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Reverse Harem Story #1
Unconventional
As an English major and the editor of the Literary Magazine at Denberg University, I'm fully focused on school. Struggling with being the utter disappointment of my parents--who happen to be two amazing academics--I'm doing my best to prove myself. Stranded on campus with nowhere to go this holiday season, I'm determined to stay on task.
But then, Maven Stone calls my name, and everything changes...
Suddenly, I'm on a whirlwind vacation with Maven and his two fraternity brothers, Chance Montgomery and Banyan Iburgess, chasing dreams I never knew I had.
I'm Giovanna Amsel, and this is the first part of our unconventional love story.
But then, Maven Stone calls my name, and everything changes...
Suddenly, I'm on a whirlwind vacation with Maven and his two fraternity brothers, Chance Montgomery and Banyan Iburgess, chasing dreams I never knew I had.
I'm Giovanna Amsel, and this is the first part of our unconventional love story.
212 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 20, 2018
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October 1, 2018
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Overall Rating :: 1 star
Series :: Part one of the Reverse Harem Story serial.
Hero/Heroine :: Maven & Chance & Banyan/Giovanna
POV :: All Giovanna, except for a snippet of the last chapter.
Cliffhanger :: Yes.
HEA ::
:::
So, guys, I'm bummed. The premise totally intrigued me. Reverse harem, you say? Contemporary romance? Yeah? College students? Well, duh. I'm there!
Sigh. I just couldn't get into it. It felt... stilted. Completely monotone. Lifeless. At first, I thought because the heroine here has been basically conditioned to be solely independent, and thus isn't totally versed in the social aspects of college life, this is why her voice would seem so flat. Maybe she's confused. Or uncomfortable? I mean, if I was walking home and three dudes started randomly trying to convince me to come hang out in their home after they confess to watching me and being intrigued, I'd be a little reluctant, too. I don't know. I was trying to figure her out! But even getting to know her more, I just couldn't understand anything. Her appeal. Her tone. Her completely contradictory personality (pretty quiet and keeps to herself, UNLESS SHE'S TALKING ABOUT SEX and then she's 'bout it, 'bout it). And really, the guys were the same. I mean, none of them had a distinctive voice at all. One could have easily been swapped for another, or combined into one complete man. And I can see that the author was trying to give them some life, some inherent drama, but not one of them comes from a happy home. Not even Giovanna. And they all seem to have these moments of deep introspection where they need time alone, or time to be mad, or to handle discreet phone calls or text messages, or... whatever. And they all know someone to help them out of this bind or another, and then we have one guy who bought himself a loft in Manhattan for his painting, and they just stay on yachts during vacations, and blah, blah. All of these stories to make them "more interesting" just made me think they were "more blah". They just didn't seem like typical college guys. I mean, why do they all need to have some deep background (or basically, deep pockets with tragic parents)?
My biggest gripe? The dialogue (inner dialogue included). Rambling, jumping from one thought to the next without any kind of narrative structure, and unclear transitions.
“I shouldn’t say no. It’s complicated. Banyan is my father’s last name. He knocked up my mother. Not his wife. His wife didn’t much care for that so… I’m the worst kept secret in the world. He couldn’t claim me but he pays for me. Mom gave me his last name as my first name; sort of as a fuck you to him. She thought he’d leave his wife and marry her. Not very smart my mother. Most people just think I’m named after a tree, but if you ever met my mom, you’d know she doesn’t know one tree from another. I let them think that. Looks like Maven bought a turkey. He does things like that. Thinks about what we’d need to eat.”
...and we end that bit of history with some talk about turkey. Naturally.
None of them were touching their soup.
“Can I ask what the deal with the soup is?”
“You can, but we can’t tell you.”
Chance dug into the turkey.
“I’m sorry. Some things are secret.” They’d told me that before. “I get it.”
The title of this book should have been The Secrets of Soup. But seriously though, what's with the soup? Because the way this was focused on? It seems like it's a big deal. Is it magical soup? It is poisoned? Or is it just freaking soup? Guys, I've never analyzed soup so much in my whole life. And I've written the word soup so much here, it doesn't even look like a real word anymore. Okay, I'm gonna move on. SOUP!
“He would say that. Considering DKI spends half their time writing bullshit about all of the other frats in that fucking thing. They post all the time, flood all other postings out of view. They all look like saints, and we’re all drunken lunatics. Not just SPiI, but every other house on campus. They rate the sorority girls, too. Call them fat. Ugly. Sluts. It’s not cool.”
No, it really was not.
“I hate those words. I hate anything that labels us as other and therefore bad. Or less than.”
Stupid was my least favorite ever. I’d almost rather be called anything else.
“You wore me out. That hot mouth of yours. Damn, sweetheart, I don’t remember the last time I came that hard.”
Nothing says transition like talking about how a girl is good at giving head, amiright? I mean, they were talking about something fairly serious! And then... bam! No transitional phrase from one thought to the next.
Chance looked at Maven.
“She feels like she’s intruding.”
“Got that.” Maven nodded. “Giovanna, please come to New York with us until January 7th? If you hate it or whatever, I will put you in a town car and you can come to the shitty hotel then.”
