Review: NightDrake – Lara Adrian

Review: NightDrake – Lara Adrian

NightDrake is a short, but intense story, in which Nisha finds herself. My NightDrake review: For such a short story, NightDrake certainly didn’t lack in intensity, however it did lack in character development and world-building. This is to be expected, though, but I did find myself rolling my eyes when Drakor and Nisha professed their love for each other as soon as a couple of hours after meeting. Nisha was a mercenary, and her nick-name was The Heartless, however, as soon as she realized there was a living being inside the crate she was transporting, she went out of her way to help the monster inside, even if she was a self-professed hater of The Strange. From the little I […]

Posted 23 January, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 4 Comments
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Review: Closure – John Lescroart and M.J. Rose

Review: Closure – John Lescroart and M.J. Rose

Closure is a very short story, like an introduction to a new author, if you will. My Closure mini-review Closure is not exactly the most unexpected story I have ever read, but for the twenty-five pages it lasted, I was definitely into Lucy and what she was up to. From the way she made her therapist nervous, to the way she worked to find the painter she had so admired when she was a child. Written in first person past tense, from the unnamed therapist’s point of view, I got a good sense of Lucy, as well as  Frank Millay, and the flow was nicely done.  For the parts of the story when the therapist wasn’t present, the third person […]

Posted 22 January, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 10 Comments
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Waiting on Wednesday #29 – Sisters of Blood and Spirit

Waiting on Wednesday #29 – Sisters of Blood and Spirit

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine. This meme is a place to showcase a book we’re really looking forward to with bated breath! A new release in our favorite series, an exciting new title from a favorite author…  Waiting on Wednesday #29 – Sisters of Blood and Spirit I can’t remember how I first heard of this title, but the summary is so good, I just had to add it to my TBR! The planned release date is March 31st. Sisters of Blood and Spirit (Sisters of Blood and Spirit #1) – Kady Cross   Wren Noble is dead—she was born that way. Vibrant, unlike other dead things, she craves those […]

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Review: Embracing the Wolf – Felicity Heaton

Review: Embracing the Wolf – Felicity Heaton

Embracing the Wolf is a stand-alone novella, and I quite enjoyed reading about Kat and Amon. My Embracing the Wolf review: Embracing the Wolf is a short story, and while I usually gripe about novellas being too short for my enjoyment, I am actually going to say the opposite this time… There were quite a few repetitions in this one, and it could have been shorter and still gotten the full story across. Confusing, no? Kat is working for a werewolf disposal agency, and none of her colleagues know that she is a werewolf herself – and she only discovered this herself a few years ago when she fell in love with Amon, the alpha-wolf of a pack in the […]

Posted 21 January, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 4 Comments
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Teaser Tuesday #41 – Burned

Teaser Tuesday #41 – Burned

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 #41 – Burned Burned (Fever #7) – Karen Marie Moning First of all, let me just tell you all the ways I squee’d this morning when […]

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Review: Hard Knocks – Lori Foster

Review: Hard Knocks – Lori Foster

Hard Knocks features Gage and Harper, as well as several other characters that are part of Foster’s Ultimate universe. Short and very hot, it hit the right spot! My Hard Knocks review: Capturing the tension between Gage and Harper from the first line, Hard Knocks is a sweet introduction to the Ultimate series. If you’re wondering what series that is, you can check out my review of No Limits. The universe is that of MMA fighting, and the characters are very well done, some of them I already knew from the  Love Undercover series, which is also truly excellent! Hard Knocks is short, but still manages to bring out the main characteristics of Gage and Harper, both through the way […]

Posted 20 January, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 4 Comments
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Audioreview: Ugly Love – Colleen Hoover

Audioreview: Ugly Love – Colleen Hoover

Listening to Ugly Love made the story somehow feel closer to me, the characters were literally telling me their story. My Ugly Love audioreview: The narration was so good, I really felt like I was listening to Miles and Tate throughout Ugly Love, and that was both very good, and sometimes a little strange. When I read my kindle version of Ugly Love, I cried so much, and so ugly in many places. And I actually enjoyed the story more when I read it myself, even if I really did enjoy listening to the audio version as well. For one, listening to Miles go on and on about Rachel, from the very first time they met made him seem a […]

Posted 19 January, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 23 Comments
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The Sunday Post #15 – Rain, rain and more rain.

The Sunday Post #15 – Rain, rain and more rain.

The Sunday Post #15 – Weekly Wrap-up Welcome to my weekly wrap-up post, The Sunday Post, hosted by Kimba over at The Caffeinated Reviewer. This week, I’ve had a few more substitute teaching gigs, and I’m so happy to finally start doing what I really want… It took me such a long time to finally get to study to be a teacher, and while I have more classes to finish myself, it is very fulfilling to be in front of a class and try to teach them English 🙂 I have had a quiet week apart from that, I have slowly started to study for my exams, but I really need to hurry up, because I also have a paper […]

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Review: You Have to Fucking Eat – Adam Mansbach

Review: You Have to Fucking Eat – Adam Mansbach

You Have to Fucking Eat includes sarcastic wit galore, and the story rings true! My kids all ate everything we put in front of them, more or less, but I’ve seen kids who hardly ate anything at all for ages… My You Have to Fucking Eat review: You Have to Fucking Eat is a hilarious parody of a children’s book – complete with awesome illustrations, and rhyming text. It is not at all aimed at children, though, but rather it is for tired parents who need a good laugh. When kids more or less refuse to eat – when nothing you put in front of them on a plate makes it to their mouth and tummy, You Have to Fucking […]

Posted 18 January, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 6 Comments
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Stacking the Shelves #67 BBB #17

Stacking the Shelves #67 BBB #17

Stacking The Shelves #67 – BB&B #17 Stacking The Shelves, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews is all about the latest additions to your library – virtual or actual, with books that are  bought, borrowed, won or ARCs  you will be reading soon. BB&B is a homage to to Barron’s Books and Baubles from Karen Marie Moning’s amazing Fever series, and is hosted by Braine over at Talk Supe. Blogtour ARCs: The Hurricane – R.J. Prescott Emily McCarthy is living in fear of a dark and dangerous past. A gifted mathematician, she is little more than a hollow, broken shell, trying desperately to make ends meet long enough to finish her degree. Through an unlikely friendship with the aging, cantankerous owner of […]

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