Source: Library

Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on July 27, 2012 | 8 Comments

I’ve been wanting to read this book forever, and with the depth of that desire and all the hype surrounding the book, I was afraid I was going to be disappointed. That was definitely not the case. Meyer painted a beautiful and vivid world that I enjoyed living in! This is only the second fairytale retelling that I’ve read (Beastly being the first). While there were a few similarities between Cinder and its inspiration, Cinderella (evil step-mother and two step-sisters, the shoe, […]

Review: I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on July 23, 2012 | 2 Comments

This was a step outside of my usual circle of genres for me. I like forensic stuff and I’m a huge fan of the show Dexter, but this was the first thriller/murder mystery I’ve ever read (unless you count Deadly Cool, which I don’t). Like a typical crime scene setup, there were some gruesome scenes in this book – so if you’re really squeamish, I probably wouldn’t recommend it. Those scenes didn’t exactly go into depth and detail and they […]

DNF review: Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on July 9, 2012 | 2 Comments

I only got about 100 pages through (which is actually almost half the book because it’s so short) and was so bored out of my mind that I decided it was time to put it down. Reading should be enjoyable, and I’d rather spend my time reading a book that doesn’t send me into violent fits of narcolepsy. The writing was a bit sophomoric and dry, which was a main cause of boredom for me. The second cause was that […]

Review: Nevermore by Kelly Creagh

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on July 9, 2012 | 1 Comment

I felt that this book was much too long for the content. It dragged on a bit for me, and I think if some of the filler had been cut out, I would have enjoyed it a lot more. There wasn’t much at all happening for the first ¾ of the book (and seeing as how it’s 500+ pages long, that’s a lot), just an occasional creeptastic part to pique my interest and make me wonder what would happen. I […]

Review: Slide by Jill Hathaway

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on July 4, 2012 | 3 Comments

Secrets, lies, and danger, indeed! Slide was a fast-paced thriller with a plot that was crazy and twisted – I flew through this book in a matter of a few short hours because I didn’t want to put it down. The question of ‘Who is the killer?’ kept me thoroughly intrigued. Even though I rarely pick up mysteries, I enjoy reading them and trying to figure out what’s going to happen. Slide was a bit predictable, I’m afraid. I had a feeling of […]

Review: Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on June 19, 2012 | 4 Comments

Not gonna lie, I very nearly marked this as DNF about 200 pages through. I really should have. I was going to give myself another 40 pages, and by then I was so close to the end I just forced myself to finish the rest. Plus, I had heard a lot of people saying that the last half is worth it…NOT. It was the same dull, drab story all the way through for me. I think the real issue here […]