it, so I thought I’d give it a try. I wanted so badly to love this one like everyone else did. However, despite the heartbreaking content of this book, the emotion was just not there for me. And it absolutely should have been. I found the writing and characters […]

Mini Reviews: Blood Trials, Gallant, Forest of 1000 Lanterns

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 17, 2023 | 0 Comments

I had pretty mixed feelings about this book. Overall, I really enjoyed it. It had very strong Red Rising vibes, but was still totally unique in its own way. Fair warning: this book is heavy. It’s full of racism and misogyny and is quite brutal. I went back and forth between “yeah, this is awesome!!” to “ehh maybe it’s a little over the top” with both the brutality of the book and Kenna’s personality. I like dark and brutal, but there […]

Review: Venom by Fiona Paul

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on April 18, 2014 | 5 Comments

Evil flows silently among us like venom. This is a very tough review to write for me, and this book was hard to rate (you can see that my overall assessment ratings are all over the place). First of all, I’ve been wanting to read this for a long time because 1) I love the author. She’s one of the most friendly and sweetest authors I’ve ever had the privilege to talk to; and 2) because all of my Merp […]

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 […]

Review: Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 5, 2012 | 1 Comment

I actually started this book last year and the timing was just terrible so I only made it about 80 pages in. Despite that, I was sure I was really going to love this book and there was a lot of hype about it…so I ended up being a bit disappointed. It was still good and went pretty fast, but it just didn’t cut it for me. In the beginning I was really confused about all the terminology and hierarchies. […]