by CassieSwindon | Dec 22, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #420 This sequel finished the duology and earned a 4.3/5 stars. I liked the first one better because there were more Goblin King scenes. Lots of spoilers in my comments: Has Elisabeth been away from the underworld for more than a year...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 19, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
This book didn’t work for me because of the short, abrupt and choppy prose. The voice wasn’t my style and I couldn’t settle into it. But here’s the blurb if YA contemporary is your genre A beautiful and distinguished family.A private island.A brilliant, damaged girl;...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 19, 2023 | Blog posts, Top 10
Children of blood and bone by Tomi Adeyemi Belladonna and Foxglove by Adalyn Grace Hollow house by Krystal Sutherland A Broken Blade by Melissa Blair Fire in the Glass by Jacquelyn Benson Bring Me Your Midnight by Rachel Griffin A Multitude of Dreams by Mara...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 18, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #419 I gave this first in a fantasy duology a 4.7/5 stars. “I would rather light the flame, knowing it’ll go out, than sit forever in darkness.” This book makes me afraid to write one of my pending ideas, “Ravensoul” that would have very similar vibes to this...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 18, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
Help everyone! I’m striking out on Christmas romcoms and really want to read a good one during the holiday. So apparently I had already DNF’ed this last year, almost the exact date in 2022. I remembered part of the (long) prologue feeling familiar. The heroine sounds...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 17, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
A fellow bookstagrammer recommended this one. I was excited since it’s in first person and the cover was cute. Unfortunately, it started a bit too dry for me and there was too much telling. The first chapter was also 36 pages and I kept flipping forward wondering when...