I took a steadying breath. Just when I thought I understood things, I didn’t. I had to say something.
“Are we going to go see the ball drop on New Year’s in Time Square?”
You need to take a steadying breath to ask if you're going to see the ball drop? Man, I thought she was going to ask something legitimate. Like, "Are you guys just using me for my lady parts? Isn't this a little strange since I'm a virtual stranger to all of you? Can you give me the address of where we'll be staying so I can give it to my friend IN CASE YOU KILL ME?" See, all legitimate concerns.
But anyway, I'm sure it goes without saying, but I think I'm going to pass on the rest of this story. I hope they all find peace and true love and all that. Mazel tov.
Overall Rating :: 1 star
Series :: Part one of the Reverse Harem Story serial.
Hero/Heroine :: Maven & Chance & Banyan/Giovanna
POV :: All Giovanna, except for a snippet of the last chapter.
Cliffhanger :: Yes.
HEA ::
:::
So, guys, I'm bummed. The premise totally intrigued me. Reverse harem, you say? Contemporary romance? Yeah? College students? Well, duh. I'm there!
Sigh. I just couldn't get into it. It felt... stilted. Completely monotone. Lifeless. At first, I thought because the heroine here has been basically conditioned to be solely independent, and thus isn't totally versed in the social aspects of college life, this is why her voice would seem so flat. Maybe she's confused. Or uncomfortable? I mean, if I was walking home and three dudes started randomly trying to convince me to come hang out in their home after they confess to watching me and being intrigued, I'd be a little reluctant, too. I don't know. I was trying to figure her out! But even getting to know her more, I just couldn't understand anything. Her appeal. Her tone. Her completely contradictory personality (pretty quiet and keeps to herself, UNLESS SHE'S TALKING ABOUT SEX and then she's 'bout it, 'bout it). And really, the guys were the same. I mean, none of them had a distinctive voice at all. One could have easily been swapped for another, or combined into one complete man. And I can see that the author was trying to give them some life, some inherent drama, but not one of them comes from a happy home. Not even Giovanna. And they all seem to have these moments of deep introspection where they need time alone, or time to be mad, or to handle discreet phone calls or text messages, or... whatever. And they all know someone to help them out of this bind or another, and then we have one guy who bought himself a loft in Manhattan for his painting, and they just stay on yachts during vacations, and blah, blah. All of these stories to make them "more interesting" just made me think they were "more blah". They just didn't seem like typical college guys. I mean, why do they all need to have some deep background (or basically, deep pockets with tragic parents)?
My biggest gripe? The dialogue (inner dialogue included). Rambling, jumping from one thought to the next without any kind of narrative structure, and unclear transitions.
“I shouldn’t say no. It’s complicated. Banyan is my father’s last name. He knocked up my mother. Not his wife. His wife didn’t much care for that so… I’m the worst kept secret in the world. He couldn’t claim me but he pays for me. Mom gave me his last name as my first name; sort of as a fuck you to him. She thought he’d leave his wife and marry her. Not very smart my mother. Most people just think I’m named after a tree, but if you ever met my mom, you’d know she doesn’t know one tree from another. I let them think that. Looks like Maven bought a turkey. He does things like that. Thinks about what we’d need to eat.”
...and we end that bit of history with some talk about turkey. Naturally.
None of them were touching their soup.
“Can I ask what the deal with the soup is?”
“You can, but we can’t tell you.”
Chance dug into the turkey.
“I’m sorry. Some things are secret.” They’d told me that before. “I get it.”
The title of this book should have been The Secrets of Soup. But seriously though, what's with the soup? Because the way this was focused on? It seems like it's a big deal. Is it magical soup? It is poisoned? Or is it just freaking soup? Guys, I've never analyzed soup so much in my whole life. And I've written the word soup so much here, it doesn't even look like a real word anymore. Okay, I'm gonna move on. SOUP!
“He would say that. Considering DKI spends half their time writing bullshit about all of the other frats in that fucking thing. They post all the time, flood all other postings out of view. They all look like saints, and we’re all drunken lunatics. Not just SPiI, but every other house on campus. They rate the sorority girls, too. Call them fat. Ugly. Sluts. It’s not cool.”
No, it really was not.
“I hate those words. I hate anything that labels us as other and therefore bad. Or less than.”
Stupid was my least favorite ever. I’d almost rather be called anything else.
“You wore me out. That hot mouth of yours. Damn, sweetheart, I don’t remember the last time I came that hard.”
Nothing says transition like talking about how a girl is good at giving head, amiright? I mean, they were talking about something fairly serious! And then... bam! No transitional phrase from one thought to the next.
Chance looked at Maven.
“She feels like she’s intruding.”
“Got that.” Maven nodded. “Giovanna, please come to New York with us until January 7th? If you hate it or whatever, I will put you in a town car and you can come to the shitty hotel then.”
I took a steadying breath. Just when I thought I understood things, I didn’t. I had to say something.
“Are we going to go see the ball drop on New Year’s in Time Square?”
