Tag: YA sci-fi

Review: The Unquiet by Jeannine Garsee

Review: The Unquiet by Jeannine Garsee
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on September 12, 2012 | 8 Comments

This book was totally creepy! It grabbed my attention right from the beginning and refused to let go. Suspenseful and chilling, I was on the edge of my seat, biting my nails, wondering what would happen next. I just want to get something off my mind right now before I go any further: I don’t know what’s up with killing felines in books lately, but it really needs to stop. It doesn’t add anything to the story except outrage (for […]

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Early Review: What’s Left of Me by Kat Zhang

Early Review: What’s Left of Me by Kat Zhang
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on August 29, 2012 | 7 Comments

I had seen this one compared to Stephanie Meyer’s The Host… in a way, it’s kind of similar just because it’s two minds sharing one body, but that’s where the similarities end. What’s Left of Me was unlike anything I’ve ever read before! The premise is so fantastic that I couldn’t help but enjoy it – two souls sharing the same body is awesome and awful all at the same time! On one hand, you’d never be alone; you’d have a best […]

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DNF review: Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne

DNF review: Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on August 16, 2012 | 5 Comments

I wanted to finish this one. I really did. Because it’s very similar to Stephen King’s The Mist and I loved that movie (didn’t read the book though). But, the prose was such a train wreck that I couldn’t even focus on what was happening anymore. Be warned, this may get ugly. The beginning started out pretty good, with some (fairly) well done 2nd person. The first paragraph (as seen above in the synopsis) was very catching, with the exception of […]

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Review: Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Review: Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on August 13, 2012 | 8 Comments

When I first finished this book, my brain was jelly. It squashed my brain function, leaving me staring at the ceiling! I’ve been dying to read this one and I received it in the mail a week ago, but I had other books lined up that I needed to get done first. You know when you read a book and you’re so hyped about the next one, then you get it and suddenly you’re afraid to read it because you […]

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Review: The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda

Review: The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on August 9, 2012 | 8 Comments

What an interesting take on vampires! This one certainly was not what I was expecting. It was different from any other vamp story I’ve ever read. Which is refreshing, because frankly I’m getting a little sick of vampires. It was strange at some points, but the originality earned some major brownie points for me. The reviews on Goodreads definitely showed a love vs. hate with this book (as in, no in between), so I was kinda skeptical going in. But […]

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Review: Glitch by Heather Anastasiu

Review: Glitch by Heather Anastasiu
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on August 8, 2012 | 5 Comments

The Community Link is peace. We are humanity sublime because we live in Community and favor above all else order, logic, and peace. Community first, Community always. I had a lot of mixed feelings about this book. The premise was awesome, but I felt the delivery was a bit lacking in parts, particularly with the world building. So, as per usual with me, let’s get the bad out of the way, then move to the good. Things I didn’t like: […]

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