Tag: 3 heartbeats

Review: The Calling by Kelley Armstrong

Review: The Calling by Kelley Armstrong
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 8, 2014 | 2 Comments

Just like the first book, this one wasn’t very memorable. In fact, it was even less memorable. Practically nothing happens the entire story – it’s just a lot of wandering around, lost, looking for help while running from the bad guys. But somehow, it was still enough to hold my attention. I never got bored, and it was still enjoyable. Much like the first, the details will fade quickly and I probably won’t remember much of it. It was cool to get […]

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Review: Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White

Review: Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on August 29, 2014 | 5 Comments

While fairly fluffy (as per usual with Kiersten White), Illusions of Fate was a cute and magical read! I liked Jessamin for the most part. She was stubborn, but determined, and stood up for what she believed in no matter what. I love that she’s not white! It’s so rare to find that in YA, it was refreshing to have an MC with a different background. I’m not quite sure how I felt about Finn, though. At times he reminded me a […]

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Review: Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini

Review: Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on August 25, 2014 | 7 Comments

Oh jeez, this book is going to be very hard to rate. As you can see from my Overall Assessment breakdown, I was very torn on ratings. While the idea, the plot, the world, and the originality were great; the writing style, characters, and feels were not so great. Pretty bad, in fact. In the beginning the book mostly just annoyed me (sometimes straight ticked me off), but it did get better toward the end. My main issue was that […]

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Review: Where Silence Gathers by Kelsey Sutton

Review: Where Silence Gathers by Kelsey Sutton
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on June 30, 2014 | 0 Comments

I totally didn’t realize this going in, but this book is a companion novel to Some Quiet Place, not a sequel. I was disappointed to say the least, and sadly, I feel like maybe that could have affected my overall judgement of this book.  My first issue? I wanted Fear. I loved Fear in the first book. Actually, he was what made that book for me! If you didn’t already know, I gave Some Quiet Place 4.5 heartbeats. While he had a few small […]

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Review: Venom by Fiona Paul

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 […]

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Review: Elusion by Claudia Gabel and Cheryl Klam

Review: Elusion by Claudia Gabel and Cheryl Klam
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on March 10, 2014 | 11 Comments

While this one didn’t necessarily wow me, I did really love the concept! That was by far my favorite part. I could picture everything clearly, and I thought the world building was spot on. It was so easy to imagine the world in Elusion. This would make a great movie! I think the characters were the downfall for me in this book. I never really cared much about what was happening to them, and they didn’t feel very realistic. They […]

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