ARC Review: The Backup Plan – Jill Shalvis

ARC Review: The Backup Plan – Jill Shalvis

The Backup Plan hit me in the feels big time, both because of the romance and because of the friendships – as well as all the past hurts. The Backup Plan is a story of three lost souls – two who left their home town when the going got tough while they were young – and one who stayed, but didn’t really live. It is filled with emotions! There’s joy, sadness, love, fear, humor, and a tiny little dash of hope. I really enjoyed getting to know Alice, Lauren and Knox in The Backup Plan. They had all been deeply hurt when they were young, and as a result, they were cautious with their hearts, albeit in very different ways. […]

Posted 16 January, 2023 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Challenges, Reviews / 6 Comments
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Dual Blogger Review: The Sins We Hide – Scarlett Cole

Dual Blogger Review: The Sins We Hide – Scarlett Cole

The Sins We Hide is a gritty MC romance with a young woman going back to her roots, and the boy she used to have a crush on now a cynical VP. The Sins We Hide follows Gwen and Clutch, and their past is a lot less messy than their present, for sure! Gwen goes back to the past in a way after her mother is killed, and she then finds out that not only is her father dead, too – they were buried on the same day. And most of the people in the club hate not only her mother, but her too. Gwen definitely has a lot to deal with, and the most difficult parts are the secrets […]

Posted 12 January, 2023 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Challenges, Reviews / 1 Comment
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Buddy Read Chat Review ~ Devious Lies ~ Parker S. Huntington

Buddy Read Chat Review ~ Devious Lies ~ Parker S. Huntington

Once again, I had the pleasure of buddy reading with my friend, Nadene @Totally Addicted to Reading. We hope you enjoy our chat review of Devious Lies by Parker S. Huntington. You can check out this chat review (Nadene’s review includes her thoughts on the narration since she listened) and more at here.   Age-gap and enemies-to-lovers tropes are probably in my top 5-7 favorites. Getting them combined was good stuff. I particularly liked how Emery and Nash were acquainted. That his family had worked for hers. And that she’d spent more time with his family than her own. I also appreciated how Huntington wove together the different timelines so we got the backstory. Honestly, I could see they were […]

Posted 9 January, 2023 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 2 Comments
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2023 New Release Challenge Review link-ups

2023 New Release Challenge Review link-ups

2023 New Release Challenge Review Link-Ups Hello everyone, here’s where you can share links to your 2023 New Release Challenge reviews. I will put up a new link-up each quarter, and the newest quarter will be on top of the post to make it easier to find. Each review link-up will be open from the first day of the quarter until the 10th of the month following the end of the quarter. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to let me know – and if you want to share the love, use #2023NewReleaseChallenge on twitter. We hope you’ll have have fun participating in the challenge this year, and that we’ll all find new books to read thanks to […]

Posted 8 January, 2023 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 15 Comments
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Brandee & Linda’s Excellent Reading Challenge Adventure 2023

Brandee & Linda’s Excellent Reading Challenge Adventure 2023

Linda and I love participating in reading challenges. But there are so many to choose from! And because there are so many we’d like to join but wouldn’t be able to accomplish, we are, once again, creating a reading challenge for ourselves that’s pieced together from other challenges. BIG shoutout to GirlXOXO for providing a comprehensive list of 2023 reading challenges for us to choose from! All challenges listed link back to the websites of those hosting each particular challenge. Thanks to all those who host these challenges! Here’s what’s on tap for us this year: From the Decolonize Your Bookshelf Reading Challenge: Choose 4 from the list in the graphic.   Finishing the Series Reading Challenge This one might […]

Posted 8 January, 2023 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Challenges / 5 Comments
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2023 New Release Challenge sign-up

2023 New Release Challenge sign-up

2023 New Release Challenge The 2023 New Release Challenge is a year-long challenge in which we aim to read books released in 2023.  Brandee and I are the sole hosts of the challenge, and we both hope many of you will sign up and participate!  There is one post on the top of our homepage for all review links for the year, where the link is open for books you read and review each quarter. I also want to say a big thank you to Brandee’s oldest for creating our beautiful logo!! In 2022, I read 41 books that counted for the New Release Challenge, and while that was lower than in previous years, I’m trying to up the ante […]

Posted 31 December, 2022 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Challenges / 20 Comments
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Brandee & Linda’s Excellent Reading Challenge Adventure ~ Year-End Update

Brandee & Linda’s Excellent Reading Challenge Adventure ~ Year-End Update

Wow! I can’t believe 2022 is almost over. Linda and I will definitely be putting together a challenge for ourselves in 2023 by piecing together parts of other challenges. But here’s a look at how we did this year. As always, a shout out to GirlXOXO for providing a comprehensive list of 2022 reading challenges for us to choose from! All challenges listed link back to the websites of those hosting each particular challenge. Thanks to all those who host these challenges!   From the Read Harder Challenge: Read a book set in a bookstore. The Boardwalk Bookstore by Susan Mallery Read an award-winning book from the year you were born. Read a queer retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, […]

Posted 30 December, 2022 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Challenges / 5 Comments
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Can You Read a Series in a Month? Challenge ~ Readalong Twist

Can You Read a Series in a Month? Challenge ~ Readalong Twist

If you’ve been here a while, you’ve seen Linda and/or I participate in this challenge. In January, a special readalong twist is being offered which I’m going to join. This year I’ve participated in the Night Huntress Readalong. To wrap up the readalong, we’re reading the final 3 books of the series in January. We’ll have book chats about them as well. So I’m going to read:                 Now, you can join in the challenge as it’s typically done – just picking a series to read in a month. To see all the official rules and details, click here. Are you going to join me?   Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your […]

Posted 29 December, 2022 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Challenges / 2 Comments
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COYER 10 Year Anniversary Sign Up Post

COYER 10 Year Anniversary Sign Up Post

  The COYER Challenge turns 10 in 2023! To celebrate, Michelle & Berls are “marching backwards towards how it all started.” This means, primarily, they’ve divided the year into chapters and the rules for each chapter more or less go from how they are now to what they were like 10 years ago. Read-a-thons, the COYER Community, Readalongs, Book Club, and other challenges are wrapped in as well. To see all the details and/or participate, click here. It’s guaranteed to be a good time as well as cleaning off lots of those freebies/cheapies from our ereaders. And Linda and I ARE IN! How about you?   Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog […]

Posted 28 December, 2022 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Challenges / 7 Comments
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Buddy Read Review ~ The Deal ~ Elle Kennedy #COYER

Buddy Read Review ~ The Deal ~ Elle Kennedy #COYER

I had the pleasure of buddy reading The Deal with my friend, Nadene. You can check out her review and more at her blog. Here’s our conversation: What were your favourite moments? My favorite moments were any time with Hannah and Garrett sparring But I also loved all the sweet moments: I loved their first get together a studying. I loved how he persuaded her to do the fake date. I loved all the moments where he spent gaining her trust so that she could confide in him and share her story. And I loved when he shared his story with her.   What did you think of the characters? I liked all the characters with the exception of Cass […]

Posted 22 December, 2022 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 16 Comments
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