by CassieSwindon | Dec 14, 2022 | Blog posts, Reviews
“The Tourist Attraction” by Sarah Morgenthaler earned a solid 4.5/5 stars. This was a cute, clean, stand-alone contemporary romance that flowed smoothly. Someone had recommended it as a Christmas book. But, it’s not. I love that it’s set in Alaska, but there’s no...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 13, 2022 | Top 10
The first three are 4.9 because I think I had seven perfect 5 star reads in 2022 out of my 140ish novels read. But stay tuned for my December reads because maybe all of hem will be 5 stars? Which was a 5 star read for you this year? As always, each of these has their...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 11, 2022 | Blog posts, Reviews
I didn’t get very far in this holiday contemporary romance. It’s written in first person past tense narrative and has a countdown to Christmas so each chapter gets closer and closer to the big day. Elle and Holly flip flop points of view throughout. In the...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 11, 2022 | Blog posts, Reviews
I felt like “The Dictionary of Lost Words” was too slow and gave it a 3/5 stars. There’s some comments below from when I was reading but honestly I don’t have much to say. Here’s the blurb: Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, she...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 10, 2022 | Top 10
What’s your favorite book with royalty? Did I miss any? Most of these have individual reviews on my blog at www.cassieswindon.com The Queen’s Assassin by Melissa de la Cruz The Queen’s Rising by Rebecca Ross The Shadow Queen by C.J. Redwine The Surface Breaks by...
