by CassieSwindon | Oct 17, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
I appreciate the representation of “they” pronouns that didn’t need explained and was the norm. The wordiness of the prose didn’t flow well for me. I needed to continually go back to reread what I read for it to make sense. For example, this sentence is 50+ words...
by CassieSwindon | Oct 15, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #404 4.7/5 for this retelling. I know you, I danced with you once upon a dream. Briony Rose, AKA Rosaline Briar, has been raised in secret at a convent. She turns 20 and just choose a life of sisterhood or a governess. Until her parents have found her and...
by CassieSwindon | Oct 13, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #403 5/5 perfection for “Bring Me Your Midnight” by Rachel Griffin. Im obsessed with all her books so far and am officially her biggest fan. I want to be on her ARCs if possible and will give my soul to be added to that list. Someone, make it happen. An...
by CassieSwindon | Oct 12, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
I believe the second one is called Rebel Sisters which I didn’t get to either because I didn’t finish War Girls. The premise is great. I’m just not in the mood for third person narrative right now. Two sisters are torn apart by war and must fight their way back to...
by CassieSwindon | Oct 12, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
There was nothing wrong with this book, just too YA for me. When the heroine is talking about disappointing her mom and wearing lipstick on the first page, it’s too young for me… A girl pulled into in a world she doesn’t understand finds herself confronted by...
by CassieSwindon | Oct 7, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
The only reason I didn’t finish is because it’s written in 3rd person and my brain is apparently on a first person narrative only recently. Here’s the blurb: Flair Hardwicke knows three things: magic is real, love isn’t, and relying on either ends in disaster. So...
