Genre: Adult

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: Until Death – Cynthia Eden

Review: Until Death – Cynthia Eden

A mystery set during Mardi Gras, where the killer wears a mask – that is how Until Death started, and it was a spicy mystery with quite a bit of romance as well. My Until Death review: Each and every character in Until Death was keeping at least one secret, and that definitely made the mystery very difficult to figure out. I loved Ivy, she was a strong character, very capable, and extremely loyal. When she saw a young woman being killed while she was on her float, she jumped off and went after them – ultimately, she got the uniformed cop to help her find out what had happened, and they found her dead inside an abandoned building. Because […]

Posted 13 October, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 24 Comments
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Review: The Iron Hunt – Marjorie M. Liu

Review: The Iron Hunt – Marjorie M. Liu

Quite different from what I expected based on the summary, The Iron Hunt is a story in which all kinds of secrets are being kept very close to the vest by most characters, and thus, the whole storyline and plot became a little dis-jointed to me. My The Iron Hunt review: I expected a fast-paced kind of crazy story when I picked up The Iron Hunt, because the summary mentions demon-hunting and tattoos coming to life. However, apart from Maxine’s tattoos coming to life, there isn’t really much hunting going on at all. And Maxine has been left without all the information she needed in order to make the right decisions moving forward. Also, I felt that for a full […]

Posted 6 October, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 6 Comments
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Review: All I Want – Jill Shalvis

Review: All I Want – Jill Shalvis

All I Want is a tense and beautiful contemporary romance with realistic and complex characters, including Parker’s younger sister who had Down’s syndrome. My All I Want review: Between the characters I fell in love with, the solid story, the slight sense of danger at times and the beautiful romance, All I Want ended up being the perfect romance! Shalvis definitely knows exactly how to hit my heart just right, where I can feel both the love and the sorrow right along with the characters. Zoe and Parker were both extremely stubborn, but even they couldn’t deny the strong chemistry between them from the moment they met. On top of that, I really enjoyed all the characteristics of both! Zoe […]

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Review: The Heat of the Moment – Katie Rose

Review: The Heat of the Moment – Katie Rose

This series keeps getting better with each installment! The Heat of the Moment is fun, sporty, flirty and sexy 🙂 My The Heat of the Moment review: The Heat of the Moment is my favorite in Rose’s Boys of Summer series, I think it was because even through Jessica’s reluctance to fall for Gavin, I could feel his charm and sincerity just as much as she did. Having been hurt badly in love before, I understood where Jessica came from, even if Gavin was very different from Jessica’s former boyfriend. I enjoyed Gavin a lot, because he had his whole life turned around due to a sports injury, and he was unsure if he’d be able to continue to play […]

Posted 21 September, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 11 Comments
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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: Skewed – Anne McAneny

Review: Skewed – Anne McAneny

Skewed played so many tricks on me, I had no idea what clue to follow after a while. Very well written, with the psychological thriller aspect down pat, and the mystery stayed a mystery to me – I was enthralled. My Skewed review: Skewed is a truly masterful thriller, where the twists and turns, the suspicions as of the real culprit, and the investigation all were well executed, and left me wondering until the end. Each of Janie’s suspects were viable, and her methods weren’t always completely orthodox, but they were efficient! On top of a well done mystery, I also got amazing characters, who were complex and very realistic in every way. On top of that, there was some […]

Posted 14 September, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 5 Comments
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Review: Menagerie – Rachel Vincent

Review: Menagerie – Rachel Vincent

On the surface, Menagerie is the story of creatures that are not completely human, living in a sort of traveling zoo. However, if we scratch even lightly, right underneath that surface is a tale about morals, ethics, respect and justice. My Menagerie review: Menagerie started out as a cute story, complete with a class of fifth-graders visiting a traveling menagerie for a field-trip. Delilah was a little uneasy with some of the creatures of the exhibit, especially one in which there were three young girls sitting on the ground in a cage in the petting zoo. Fast forward to Delilah’s 25th birthday, and she’s back in the same menagerie, with her best friend and both of their boyfriends. And this […]

Posted 11 September, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 14 Comments
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Review: Sexy – J. A. Huss

Review: Sexy – J. A. Huss

Sexy is definitely a hot read, with characters who aren’t at all what they seem, and who are doing what they can to keep their secrets just that. My Sexy review: It’s not exactly a surprise for those of you who visit my blog regularly that I’m a huge Huss fan, every time she releases a new book, I’m waiting, impatient, hopping with excitement for what twists and turns she has prepared for her readers next. While Sexy has a very hot and pretty alpha-male main character in Fletcher, he is nothing like the other characters she’s written before. There is no feel of imminent danger surrounding him, rather he seems to have a lot of secrets, and to be […]

Posted 9 September, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 6 Comments
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Audio Review: Rock Courtship – Nalini Singh

Audio Review: Rock Courtship – Nalini Singh

Rock Courtship is a scorching hot romance with relatable characters, and the narration is so well done it was even better to listen to than to read! My Rock Courtship review: When I first started reading the Rock Kiss series, I enjoyed it, but I absolutely loved Rock Courtship! David is such an amazing character, he’s the gentleman rocker, and he’s been in love with Thea for a long time. She’s been burned in love before, though, and has made her new policy one of not dating any musicians… When David starts showing her just how much he wants her, though, it’s really difficult for her to resist. Writing her memos instead of love-notes brings her attention to a peak, […]

Posted 8 September, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 7 Comments
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