by CassieSwindon | Sep 6, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #502 I listened to this on audio and would give it a 3.9/5. I loved the cats and the setting. Also love the secret doors of Dot’s estate. Unfortunately I caught myself zooming out often and not knowing what I just missed. It may because it’s written in...
by CassieSwindon | Sep 5, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #501 How did I read two books in a row involving cannibalism?!?!? I’m so conflicted after finishing this. It will tend out as memorable compared to so many other YA fantasy books I’ve read but it also feels too dark to be YA. I saw it won some sort of “kids ___...
by CassieSwindon | Sep 1, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #500! Can I take a moment and congratulate myself for committing to 500 rambling reviews! Yay! I’ve heard such a controversy over Butcher & Blackbird which made me more eager to read it. This book isn’t for the faint of heart so the cute cover can be a...
by CassieSwindon | Aug 31, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
It feels like her primary goal is to find love and for some reason I like heroines who fall into love accidentally while having a different primary goal.
by CassieSwindon | Aug 27, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #499 The Spellshop has a gorgeous cover and I love plants witchy vibes but this one didn’t work for me. I gave it a 3.6/5 stars. All in one point of view, Kiela flees her library job downtown to her homeland island where her parents may have left a run down...
by CassieSwindon | Aug 26, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #498 “Yes, she is a grown woman, and is that not magical in itself? To have survived this long, despite the world’s penchant for beautiful dead girls? … how romantic to die young, unstretched, unsullied, without ever outgrowing the part of the ingenue. But what...
