Tag: YA fiction

Audiobook Review: The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 20, 2025 | 0 Comments

I had pretty mixed feelings on this book. While I did enjoy it overall, there were some things that seriously bugged me. I’ll start with the good first. The concept is fantastic! I loved the idea of a bookstore – possibly the last bookstore – being open during the apocalypse, trading goods for books. Because even in the apocalypse, literature is relevant. Also, there’s something about a post-apocalyptic book that I just love. I don’t know why; I wouldn’t want to […]

Audiobook Review: Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 16, 2024 | 0 Comments

I think it’s time for me to come to terms with the fact that Stephanie Garber is not for me. Caraval was just okay for me – pretty meh, but not bad – and I outright hated Legendary. I got tricked by the hype monster yet again, because this spin off series is WILDLY popular. So, I went in with rather high hopes. Why can’t I just like the stuff that everyone else likes?! It seems like every time there’s […]

Mini Audiobook Reviews: The Empress & Nemesis by S.J. Kincaid

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 2, 2024 | 0 Comments

Full disclosure: I almost didn’t read this. The first time I picked it up I was bored out of my mind with the politics and I DNFed it. It took me years, but I finally decided to give it another shot! I think listening to the audio really helped, honestly. It was much easier to get through this time around! It was still pretty slow in the beginning, but the last half really picked up. And THAT ENDING!!! I never knew […]

Review: Heart of Shadow by Sarah K.L. Wilson

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 26, 2024 | 0 Comments

I am Ilsaletta Redtide. My father is Admiral Redtide of the Kingdom of Cragspear. I will not die as a mouse in the darkness. This book started off STRONG! In the beginning, I was hooked. It was also very quotable – I highlighted so many passages! But sadly, by the end I had very mixed feelings about it because it went downhill in the last half. The main thing that I enjoyed about this book was the concept. It was […]

ARC Review: Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 22, 2024 | 0 Comments

This was one of my most anticipated 2023 releases, and it did NOT disappoint! I devoured this book within two days of starting it because I couldn’t put it down. “A steamy game of cat and mouse” indeed! If you know anything about me, you know that enemies to lovers is my favorite trope. And this is one of the best ones I’ve read in a long time! There’s so many ‘enemies to lovers’ books where they’re barely enemies, and […]

ARC Review: The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 15, 2024 | 0 Comments

FIRST FIVE STAR BOOK OF 2024!! Holy shit, ya’ll. This book was fuckin’ awesome!! I think going into this book totally blind is what made me love this so much, and I implore you to skip this review if you have not yet read it. The only thing I knew going in was that it was about witches, and I ended up being completely broadsided! I read House of Hollow last year, and while I enjoyed it, I didn’t love […]