by CassieSwindon | Jul 11, 2023 | Blog posts, Top 10
As always, these have individual reviews on my blog. The genres really range here from romcom to thriller to historical fiction to fantasy. Without further delay… Top 10 Standalones (reverse order) Last Chance Books by Kelsey Rodkey (4.3/5) The Book Eaters by...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 7, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
Nina works is an animal loving introvert mahi works in a bookstore and has a full calendar that can’t be altered. Flexibility and change is not her strong suit. Enter bomb: finding out she has half siblings. This story seemed like it had different plots. One being...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 6, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
(Review #382) The ultimate question: how far would a mother go for her child? I rated The Book Eaters a 4.4/5 stars. I never could watch this story as a movie, it’d be way too scary and twisted for me. Overall it was more of a dark, depressing thriller than I had...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 4, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
I didn’t get far into this one to give it enough of a chance because the mother’s mental health issues were causing me anxiety. I didn’t even make it to the meet cute. Here’s the blurb: From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 3, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
(Review #381) Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson earned a 4.5/5 stars for this fantasy with excellent sarcastic humor. The narration style is very different than what I’m used to. Here’s my thoughts live while reading: I’m not a Sanderson junkie or know...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 1, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
(Review 380) TW: drug withdrawal, hallucinations, PTSD If you like a haunting, dark, heavy, Peter Pan retelling with James, Captain Hook, as the antihero, then check out “Hooked.” I wasn’t aware that it served as a sequel when I bought it. I gave this one a 3.8/5...
