by CassieSwindon | Jul 6, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
(Review #382) The ultimate question: how far would a mother go for her child? I rated The Book Eaters a 4.4/5 stars. I never could watch this story as a movie, it’d be way too scary and twisted for me. Overall it was more of a dark, depressing thriller than I had...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 4, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
I didn’t get far into this one to give it enough of a chance because the mother’s mental health issues were causing me anxiety. I didn’t even make it to the meet cute. Here’s the blurb: From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 3, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
(Review #381) Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson earned a 4.5/5 stars for this fantasy with excellent sarcastic humor. The narration style is very different than what I’m used to. Here’s my thoughts live while reading: I’m not a Sanderson junkie or know...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 1, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
(Review 380) TW: drug withdrawal, hallucinations, PTSD If you like a haunting, dark, heavy, Peter Pan retelling with James, Captain Hook, as the antihero, then check out “Hooked.” I wasn’t aware that it served as a sequel when I bought it. I gave this one a 3.8/5...
by CassieSwindon | Jun 30, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
Unfortunately I didn’t finish Seafire by Natalie C Parker or the others in this series. Here’s my live thoughts while reading in real time: Geez. The prologue was quite a brutal opening for YA. The main character is tricked and stabbed after she tried to give a...
