by CassieSwindon | Aug 7, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #494 The Lost Story received a strong 4.9/5 stars for me. I stole this standalone(?) off my sisters shelf and loved it so much. Rafe & Jeremy were best friends in high school but haven’t spoken in 15 years. Maybe it’s because of what happened when...
by CassieSwindon | Aug 7, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
The reason why I didn’t continue is because there is a lot of exposition and a few too many unnecessary metaphors that slow down the pace and confuse me of the vibe intended since the imagery often contradicts each other. I love the idea of the seven bad omens and...
by CassieSwindon | Aug 4, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #493 I listened to this on audio and I believe it’s a series since it ended on a cliffhanger. This is the kind of cliffhanger I like since the original story was resolved well. I’ll rate this one a 4.0/5 stars. I absolutely loved the Book of Shadows idea...
by CassieSwindon | Aug 3, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #492 I remember trying to listen to this one via audiobook but didn’t finish it so tried physical copy. This was a bookclub choice. It’s hard to place this into a subgenre since it felt like historical steampunk fantasy with vampires and werewolves. I...
by CassieSwindon | Aug 3, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #491 I loved this fluffy contemporary (romcom-ish) standalone book that had female empowerment and the strength of the FMC thinking in zigzags instead of straight lines. I’ll give it a 4.8/5 stars overall but the romance with Malcolm was a little...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 29, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #490 I gave this Elena Armas a 4.2/5 stars. This was my least favorite of her books so far and have been a huge fan of her others. I struggled with the overuse of the pet names for each other, the unlikeability of both characters for too long and how I often...