You need to take a steadying breath to ask if you're going to see the ball drop? Man, I thought she was going to ask something legitimate. Like, "Are you guys just using me for my lady parts? Isn't this a little strange since I'm a virtual stranger to all of you? Can you give me the address of where we'll be staying so I can give it to my friend IN CASE YOU KILL ME?" See, all legitimate concerns.
But anyway, I'm sure it goes without saying, but I think I'm going to pass on the rest of this story. I hope they all find peace and true love and all that. Mazel tov.
September 5, 2018
MINOR SPOILERS THROUGHOUT:
I'm going to start off this review by saying that I have had this book on my TBR for months and I have been dying to read it. It sounded right up my alley and I couldn't wait to start it. With all of that being said, I am just going to come out and say it... I didn't like this book. In fact, there were MANY times that I came close to dropping it.
The story starts out with a bang in what I like to call a miniature prologue.
IF THAT ISN'T A PHENOMENAL OPENING HOOK TO A BOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS!!
I was hooked immediately when I read this and I was desperate to know what happened to Giovanna (the main character) to put her in the situation she had found herself in. Right after that gripping prologue, is chapter one that takes place five years in the future. I was slightly confused why the author chose to have such a time difference, but I figured she had her reasons.
With that opening scene, I thought that this book was going to have a flash back and then flash forward set up. It didn't. Besides that opening scene, the five years in the future part is never mentioned again. The rest of the book was a bunch of boring fluff. It didn't even feel like the same book. It felt like Rebecca Royce realized how boring this book was and decided to go back and add something at the beginning that would get readers curious enough to keep reading. I felt teased.
I was completely bored throughout this book and at about the 60% mark on, I skim read through the rest of the book. I thought about putting this book down many times, but I thought that because of the first scene, it must get better at some point. I kept reading, hoping that this book would turn around.
You know how the first few chapters of a book are developing the characters and not a lot of interesting stuff happens? This WHOLE BOOK was like that. I just kept waiting for some glimpse of the hook I felt to the first scene but NOTHING HAPPENED.
Overall, I did not enjoy this book. I was severely disappointed and this book honestly felt like a complete waste of my time. Maybe I am being a little harsh because there are some qualities of this book that I can see why other people enjoy it. This just wasn't for me and I will not be continuing the series.
I'm going to start off this review by saying that I have had this book on my TBR for months and I have been dying to read it. It sounded right up my alley and I couldn't wait to start it. With all of that being said, I am just going to come out and say it... I didn't like this book. In fact, there were MANY times that I came close to dropping it.
The story starts out with a bang in what I like to call a miniature prologue.
“Hey there, library.” The voice. The sound of it calling to me across the street on that cold, chilly morning when I walked alone down Chow Street toward my empty dorm reaches me, not from any distance away, but through time itself. It seems odd to hear it now. Lying on my bed, I close my eyes. The baby will be here soon. I’ve gone into labor, but no one knows. I haven’t let anyone in on the news yet. The contractions are five minutes apart. Soon, I’ll get up and the trip to the hospital will begin. But this quiet moment is just for me. I’m not ready yet for the fuss, as loving as the intent to deliver attention will be. I just want, for one moment, to breathe and remember. To think of how I got here to this moment: twenty-five years old, ready to bring life into the world for the first time. Really, everything I am and everything I will be can be traced to that moment five years earlier when the voice called out to me, ‘hey there, library.’ Five days before Christmas. When I was all alone in the world.
IF THAT ISN'T A PHENOMENAL OPENING HOOK TO A BOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS!!
I was hooked immediately when I read this and I was desperate to know what happened to Giovanna (the main character) to put her in the situation she had found herself in. Right after that gripping prologue, is chapter one that takes place five years in the future. I was slightly confused why the author chose to have such a time difference, but I figured she had her reasons.
With that opening scene, I thought that this book was going to have a flash back and then flash forward set up. It didn't. Besides that opening scene, the five years in the future part is never mentioned again. The rest of the book was a bunch of boring fluff. It didn't even feel like the same book. It felt like Rebecca Royce realized how boring this book was and decided to go back and add something at the beginning that would get readers curious enough to keep reading. I felt teased.
I was completely bored throughout this book and at about the 60% mark on, I skim read through the rest of the book. I thought about putting this book down many times, but I thought that because of the first scene, it must get better at some point. I kept reading, hoping that this book would turn around.
You know how the first few chapters of a book are developing the characters and not a lot of interesting stuff happens? This WHOLE BOOK was like that. I just kept waiting for some glimpse of the hook I felt to the first scene but NOTHING HAPPENED.
Overall, I did not enjoy this book. I was severely disappointed and this book honestly felt like a complete waste of my time. Maybe I am being a little harsh because there are some qualities of this book that I can see why other people enjoy it. This just wasn't for me and I will not be continuing the series.
January 16, 2019
A unique heroine with a fresh voice, compelling writing, and three amazing guys to swoon over make Unconventional the perfect start to an engaging contemporary reverse harem series. I, for one, could not put it down!
