by CassieSwindon | Jul 27, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #489 I gave this audiobook a 4/5 stars. It was pretty “mundane” in terms of plot and what was going on. Nothing out of the ordinary or memorable so it was majorly relationship based. As two adults who had dealt with the foster system , Warren & Chloe are...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 20, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
This series was a choice for a local book club. Early on this book is hitting a bit too close to home and so I’ll need to read an easy escape at the same time to not feel too stressed. Side complaint- There are a lot of side characters to keep track of. Okay. I...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 19, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #488 Now that I’m finished, the title doesn’t quite fit the storyline. I gave this standalone- modern fantasy romance a 4.3/5 stars. The first half had me very hopeful, especially with the plant themes but the second half didn’t meet my expectations. It’s...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 18, 2024 | Blog posts
Gasp. Classics aren’t my favorite. I never actually read Emma when younger. Despite the animated audio voices in dialogue to make this more interactive I was bored and didn’t like how much telling there was over showing in the prose. There were also way too many...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 17, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #487 I give Mad Love by Wendy Walker a strong 4.5/5 stars. So I’m learning that I can only focus on romcoms or thrillers for audiobooks so far. This one was short but had so many different voices I still had to concentrate pretty intensely to know who was...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 13, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #486 I picked this romcom book up because I loved the cover and it’s a comp to my current work in progress- Of Poison & Pumpkins. I enjoyed the steam but I wasn’t a huge fan of Grant, even at the end unfortunately. The prose weren’t super strong compared to...
