by CassieSwindon | Jun 24, 2025 | Blog posts
Gorgeous cover Promising premise Loved that the MMC used sign language But too much heavy world building. The first 10 pages felt like it had 1,728,382 proper nouns of places and people and it was too complicated for me
by CassieSwindon | Jun 23, 2025 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #602 Finally! A 5/5 star rating! I picked this up at the airport terminal during a flayed flight not realizing it came out that exact day. ‘Poetry in motion’ is how the heroine is described. But it’s also how this book should be described. Yes, it’s a tiny bit...
by CassieSwindon | Jun 18, 2025 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #601 Freida books are always addicting and quick reads but the characters start to get annoying and repetitive after a bit into it. I’d rate it a 4.25/5 stars. I don’t have much to comment other. Some distracting details- 1) Why is Blake wearing only boxers...
by CassieSwindon | Jun 18, 2025 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #600 The Shadow Bride by Shelby Mahurin finishes this duology. I liked the first better and rated this one a 4.0/5 stars. Vampire books bother me for two main reasons -immortality -too much blood description But I love their dark vibes in general So...
by CassieSwindon | Jun 15, 2025 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #599 I’m still unsure if I know the definition of a scythe after finishing lol This is the third standalone in a series of stabby & unhinged main characters. Sometimes it felt like the overlap of the characters from her other books felt a little forced, but...
by CassieSwindon | Jun 13, 2025 | Blog posts, Reviews
So I honestly got overwhelmed about starting another series without having access to all of them since I like binge reading series. The interior artwork is gorgeous. But the font was REALLY small. I also have a hard time connecting to books that have more than two...