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Review: Rain – Amanda Sun

Review: Rain – Amanda Sun

*I received a free ARC of Rain from Harlequin Teen via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* Rain continues Katie’s adventures in Japan, even if she was supposed to go back to the US. My Rain review: Katie hasn’t really changed very much from the beginning of Ink, the first book in the Paper Gods series. And that is probably the main reason why I wasn’t completely immersed in the story, and in Japan. She is still drawn to both Jun and Tomo, and the problems with the ink going crazy continue as well. For the two weeks she’s been back in Japan, she hasn’t been able to get a hold of Tomo, but meets him by chance at […]

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Review: Stripped Away – Ellis Carrington

Review: Stripped Away – Ellis Carrington

*I received a free ARC of Stripped Away from Ellis Carrington via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* Stripped Away is hot, complicated and heartbreaking! Dave has a hard time dealing with his father’s passing away, especially because the late pastor has shown his true colors of womanizing, embezzling and having a secret family known only after his death. My Stripped Away review: Stripped Away is an amazing story about Dave, how he’s dealing with his dad’s death, and meeting his brother Greg for the first time at the funeral. Stripped Clean, the first book in this series is about Greg, and he as well as the readers already knew about Dave, and how the pastor had lead a double […]

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Review: It’s In His Kiss – Jill Shalvis

Review: It’s In His Kiss – Jill Shalvis

*I received a free ARC of It’s In His Kiss from Forever (Grand Central Publishing) via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* Hot, sweet and romantic, It’s In His Kiss is an awesome new installment in the Lucky Harbor series. My It’s In His Kiss review: It’s In His Kiss is incredibly sweet and filled with longing. Becca has arrived in Lucky Harbor to try to patch her life back together, and she has quite a few issues she needs to work through. But Sexy Grumpy Surfer aka Sam makes it difficult for Becca to focus, which leads to quite a few funny and hot scenes. As usual, the sense of community in Lucky Harbor reaches out to Becca, […]

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Review: Fanning the Flames – Victoria Dahl

Review: Fanning the Flames – Victoria Dahl

*I received a free ARC of Fanning the Flames from Harlequin HQN via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* Short, hot and well written, Fanning the Flames appealed to me on all levels, from the mature couple to their playful ways. My Fanning the Flames review: It is actually really refreshing to read a hot romance in which the couple is more mature! Fanning the Flames features Lauren, the forty-three year-old librarian who has the hots for the firemen chief Jake who is forty-six. Their chemistry and attraction is evident from the beginning, and I really loved how self-confident Lauren was, even if she did kind of think Jake was out of her league. Happy in her own skin, […]

Posted 26 August, 2014 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 8 Comments
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Blogtour and Review: Gypsy – Trisha Leigh

Blogtour and Review: Gypsy – Trisha Leigh

*I received a free ARC of Gypsy from Xpresso Booktours in exchange of an honest review* Welcome to my stop on the Gypsy Blogtour! I have my review and favorite quotes to share with you, as well as a giveaway 🙂 My Gypsy review: Gypsy is a creepy science-fiction novel, in which teens with strange genetic mutations are first seen in an abandoned plantation in Charleston, until police shows up, and some of them are returned to their families – or what is left of their families, anyway. Mysterious, troubling and very eerie, Gypsy managed to keep me on my toes all through the story, and I never knew what to expect. After the cavies are released, their lives change […]

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Review: Resisting the Musician – Ally Blake

Review: Resisting the Musician – Ally Blake

*I received a free ARC of Resisting the Musician from Entangled Publishing via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* A quick hot read, Resisting the Musician is also funny and has some great characters lined up. My Resisting the Musician review: Lori and Dash really had nothing going for them at the beginning of Resisting the Musician. I didn’t really like Lori, and Dash seemed to harsh and grumpy to me. That quickly changed, though, thanks to their wonderful chemistry, and the way neither of them was willing to back down from doing everything they could in order to get what they wanted. The plot in Resisting the Musician is not complicated at all, Lori needs Dash’ help to […]

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Review: All Fall Down – Jennifer Weiner

Review: All Fall Down – Jennifer Weiner

*I received a free ARC of All Fall Down from Atria Books via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* All Fall Down is a different contemporary novel that deals with prescription drugs addiction, and the very hard truth of how easy it might be to get a hold of those drugs. My All Fall Down review: Allison slowly slides into her addiction without truly noticing at first, and All Fall Down follows her journey until there is nothing left for her family to do but to try to get her to go to rehab. On the outside, Allison is successful, a loving mom, a blogger who earns more money than her husband, and she takes care of her daughter […]

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Blogtour and Review: Crystal Magic – Madeline Freeman

Blogtour and Review: Crystal Magic – Madeline Freeman

*I received a free ARC of Crystal Magic from Xpresso Booktours in exchange of an honest review* Welcome to my stop on the Crystal Magic Blogtour! I have my review and favorite quotes to share with you, and there’s a tour-wide giveaway for a signed copy of Crystal Magic open for US and Canadian readers, as well as a giveaway open internationally where the prize is an e-book copy of Crystal Magic. My Crystal Magic review: Crystal Magic shows how complicated Kristyl’s life is, both in her school up until her mother passes away, and afterwards. Things do become a little easier once she moves to live with her aunt Jodi to Clearwater, though. She finally gets some friends, and […]

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Review: The Soldier’s E-Mail Order Bride – Cora Seton

Review: The Soldier’s E-Mail Order Bride – Cora Seton

*I received a free ARC of The Soldier’s E-Mail Order Bride from CrushStar Multimedia LLC via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* Feel-good romance with a very sweet couple, The Soldier’s E-Mail Order Bride made my toes curl with happiness. My The Soldier’s E-Mail Order Bride review: Everything seemed to be against Ella and Austin’s relationship becoming something real in The Soldier’s E-Mail Order Bride, and even I thought for a while that they just might not make it! Ella fled Hollywood after yet another embarrassing run-in with her ex and his new girl-friend, and she found Austin’s ‘wife wanted’ add at the right time. When they first met at the airport, Austin simply brought her to the church […]

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Review: Gluten-Free Family Favorites – Kelli and Peter Bronski

Review: Gluten-Free Family Favorites – Kelli and Peter Bronski

*I received a free ARC of Gluten-Free Family Favorites from The Experiment via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review* Easy-to understand recipes for lots of yummy food, that’s what you’ll find in Gluten-Free Family Favorites. My Gluten-Free Family Favorites review: The beginning of Gluten-Free Family Favorites explains the why behind the cookbook, as well as some very thorough break-downs on how to read labels, how to save money, servings, and what the kids can do to help when cooking. The recipes are easy to follow, and I really enjoyed that the measurements are both in US and European formats – of course, I can work out the differences myself, but it’s easier to have it all there in the […]

Posted 15 August, 2014 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 3 Comments
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