by CassieSwindon | Oct 22, 2021 | Reviews
Title- Hate Rating- 3/5 Genre- Erotica. Reverse Harem. Romance Trope- I love bad boys but this one seemed to cross a line into the bully-trope. Similar Books/Comps- Cruel King, Savage My emotions- I felt yucky multiple times about the mixing between arousal and...
by CassieSwindon | Oct 21, 2021 | Reviews
Title- Little Fires Everywhere Rating- 5/5 Genre- Women’s Fiction, Literary Fiction POV- Third person, past tense Trope- Family drama, suburbia, adoption, secrets, high standards/perfectionism, teen pregnancy, favoritism Comps- The Last Thing He Told Me, Where the...
by CassieSwindon | Oct 20, 2021 | Reviews
Title- Gods & Monsters (3rd in trilogy following Serpent and Dove, then Blood & Honey) Author- Shelby Mahurin Rating- 4.3/5 Genre- Fantasy, witches POV- first person, past tense (usually switching back and forth between Lou & Reid) Trope- enemies to...
by CassieSwindon | Oct 20, 2021 | Reviews
Title- Beach Read Rating- 5/5 Genre- Contemporary Romance POV- First person, past tense. Trope- Frustrated/argumentative to Lovers Similar/Comps- People We Meet on Vacation (On my TBR), The Unhoneymooners (On my TBR) My emotions- cozy, comfortable, settled,...
by CassieSwindon | Oct 20, 2021 | Reviews
Title- The Removed Book of the Month Selection Rating- 4.5/5 Genre- Literary Fiction, Cherokee culture POV- At first I was worried that there were 4 alternating point of views. But they were all so drastically different stories that it wasn’t confusing at all. Trope-...
by CassieSwindon | Oct 19, 2021 | Reviews
Title- The Kindest Lie Book of the Month Selection Rating- 3/5 Genre- Contemporary, Women’s Fiction POV- Third person, past tense Trope- Racism, Motherhood, Family dynamics/relationships, Society- based topics Similar Books/Comps- The Push, Trust, How the One Armed...
