Source: Library

Review: The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour

Review: The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

I’d say I was disappointed, but to be honest I didn’t go into this one with very high hopes. Then why the crap did you even read it, you ask? Well, I thought to broaden my reading horizons. Brilliant idea, Geo. *sarcasm* I think the issue here is that this book just wasn’t for me. I love music, yes, but all of the bands mentioned in this book were either ones I hadn’t heard, or just plain hadn’t heard of. […]

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Review: Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake

Review: Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 31, 2012 | 0 Comments

Caution: May contain spoilers for Anna Dressed in Blood I’ve been seeing everyone rave about how amazing this book was, how it was even better than the first….but I was disappointed. It didn’t even come close to comparing to Anna (which I rated 4 stars). There was a major disconnect from the story for me. I don’t exactly know why, but I couldn’t muster up any emotion at all. I didn’t care about the characters or what was happening. Honestly, I […]

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Review: The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Review: The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

Where do I even start? This book was creepy and riveting! It was so, so much better than The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (which I rated 3.5 stars – good but not great). The pacing was much faster and picked up earlier on, and there were also interesting things happening more frequently. I had some trouble remembering what happened in the first book because it’s been a year since I read it. But thankfully this one has plenty of reminders, so […]

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DNF Review: Zom-B by Darren Shan

DNF Review: Zom-B by Darren Shan
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 19, 2012 | 0 Comments

**Caution: May contain spoilers** Let me just say: This synopsis is NOT the one I read. If I had read this one, I probably wouldn’t have even bothered with this book. Despite it’s short length, I didn’t actually read all of it. I made a valiant effort. Really, I did. But the lead character, B, was such a douchenozzle that I simply couldn’t go on. I usually don’t rate things I don’t read all of, but I think I read enough […]

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Review: Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff

Review: Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 13, 2012 | 0 Comments

I’ve been dying to get my hands on this book for months, and had to wait patiently (not) for my library to order it. Then I got it, and I was nervous to finally read it, because what if I got my hopes up too high? What if it wasn’t worth the hype? There were VERY mixed reviews on Goodreads, after all. Either love or hate, with almost nothing in between. I am extremely happy to say that I fell […]

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Review: One Moment by Kristina McBride

Review: One Moment by Kristina McBride
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on October 30, 2012 | 1 Comment

As far as contemporaries go, One Moment was pretty solid. I didn’t connect quite as much as I wanted to, which is mostly what kept it from being 5 stars. I can’t pinpoint what exactly caused the disconnect – One Moment was a beautifully written story about letting go and moving on. But because it was so tragic, I feel like there should have been a little more emotion on my part. I didn’t cry once, and the only time I felt […]

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