Book reviews, audiobook spotlights, narrator features, and the #FitReaders community.https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/narrator-spotlight-on-andrea-emmes/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/narrator-spotlight-on-andrea-emmes/Andrea Emmes brings warmth, range, and crackling chemistry to contemporary romance and sci-fi audiobooks. A spotlight on one of my favorite narrators.Thu, 12 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/fitreaders-commit-to-exercise-for-january-2018/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/fitreaders-commit-to-exercise-for-january-2018/FitReaders January 2018 Commit to Exercise sign-up. Share your movement goals for the new year, find your accountability buddies, and let us go.Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/audiobook-resource-guide/where-is-your-listening-audience/bloggers/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/audiobook-resource-guide/where-is-your-listening-audience/bloggers/A practical guide for book bloggers on where to find audiobook listeners, from Audible communities to Libro.fm, libraries, podcasts, and beyond.Mon, 14 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/hate-to-want-you-by-alisha-rai/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/hate-to-want-you-by-alisha-rai/Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai opens the Forbidden Hearts series with an angsty second-chance romance between feuding family heirs. Smart, hot, emotionally honest.Tue, 11 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/blogger-confession-3-day-in-ny-audies2017-bookcon/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/blogger-confession-3-day-in-ny-audies2017-bookcon/An honest blogger confession about three days in New York for the 2017 Audies and BookCon: what I loved, what I learned, what I would do differently.Mon, 05 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/fitreaders-weekly-check-in-march-17-2017/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/fitreaders-weekly-check-in-march-17-2017/FitReaders weekly check-in for March 17, 2017. Share your week's movement, what you are reading, and cheer on a few fellow readers.Fri, 17 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/natrr-top-5-across-romance-genres/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/natrr-top-5-across-romance-genres/A NATRR (Narrator + Audio Reviews) top 5 spanning contemporary, historical, paranormal, suspense, and LGBTQ romance audiobook standouts.Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/borrowed-souls-by-chelsea-mueller/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/borrowed-souls-by-chelsea-mueller/Borrowed Souls by Chelsea Mueller is a gritty urban fantasy debut where souls are loaned at pawn-shop counters. Strong premise, uneven execution, but promising.Mon, 30 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/sultrylisteners-awards-winners/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/sultrylisteners-awards-winners/The #SultryListeners awards celebrate the year's best romance audiobooks. Announcing this year's winners across categories and bracket champions.Mon, 12 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/sultrylisteners-lgbtq-romance-semi-finals-sept-26-28th-mlsimmons-loveaudiobooks/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/sultrylisteners-lgbtq-romance-semi-finals-sept-26-28th-mlsimmons-loveaudiobooks/The #SultryListeners LGBTQ romance audiobook bracket hits the semi-finals September 26-28. Vote, share, and celebrate the standout performances of the year.Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/easy-charm-by-kristen-proby/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/easy-charm-by-kristen-proby/Easy Charm by Kristen Proby brings us back to the Boudreaux family with a New Orleans-set contemporary romance. Sweet, low-angst comfort read for series fans.Tue, 23 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/fitreaders-101-how-do-i-answered/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/fitreaders-101-how-do-i-answered/Everything you need to know about joining FitReaders: how it works, weekly check-ins, what counts as exercise, goals, and getting started today.Tue, 09 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/jiam16-spotlight-narrator-day-tanya-eby-loveaudiobooks/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/jiam16-spotlight-narrator-day-tanya-eby-loveaudiobooks/A June Is Audiobook Month spotlight on the wonderful Tanya Eby, whose performances bring intelligence, warmth, and emotional precision to every listen.Wed, 15 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/my-one-true-highlander-by-suzanne-enoch/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/my-one-true-highlander-by-suzanne-enoch/My One True Highlander by Suzanne Enoch delivers Scottish historical romance comfort food in the No Ordinary Hero series. Light, fun, low-angst kilted entertainment.Tue, 26 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/confession-what-do-readers-look-for-in-narrators-audiobook/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/confession-what-do-readers-look-for-in-narrators-audiobook/An honest discussion of what audiobook listeners look for in narrators: voice, range, pacing, character differentiation, chemistry, and emotional honesty.Tue, 19 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/fitreaders-commit-to-exercise-for-january-2016/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/fitreaders-commit-to-exercise-for-january-2016/Sign up for the FitReaders January 2016 Commit to Exercise. Set a movement goal, share it with the community, and start the year with friendly accountability.Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/troublemaker-by-leah-remini/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/troublemaker-by-leah-remini/Troublemaker by Leah Remini is a frank, funny, occasionally infuriating memoir of growing up in Scientology and the long road out. Compulsively readable.Wed, 09 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/30daysofthanks2015-day-22-narrator-lorelei-king/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/30daysofthanks2015-day-22-narrator-lorelei-king/30 Days of Thanks 2015 Day 22: A heartfelt thank you to narrator Lorelei King for the wit, warmth, and pitch-perfect comedic timing she brings to audio.Sun, 22 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/lovemylibrarycard-daily-quote-sept-14-2015-elizboyle/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/lovemylibrarycard-daily-quote-sept-14-2015-elizboyle/Today's #LoveMyLibraryCard daily author quote comes from historical romance author Elizabeth Boyle, on what libraries meant to her growing up as a reader.Mon, 14 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/task-it-tuesday-social-media-work/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/task-it-tuesday-social-media-work/Task It Tuesday is for tackling the unglamorous blog tasks. This week: social media cleanup, scheduling, and finally writing a real social style guide.Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/author-guest-post-susan-mallery-speaks-librarians-appeal-romance/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/author-guest-post-susan-mallery-speaks-librarians-appeal-romance/Susan Mallery guest posts on why librarian heroines (and heroes) keep showing up in her romance novels and what makes them so deeply appealing to readers.Wed, 10 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/bloggiesta-blog-work/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/bloggiesta-blog-work/Joining Bloggiesta this weekend to clean up my book blog. Goals include broken link checks, sidebar refresh, and finally writing my updated review policy.Fri, 20 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/republication-policy/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/republication-policy/The republication and copyright policy for content published on this blog. Please read before reposting, quoting, or republishing reviews and posts.Sun, 15 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/bc-reading-and-reviewing-motto/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/bc-reading-and-reviewing-motto/The motto that guides my reading and reviewing: read widely, review honestly, recommend kindly. Here is what each of those means in practice.Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2015-snagged-the-library-challenge-sign-up/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2015-snagged-the-library-challenge-sign-up/Sign up for the 2015 Snagged @ The Library Reading Challenge. Read books from the library, support your local branch, and read your way through the year.Mon, 05 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/jane-austen-cover-to-cover-by-margaret-c-sullivan/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/jane-austen-cover-to-cover-by-margaret-c-sullivan/Jane Austen Cover to Cover by Margaret C. Sullivan is a gorgeous Quirk Books visual history of 200 years of Austen book covers. A delight for Janeites.Tue, 04 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/weekly-book-travel-plans-4/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/weekly-book-travel-plans-4/Weekly Book Travel Plans #4: which books are leaving my shelves, which are arriving, and where they are headed in our blogger book swap rotation.Sun, 05 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/foodie-fridays-food-blogs-i-love/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/foodie-fridays-food-blogs-i-love/A Foodie Fridays roundup of food blogs I love, from weeknight dinner heroes to baking obsessives. Recipes that have actually made it onto my table.Fri, 19 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/top-tuesday-4/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/top-tuesday-4/Top Ten Tuesday list of audiobooks I press into the hands of skeptical print readers. The performances that turn print loyalists into audio converts.Tue, 19 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/the-skin-collector-by-jeffrey-deaver/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/the-skin-collector-by-jeffrey-deaver/The Skin Collector (Lincoln Rhyme #11) by Jeffrey Deaver pits Rhyme against a tattoo-poisoning serial killer. Classic Deaver puzzle-box thriller, formulaic but fun.Tue, 08 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/name-in-titles-mini-challenge/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/name-in-titles-mini-challenge/Join the Name in Titles mini challenge: read books with a person's name in the title. Simple rules, fun discoveries, and friendly community accountability.Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/blogger-confession-ftc-new-rules-and-review-books-bookblogging/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/blogger-confession-ftc-new-rules-and-review-books-bookblogging/An honest blogger confession about navigating FTC disclosure rules for review books, what changed, and how I am updating my review practices.Wed, 04 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/book-blog-walkers/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/book-blog-walkers/Meet the Book Blog Walkers, a virtual fitness community of book bloggers who walk, hike, and move while cheering each other on through life's miles.Wed, 21 May 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/year-of-no-sugar-by-eve-o-schaub/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/year-of-no-sugar-by-eve-o-schaub/Year of No Sugar by Eve O. Schaub chronicles a family's twelve-month sugar-free experiment. Funny, occasionally smug, and weirdly motivating diet memoir.Mon, 19 May 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/creed-by-kristen-ashley/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/creed-by-kristen-ashley/Creed (Unfinished Hero #2) by Kristen Ashley is a second-chance romance about childhood sweethearts reuniting after twenty years. Vintage KA: bossy and bingeable.Tue, 18 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/fitreaderspage/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/fitreaderspage/FitReaders is a community of readers and book bloggers who keep each other moving. Weekly check-ins, supportive cheers, and zero pressure. Welcome!Mon, 06 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/boutofbooks-8-0-participation-and-goal-post/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/boutofbooks-8-0-participation-and-goal-post/Joining Bout of Books 8.0 readathon. My goals, planned reads, listening plans, and the very low-pressure way I approach a week of intentional reading.Sat, 04 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/best-2013-audiobook-blog-hop-signups/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/best-2013-audiobook-blog-hop-signups/Sign up for the Best of 2013 Audiobook Blog Hop. Share your favorite audiobook listens of the year, hop between blogs, and find your next great listen.Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/the-100-by-kass-morgan/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/the-100-by-kass-morgan/The 100 by Kass Morgan launches a YA dystopian sci-fi series about juvenile prisoners dropped on a maybe-radioactive Earth. Fun premise, paper-thin execution.Mon, 18 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/30-days-of-thanks-nov-2013-day-2/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/30-days-of-thanks-nov-2013-day-2/Day 2 of 30 Days of Thanks: I'm grateful for the book blogging community, the friends I've made, and the way our corner of the internet shows up for each other.Sat, 02 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/under-the-dome-by-stephen-king-read-a-long-starts-today-domealong/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/under-the-dome-by-stephen-king-read-a-long-starts-today-domealong/Kicking off the Under the Dome by Stephen King read-along! Eight weeks, one giant brick of a novel, and a community of readers tackling it together. Join us!Mon, 07 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/turned-by-virna-depaul-blog-tour/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/turned-by-virna-depaul-blog-tour/Turned (Belladonna Agency #1) by Virna DePaul kicks off a paranormal romantic suspense series. Blog tour stop with Q&A and my honest take on the series opener.Tue, 10 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/raid-by-kristen-ashley/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/raid-by-kristen-ashley/Raid by Kristen Ashley delivers an alpha-hero contemporary romance in the Unfinished Hero series. Pure Kristen Ashley: bossy, bonkers, and weirdly compulsive.Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/romance-review-desire-by-blood-by-blood-1-by-melissa-schroeder/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/romance-review-desire-by-blood-by-blood-1-by-melissa-schroeder/Desire by Blood (By Blood #1) by Melissa Schroeder kicks off a paranormal vampire romance series with Anna Lacey and the centuries-old vamp obsessed with her.Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/thriller-review-let-the-devil-sleep-dave-gurney-3-by-john-verdon/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/thriller-review-let-the-devil-sleep-dave-gurney-3-by-john-verdon/Let the Devil Sleep (Dave Gurney #3) by John Verdon is a slow-burn psychological thriller about a journalism intern reopening a serial killer cold case.Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/three-little-words-by-susan-mallery/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/three-little-words-by-susan-mallery/Three Little Words by Susan Mallery returns us to Fool's Gold for a small-town romance about Ford Hendrix and Isabel Beebe. Sweet, light, predictable comfort read.Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/grave-mercy-by-robin-lafevers/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/grave-mercy-by-robin-lafevers/Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin #1) by Robin LaFevers is a YA historical fantasy about Brittany's assassin nuns. Smart, slow, and unexpectedly courtly. Loved it.