Review: Defiant in the Viking’s Bed (Victorious Vikings #3) – Joanna Fulford

Review: Defiant in the Viking’s Bed (Victorious Vikings #3) – Joanna Fulford

*I received a free ARC of Defiant in the Viking’s Bed from Harlequin via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* Defiant in the Viking’s Bed is very slow-paced, at least for a little over the first half of the story. Both Astrid and Leif are pretty strong-minded, but I really didn’t get to know either of them very well. There is a lot of information shared, but not all of it felt necessary in order to follow the story and the plot. I also thought the syntax was strange in places, as if changing the word order would somehow make it sound more viking-like. And while the word order in Old Norse or even Old English is quite different […]

Posted 13 January, 2014 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 14 Comments
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Sidekick Showcase #33 – Compromise

Sidekick Showcase #33 – Compromise

Sidekick Showcase, previously known as Sidekick Saturday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Jaclyn at JC’s Book Haven. There are many secondary characters that are as great as the primaries. In some cases, the sidekicks actually steal the show and you like them better than the heroine or hero. Maybe they didn’t have enough page time for how great they were. Anyone can play along! I will post my Sidekicks on Saturday, and so will Jaclyn, then whichever day during the week that you would like to post yours, you can put your link in on Jaclyn’s page. Just do the following: • Choose a sidekick *or someone other than the hero or heroine* that you would like to […]

Posted 12 January, 2014 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Memes, Sidekick Saturday / 15 Comments
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Stacking the Shelves #14

Stacking the Shelves #14

Stacking The Shelves #14 Stacking The Shelves, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! Since this is the first Stacking The Shelves post for 2014, I also want to wish everyone a very happy New Year, I hope you are in good health, and that 2014 will be prosperous, fun, successful and filled with love and happiness – and of course great books! Participating in Stacking The Shelves has helped me to keep better track of books […]

Posted 11 January, 2014 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Memes, Stacking the Shelves / 64 Comments
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Review: My Favorite Mistake – Chelsea M. Cameron

Review: My Favorite Mistake – Chelsea M. Cameron

*I received a free ARC of My Favorite Mistake from Harlequin via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* My Favorite Mistake is made of awesome! Great story, excellent characters and anticipation galore. Both Hunter and Taylor have their own very dark secret they try to keep hidden, and they don’t do relationships. They don’t fall in love. They don’t share. To say Taylor is upset when Hunter shows up at her door to inform her and her two friends, Renee and Darah, that he’s their new roommate is an understatement. She has no place for a boy in her life, let alone in her dorm. And Hunter is so cocky she hates him on sight, of course, it doesn’t […]

Posted 10 January, 2014 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 24 Comments
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Review: The Professional Part 2 (The Gamemaker #0.2) – Kresley Cole

Review: The Professional Part 2 (The Gamemaker #0.2) – Kresley Cole

*I received a free ARC of The Professional Part 2 from Pocket Books via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* The Professional Part 2 picks up at the exact same moment that part 1 stopped. It’s extremely hot! Of course, that’s only in part because Sevastyan and Natalie are in a sauna… From the very start, it is clear that these two are meant to be together, but danger is lurking. Sevastyan is just as secretive in The Professional Part 2 as he was before, and Natalie is starting to become a little frustrated with him. He’s also very high-handed, thinking Natalie should dance to his every little tune, but she won’t have that – and drama ensues.  The […]

Posted 9 January, 2014 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 16 Comments
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Review: Tempting the Cowboy (Paint River Ranch #1) – Elizabeth Otto

Review: Tempting the Cowboy (Paint River Ranch #1) – Elizabeth Otto

*I received a free ARC of Tempting the Cowboy from Entangled Publishing LLC via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* Tempting the Cowboy started out as a sweet contemporary romance, with a sexy cowboy and an ex-cop who felt she needed to escape the big city to get her life back together. Rylan is ready to do the work, and being a house-keeper at a ranch with guest cottages doesn’t scare her in the least. Cole is a tall, sexy, busy cowboy, and their first meeting was not the best it could be. The chemistry was definitely present from the very start, though, but both Cole and Rylan were fighting it – for different, and very personal reasons. As […]

Posted 8 January, 2014 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 18 Comments
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Review: Her Sexiest Mistake – Jill Shalvis

Review: Her Sexiest Mistake – Jill Shalvis

*I received a free ARC of Her Sexiest Mistake from Grand Central Publishing via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* Her Sexiest Mistake has all the ingredients a fun and sexy contemporary romance needs to keep me entertained, and on my toes while reading. Mia thinks she has it all – she is far, far away from the trailer park she grew up in, she has a great job, and her life is nice and orderly – with no man to mess things up for her. That is, until Kevin moves in and she can’t help but flirt with him. She wants to keep it very casual, though, only sex and play, no serious business at all for her […]

Posted 7 January, 2014 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 16 Comments
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Teaser Tuesday #14 – Infinite Possibilities

Teaser Tuesday #14 – Infinite Possibilities

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title and author, too, so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers. Teaser Tuesday #14 – Infinite Possibilities (The Secret Life of Amy Bensen #2) Infinite Possibilities (The Secret Life of Amy Bensen #2) – Lisa Renee Jones He grunts […]

Posted 7 January, 2014 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Memes, Teaser Tuesday / 34 Comments
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Blogtour, Giveaway, Review: Shine (Mageri #5) – Dannika Dark

Blogtour, Giveaway, Review: Shine (Mageri #5) – Dannika Dark

*I received a free ARC of Shine from Enchantress of Books Blogtours for my participation and reviewing for the tour* Shine is the last book in the Mageri series, and it was a little bitter-sweet to start reading since I knew this when I got it. Silver really gets into her own in Shine, and there are so many twists and turns that I had to remind myself to keep breathing, and to get my heart rate down to a normal level. Logan is still my number one book boyfriend, that man is incredible, and his love for Silver probably makes the world go around. The story-arc continues from the prior books in this excellent urban fantasy series, Shine ties […]

Posted 6 January, 2014 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Blog Tour, Giveaways, Reviews / 10 Comments
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Sidekick Showcase #32 – Party Animal

Sidekick Showcase #32 – Party Animal

Sidekick Showcase, previously known as Sidekick Saturday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Jaclyn at JC’s Book Haven. There are many secondary characters that are as great as the primaries. In some cases, the sidekicks actually steal the show and you like them better than the heroine or hero. Maybe they didn’t have enough page time for how great they were. Anyone can play along! I will post my Sidekicks on Saturday, and so will Jaclyn, then whichever day during the week that you would like to post yours, you can put your link in on Jaclyn’s page. Just do the following: • Choose a sidekick *or someone other than the hero or heroine* that you would like to […]

Posted 5 January, 2014 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Memes, Sidekick Saturday / 17 Comments
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