by CassieSwindon | Dec 24, 2021 | Reviews
Title- The Book of Lost Names Author- Kristin Harmel Rating- 5/5 Genre- historical fiction with a few contemporary flashforward chapters POV- 2005- first person, present tense & 1942- third person, past tense Trope- war Similar Books/Comps- The Nightingale by...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 23, 2021 | Reviews
Title- Red, White and Royal Blue Author- Casey McQuiston Rating- 3/5 Genre- contemporary romcom Trope- royalty, MM, enemies to lovers Cover- cute, not my favorite, but shows the genre My emotions- neutral Comments while reading- Page 64- I started to get a bit...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 22, 2021 | Reviews
Title- Sister of the Stars Series- The Children of Lyr book 2. Third to release late 2022 Rating- 4.3/5 Genre- epic fantasy romance, new adult Trope- the chosen one Similar Books/Comps- Fable & Namesake, and ironically enough I’ll probably use this series as a...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 19, 2021 | Reviews
Title- Ugly Love Author- Colleen Hoover Rating- 4/5 Genre- contemporary, tragedy, romance, women’s fiction POV- switches current time for Tate to 6 years ago for Miles Trope- closed-off hero, past trauma, brother’s best friend Similar Books/Comps- The only thing I can...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 18, 2021 | Reviews
Title- Daughter of the Deep Series name- The Children of Lyr Author- Lina C. Amarego Rating- 4.8/5 Genre- YA fantasy POV- first person, past tense. Trope- this book had everything- Pirates, enemies to lovers, forced marriage, second chance romance, avenging family...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 16, 2021 | Blog posts, Reviews
Here are a dozen novels I did not finish in the last few months. The genres range from urban fantasy, historical fiction, epic fantasy, contemporary, suspense and women’s fiction. These may be your next favorite reads, but they didn’t work out for me. Moon...
