by CassieSwindon | Feb 15, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #437 So I think there could’ve been a better title of the name of the book but overall I LOVED this book. Strong 4.8/5 stars. Chapter 1 starts in 1591 in Fritzi’s perspective. I already care about her early in the story and feel like I’m there, experiencing her...
by CassieSwindon | Feb 9, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
I rated this one a 3.5/5 stars. It’s a Peter Pan retelling with happily ever after for James Hook & Tink. Here’s my thoughts while reading; “Becoming Hook” by Mary Mecham is a Peter Pan retelling that starts with Jimmy at age 16. After he coincidentally stopped...
by CassieSwindon | Feb 8, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
There was nothing wrong with the book. I’m just not in the mood for more kings and queens and princes and the fight for power. the royalty theme is overused right now. I’m looking for fantasy romance without royalty. But here’s the blurb!: In her forest-veiled pagan...
by CassieSwindon | Feb 7, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
680 pages?!?!! Sorry, but no thank you. It had beautiful art interiorly Here’s the blurb: Anastasia is the princess no one needs: the fourth daughter born to an emperor without a son, and the only royal lacking a magical gift. Until she collides with a young...
by CassieSwindon | Feb 7, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #436 “I think people need stories to survive…” I give this YA epic fantasy a 3.9/5 stars. I rated the first in the duology higher. The descriptions, doomsday and dark vibe (& Allister’s parts) were all done really well. Rereading some of my copy and pasted...
by CassieSwindon | Feb 5, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #435 5/5 stars for this standalone monsterish book. Set in contemporary times with some stories thrown in from the past, Opal is transfixed with the Starling House. No one dares to enter through the gates but that doesn’t stop them from gossiping about the...
