Tag: Gothic

ARC Review: A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

ARC Review: A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on September 11, 2023 | 0 Comments

“Survival is bravery, too.” I had sky high hopes for this book going in, and while it sadly didn’t meet my expectations, I did still enjoy it for the most part. It was actually quite hard for me to rate this book because I had such mixed feelings over it. While I adored certain aspects of this book, I found others to be rather dull and dragging. My absolute favorite thing about this book is how atmospheric it is! The […]

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ARC Review: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

ARC Review: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on September 4, 2023 | 0 Comments

This one started off extremely slow, and I was lamenting the fact that there will never be another Harrow book to rival The Ten Thousand Doors of January. I was actually considering possibly DNFing in the beginning. It took forever, but thankfully it picked up right around the 35% mark. And when it picked up, it picked up HARD!! If it weren’t for the extremely slow beginning, this absolutely would have been a 5 star book for me. Anyway, from […]

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Audiobook Review: RoseBlood by A.G. Howard

Audiobook Review: RoseBlood by A.G. Howard
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 2, 2022 | 0 Comments

I have very mixed feelings about this book. It’s definitely not Howard’s best work. (Stain is FANTASTIC, read that instead.) I loved the premise and setting – I’ve never read a Phantom of the Opera retelling, and don’t see many of them to begin with. Howard’s take on incubus/succubus lore was really cool! I also loved Rune’s song and abilities and how they worked. However, the romance utterly ruined it for me. The soulmate trope has to be done a […]

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Review: These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall

Review: These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 28, 2022 | 0 Comments

I love how creepy and twisted this one was! There’s also a little mystery aspect to it, which keeps the pace moving nicely. I never knew what was going to happen next. I loved how atmospheric this book was, too. I read it for Horror October and it was the perfect vibe for Halloween! The Harrow house and the things that happened in it were super creepy! I wish I had connected to the characters better, though. I loved Bryony […]

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Review: Fiendish by Brenna Yovanoff

Review: Fiendish by Brenna Yovanoff
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on September 19, 2014 | 4 Comments

Meh. That’s the best word I can describe this book with, and it’s mostly all I have to say about it. But I can’t write a one word review, can I? First of all, this book was weird. And confusing. There were a lot of WTF moments, and sometimes it didn’t make any sense at all. There were a lot of terms that weren’t explained, either: downhollow, fiend (which I eventually figured out was basically a demon), crooked (I finally […]

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