Tag: Dystopian

Review: Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Review: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 9, 2013 | 9 Comments

Insurgent. Noun. A person who acts in opposition to the established authority, who is not necessarily regarded as a belligerent. While I still mostly enjoyed this one, it was overall kind of meh for me. Now that I’ve finished it, the book is already fading away. It won’t stick with me or leave a lasting impression. The feeling (or lack thereof) I got from this book probably didn’t deserve a 3 heartbeat rating, but I did enjoy it while I […]

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Mini Review: As They Slip Away by Beth Revis

Mini Review: As They Slip Away by Beth Revis
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 4, 2013 | 0 Comments

This story was so twisted! Which usually I would like, but I couldn’t bring myself to care about Selene.  I didn’t really like her much, either. She claims to love Bartie and she’s pining for him, but as soon as Luthor comes around, she forgets about Bartie pretty quickly. She kisses Luthor even though she barely knows him. I feel like things were rushed, but that was probably only because this is such a short novella. I do like that […]

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Mini Review: Undone by Elizabeth Norris

Mini Review: Undone by Elizabeth Norris
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 4, 2013 | 0 Comments

It was very interesting to see things from Ben’s POV! I loved him already, but being in his head made me love him even more. At just about every significant moment in my life, she was there. Whether she knew it or not. The way Ben sees Janelle was incredible. He’s actually quite obsessed with her, but for some reason it was endearing rather than creepy. He changes his schedule so he can be in class with her, stands up […]

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Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth

Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 22, 2013 | 11 Comments

This is not the first time I’ve read this book; I read it back in 2011 when it first came out. I liked it the first time, but it didn’t wow me. I probably would have given it 3-3.5 stars. That was before I started blogging, and I remembered next to nothing, so it was almost like reading it for the first time again. I was never really on the Divergent bandwagon with all of the crazed fans, but with […]

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Review: Pawn by Aimee Carter

Review: Pawn by Aimee Carter
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 11, 2013 | 15 Comments

I did not like The Goddess Test at all, so even though this sounded interesting I didn’t go in with high hopes. I ended up being pleasantly surprised. Aimee’s writing has come a long way! I loved the idea of this book. I thought it was fascinating how people had to take a test at 17 years of age to determine how their life would be. They were marked by a number I – VII; the higher the number, the higher your […]

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Audiobook Review: Rebel Heart by Moira Young

Audiobook Review: Rebel Heart by Moira Young
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on September 23, 2013 | 2 Comments

Moira Young is fabulous at world building! I love the world in the Dust Lands series and I was more than ready to dive back into it, bad grammar and all. (Which is why I refused to read it, I actually bought the audio because my library didn’t have it!) I still enjoyed it, but it didn’t quite have the magic that Blood Red Road had. I didn’t feel like there was much happening plot-wise and it was just lacking something […]

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