Tag: Young Adult

Audiobook Duology Review: Unearthed by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

Audiobook Duology Review: Unearthed by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on June 9, 2023 | 0 Comments

I don’t know why I waited so long to read this book, it was so fun! It was kind of a mash up of The 100 (season 7 specifically), Skyrim, and Tomb Raider. I loved the setting being on another planet in an alien temple full of puzzles. So cool! Those scenes made me want to play Skyrim! The world was absolutely my favorite part of this book and I had no problem picturing it all in my head. I […]

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Mini Audio Reviews: Together We Burn, Luminaries, Princess of Souls

Mini Audio Reviews: Together We Burn, Luminaries, Princess of Souls
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on June 2, 2023 | 0 Comments

While this book didn’t necessarily stick with me, the concept was awesome! DRAGONADORS!! Like matadors, but with dragons! Fucking awesome, dude. It was unlike anything I’ve ever read before! I adored the dragon parts of this story and appreciated the Spanish culture, but the emotion was just not there for me. I would have liked to have connected to the characters and the story much more than I did. Especially considering there were dragons! The romance didn’t do it for […]

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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: Wild is the Witch, Belladonna, Our Crooked Hearts

Mini Audio Reviews: Wild is the Witch, Belladonna, Our Crooked Hearts
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on May 19, 2023 | 0 Comments

Overall this book was just okay for me. It fell completely in the mediocre middle ground – okay characters, okay world (albeit a bit vague), okay plot. It doesn’t really stand out in the sea of Urban Fantasy and witch books, and there’s nothing really all that special about it; but I did enjoy it while I was listening! The main thing that stood out about this book for me was the owl and the forest setting. Other than that […]

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Audiobook Review: Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

Audiobook Review: Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on May 12, 2023 | 2 Comments

Upon finishing this book, my first thought was: Thank god, it’s finally over. This book was exhausting. I really should have DNFed it and I don’t know why I didn’t. I guess because the concept was cool and the ratings were so high, that I kept hoping it would get better? I am saltier than the entire fucking ocean right now. The ratings for this book on Goodreads are insane. Only three percent of them are below 3 stars. What the […]

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