Category: Reviews

Review: Who’s Your Baby Daddy? (Vapid Vixens #3) – I. Ronik

Review: Who’s Your Baby Daddy? (Vapid Vixens #3) – I. Ronik

*I received a free ARC of Who’s Your Baby Daddy from I. Ronik Literature via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* Who’s Your Baby Daddy had me howling with laughter – all the contemporary erotica tropes are poked fun at, and done very well! There is even a cool dream-sequence, where the follow-up is that the characters aren’t completely sure what is real and what is part of the dream. The story in Who’s Your Baby Daddy is pretty risqué, but never too much for my dear heart anyway. Roni is the perfect romance novel ditz, and Jas is more serious, but her wanting to have love and romance in her life is still part of the plot-line. And […]

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Review: Up From the Grave (Night Huntress #7) – Jeaniene Frost

Review: Up From the Grave (Night Huntress #7) – Jeaniene Frost

Up From the Grave is the last installment in one of my favorite series ever, and wow, did it take me for a wild ride! My emotions were all over the place, and this review is going to be very hard to write without spoiling anything – but I still promise there are no spoilers. Cat is true to herself in Up From the Grave – always ready to give her all to save the ones she care about, and there is a lot of sacrifice going on in this story. However, a lot can be achieved with a little help from our friends, right? From on crisis to the next, there is never a dull moment, and a lot […]

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Review: ‘Twas the Night Before Mischief (Daring Hearts #2.5) – Nina Rowan

Review: ‘Twas the Night Before Mischief (Daring Hearts #2.5) – Nina Rowan

*I received a free ARC of ‘Twas the Night Before Mischief from Forever / Grand Central Publishing via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* ‘Twas the Night Before Mischief is a very sweet historical romance novel set right around Christmas. Penelope has always felt a little out of place and almost invisible, but because she is such a good girl, she has never done anything to try and make herself more visible in any way. A good dose of suspense of disbelief is needed, but if you can manage that, you will enjoy this novella very much. Penny has always been good, but when a Scottish rogue starts paying attention to her, she will not listen to her father, […]

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Review: Scintillate (The Light Key Trilogy #1) – Tracy Clark

Review: Scintillate (The Light Key Trilogy #1) – Tracy Clark

*I received a free ARC of Scintillate from Entangled via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* Scintillate is a mesmerizing tale where some of the characters can see auras, and there are aura-killers who are searching for those with a silver-aura that scintillate, because their energy is like the sun – never-ending, beautiful, warm and life-giving. Even if there are some of the most well-known YA tropes present in Scintillate, like insta-love, some kind of love-triangle, and one missing parent while the other is too controlling, I  enjoyed the story. Cora has been kept in the dark about what she is and what she can do for most of her life, and when she falls very ill and can […]

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Review: The Russian Temptation (Foreign Affairs #2) – Nikki Navarre

Review: The Russian Temptation (Foreign Affairs #2) – Nikki Navarre

*I received a free ARC of The Russian Temptation from Aspendawn Books via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* The Russian Temptation is a thrilling spy / romance set in a hidden city in Siberia for the most part. Funny, filled with assassination attempts, a strong and very smart female main character and international diplomacy, it’s a fast-paced read that will keep you on the edge of your seat for the most part. Skylar is quirky and fun, very intelligent, diplomatic, gorgeous and she speaks several languages. She has worked months to get to the hidden city of Khimgorod and evaluate a chemical plant she thinks is selling chemical weapons to countries that will use them in war. Once […]

Posted 28 February, 2014 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 7 Comments
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Review: Night Owls (Night Owls #1) – Lauren M. Roy

Review: Night Owls (Night Owls #1) – Lauren M. Roy

*I received a free ARC of Night Owls from Ace via Edelweiss in exchange of an honest review* Night Owls is an exciting UF story, with vampires, creeps and warlocks. Interesting premise and well executed plot and storyline. Val is a quite young vampire, but she has already lived through a lot, and having her book store close to campus is her way of trying to live a normal life. Chaz, her unconventional Renfield also works at the book-store, and he’s a great friend who would like to be more. Elly is on the run from jackals, or creeps as she calls them, since they killed Father Value over a book she knows she has to protect and keep away […]

Posted 27 February, 2014 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 18 Comments
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Review: A Groom for Christmas – Cara Marsi

Review: A Groom for Christmas – Cara Marsi

*I received a free ARC of A Groom for Christmas from Painted Lady Press via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* A Groom for Christmas is a very sweet Christmas romance, that starts out with Graceann who needs a fake fiancé for the holidays, so that her mom will stop setting her up with all the suitable (or not so suitable) men she knows. When Jake Falco walks into the coffee shop Graceann is in with her best friend, she walks over to say hi, and see if he has something to do for Christmas and New Year. Jake is back home to see if things are as awful as he remembers from growing up, and Graceann’s proposition intrigues […]

Posted 26 February, 2014 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 10 Comments
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Blogtour Review: Defining Destiny – Deanna Chase

Blogtour Review: Defining Destiny – Deanna Chase

*I received a free ARC of Defining Destiny from Xpresso Booktours in exchange of an honest review* Defining Destiny is a beautiful story, in which actual soul-mates have an almost magical connection. However, being soul-mates does not mean they treat each other right, showing love and respect when they should, and some use that connection as a selfish excuse to get what they want for themselves. Lucy met her soul-mate Cadan when she was 19, and their magical connection is singing together. Defining Destiny shows their singing as a way to make both them and their audience feel something much stronger than they would on their own. When Cadan and Lucy sing together, their voices merge and make a kind […]

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Review: Darkness Awakened (Darkness #1) – Katie Reus

Review: Darkness Awakened (Darkness #1) – Katie Reus

*I received a free ARC of Darkness Awakened from Negalley in exchange of an honest review* Darkness Awakened is the first book in Ms. Reus new paranormal romance series, and it is filled with love, longing and mystery. Finn and Lyra fell in love when they were young, but circumstances inside of his pack made Finn leave her – just as she was about to tell him something extremely important. Ever since he challenged his uncle for the position of alpha wolf in his pack, he has tried to find her again, but it was as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth. Until one evening, when she shows up at the were-wolf compound looking for him, […]

Posted 24 February, 2014 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 20 Comments
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Review: Unleashing Mr. Darcy – Teri Wilson

Review: Unleashing Mr. Darcy – Teri Wilson

*I received a free ARC of Unleashing Mr. Darcy from Harlequin HQN via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* Unleashing Mr. Darcy is a sweet and humorous tale about the dashing über-British Donovan Darcy, dog-show judge extraordinaire and all-American beauty Elizabeth Scott. From New York to London, they try as hard as they can not to fall in love with each other. From different sides of the track (and the ocean) they don’t really seem to have much in common. Well, apart from the fact that they both love dogs, that is. Elizabeth has just lost her job as a teacher in a posh private school when Unleashing Mr. Darcy starts, and at her first dog-show with her Cavalier […]

Posted 21 February, 2014 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 15 Comments
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