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...
by CassieSwindon | Feb 2, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #434 This is the first book I’ve read by Megan Van Dyke but I believe it’s a series of standalones. This fantasy romance (mild steam) has two points of view both Tink & Hook. I wish each chapter heading labeled whose head we’re hopping into though. I’d give...
by CassieSwindon | Jan 29, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #433 This duology is Hunger games with magic and spells. I gave it a 4.8/5 stars and will be jumping into the sequel ASAP. Even thought the characters are all about 18 it felt like an adult fantasy due to the violence. So there will be spoilers but here’s my...
by CassieSwindon | Jan 28, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
I picked this up for a possible comp for my work in progress, “The Never Hour,” my Peter Pan loosely reimagined with gender reversal. I really enjoyed the LGBTQ+ representation of Peter, Darling by Austin Chant. Overall the writing felt a little flat for me, such as-...
