Title- Looking for Alaska Rating– 3/5 Genre- YA Contemporary POV- First person, past tense Trope- Boarding school, teen friendships, coming of age, the meaning of life Similar Books/Comps– Falling for You, A Song for a Soldier My emotions- A bit blah, but overall an average read. I wasn’t sucked in and I didn’t connect withContinue reading “Review #87”
Author Archives: CassieSwindon
Review #86
Title- Fix Her Up Rating– 4.5/5 Genre- romcom- steamy POV- third person Trope- best friend’s little sister/big brother’s best friend, athlete, small home town My emotions- turned on Comments- I’m wondering if all steamy romcoms should have a different type of cover image than sweet romcom covers. In my experience all romcoms have these adorableContinue reading “Review #86”
Charlene Johnson
What’s your pen name and tell me about the books you like to write. Charlene Johnson is my pen name and my real name. The most exciting thing to me is seeing my name on the cover of my books. It gives me a real sense of accomplishment and fulfills a dream I’ve had forContinue reading “Charlene Johnson”
October Top 10
October Top Ten 10th favorite- The Trouble With Hating You 9th favorite- The Wicked King by Holly Black 8th favorite- Spellmaker by Charlie N Holmber 7th favorite- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black 6th favorite- Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey 5th favorite- The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black 4th favorite- The Gilded OnesContinue reading “October Top 10”
Review #85
Title- The Trouble With Hating You Rating– 3/5 Genre- contemporary romance POV- alternating two POV, first person past tense Trope- arranged marriage, forced to work together, “bickering to lovers” Characters– Liya- successful biochemical engineer, takeout enthusiast, and happily single woman. Jay- gorgeous, charming, lawer All the overbearing mothers, fathers, and well-wishing aunties who won’t mindContinue reading “Review #85”
Review #84
Title- Themis Files Series (Sleeping Giants, Waking Gods, Only Human) Rating– 4/5 Genre- Scifi/dystopian, mystery POV- The interview style is interesting Similar Books/Comps– All Systems Red, Project Hail Mary My emotions- Not my usual genre, but I was interested enough to finish the series Characters– Rose Franklin is now a highly trained physicist leading aContinue reading “Review #84”
Review #83
Title- The Water Dancer Rating– 3.5/5 Genre- Literary Fiction POV- First person, past tense Similar Books/Comps– A Shadow Bright and Burning, The Gilded Ones My emotions- defeated, wanting to be more hopeful Plot/Blurb- Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage. When his mother was sold away, Hiram was robbed of all memory of her—but wasContinue reading “Review #83”
Review #82
Title- An American Marriage Rating– 3/5 Genre- Contemporary POV- First person, present tense Trope- Relationships, Love triangle Similar Books/Comps– Rules for Visiting, The People We Keep My emotions- depressing but thought provoking Characters– Celestial- she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career Roy- young executive Andre- Celestial’s childhood friend, and best manContinue reading “Review #82”
Review #81
Title- This Close to Okay Book of the Month Selection Rating– 3/5 Genre- Women’s Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary POV- Alternating between Tallie and Emmett’s perspectives Trope- This was a heavy read with themes of suicide, betrayal, therapy, mental health and healing from grief. Similar Books/Comps– The Kindest Lie (see my review later) My emotions- WaitingContinue reading “Review #81”
D’Ann Lindun
What’s your pen name and what genre do you write. D’Ann Lindun, and I write contemporary western/some with suspense! Who inspires you and why? Everything! Seriously, the news, a friend is a journalist and some of her stories, a picture…and so on. Give me an example of the kind of jokes does your comic reliefContinue reading “D’Ann Lindun”
Cassie Swindon 