by CassieSwindon | Oct 30, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
This one was highly recommended so still give it a go and see if you like it. I read it on audio and didn’t get super far. For me there was waaay too much telling and exposition narrative. Honestly I was bored the whole time and it fell flat. I felt like I was being...
by CassieSwindon | Oct 28, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #518 I listened to this thriller on audio and gave it a 4.3/5 stars. It had 3 points of view for the three sister characters but really 6 since half were “then” and half were “now.” I was interested enough to binge it thought about it while not being able to...
by CassieSwindon | Oct 24, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
A friend recommended this one and I’m honestly whether I got the correct book because she had shown me a different cover. Maybe another author has the same title. Anyways, my friend LOVED this book but it wasn’t for me for a few basic reasons- I’m not a huge fan of...
by CassieSwindon | Oct 23, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #517 I give this fun, easy haunted romcom a 4.2/5 stars. The characters were cute. Talking to ghosts was original and very plot oriented. Sometimes there was too much repetition and I wanted more romance priority but I’d recommend as a quick October book....
by CassieSwindon | Oct 22, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
I think I’ve only rated a book 1 or 2 stars a few times- each when I’m truly pissed. This one had on-page rape of a main character at the halfway mark without trigger warnings. Here were my other comments while reading: Chapter 1 starts with Kate in 2019 running from...
by CassieSwindon | Oct 18, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #515 This is the first book I’ve read by Freida McFadden and rate it a 4.6/5 stars. I’d try other books by her too. This is the fastest I’ve read a book in quite some time. Within 24 hours I finished this page turner. The prose were average but the short, easy...