Tag: YA sci-fi

Review: Fire Season by David Weber

Review: Fire Season by David Weber
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on May 26, 2023 | 0 Comments

I’m SO sad I didn’t love this one like I did the first book. The shining star of the first is the relationship between Lionheart/Climbs Quickly and Stephanie, and I felt like it took a bit of a backseat in this one. It’s still fairly prominent, and still utterly beautiful and endearing; but it’s lessened from A Beautiful Friendship. We spent less time with Lionheart and that diminished my enjoyment a lot. I really could have done without the romance, […]

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Audiobook Review: In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune

Audiobook Review: In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on May 22, 2023 | 0 Comments

After Cerulean Sea, I would have picked this up regardless (even though I wasn’t a huge fan of Under the Whispering Door); but at YALLfest I saw him on a panel where he talked about the book and said it had a sentient Roomba with anxiety. And I KNEW I needed it asap! Said Roomba and the other sidekick robot, Nurse Ratched, were by far my favorite part about this book! Rambo the vacuum was adorably anxious and needy, which […]

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Mini Audio Reviews: Off Planet, Disasters, Escaping Eleven

Mini Audio Reviews: Off Planet, Disasters, Escaping Eleven
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on May 5, 2023 | 0 Comments

I expected so, so much more from this. Here I am again, the black sheep – the ratings for this book on Goodreads are fantastic (seriously, WHERE are the 1 and 2 star reviews?!), and with it being a space book? I was sure I’d love it. Womp, womp. I remember exactly nothing about the plot or what happened in this book. I remember that the writing was super bland and the story was generic AF, like a million other […]

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Audiobook Review: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Audiobook Review: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on April 21, 2023 | 0 Comments

Disclaimer: I don’t usually swear in my reviews, but there’s some colorful language in this one. Welp, there’s a reason this took me three whole years to pick up. I just want to say: I despise when a series is “finished” and the author writes another book for it years down the road. They are always, always terrible, in my opinion. I cannot think of one single series where I haven’t hated it. (*side eyeing you, Tahereh Mafi*) To me […]

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ARC Review: Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

ARC Review: Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on March 27, 2023 | 0 Comments

This is a hard book to review for me. I don’t have a whole lot to say about this book, because overall it was just okay. The concept was really cool, but nothing about it really stood out for me and it was a pretty mediocre space opera. I think a lot of people will love this, but for someone who reads a lot of science fiction it might feel a bit generic. The main thing I have to comment […]

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Audiobook Review: Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame by Meg Long

Audiobook Review: Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame by Meg Long
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on March 3, 2023 | 0 Comments

This book was quite a letdown for me. Not to say it was bad, but I think maybe my expectations were just too sky high going in. It was one of my most anticipated 2023 releases! Thankfully my library had the audiobook on Libby, so I didn’t waste any money/Audible credits on this book. It started off fairly strong. I love space books and stories set on other planets, so I was interested in the beginning. Sadly, my interest waned more […]

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