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/cozy-mystery-review-who-do-voodoo/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/cozy-mystery-review-who-do-voodoo/Who Do, Voodoo? by Rochelle Staab launches the Mind for Murder cozy series with a psychologist sleuth and voodoo curses in Los Angeles. Charming, light read.Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2011/07/review-stray-by-rachel-vincent.html/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2011/07/review-stray-by-rachel-vincent.html/Stray kicks off Rachel Vincent's Shifters series with a sharp-clawed werecat heroine, a tense pride dynamic, and a kidnapping plot that does not let up.Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2011/04/review-vampire-dimitri-by-colleen.html/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2011/04/review-vampire-dimitri-by-colleen.html/Colleen Gleason's The Vampire Dimitri delivers a brooding Regency hero, a clever bluestocking heroine, and a Draculia mythology that sinks its teeth in deep.Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2011/04/my-book-boyfriend-hosted-by-missie_13.html/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2011/04/my-book-boyfriend-hosted-by-missie_13.html/Joining Missie's My Book Boyfriend meme this week to gush about a kilted, brooding, ridiculously honorable Highland hero. Yes, I have a type. Hush.Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/lover-avenged-by-j-r-ward/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/lover-avenged-by-j-r-ward/Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood #7) by J.R. Ward gives Rehvenge his book and pivots the BDB series in a soapier, more sprawling direction. Mixed bag.Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2010/12/2011-outdo-yourself-challenge-hosted-by.html/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2010/12/2011-outdo-yourself-challenge-hosted-by.html/Signing up for The Book Vixen's 2011 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge. The goal: read more books in 2011 than I did in 2010. Easy, right? RIGHT?Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2010/12/winterlong-musical-blog-hop.html/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2010/12/winterlong-musical-blog-hop.html/Sharing my favorite cold-weather reads paired with the songs that go with them for the Winterlong Musical Blog Hop. Mittens, mugs, and mixtapes ahead.Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/mark-by-p-c-cast/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/mark-by-p-c-cast/Marked (House of Night #1) by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast launches the YA paranormal series with a teen vampyre fledgling and a lot of mid-2000s slang.Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2010/08/putting-characters-in-drivers-seat-by.html/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2010/08/putting-characters-in-drivers-seat-by.html/A guest post from a romance author on plotting vs. pantsing — and what happens when you let your characters take the wheel and drive the dang plot themselves.Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2010/07/romcon-day-1-wrapup.html/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2010/07/romcon-day-1-wrapup.html/Day 1 recap from the inaugural RomCon in Denver — panels, signings, swag bags, and meeting authors I have stalked online for years. My feet hurt. My heart is full.Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2010/06/book-blogger-hop-june-25-2010.html/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2010/06/book-blogger-hop-june-25-2010.html/Hopping again with Crazy-for-Books! This week's question is about which book character I'd most like to be friends with, and I have THOUGHTS.Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2010/06/book-blogger-hop-june-11-2010.html/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2010/06/book-blogger-hop-june-11-2010.html/Hopping with Jennifer at Crazy-for-Books! This week's question is about how many books I have on my nightstand. Spoiler: it is a structural hazard.Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/full-moon-rising-by-keri-arthur/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/full-moon-rising-by-keri-arthur/Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur introduces Riley Jenson, half-werewolf half-vampire investigator, in a horny, fast, very 2006 paranormal romance series opener.Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2010/06/48-hour-book-challenge-update-post.html/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2010/06/48-hour-book-challenge-update-post.html/My halfway check-in for MotherReader's 48 Hour Book Challenge. Snacks, stacks, and a TBR pile that is currently winning. Send help (and coffee).Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2010/05/armchair-bea-ya-winner-and-answers.html/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2010/05/armchair-bea-ya-winner-and-answers.html/Announcing the winner of my Armchair BEA YA giveaway plus my answers to today's prompts. Couldn't make it to NYC? Same. We're partying from the couch.Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2009/11/book-75-unleash-night-by-sherrilyn.html/https://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2009/11/book-75-unleash-night-by-sherrilyn.html/Book 75 of the year! A review of Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon — a Were-Hunter romance with a doomed fated mate setup that absolutely got me.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT