Title- Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians Rating– 4/5 Genre- YA Fantasy POV- First person, present tense Similar Books/Comps– The Book of Chaos Vibe- humor, sarcasm, unique, original, whimsical Characters– Alcatraz Smedry- age 13, foster child Plot/Blurb- Alcatrez gets a bag of sand in the mail-his only inheritance from his father and mother. He soon learnsContinue reading “Review #79”
Author Archives: CassieSwindon
Review #78
Title- The Art of Racing in the Rain Rating– 5/5 Genre- Contemporary POV- First person, past tense Trope- Family drama, Relationships, Dogs! Similar Books/Comps– A Dog’s Purpose My emotions- Invested, connected Vibe– soul mates, compassion, philosophical (from the mind of a dog) Characters– I love how real they felt Plot/Blurb- MEET THE DOG WHO WILLContinue reading “Review #78”
Review #77
Title- The Davinci Code Rating– 4/5 Genre- Suspense, mystery Similar Books/Comps– The Library of the Unwritten My emotions- Edge of my seat Characters– Robert Langdon- Harvard symbologist Sophie Neveu- French cryptologist Comments- I liked the action and danger more than the history bits. I wanted more romance than there was. Plot/Blurb- Robert is awakened byContinue reading “Review #77”
Review #76
Title- In Five Years Rating– 4/5 Genre- Contemporary POV- First person, present tense Trope- Friendship, Do-overs Similar Books/Comps– Me Before You and One Day and It Ends with Us My emotions- I felt “alive” in this book, as if I was experiencing most of the scenes for myself and there in the moment. I feltContinue reading “Review #76”
Review #75
Title- The Book of Lost Things Rating– 3.75/5 Genre- Fantasy POV- Third person, past Similar Books/Comps– The Keeper of Lost Things My emotions- Creepy but entranced Vibe– darker Plot/Blurb- High in his attic bedroom, David mourns the death of his mother, with only the books on his shelf for company. But those books have begunContinue reading “Review #75”
Gayle Siebert
What’s your pen name and tell me about the books you like to write. Gayle Siebert. I write thriller/mysteries and new adult. Most have at least a passing relationship with horses and I can’t think of one that doesn’t have a touch of romance. What has been something you’re most proud of and why? JustContinue reading “Gayle Siebert”
Review #74
Title- Ruin and Rising Rating– 5/5- best of the trilogy Genre- YA fantasy Trope- The chosen one. Morally gray characters Similar Books/Comps– Red Queen My emotions- the second half had me gasping Characters– I loved Alina and Mal’s relationship. It was the best part of the story despite this being more dystopian than romance. Plot/Blurb-Continue reading “Review #74”
Review #73
Title- Siege and Storm Rating– 4/5 Genre- YA fantasy POV- first person Trope- the chosen one Plot/Blurb- Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Alina Starkov’s power has grown, but not without a price. She is the Sun Summoner―hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Shadow Fold. But she and Mal can’t outrunContinue reading “Review #73”
Review #72
Title- Shadow and Bone Rating– 4/5 Genre- YA Fantasy POV- First person, past tense Similar Books/Comps– The Gilded Wolves, Ember in the Ashes My emotions- I wanted to feel a bit more but I was sucked in enough to care. Characters– Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not survive her first trekContinue reading “Review #72”
HM Thomas
What’s your pen name and tell me about the books you like to write. My pen name is HM Thomas, and I mostly write Romantic Suspense. I love a good love story in the middle of a little danger. I also write contemporary romance and women’s fiction, because there are just too many ideas inContinue reading “HM Thomas”
Cassie Swindon 