by CassieSwindon | Mar 30, 2025 | Blog posts, Reviews, Top 10
My most favorite this month was Heartless Hunter, AKA Crimson Moth, but the sequel wasn’t as good. My least favorite was Nocticadia because it had attempted rape on page. A Song to Drown Rivers was my most unexpected this month. Bonus tidbit- Somewhere Beyond the Sea...
by CassieSwindon | Mar 30, 2025 | Blog posts, Reviews
I’m still personally struggling about whether I like dark romance or not, what types I’m okay with and what pushes my boundaries too far. Part of me wants to like it more than I do, I think. But I don’t want to force myself to be into it. Maybe it’s because I have a...
by CassieSwindon | Mar 27, 2025 | Blog posts, Reviews
Didn’t get far. Too “churchy” for me. Lol. Go figure. There are many rules a priest can’t break. A priest cannot marry. A priest cannot abandon his flock. A priest cannot forsake his God. I’ve always been good at following rules. Until she came. Then I...
by CassieSwindon | Mar 27, 2025 | Blog posts
It was too Young Adult for me. Arcadia “Dia” Gannon has been obsessed with Louisiana Veda, the game designer whose obsessive creations and company, Darkly, have gained a cultlike following. Dia is shocked when she’s chosen for a highly-coveted internship, along with...
by CassieSwindon | Mar 27, 2025 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #572 “I am color. I am fire. I am the sun, and I will burn away the shadows until only light remains. And then you will have no choice but to see me.” Somewhere Beyond the Sea is truly witty. I absolutely loved the humor & am so glad I found an...
by CassieSwindon | Mar 27, 2025 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #571 You, With a View is 4.5/5 stars on audio. (One narrator). There was a bunch of telling instead of showing so in the beginning I had a harder time staying engaged and focused on the story but after I got invested it wasn’t a problem anymore. They...