Tag: Adult fiction

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 […]

Audiobook Review: The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on March 6, 2023 | 0 Comments

This one took me by surprise! It’s enchanting, similar to the uncanny way of The Ten Thousand Doors of January and Strange the Dreamer (although I didn’t love it quite as much as those two). I think the vibe of this book was my favorite part! It’s very mysterious, and magical in that strange way that magical realism has, but without being nonsensical like most magical realism. It’s hard to talk about this without giving anything away – I went […]

ARC Review: A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 27, 2023 | 0 Comments

I *almost* downloaded this book on Netgalley, but I’ve been trying really hard to not download anything else until I catch up on my backlist reviews. I ended up not needing to, because my bookstabestie Christy sent it to me (thanks Christy!!), which was a good thing because….this has been my least favorite Kingfisher novel thus far. Which makes me SO sad. The other two horror books I’ve read of hers (Hollow Places & Twisted Ones) were EPIC, so my […]

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 […]

Mini Audio Reviews: Blood Scion, Rolling in the Deep

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 10, 2023 | 0 Comments

WHY DOES HYPE ALWAYS GET ME?! I wanted to love this one SO bad. Sadly, I did not. I was extremely underwhelmed with this book and expected much more. My book twin Christy loved it, so I was sure I would too. *sobs* I loved the audio narrator, her accent was fantastic! I think she was the only reason I didn’t DNF this book. I liked how brutal the book was, but otherwise I was pretty bored. I have already […]

Mini Audio Reviews: Lovely War, Soulmate Equation, Crawdads

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 3, 2023 | 0 Comments

This was a book club pick, and something I would have never touched in a million years on my own. I have never been a fan of historical fiction and usually avoid it at all costs. So, I ended up being pleasantly surprised by this one! The audiobook was FANTASTIC! I didn’t enjoy the flashbacks a whole lot, because that’s where the historical part really shone through. I didn’t care all that much about Hazel and James or Aubrey and […]