by CassieSwindon | Jan 3, 2025 | Blog posts, Reviews
“The dragon’s white eye, the faceless night, The song of silver, the serpent’s bite, The child of Heaven, the scarlet- winged tree, Together at last, the shadow makes three” It is with a heavy heart that I report a DNF on one of my favorite...
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 | Nov 19, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
Review #410 LOTS OF SPOILERS “He’s the horizon, and nothing exists beyond for me.” I give this sequel a 4.5/5 stars. The scenes where Vi & Xaden are together are my favorite chapters by far. The story was unnecessarily long but the ending was brilliant. I...
by CassieSwindon | Jul 1, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
(Review 380) TW: drug withdrawal, hallucinations, PTSD If you like a haunting, dark, heavy, Peter Pan retelling with James, Captain Hook, as the antihero, then check out “Hooked.” I wasn’t aware that it served as a sequel when I bought it. I gave this one a 3.8/5...
by CassieSwindon | Jun 7, 2023 | Blog posts, Reviews
Forestfall is a sequel that starts from Rowan’s point of view. I’ve read a whole separate trilogy between Lakesedge in this series and this one so I don’t remember if Rowan had a PoV in Lakesedge or not. Violeta is stuck in the underworld with Lord Under. She’s...
