by CassieSwindon | Dec 7, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #416 I gave this YA Peter Pan retelling a 4.1/5 stars. I’ll read the sequel, Shadow, next. Lots of spoilers in my ramblings: “Maybe growing up isn’t letting your soul die but entering another adventure.” What an opener! Claire’s twin brother Connor...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 4, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
I read the first book in this series called “The Tourist Attraction” and gave that one a 4.5/5 stars. I distinctly remember a moose friend. Mistletoe and Mr. Right was given to me by Santa on Christmas morning last year of 2022 so it’s been waiting on my TBR...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 3, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #415 I gave this historical fiction a 4.5/5 stars. Monica Hesse writes one point of view, first person, which feels rare for this genre. The last 60 pages were a whirlwind after a slower beginning but a solid read overall. Lots of spoilers below!!! Hanneke...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 2, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
I’ve only heard good things about this book and I love that Raina used sign language to communicate but I couldn’t get into the story during the first chapter. There was too much telling and filter words. I actually took a break and tried to reread the beginning but...
by CassieSwindon | Nov 30, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
I loved the title, the cover and the premise. But it’s written in third person which is hard for me to connect with these days and there are also too many paragraphs in all italics which hurts my eyes to read. The whole prologue which was 6 pages was in italics which...
