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Audio Review ~ No Earls Allowed ~ Shana Galen

Audio Review ~ No Earls Allowed ~ Shana Galen

No Earls Allowed was a wonderful addition to The Survivors series. The story revolves around Neil Wraxall – the Major – and Lady Juliana. I loved the ways in which SGalen illustrated the vulnerabilities of Neil and Juliana, how they guilt they each carried affected them. And, of course, the way in which they fell for one another was a pleasure. Highlights: Main Characters Having met Neil in Third Son’s a Charm, I was curious about his story. He’s the recognized bastard of an Earl which left him with many insecurities. His role in his specialized corps of soldiers left him with much guilt. Getting a better understanding of him made my heart ache for him and I rooted for […]

Posted 21 January, 2019 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 2 Comments
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*Giveaway Winners Announced*

*Giveaway Winners Announced*

I bet y’all were wondering about who won. Am I right? Ha! Sorry it’s taken me so long to get around to notifying winners.  It’s been a busy start to 2019! Anyway, here are the entrants: The two winners of Rock F*ck Club #2 are: Kay Kazlowski – please send me your email address so I can send you the code for you free copy! Burma Turner –  please send me your email address so I can send you the code for you free copy!   And for the mystery box of books & swag, the winner is…… Michelle Parsons – I’ll get your box out to you ASAP!   Thanks to everyone for entering and for being loyal to […]

Posted 16 January, 2019 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Giveaways / 11 Comments
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Audio Review ~ Third Son’s a Charm ~ Shana Galen

Audio Review ~ Third Son’s a Charm ~ Shana Galen

Third Son’s a Charm served as my introduction to Shana Galen and what an intro it was! The main plot was well crafted and the characters, both main and secondary, were painstakingly fleshed out.  The underlying story of “The Survivors” was also deftly woven in adding complexity to Ewan and his comrades. All the characters were delightfully brought to life by the talented narrator, Victoria Aston. She was also new-to-me and I will seek out more from her. Highlights: Main Plot Lady Lorraine’s father fears someone unworthy stealing her heart to get to her dowry. He hires Ewan Mostyn to ensure no one, least of all Mostyn’s cousin who is pursuing Lorrie, manages to put her in a compromising position. Fortunately […]

Posted 14 January, 2019 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 9 Comments
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Thirsty Thursday & Hungry Hearts #164 ~ Breaking Away

Thirsty Thursday & Hungry Hearts #164 ~ Breaking Away

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 I 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 as if […]

Posted 10 January, 2019 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Memes, Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts / 6 Comments
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Review ~ 30 Days ~ K. Larsen

Review ~ 30 Days ~ K. Larsen

  First of all, I didn’t realize 30 Days wasn’t a standalone so when I got near the end and things weren’t wrapping up, I was a little disappointed. But then I’m gonna get more of Elle and Colin and that’s probably a good thing. 😉 I’m hooked. The premise is good and I like the characters. There is some unevenness at times but I liked that Larsen kept me guessing. I hope to get the second, and last, book read sooner than later. The gist of the story is that Elle is hiding, having escaped a very bad situation. She’s holed up in a place where she dreamed of living, seaside, and is trying to figure out what comes next. […]

Posted 8 January, 2019 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 10 Comments
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Blogger Wife Chat Review ~ Before We Were Strangers ~ Brenda Novak

Blogger Wife Chat Review ~ Before We Were Strangers ~ Brenda Novak

Before We Were Strangers was chilling, riveting, and kept me guessing throughout. However, I had some difficulty connecting with some of the characters and the ending was a bit too tidy for me. This wasn’t my favorite from Novak but it was still a pretty good read. *sighs* I didn’t really enjoy this one – I found some aspects of it to be too similar to her Evelyn Talbot chronicles. And the romance wasn’t all that sweet or hot. Plus, I found the ending to be, as you said, too tidy, as well.   I can’t fathom going through what Sloane has been through in suspecting her father in the disappearance of her mother. Her father was definitely formidable but […]

Posted 2 January, 2019 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 13 Comments
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New Year = New Giveaway!

New Year = New Giveaway!

Lexxie and I decided we’d kick off 2019 with another giveaway!! My giveaway, which is US only, is for a Mystery Box of Books & Swag! To enter my giveaway, obey the ‘Copter! 😉 a Rafflecopter giveaway And I have two different giveaways – the first rafflecopter is for European peeps only – and it’s for the whole Original Sins series by JA Huss and Johnathan MacClain. And the books are ALL signed! a Rafflecopter giveaway The next giveaway has four different winners – two winners will win a kindle copy of Verity by Colleen Hoover, and two other winners will win a kindle copy of Rock F*ck Club a Postseason One Novella by Michelle Mankin. a Rafflecopter giveaway Good […]

Posted 1 January, 2019 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Giveaways / 7 Comments
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Favorites of 2018 ~ Worlds/Settings

Favorites of 2018 ~ Worlds/Settings

The past few years on my former blog, Bookworm Brandee, I enjoyed doing a “look back at the year” and sharing my favorites. So I asked Lexxie if we could continue the tradition here and to join me in listing favorites. We hope you enjoy reading about some of our favorites and we’d be happy to hear about any of yours! This post is all about Worlds/Settings! Here are my favorites for this year: Maico, North Carolina, where the Wahyas of Walker’s Run reside. This series by Kristal Hollis has a great small-town feel along with some unique mythology for her wolf shifters. Although I’ve only listened to Darkness Dawns so far, Dianne Duvall has created a fascinating world and mythology in her […]

Posted 31 December, 2018 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Discussion Posts / 20 Comments
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Favorites of 2018 ~ Narrators

Favorites of 2018 ~ Narrators

The past few years on my former blog, Bookworm Brandee, I enjoyed doing a “look back at the year” so I asked Lexxie if we could continue the tradition here and to join me in listing favorites. We hope you enjoy reading about some of our favorites and we’d be happy to hear about any of yours! This post is all about narrators! Honestly, I’m pretty picky when it comes to narrators. Here are my favorites for this year: Neva Navarre ~ A new-to-me narrator, she narrated Over Duet by JA DeRouen and did a fantastic job of embodying the characters and conveying all the emotions! Kirsten Potter ~ KPotter is a favorite of all-time narrator for me and I listened […]

Posted 30 December, 2018 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Discussion Posts / 22 Comments
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Favorites of 2018 ~ New-to-Me Authors

Favorites of 2018 ~ New-to-Me Authors

The past few years on my former blog, Bookworm Brandee, I enjoyed doing a “look back at the year” and sharing my favorites. So I asked Lexxie if we could continue the tradition here and to join me in listing favorites. We hope you enjoy reading about some of our favorites and we’d be happy to hear about any of yours! This post is all about New-to-Me Authors! Here are my favorites for this year: M. Jane Colette ~ Text Me, Cupid was a surprise in that it was so funny yet serious and hot! I want to read read her backlist now! TM Frazier ~ I binged on her King series and I couldn’t get enough of these characters! I’ve […]

Posted 28 December, 2018 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Discussion Posts / 23 Comments
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