by CassieSwindon | Jul 6, 2025 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #608 I truly Enjoyed The Darkness Within Us and rated it a 4.6/5 stars. I didn’t know it was a side story after The Shadows Between Us, which I’ve previously read (and gave a 4.4/5 stars). I didn’t keep my hardcover of the first, probably because it had a...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 4, 2025 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #607 Till There Was You is a fun and fast beach read that I rate 4.1/5 stars. I’m not a foodie so the plot about Lexie being a chef and describing ingredients doesn’t do anything for me. But Jake being a singer is keeping my interest. The prose flow...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 3, 2025 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #606 This was a fun book I read at the beach and I rated it a 4.25/5 stars. It was super sweet when I reached out to the author about a hilarious line and she actually replied! Her random bursts of animal trivia in awkward moments is hilarious. All the 90s...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 1, 2025 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #605 Cover – beautiful Prose- no concern Dialogue- witty I’ve read over 5 books by this author and have 3 more on my shelf so obviously I’m a fan. This may have been my first audiobook listen by her. The accents definitely made a difference. I was a fan...
by CassieSwindon | Jun 29, 2025 | Blog posts, Reviews
Awesome cover and I love bookish books but this one didn’t work for me for a few reasons- The main female character felt too whiny right off the bat The first page/intro being in 2nd person narrative felt unrepresentative of the rest of the narration. There were too...
by CassieSwindon | Jun 29, 2025 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #604 Favorite quote: “I am a battlefield of admiration. I cannot decide which I like best. The sunrise, or the sunset. They are like life, and her quiet companion, death.” I give this YA fantasy a 4.75/5 stars. It’s not a standalone as I had expected so be...
