Tag: Paranormal

Review: Vicious by Victoria Schwab

Review: Vicious by Victoria Schwab
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on December 6, 2013 | 4 Comments

I really enjoyed The Archived, and after hearing many good things about this one, I was sure I’d love it. And for once, I was right! This story is not rainbows and unicorns. It was dark and rather twisted, and I think that’s why I liked it so much! One of my favorite things about this book is the broken timeline. It jumps back and forth between the past and the present, sometimes sporadically. But, it was never confusing. Victoria Schwab […]

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Review: Insomnia by J.R. Johansson

Review: Insomnia by J.R. Johansson
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on October 28, 2013 | 11 Comments

Writing reviews for books that didn’t give you much passion either way is very difficult. This is one of those books, sadly. I’m having trouble pinpointing the issue here. The idea behind Insomnia was fantastic, really. Being able to see the dreams of the last person you made eye contact with? Such an interesting concept! But I felt totally ‘meh’ through the whole book. I just couldn’t connect with the story at all. Or our main character, Parker. (I already […]

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Review: The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa

Review: The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on October 2, 2013 | 12 Comments

I think I’ve said this a thousand times already, but there is literally nothing that Julie could write that I wouldn’t be excited to read. Nothing. It could be a book about mathematics (which she probably doesn’t even like anyway…) and she’d find a way to make it interesting. There’s a reason she’s my favorite YA author! This one was even better than The Lost Prince.  I loved Ethan and Kenzie’s relationship in a way that I didn’t in the first […]

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Review: The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

Review: The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on August 14, 2013 | 13 Comments

I honestly don’t even know how to write this review. It was one of those books that was just so….something, I can’t even begin to put it into words. Here goes… First of all, the detail that Samantha Shannon put into the world building was incredible. Seriously, kudos to her! I can’t imagine the time that she had to have spent on it. The world in The Bone Season was very in depth and well thought out, with its own […]

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Review: Mind Games by Kiersten White

Review: Mind Games by Kiersten White
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on July 24, 2013 | 18 Comments

Not gonna lie, it took me two tries to start this book. Not because I didn’t like it, but I read the first few chapters, set the book down, and didn’t pick it back up again for a couple of months. I wasn’t even really that interested in it, but I’m trying to catch up on old review copies (I’m soooo behind it’s not even funny). But, I ended up being pleasantly surprised! After seeing so many ‘meh’ reviews, I […]

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Review: School Spirits by Rachel Hawkins

Review: School Spirits by Rachel Hawkins
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on July 15, 2013 | 5 Comments

I had heard many people saying that this had nothing to do with Hex Hall whatsoever, even though it was a spin-off, so I knew going in that there would be none of the characters I loved so much from Rachel’s first trilogy. And they were right – Sophie was only mentioned twice in passing – but that’s okay. I still enjoyed the world! And while it didn’t quite hold the magic that Hex Hall did, it was still a […]

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