Genre: Romance

Blogtour, Giveaway and Review: Vision of Shadows (Vision #1) – Vincent Morrone

Blogtour, Giveaway and Review: Vision of Shadows (Vision #1) – Vincent Morrone

*I received a free ARC of Vision of Shadow from Entranced Publishing in exchange of an honest review* Vision of Shadows is a different kind of YA paranormal romance, where the supernatural comes from two main families in Spirit, and the feud that has separated them and kept them  at each other’s throat for as long as anyone can remember. And I have to say I’m very happy to have started out 2014 with a read that is original, nicely paced with believable teens and adults. Yes, a big plus in Vision of Shadows is that there is family present, adults to help the teens, listen to them, and guide them! That is so sadly lacking in a lot of […]

Posted 2 January, 2014 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Blog Tour, Reviews / 21 Comments
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Reveiw: Bonjour Cherie – Robin Thomas

Reveiw: Bonjour Cherie – Robin Thomas

*I received a free ARC of Bonjour Cherie from Harlequin Enterprises Australia via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* Bonjour Cherie is a contemporary romance set in Australia, about Beth, who is obsessed with all things French. She is taking French-classes while working at her local super-market so she can save up for her epic trip to France. She is also kind of obsessed with her French teacher, even after the very hunky Zach arrives in class one evening – and he seems to only have eyes for her. Sadly, I really didn’t like Beth at all! She is judgmental, a little arrogant, and really has no idea what to do with her life. I can get being in […]

Posted 27 December, 2013 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 10 Comments
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Review: Long Simmering Spring (Star Harbor #3) – Elisabeth Barrett

Review: Long Simmering Spring (Star Harbor #3) – Elisabeth Barrett

*I received a free ARC of Long Simmering Spring from Random House Publishing / Loveswept via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* Long Simmering Spring has a very slow pace, which works perfect for the story within. Both Jule and Cole are afraid to start something new, they are content with working hard and playing little. Until they meet up in the park by chance, and that incredible chemistry between them flares up again. As always, Star Harbor is a great place for a visit, and the characters are so well done and multi-layered. For the first part of Long Simmering Spring, I really loved Cole and how he was slowly seducing Julie, but then, he did a complete […]

Posted 26 December, 2013 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 6 Comments
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Review: Chained (Roman Holiday #1) – Ruthie Knox

Review: Chained (Roman Holiday #1) – Ruthie Knox

*I received a free ARC of Chained from Random House Publishing Group / Loveswept via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* Chained is the first part of a e-book series and it certainly has a lot of humor! And a little bit of creepiness, as well as a heroine who doesn’t think things through and a distanced hero. Ashley has chained herself to a palm-tree to stop Roman and his firm from demolishing the only place she’s been happy. She wants to keep her grand-ma’s little rental place on the beach in the Keys, even if her grand-ma sold everything to Roman, specifically saying nothing could happen to it while she was still alive, and that Ashley should not […]

Posted 24 December, 2013 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 9 Comments
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Review: What the Bride didn’t Know – Kelly Hunter

Review: What the Bride didn’t Know – Kelly Hunter

*I received a free ARC of What the Bride didn’t Know from Harlequin KISS via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* What the Bride didn’t Know is a sweet and action-filled contemporary romance novel. There is the friends-to-lovers part that I love so much, and Lena, the heroine, also loses her memory for a while, making assumptions that takes both her and Trig towards some fun situations. After Lena was shot, her whole life changed, and she is not happy about not being able to do all the things she used to do. She is bitter and very demanding of her friends and family, but she is also extremely hard on herself. At the very start of What the […]

Posted 20 December, 2013 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 15 Comments
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Review: The Professional: Part One (The Game Maker #1) – Kresley Cole

Review: The Professional: Part One (The Game Maker #1) – Kresley Cole

*I received a free ARC of The Professional from Pocket Star via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* The Professional is a scorching hot short story about Natalie, who has been searching for her biological parents with the help of a private investigator in Russia for the past few years, without letting her adoptive mother know about it at all. A PhD student with several jobs to make ends meet, Natalie is a pretty serious girl, until that one night in a bar, where a dangerous-looking man comes in and sits down not far from her. For the first time ever, her manalyzer isn’t working the way it usually does, and she walks up to him to say hello. […]

Posted 18 December, 2013 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 19 Comments
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Review: Close to You (Downside Ghosts #5.5) – Stacia Kane

Review: Close to You (Downside Ghosts #5.5) – Stacia Kane

*I received a free ARC of Close to You from St. Martin’s Press via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* Close to You is a short story, filled with both action and romance, and of course, I got my long-awaited Chess and Terrible fix! I am always happy when I get to spend a little time with my favorite UF couple. There is always so much happening around those two! And even in this very short story, a lot of things happen that they have to deal with very quickly. The Downside speak in Close to You is just as well done as it is in all of the books in this series, and I can always both ‘see’ […]

Posted 17 December, 2013 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 25 Comments
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Review: Last Chance Proposal – Barbara De Leo

Review: Last Chance Proposal – Barbara De Leo

*I received a free ARC of Last Chance Proposal from Entangled Publishing via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* Last Chance Proposal is the perfect holiday romance – it starts with a fake relationship to help Cy win a custody case against his son’s grand-parents, and he thinks the best way to do that is to marry his childhood sweetheart Ellie. It doesn’t really matter to Cy that he and Ellie haven’t seen each other in ten years, and that Cy didn’t exactly leave her on the best of terms. I love stories where a couple meet again after they have both matured and changed a little, and in this one, there are more obstacles in the beginning than […]

Posted 16 December, 2013 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 12 Comments
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Tangling with the CEO – Annie Seaton

Tangling with the CEO – Annie Seaton

*I received a free ARC of Tangling with the CEO from Entagled Publishing via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* Tangling with the CEO is a fun, quick read full of romance and some situations that are pretty unreal. From the first time Ana and Blake meet again, their chemistry is palpable, and it’s obvious that they have unfinished business. However, instead of telling Blake about her business proposition, Ana gets stuck helping Blake care for his five nieces and nephews for the weekend, while Blake tells her he’s upset because a business appointment fell through. Filled with both chemistry and fun moments, Tangling with the CEO is also a truly tangled story! Blake and Ana both have their […]

Posted 12 December, 2013 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 14 Comments
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Review: These Broken Stars (Starbound #1) – Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

Review: These Broken Stars (Starbound #1) – Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

*I received a free ARC of These Broken Stars from Disney Hyperion via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* These Broken Stars is a beautifully written young adult novel set in a more or less distant future, when space travel is quite common, and several planets are colonized, but there is still war and those who hold power want to hold on to that. Many things seem very different from the way we live now, but at the core, human beings are still the same, with their hopes and dreams. They still love and hate, fear and show courage. The differences are in the science and the way people can travel. Tarver is on the Icarus only because he […]

Posted 2 December, 2013 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 33 Comments
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