10. To avoid doing the dishes 9. To hide from people 8. To live out all your wildest adventures 7. To fall in love 6. To increase your vocabibuliry or vocabulury or make your brain bigger or something 5. To use your a heavy bag of books as a replacement for exercising 4. To modelContinue reading “Top 10 Reasons to Read”
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Review #232
I gave “The Stars We Steal” a solid 4/5 stars. This first person (one point of view from Leo) sci-fi YA stand-alone was enjoyable & flowed smoothly. It was a bit predictable but was an easy read for a lazy, sunny day. I had first heard of this author from YouTube channels that educate authorsContinue reading “Review #232”
April Top Ten
I only read ten books in April due to editing my work-in-progress, The Linked Trilogy. So, my top ten is my only ten, lol. Please check out their full reviews on my blog page for why I chose that rating. Have you read any of these? Do you disagree with any? The best one isContinue reading “April Top Ten”
DNF List #7
The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker I think it’s a compliment that I didn’t finish and here’s why… the author did TOO good of a job messing with my emotions so early on. The reality of anxiety and depression in the mom and the reality of the daughter not being thrilled with her job andContinue reading “DNF List #7”
Review #229
I’d give this fantasy a 4.9/5 because I still wanted a little more emphasis on the romance. It was a tiny bit better than the first novel in this duology. I appreciated the effortless prose in first person present tense that stayed in Alosa’s POV the whole time. Here were my thoughts while reading: ChapterContinue reading “Review #229”
Review #227
Unfortunately, this contemporary trajectory was a 2.9/5 star rating for me. I loved the LGBTQ representation and the bravery of addressing the difficult theme of death. The first chapter felt pretty choppy, vague, staccato and the prose were a little awkward. In the first section of “Death-Cast” I was a little confused on the rulesContinue reading “Review #227”
Review #226
The contemporary romance of “November 9” was a solid 5/5 rating for me. I’ve read more than a handful of CoHo books and I’m finally starting to understand the rage. Her characters are so crystal clear and layered from the very first chapter. It reminded me of “One Day” by David Nicholls and “This TimeContinue reading “Review #226”
Review #225
Okay, y’all. This one was a doozie for me to rate. I went back and forth between 3.8/5 because it felt chaotic in regards to the path the plot took and a 4.2/5 because the uniqueness of the story. The genre jumped around a bit, undecided between fantasy, then dabbled in romance, then strange horror,Continue reading “Review #225”
Review #224
I gave this romance a 3.9/5 star rating and it could technically fit into a few subcategories like historical fiction or fantasy romance. In the first chapter we learned of Charlotte, a troublemaker and thief who dislikes pirates & idolizes Jane Austen and of course arrogant her nemesis, Irish pirate, Captain O’Riley who was alreadyContinue reading “Review #224”
Top 10 things every Bookstagrammer knows
10. How to read and walk simultaneously (with or without injury) 9. The exact weight in ounces of carrying thirty books down the stairs and outside for natural lighting… woops now I only have one less 8. How to waste away scrolling for creative inspiration and get stuck on a dozen cat videos 7. OnceContinue reading “Top 10 things every Bookstagrammer knows”
Cassie Swindon 