Publisher: Dreamspinner Press

Review: Pent Up – Damon Suede

Review: Pent Up – Damon Suede

Pent Up was my March buddy-read with Brandee @ Bookworm Brandee, and as always, it was awesome chatting about the book with her after we both finished reading. I enjoyed the story, and especially that it was diverse in more ways than one. Me: I haven’t completely finished Pent Up yet… I find it very slow, and I’m not sure I like all the jabs at ‘white rich people’… Like there’s a score to be settled OK, I’ve finished… 3.5 stars I think this was less good than Hot Head… And mainly, I think that’s because Ruben and Andy were just the two of them for most of the story – it felt like that made the characters underdeveloped somehow. […]

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Blogtour Review: Tackling the Tight End – Tara Lain

Blogtour Review: Tackling the Tight End – Tara Lain

Welcome to my stop on the Tackling the Tight End blogtour. I have my review and favorite quotes as usual, and there are other goodies here for me to share with you as well! This Blogtour is hosted by Enchantress Design and Promo. Tackling the Tight End is the third instalment in Lain’s Long Pass Chronicles series, and it features the ‘bad guy’ from the first book as one of the main characters. The story is filled with conflict, both external and internal, and it was sweet in some moments, and pretty dark in others. At the beginning of Tackling the Tight End, I had a little bit of trouble getting into the story being about Dennis, he was such […]

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Blogtour Review: Driven Snow – Tara Lain

Blogtour Review: Driven Snow – Tara Lain

Driven Snow has all of Lain’s trademark wonders, the romance, the laughs, the heartache, the misunderstandings and characters that just make you want more! Welcome to my stop on the Driven Snow blogtour hosted by Enchantress Design & Promo. I am a huge Tara Lain fan, so when I saw that there was a review opportunity for her newest Pennymaker Tales story, I jumped right on it, and I am so happy I did! My Driven Snow review: What was really refreshing in Driven Snow was that both Snow and Prince were accepted as gay by their families, and Snow was out on campus as well. Prince, being the star quarterback of the college was only out to his coach, […]

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Blogtour Review: Sinders and Ash – Tara Lain

Blogtour Review: Sinders and Ash – Tara Lain

Sinders and Ash is the most campy re-telling of Cinderella I have ever read – and I loved every word of this magical modern fairy tale! My Sinders and Ash review: Sinders and Ash follows Cinderella’s story, but not too closely. First of all, Sinders and Ash are both guys, and Ash is supposed to find himself a wife so he can keep his trust-fun. Mark (Sinders) works in housekeeping in a luxury hotel, and he’s usually hiding his stunning beauty by wearing a cap and glasses so that nobody will take notice of him. One of his main chores is to clean out the many fireplaces, and this brought to mind both Cinderella and the youngest brother in traditional […]

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Review: Knave of Broken Hearts – Tara Lain

Review: Knave of Broken Hearts – Tara Lain

Knave of Broken Hearts confirms my first impression of Tara Lain’s series Love in Laguna, it’s well done, with heartwarming characters and quite a bit of heart-ache, too. For Knave of Broken Heart, I did yet another buddy read with my friend Brandee @ Bookworm Brandee, and we had a great time chatting about the story, the characters and the issues Ms. Lain brought up in this amazing story. My Knave of Broken Hearts review / book-chat: Lexxie : What did you think? I have to admit I was very surprised that Jim was the main character in Knave of Broken Hearts, but then, thinking back, he was supportive of Billy straight away, and he seemed very open-minded. And as […]

Posted 15 September, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 12 Comments
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Review: Hot Head – Damon Suede

Review: Hot Head – Damon Suede

Hot Head is a raw, honest and rough emotional roller-coaster! Suede definitely knows how to bring his characters to life, and share their struggles with those reading about them! My Hot Head review: Griff and Dante have been friends for ages, and Dante’s noisy, Italian family has been a home away from home for Griff since his teen years. After the twin towers were brought down, and Griff was looking for Dante everywhere in the ashes of the fallen buildings, his whole life seems different somehow. Being firefighters is how both Griff and Dante identify themselves on a very deep level, helping those in need, even putting their own lives in jeopardy is just what they do. And they are […]

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Review: Knight of Ocean Avenue – Tara Lain

Review: Knight of Ocean Avenue – Tara Lain

Knight of Ocean Avenue is a sweet and tender story, Billy and Shaz are both amazing characters, and I can’t wait to continue the Love in Laguna series. I buddy-read this one with Brandee @ Bookworm Brandee, and we both had a blast! My review is our chat about the book, and you’ll be able to find the chat on her blog as well. Reading a book with my blogger friend, and being able to actually share my thoughts about it just after reading enhances the experience for me! And I hope you’ll enjoy our chat as much as we did 😉 My Knight of Ocean Avenue review / bookchat Brandee: Lexxie, there are so many things I loved about […]

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Blogtour Review: Winter’s Wolf – Tara Lain

Blogtour Review: Winter’s Wolf – Tara Lain

Welcome to my stop on the Winter’s Wolf blogtour, hosted by Enchantress of Books Blogtours. I have my review to share with you today, as well as my favorite quotes and an international giveaway! So come on in and get comfy with Winter 😉 My Winter’s Wolf review: Winter’s Wolf blew me away! Winter is a great character, and I loved how true to himself he stayed throughout the story. Matt, the FBI agent we met in Wolf in Gucci Loafers had a very important part to play, too.  I loved how Damon, Winter’s father, changed his outlook on a lot of things as well, because at the beginning, he was slightly homophobe, had very strict views on human / […]

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Giveaway and Blogtour Review: Canning the Center – Tara Lain

Giveaway and Blogtour Review: Canning the Center – Tara Lain

Welcome to my stop on the Canning the Center blogtour! If you have been here before, you know that I love Tara Lain’s stories! There are some really sexy male characters in them, and they all have to deal with discrimination because of their LGBTQ status in society. Some hide, others are well out in the open… Today, I’m sharing my Canning the Center review, some of my favorite quotes and there’s a giveaway, too! My Canning the Center review: Canning the Center might just be the best LGBT story I have read so far, it has everything – a hot football player who’s still in the closet, but really wants to come out, a beautiful and smart man who […]

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Blogtour, Giveaway and Review: Wolf in Gucci Loafers (Tales of the Harker Pack #2) – Tara Lain

Blogtour, Giveaway and Review: Wolf in Gucci Loafers (Tales of the Harker Pack #2) – Tara Lain

*I received a free ARC of Wolf in Gucci Loafers from Enchantress of Books Blogtours in exchange of an honest review* Wolf in Gucci Loafers is exciting, filled with tension, and the characters involved are very easy to like – at least the good guys are. I already enjoyed Lindsey a lot in The Pack or the Panther, and here, in his own story, he truly shines! I love his personality, and his quirkiness. He’s a rich heir, but that’s not what is important about him, he spends quite a bit of money on himself, clothes and cars mostly, but he also uses his riches to help those who are less fortunate than him. The way Lindsey deals with his […]

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