by CassieSwindon | Sep 8, 2022 | Blog posts, Reviews
I loved this historical fantasy standalone and rated it a 4.7/5 stars. The reason why it wasn’t 5 stars was mainly because a few chapters in the middle felt a little slower and uneventful. I wanted the emotions to be a bit stronger for some of the epic scenes but...
by CassieSwindon | Sep 7, 2022 | Blog posts, Reviews
Unfortunately I gave this one a 2.0/5 stars. Usually I don’t finish books that are on that trajectory but hoped this one would redeem itself. It did not. I recommend this to readers who like detailed prose about setting, distributing and traumatic reads & slower...
by CassieSwindon | Sep 6, 2022 | Blog posts, Reviews
This Book of the Month selection has been sitting on my shelf for a while but I finally got to it. I loved that it was in first person narrative but gave it a 3.5/5 stars. This is a short review because I found myself skimming so I can’t do the book full justice....
by CassieSwindon | Sep 5, 2022 | Blog posts, Reviews
I rates this sequel a 4.0/5 stars. I definitely liked the first one better. I feel like the following comments I wrote live while reading are a bit harsh but it’s because I had such high expectations after the first one. Check this series out if you like pirates with...
by CassieSwindon | Sep 4, 2022 | Top 10
I’m a bit obsessed with books involving the ocean, especially in the last 2 months. I actually just wrote my 7th book, a gender reversal Little Mermaid retelling, where the merman Axton sees a red haired beauty dancing on a ship during a storm. Join my newsletter at...