February 27, 2020
Just meh
This is a reverse harem, college aged romance. This is not a stand-alone. Honestly, the book wasn’t bad... but it just seemed so formal to me. I know that our main character is supposed to feel awkward and be super polite because she doesn’t like to be a burden on anyone, but everything was just so clinical. Like I felt like I needed to sit up straight, cross my legs at my ankles with my hands in my lap and tell someone to “have a grand day”. I feel like there was absolutely no emotion at all behind the writing. The writing style was very prim and proper, I don’t know how else to explain it. I like the storyline, but it just fell flat for me. I have no emotional connection to these characters what so ever. The guys just seem too good to be true. I mean, they’re literally perfect. I don’t need the men in books to be d!cks for me to like them, but there was just nothing at all that really stood out about any of these characters. Honestly, the book was basically just about a girl meeting three guys and spending Christmas break with them. That’s it. The author isn’t a bad writer by any means, this book just wasn’t for me and I won’t be continuing with the series. Also, one of he main characters is named chance, but there’s a part in the book where the author calls him chase. Idk, bugs me.
This is a reverse harem, college aged romance. This is not a stand-alone. Honestly, the book wasn’t bad... but it just seemed so formal to me. I know that our main character is supposed to feel awkward and be super polite because she doesn’t like to be a burden on anyone, but everything was just so clinical. Like I felt like I needed to sit up straight, cross my legs at my ankles with my hands in my lap and tell someone to “have a grand day”. I feel like there was absolutely no emotion at all behind the writing. The writing style was very prim and proper, I don’t know how else to explain it. I like the storyline, but it just fell flat for me. I have no emotional connection to these characters what so ever. The guys just seem too good to be true. I mean, they’re literally perfect. I don’t need the men in books to be d!cks for me to like them, but there was just nothing at all that really stood out about any of these characters. Honestly, the book was basically just about a girl meeting three guys and spending Christmas break with them. That’s it. The author isn’t a bad writer by any means, this book just wasn’t for me and I won’t be continuing with the series. Also, one of he main characters is named chance, but there’s a part in the book where the author calls him chase. Idk, bugs me.
March 8, 2018
I had enough experience with Rebeca Royce's writing to know, without a doubt, that I would enjoy this book. And I did.
The story was definitely unconventional, but it had more to do with the characters, than with the RH.
Giovanna was..peculiar, but in the best way possible. She never acted the way you expected her to, and I loved it. All the character in general were great. I loved how brutally honest they all were about everything and how they always spoke their mind about whatever was bothering them (except maybe at the very end, but that was a given). Also, they were all completely unashamed about the way they were all wired and I loved that about them.
I had amazing time with this book! The writing was top notch and I especially enjoyed reading the dialogues between the characters.
But, despite everything we learned about the guys and Vonny, there are still a lot we don't know and don't understand about them and their actions. And I'm looking forward to discovering it all in the next book.
The story was definitely unconventional, but it had more to do with the characters, than with the RH.
“In my heart, I believe most people, especially me, have a side they rarely show the world. Sometimes it’s dark. Sometimes it’s just different, or unconventional. But it’s there. I think maybe we showed each other a touch of that side.”
Giovanna was..peculiar, but in the best way possible. She never acted the way you expected her to, and I loved it. All the character in general were great. I loved how brutally honest they all were about everything and how they always spoke their mind about whatever was bothering them (except maybe at the very end, but that was a given). Also, they were all completely unashamed about the way they were all wired and I loved that about them.
I had amazing time with this book! The writing was top notch and I especially enjoyed reading the dialogues between the characters.
But, despite everything we learned about the guys and Vonny, there are still a lot we don't know and don't understand about them and their actions. And I'm looking forward to discovering it all in the next book.
January 2, 2020
Pretty good... I'm enjoying this series so far.
Overall rating:
4*~A Good Read
Overall rating:
4*~A Good Read
April 20, 2018
4.5 Stars
Giovanna has always been the quiet girl that doesn’t talk to people very much. So when Maven, president of the SPil fraternity, calls her library and invites her on vacation with him and his two equally hot fraternity brothers, you could say she was little shocked. She was even more shocked when she found herself accepting the invitation. Now it’s just her and three hot college guys for two weeks. Will she be able to resist the attraction she feels for all three of them? Does she even want to?
The writing style of this book was incredible. I loved Giovanna’s character. She never did what I expected her to do. And I loved how she saw everything as a potential plot and story line. She was open about her feelings and wasn’t embarrassed to talk about what they needed to talk about. Over all she is one of my favorite heroines. I loved all of the guys. They all has distinct personalities. Usually in some reverse harems it’s hard to keep up with who is who because they all seem to blend together. Not in this one. They were all so different.
The only thing that really irked me about this book was that they all thought that they would just forget about each other when school starts back. Or they would be in a different country than each other. Which is stupid. They are literally about a block away! Why couldn’t they continue the relationship when school starts back? Oh, and another thing, the ending was kind of left open. I know there is supposed to be a second book, but still. I need more!
Giovanna has always been the quiet girl that doesn’t talk to people very much. So when Maven, president of the SPil fraternity, calls her library and invites her on vacation with him and his two equally hot fraternity brothers, you could say she was little shocked. She was even more shocked when she found herself accepting the invitation. Now it’s just her and three hot college guys for two weeks. Will she be able to resist the attraction she feels for all three of them? Does she even want to?
The writing style of this book was incredible. I loved Giovanna’s character. She never did what I expected her to do. And I loved how she saw everything as a potential plot and story line. She was open about her feelings and wasn’t embarrassed to talk about what they needed to talk about. Over all she is one of my favorite heroines. I loved all of the guys. They all has distinct personalities. Usually in some reverse harems it’s hard to keep up with who is who because they all seem to blend together. Not in this one. They were all so different.
The only thing that really irked me about this book was that they all thought that they would just forget about each other when school starts back. Or they would be in a different country than each other. Which is stupid. They are literally about a block away! Why couldn’t they continue the relationship when school starts back? Oh, and another thing, the ending was kind of left open. I know there is supposed to be a second book, but still. I need more!
February 27, 2018
I already know that I will be in the minority for my rating and that everyone has every right to like this book or not, but I, personally, did not like this book.
I have read some of Rebecca Royce's other books, most especially her Wings of Artemis Series, and other RH books, and I really liked them. I feel that Rebecca Royce, normally, is a great storyteller with interesting plots and amazing characters. However, I feel that these were the things that failed, for me, in this story.
I DNF'ed this book at around 50%. Nothing was really happening and the timeline in the story had only taken about 24-48 hours. For a book that was halfway over, I would have expected something significant to happen plot-wise. Now, I know that this has been called the first book in a serial, but at almost 200 pages (basically a novella), I still expect to see more happening than the main character meeting the guys.
Something that usually makes a Rebecca Royce book stand out to me is her characters; however, I felt that all of them were a bit flat. I did not connect to any of them, and I felt that the dialogue and the main character's thoughts were repetitive.
I have loved others of her books, and I am still planning on reading others, especially the Wings of Artemis series, but this book did not live up to my expectations.
I have read some of Rebecca Royce's other books, most especially her Wings of Artemis Series, and other RH books, and I really liked them. I feel that Rebecca Royce, normally, is a great storyteller with interesting plots and amazing characters. However, I feel that these were the things that failed, for me, in this story.
I DNF'ed this book at around 50%. Nothing was really happening and the timeline in the story had only taken about 24-48 hours. For a book that was halfway over, I would have expected something significant to happen plot-wise. Now, I know that this has been called the first book in a serial, but at almost 200 pages (basically a novella), I still expect to see more happening than the main character meeting the guys.
Something that usually makes a Rebecca Royce book stand out to me is her characters; however, I felt that all of them were a bit flat. I did not connect to any of them, and I felt that the dialogue and the main character's thoughts were repetitive.
I have loved others of her books, and I am still planning on reading others, especially the Wings of Artemis series, but this book did not live up to my expectations.
June 30, 2018
This is my first read by this author. I'm glad I read it! This book is.....unconventional. It's realistic yet not? It's true fears that someone would have. But also, how a RH might start? I'm not quite sure I have this book figured out...but I love it! A LOT of parent issues, mommy, daddy, abandonment, people issues. I truly liked it though, I enjoyed it very much and will start reading the next one!
Overall: 4/5
Overall: 4/5
October 11, 2020
Love this new trilogy so much so far!
I kept starting random fantasy books and stopping before the halfway mark, and realized I needed a break from fantasy. My main fallback is usually contemporary romance, and this one sounded good so I gave it a try. I really liked it! I also liked the beginning and how they all met. It was just interesting from the beginning.
I can't wait to read more!
I kept starting random fantasy books and stopping before the halfway mark, and realized I needed a break from fantasy. My main fallback is usually contemporary romance, and this one sounded good so I gave it a try. I really liked it! I also liked the beginning and how they all met. It was just interesting from the beginning.
I can't wait to read more!
February 20, 2018
Unconventional
Rebecca Royce
A reverse harem romance novel. Book one of three. Hmm where to start. Usually I'm use to these being of the alien variety lately and in futuristic time settings. But I loved it.
Giovanna is used to being ignored by everyone even her parents. Who have decided to go for a trip to visit a tribe of people who have been know to shoot poisonous darts at people for coming to their island. So when a couple college boys from SPiL frat hoise call out to her and help out during the holiday she should be grateful right?... nope she knows they have to be up to something but what or is it her over active imagination playing tricks on her? But she just may have a trick or two up her sleeve if all the boys love what she loves and if they don't mind sharing...
Merged review:
Unconventional
Rebecca Royce
A reverse harem romance novel. Book one of three. Hmm where to start. Usually I'm use to these being of the alien variety lately and in futuristic time settings. But I loved it.
Giovanna is used to being ignored by everyone even her parents. Who have decided to go for a trip to visit a tribe of people who have been know to shoot poisonous darts at people for coming to their island. So when a couple college boys from SPiL frat hoise call out to her and help out during the holiday she should be grateful right?... nope she knows they have to be up to something but what or is it her over active imagination playing tricks on her? But she just may have a trick or two up her sleeve if all the boys love what she loves and if they don't mind sharing...
