by CassieSwindon | Dec 7, 2022 | Blog posts, Reviews
I rated this holiday romance a 4/5 stars. I usually don’t think about characters when I’m away from the book, but I did about this one. It dig a spot into my brain. This first person narrative (all in one POV) had heavy LGTBQ+ representation throughout. I’m glad I...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 4, 2022 | Blog posts, Reviews
I gave this holiday standalone romance a 3.1/5 stars. Well I kind of hated everything about the first chapter. Social media. To hashtags. To magazine covers. To trending clothes. To expensive gifts. To celebrities. To spoiled brats. To pity parties. And the author is...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 3, 2022 | Blog posts, Reviews
I rated this Nutcracker retelling as 4.87/5 stars. Midnight in Everwood by M.A. Kuzniar starts with a prestigious family dinner. Marietta, in 1906, is age 20 and apparently needs to entertain her suitors more thoroughly according to her parents. Neither know that she...
by CassieSwindon | Dec 2, 2022 | Blog posts, Reviews
I was very busy doing the final edits on my Linked trilogy this month so I only got around to six books, and let me tell you … I’m in a major reading slump. These reviews were the lowest collectively in quite some time. Hopefully my December picks up. Check out my...
by CassieSwindon | Nov 27, 2022 | Blog posts, Reviews
I absolutely loved this unique contemporary romance by Ashley Poston. I gave “The Dead Romantics” a 4.9/5 stars. It was written all in one point of view, first person-past tense. Here’s my live thoughts while reading: Florence Day is a ghost writer for a best selling...
by CassieSwindon | Nov 25, 2022 | Blog posts, Reviews
The cover is breath-taking. But I’m giving this mermaid-esque fantasy novel a 2.9/5 stars. I read the first novel in this series many months ago but I’m immediately overwhelmed by too many names being dropped by page 2. To be reintroduced to all of these all at...
