by CassieSwindon | Sep 20, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #399 I rated this YA sci fi/dystopian a 3.0/5 stars. It may have been better if I DNF when I had doubts. Unfortunately I dont have to make positive remarks so please skip this one if that turns you off a lot. After Vega’s mother gave up fighting a long illness,...
by CassieSwindon | Sep 18, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto is the first in the House of the Dead duology. I love the dark premise and the cover is gorgeous. The thing that wasn’t clicking for me was the narration written in third person. Chapter 1 starts as: “Ready your blade.” As one, the...
by CassieSwindon | Sep 16, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
This romcom has voice, voice and more voice. Which is excellent. I’m just not in the mood for third person narrative right now. I’m having a hard time with it in general & need most of my reads in first person. This contemporary, sarcastic & witty story has...
by CassieSwindon | Sep 14, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
The Ravens by Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige is the first of two. The second is The Monarchs. I didn’t finish The Ravens because the third person narrative felt too distant for me. It switches back and forth between Vivi and Scarlett’s point of view but it felt like...
by CassieSwindon | Sep 12, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review 398 I gave this YA stand-alone fantasy (clean romance) by Ashley Poston a 4.5/5 stars. It has two points of view and written in first person past tense. I don’t know why some books catch my attention so quickly and other don’t but this one definitely has. It...
by CassieSwindon | Sep 8, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
I absolutely love the title name, “Spin the Dawn,” and its unique cover. Plus I’m always intrigued to read fantasy involving cultures other than my own. However I skimmed the first half, then didn’t finish the rest. Which means I also didn’t complete the duology. I...