Rebecca Royce
A reverse harem romance novel. Book one of three. Hmm where to start. Usually I'm use to these being of the alien variety lately and in futuristic time settings. But I loved it.
Giovanna is used to being ignored by everyone even her parents. Who have decided to go for a trip to visit a tribe of people who have been know to shoot poisonous darts at people for coming to their island. So when a couple college boys from SPiL frat hoise call out to her and help out during the holiday she should be grateful right?... nope she knows they have to be up to something but what or is it her over active imagination playing tricks on her? But she just may have a trick or two up her sleeve if all the boys love what she loves and if they don't mind sharing...
Merged review:
Unconventional
Rebecca Royce
A reverse harem romance novel. Book one of three. Hmm where to start. Usually I'm use to these being of the alien variety lately and in futuristic time settings. But I loved it.
Giovanna is used to being ignored by everyone even her parents. Who have decided to go for a trip to visit a tribe of people who have been know to shoot poisonous darts at people for coming to their island. So when a couple college boys from SPiL frat hoise call out to her and help out during the holiday she should be grateful right?... nope she knows they have to be up to something but what or is it her over active imagination playing tricks on her? But she just may have a trick or two up her sleeve if all the boys love what she loves and if they don't mind sharing...
November 26, 2018
I really liked the first scene.
You know, the one where a girl is walking down an almost empty street, some stranger calls up to her, calling her "library" and she patiently and politely explains to him she is not called "library", she was not in fact rude by not responding to that and he is insane to try to invite her to his frat house. She, I am not kidding here, even walks away! Home! Even after she "recognizes" one of his frat brothers. Even then, she insists, as every normal teenage girl should, that going alone to a frat house with three guys is not a choice one should ever make. Unfortunately. Such is the condition of the human race in this tender age when hormones can play just as crucial a role in decision making as our brain.
It kind of went downhill from there?
But you know what? This was not my kind of book. I should have realized it sooner and just... let it be. So, no more complaints. That would not be fair. Obviously, this book is not for me (should have known when I started skipping whole paragraphs...) and I am sure some people are very much in love with it.
You know, the one where a girl is walking down an almost empty street, some stranger calls up to her, calling her "library" and she patiently and politely explains to him she is not called "library", she was not in fact rude by not responding to that and he is insane to try to invite her to his frat house. She, I am not kidding here, even walks away! Home! Even after she "recognizes" one of his frat brothers. Even then, she insists, as every normal teenage girl should, that going alone to a frat house with three guys is not a choice one should ever make. Unfortunately. Such is the condition of the human race in this tender age when hormones can play just as crucial a role in decision making as our brain.
It kind of went downhill from there?
But you know what? This was not my kind of book. I should have realized it sooner and just... let it be. So, no more complaints. That would not be fair. Obviously, this book is not for me (should have known when I started skipping whole paragraphs...) and I am sure some people are very much in love with it.
September 16, 2018
Most of the dialogue that takes place isn’t associated with any emotion. By that I mean, there will be just lines and lines of conversation but no facial expressions or actions to indicate how the speaker is feeling at the time. It made it difficult to really get a grasp on the characters based on their conversations. And the way some of the spoke, it just didn’t feel natural.
Everything just sort of fell flat with this. All of the characters sort of blended together, nothing really set any of them apart.
Honestly, I couldn’t get into this storyline or the characters and stopped 40% of the way into the book. I just couldn’t make myself continue reading.
Everything just sort of fell flat with this. All of the characters sort of blended together, nothing really set any of them apart.
Honestly, I couldn’t get into this storyline or the characters and stopped 40% of the way into the book. I just couldn’t make myself continue reading.
June 9, 2018
Every character spoke the same
Even the parents. Not even kidding. Wouldn't make stuff up. Happens through the whole story. Every character. Even the parents. Like all ways to begin a sentence just get left out. Hated it written that way. Maybe for 1 character. Not all. Like this paragraph. It. Gets. Old.
And the book used the dreaded phrases of takes on 'let out the breath i didn't know I was holding ' & 'you know that right? The ladder used too many times because, again, many characters must say the phrase.
Even the parents. Not even kidding. Wouldn't make stuff up. Happens through the whole story. Every character. Even the parents. Like all ways to begin a sentence just get left out. Hated it written that way. Maybe for 1 character. Not all. Like this paragraph. It. Gets. Old.
And the book used the dreaded phrases of takes on 'let out the breath i didn't know I was holding ' & 'you know that right? The ladder used too many times because, again, many characters must say the phrase.
March 16, 2018
It was ok..
I liked the book enough that I'll probably read the next one but there wasn't anything that stood out as great or horrible. The writing is a bit more formal than informal. Because of this the conversations between characters seemed very scripted rather than how a casual conversation would flow.
I liked the book enough that I'll probably read the next one but there wasn't anything that stood out as great or horrible. The writing is a bit more formal than informal. Because of this the conversations between characters seemed very scripted rather than how a casual conversation would flow.
February 3, 2021
What was this? Where was the heat?
