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...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 16, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
I LOVED the cover but didn’t finish. I probably would’ve liked certain parts of this if I had read further but I only made it to page 35. some vibes felt like The Hating Game since it was an official e romance. But the main character, Olivia, wasn’t for me. I don’t...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 14, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
There wasn’t anything wrong with the book but one of my friends recently died from being hit by a car while she was crossing the street so accidents of similar nature are too triggering for me right now. Here’s the blurb: Written with Josie Silver’s trademark warmth...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 13, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #418 4.3/5 stars for this standalone written in first person. I bought this from a used bookstore so support your local shops! Spoilers ahead… here are my thoughts: I was worried right from the beginning when the heroine has anxiety because I don’t...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 12, 2023 | Blog posts, Top 10
Songs of the Deep by Kelly Powell (4.3/5) A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross (4.4/5) Wuthering Heights Where the Crawdad Sings Midnight in Everwood by Maria Kuzniar (4.87/5) Edgewood by Kristen Ciccarelli (4.9/5) House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland (4.9/5) A...