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 | Jul 19, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #488 Now that I’m finished, the title doesn’t quite fit the storyline. I gave this standalone- modern fantasy romance a 4.3/5 stars. The first half had me very hopeful, especially with the plant themes but the second half didn’t meet my expectations. It’s...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 13, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #486 I picked this romcom book up because I loved the cover and it’s a comp to my current work in progress- Of Poison & Pumpkins. I enjoyed the steam but I wasn’t a huge fan of Grant, even at the end unfortunately. The prose weren’t super strong compared to...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 11, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #484 The map in the beginning is beautiful. Unfortunately I didn’t finish a different duology by this author so hopefully this one goes well. I’m reading it for a fantasy romance bookclub in Raleigh that I recently originated. Warning- spoilers below...
by CassieSwindon | Jun 29, 2024 | Blog posts, Reviews
I didn’t finish this even though it had awesome potential and beautiful imagery and descriptions. It’s the first of a trilogy so check out the whole series. Here’s my random notes while reading. The specialties chart is very helpful in the beginning to show all the...