This was just boring and if I'm honest weird. No personality from any character it was just straight up meeting and then suddenly kissing. No rhyme no reason for it just wham bam thank you.
Sorry don't want to be super negative about this but this was just plain odd.
This was just boring and if I'm honest weird. No personality from any character it was just straight up meeting and then suddenly kissing. No rhyme no reason for it just wham bam thank you.
Sorry don't want to be super negative about this but this was just plain odd.
December 5, 2022
I’m going to just pretend this book doesn’t even exist. One of the most lifeless books I’ve ever read and no chemistry between the characters at all. Not to mention the ending just stops so abruptly, I get cliffhangers are a thing but the book was only like 250 pages long and feels like it should’ve kept going on until at least they made it official and got a happily ever after.
February 10, 2019
Unconventional: A Reverse Harem Love Story Reverse Harem Story Book 1
by Rebecca Royce
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Unconventional is heartfelt, heartbreaking and heartwarming book 1 of A Reverse Harem Love Story which is a new contemporary romance in three parts by Rebecca Royce. This is hands down one of the best stories of Rebecca Royce's Reverse Harem Love Storytelling I’ve ever read and I can’t wait to read them all. Rebecca Royce is a one click author -to-me , I’m happy to say that I couldn’t even wait to read this book, I have read it three times already and I will read it again. From the opening chapter (truthfully, the very first page) I knew that it was going to be something special. Oh my it had the hooks in me instantly from the first page, it's s wonderful, charming, utterly heartbreaking, and fantastic, I knew this book had me feeling a mix of sweet emotional things already. This story might not read like any of your typical closeted- contemporary-reverse-harem-love story because It’s so much more, plus Rebecca Royce’s writing is so compelling in a you can’t read this fast enough’ kind of way, but yet it also manages to be incredibly emotional. What I enjoy so much is her prose isn’t weighed down by unnecessary flourishes or metaphors but it's definitely pure, you get one-hundred percent
undiluted perfection that doesn’t get distracted from the characters or the blazing hot scenes. The charm of the relationship at the getting acquainted stage, the hitting rock bottom with violence along with all the personalities at this level, there is bigotry along with prejudice that some characters can wielded like a weapon against people who wants to live different, I enjoy how it's all expressed, shown dramatically and gratuitous, but without crossing over into trite. The descent into seduction and romance the following of love is hot and raw. That very personal choice to stay close as one, even when there is one woman to love three men. The inherent goodness of these characters, all with their struggles and baggage it feels all so real. I had my hand on my heart for a number of chapters because it's giving you so much feeling. But for all of this goodness, there is darkness in the story too. So much of this story is coming into themselves, loving discovering each other and owning it no matter what or who wants love and hold you. Unconventional features Giovanna Amsel, Maven Stone, Chance Montgomery and Banyan Iburgess. The story features an unconventional relationship that has it's beginning in an even more unconventional setting. Giovanna is a junior at Denberg University, which is a small liberal arts college. She's an English major and the editor of the Literary Magazine even with her introverted dyslexic she is still a good student. These are three gorgeous guys who are realistic but all may seem too good to be true. Maven baggage is his guilt, along with his fear of becoming like his father. Chance hides baggage with his easy laughter but he still has scars. Banyan baggage is he's artistic but he likes to use it as a sharp weapon because it hard to give and receive love freely. Again this book has humour, sadness, blazing hot you may need a box of Kleenex for your tears, a fan or two, this is book 1 of 3. They all make my heartwarm, I want the guys to love Vonni wrap her up in their arms to protect her. I absolutely enjoyed all four of these characters and the book makes me want to protect them all but of course Vonni has her space. The happily ever after of this romance is so perfect, so well earned, and yet every step of the way is natural without feeling as though there were elements thrown in to delay things for the sake of the plot. There is parts I had to put my big panties on just to read those parts but I definitely enjoyed every minute that I read it. I'm so excited to read book 2 in this series.
