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 1, 2022 | Blog posts, Reviews
I gave this pirate fantasy romance a 4.8/5 stars. The sequel is out but the third in this trilogy comes out in august 2023. There are three points of view all in third person narrative. I loved the slow burn and even though this stays clean the author says there will...
by CassieSwindon | Aug 31, 2022 | Blog posts, Top 10
So, I was so busy writing my 7th book this August that I only finished reading 8 books this month. There were still a few DNF in there, which might’ve added up to 10 total, lol. But, here’s my list ranked in order. For full reviews, please check out...
