Author: Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms

Up Close & (un)Conventional Bookish Babble #5 ~ Notes from the Nest

Up Close and (un)Conventional Bookish Babble Welcome to this week’s Up Close and (un)Conventional Bookish Babble. This is where we discuss whatever we feel like. It can be something about books or the bookish community, or it can be about something else entirely! I know that some of you may be past the empty nest stage and some of you may be nowhere close to it, but I wanted to share some things I’ve learned now that I’m ~4 months into empty nesting. Some of these things are serious and some are tongue-in-cheek…I hope you enjoy! Always, but always, go with the biggest meal plan for your teenage boy! Otherwise you’ll be sending more money to supplement his food budget. […]

Posted 15 January, 2020 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Discussion Posts / 7 Comments

Thirsty Thursday & Hungry Hearts #157 ~ Soaring

Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts Welcome to Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts, an original weekly meme hosted here at (un)Conventional Bookworms. So many of the books we read have food or drinks in them, some we’d love to try, and others we’d never ever want to taste… and we thought it could be interesting and fun to share some food and / or drink quotes… If you want to participate, you can grab our logo if you’d like, or you can make your own, but please link back to us in your own post. The idea of Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts is to share a quote with food or drinks that showed up in a recent read, as well […]

Posted 9 January, 2020 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Memes, Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts / 3 Comments

Review ~ A Lie for a Lie ~ Helena Hunting #COYER

HHunting has become an author I can count on to deliver compelling characters and stories, and A Lie for a Lie didn’t disappoint. It was a wonderful feel-good, second chance romance. Lainey and RJ had me giggle-snorting over their meeting. Their romance quickly advanced to something much deeper and meaningful though. Sure they had chemistry that was palpable but in each other they found someone who accepted and appreciated them for who they were. If only RJ had been completely honest about himself from the beginning…before it was too late. Fate seemed determined about these two and they managed to find one another again. But when all secrets are revealed, will their second chance blossom or wither? I adored Lainey […]

Posted 7 January, 2020 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 1 Comment

Review ~ Next Year in Havana ~ Chanel Cleeton

Next Year in Havana was…gosh, it was so much. It was a history lesson, a thought-provoking story and two poignant romances all rolled into one. And I adored it – every word. The story is told from two POVs: that of Elisa, living in 1958 Cuba, and her granddaughter, Marisol, living in 2017 Miami. Elisa is the daughter of a sugar baron and lives a grand life with everything money can buy. That is until Fidel Castro overthrows Batista’s government and Elisa’s family is forced into exile. The majority of Elisa’s story, though, is about her falling in love with a revolutionary prior to her exile. Marisol’s story, on the other hand, involves her returning to Cuba at her grandmother’s […]

Posted 2 January, 2020 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 2 Comments

(un)Conventional Bookworms ~ Unearthing a Bookish Bounty

Happy 2020, y’all! I can’t believe we’re into a new year much less a new decade. To kick off a new year/decade, Linda and I are kicking off a self-challenge: Unearthing a Bookish Bounty. I’m sure we’ve all participated in challenges where we read books we own. Well, I decided I wanted to read exclusively (almost) what I own in 2020 because I know I have quite a bookish bounty on my shelves. And Linda was gracious enough (she’s such a wonderful blogger wife!) to agree to participate as well. Here’s a little glimpse into why this challenge is essential to me: As you can see, I have more than enough physical books to keep me reading for quite a […]

Posted 1 January, 2020 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Challenges / 8 Comments

Favorites of 2019 ~ Books & Audiobooks

Brandee’s Favorite Books & Audiobooks Regretting You by Colleen Hoover Grip by Kennedy Ryan Homegoing by Far from the Tree by Robin Benway Full Tilt by Emma Scott The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Polaris Rising by Jessie Mahalik Hounded by Kevin Hearne (audiobook) Something in the Way by Jessica Hawkins (audiobook) Heidi’s Guide to Four Letter Words by Tara Sivec & Andi Arndt (audiobook) Linda’s Favorite Books & Audiobooks Regretting You by Colleen Hoover The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi Praying for Rain by BB Easton (audio and kindle) The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh Arranged by R.K. Lilley Full Tilt by Emma Scott The Lemon Sisters […]

Posted 31 December, 2019 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 6 Comments

Favorites of 2019 ~ New-to-Me Authors

Brandee’s Favorite New-to-Me Authors Kennedy Ryan – KRyan won me over with Grip. I now have some of her backlist as well as a few new releases to read. 😉 Emma Scott – Wow! I started with Forever Right Now and then moved on to Full Tilt. This woman can wring the emotions out of you! Devney Perry – Tattered was brilliant and I’m looking forward to binging on DPerry in 2020! Robin Benway – I don’t read a lot of YA anymore but RBenway made a fan of me with Far from the Tree. So realistic and well-written. Kerrigan Byrne – Gah! Why hadn’t I read KByrne before? I loved The Highwayman and intend to read more from this […]

Posted 30 December, 2019 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 7 Comments

Favorites of 2019 ~ Narrators

Brandee’s Favorite Narrators Jacob Morgan – I already knew I loved Jacob Morgan but his narration of Sierra Simone’s Priest series solidified his placement on my favorites list. Andi Arndt – I believe she makes my list annually. I’m not sure how many of the audiobooks from 2019 I listened to didn’t have her as a narrator 😉 but I certainly felt Heidi’s Guide to Four Letter Words was a great listen! Susannah Jones – Kristen Ashley’s The Will served as my introduction to SJones and I’ll definitely listen to more from her. Luke Daniels – LDaniels blew my mind with his narrating abilities in Hounded. So many characters, so many accents…even a dog! I can’t wait to listen to […]

Posted 29 December, 2019 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 4 Comments

Favorites of 2019 ~ Worlds/Settings

Brandee’s Favorite Worlds/Settings Harem Station and the surrounding galaxies – from KC Cross’ Harem Station series Chicago/NHL Hockey – from Helena Hunting’s Pucked series Motherlands/Northlands – from Elin Peer’s Men of the North series Future Universe ruled by the Royal Consortium – from Jessie Mihalik’s Consortium Rebellion series Dakon, a primitive, frozen wasteland planet – from Cara Bristol’s Alien Mate series Linda’s Favorite Worlds/Settings the Chicago depicted in Chloe Neill’s Chicagoland Vampires series. Reindeer Falls in Jana Aston’s Reindeer Falls series. Harem Station in KC Cross’ Harem Station series. Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 8,956 other subscribers Email Address Subscribe

Posted 28 December, 2019 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 5 Comments

Favorites of 2019 ~ Couples

Brandee’s Favorite Couples Grip & Bristol – from Kennedy Ryan’s Grip Addie & Tobias – from Kristen Ashley’s The Slow Burn Maury & Tristão – from Tara Lain’s Cowboys Don’t Samba Josephine & Gale – from Michelle Mankin’s Rock F*ck Club #5 Tyler & Poppy – from Sierra Simone’s Priest Randy & Lily – from Helena Hunting’s Pucked Over Emma & Sam – from Taylor Jenkins Reid’s One True Loves Linda’s Favorite Couples Grip and Bristol – from Kennedy Ryan’s Grip Eleanor & Grey – from Brittainy Cherry’s Eleanor & Grey Renner & Cillian – from Sawyer Bennett’s Off Course Zara and Caleb – from Avery Flynn’s Parental Guidance Kynan and Joslyn – from Sawyer Bennett’s Code Name: Genesis […]