Buy it at: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iBook, Kobo, BookBub, Google Play
by Rebecca Royce
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Unconventional is heartfelt, heartbreaking and heartwarming book 1 of A Reverse Harem Love Story which is a new contemporary romance in three parts by Rebecca Royce. This is hands down one of the best stories of Rebecca Royce's Reverse Harem Love Storytelling I’ve ever read and I can’t wait to read them all. Rebecca Royce is a one click author -to-me , I’m happy to say that I couldn’t even wait to read this book, I have read it three times already and I will read it again. From the opening chapter (truthfully, the very first page) I knew that it was going to be something special. Oh my it had the hooks in me instantly from the first page, it's s wonderful, charming, utterly heartbreaking, and fantastic, I knew this book had me feeling a mix of sweet emotional things already. This story might not read like any of your typical closeted- contemporary-reverse-harem-love story because It’s so much more, plus Rebecca Royce’s writing is so compelling in a you can’t read this fast enough’ kind of way, but yet it also manages to be incredibly emotional. What I enjoy so much is her prose isn’t weighed down by unnecessary flourishes or metaphors but it's definitely pure, you get one-hundred percent
undiluted perfection that doesn’t get distracted from the characters or the blazing hot scenes. The charm of the relationship at the getting acquainted stage, the hitting rock bottom with violence along with all the personalities at this level, there is bigotry along with prejudice that some characters can wielded like a weapon against people who wants to live different, I enjoy how it's all expressed, shown dramatically and gratuitous, but without crossing over into trite. The descent into seduction and romance the following of love is hot and raw. That very personal choice to stay close as one, even when there is one woman to love three men. The inherent goodness of these characters, all with their struggles and baggage it feels all so real. I had my hand on my heart for a number of chapters because it's giving you so much feeling. But for all of this goodness, there is darkness in the story too. So much of this story is coming into themselves, loving discovering each other and owning it no matter what or who wants love and hold you. Unconventional features Giovanna Amsel, Maven Stone, Chance Montgomery and Banyan Iburgess. The story features an unconventional relationship that has it's beginning in an even more unconventional setting. Giovanna is a junior at Denberg University, which is a small liberal arts college. She's an English major and the editor of the Literary Magazine even with her introverted dyslexic she is still a good student. These are three gorgeous guys who are realistic but all may seem too good to be true. Maven baggage is his guilt, along with his fear of becoming like his father. Chance hides baggage with his easy laughter but he still has scars. Banyan baggage is he's artistic but he likes to use it as a sharp weapon because it hard to give and receive love freely. Again this book has humour, sadness, blazing hot you may need a box of Kleenex for your tears, a fan or two, this is book 1 of 3. They all make my heartwarm, I want the guys to love Vonni wrap her up in their arms to protect her. I absolutely enjoyed all four of these characters and the book makes me want to protect them all but of course Vonni has her space. The happily ever after of this romance is so perfect, so well earned, and yet every step of the way is natural without feeling as though there were elements thrown in to delay things for the sake of the plot. There is parts I had to put my big panties on just to read those parts but I definitely enjoyed every minute that I read it. I'm so excited to read book 2 in this series.
Buy it at: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iBook, Kobo, BookBub, Google Play
February 10, 2019
Unconventional is a wonderfully entertaining read. The characters are incredible in that they all have very distinctive personalities. They share in a new to them relationship of sorts, that comes about in an “unconventional” way. Three well to do Frat Boys who are uncharacteristcally kind and generous to an uncomfortably insecure with herself girl, show that not all is as they appear, when you are on the “outside” looking in.
Their growing relationships are tender and show the intricacies of each and everyone of the characters involved.
I enjoyed the journey they have chosen to embrace and am excited to continue with the future books in this Series.
This is a continuation Series and does not have a clear ending in this book, but it is a Great Read!
Their growing relationships are tender and show the intricacies of each and everyone of the characters involved.
I enjoyed the journey they have chosen to embrace and am excited to continue with the future books in this Series.
This is a continuation Series and does not have a clear ending in this book, but it is a Great Read!
May 9, 2019
First off I'd like to say how happy I am that this wasn't a bully romance. I am so sick and tired of the bully romances and the "oh they kidnapped me and were horrible but I have fallen in love" none of these things should be written in a positive light people! I don't care if the guys turn around and start to be nice later on. That's just as bad as people glamorizing eating disorders and self harm. Anyways I loved this series. There were a few bumps but minor ones that really shouldn't be a big issue. I loved how each book began with the ending of the last book that was something new for me and fun.
September 20, 2025
It was Ok
I guess I’m use to more intense reverse harems and this book was just too calm for me. I enjoyed the FMC and her boys and I’m looking forward to the other books in the series. I’m curious enough to see this through. I would recommend this book to anyone who ever felt forgotten. I gave this book 3 stars because I didn’t love it and I didn’t hate it either. Like I said it was just too calm for me.
I guess I’m use to more intense reverse harems and this book was just too calm for me. I enjoyed the FMC and her boys and I’m looking forward to the other books in the series. I’m curious enough to see this through. I would recommend this book to anyone who ever felt forgotten. I gave this book 3 stars because I didn’t love it and I didn’t hate it either. Like I said it was just too calm for me.
April 21, 2018
I’ve read many other books by this author, but this is the first contemporary romance I’ve read from her. My main complaint is that there wasn’t a lot of dramatic tension. The characters are all FAR to adult in talking about their feelings, so there wasn’t much ch interpersonal” conflict. There also wasn’t much outside drama. That being said, I liked Vonnie and her boys a ton and will most certainly be following the next book in the series
February 6, 2018
Very good story about being comfortable with certain people no matter how shy you are. I look forward to see how this plays out once school starts back up again but I really really hope it doesn’t involve cheating! That really kills a story fast.
July 26, 2021
ehhh it was alright... the smut was not very great and the way they spoke to each other/the banter was a but confusing idk had to push through to finish
February 20, 2018
UnconventionalUnconventional Rebecca Royce
Reviewed by SFF Dragon*
'Unconventional' is a sad, happy, humourous, sizzling love story that definitely lives up to it's title. I can't wait to read more...
'Unconventional', the first book in Rebecca Royce's new three part contemporary reverse harem love story certainly lives up to it's title. It features an unconventional relationship that has it's beginning in an even more unconventional setting. It's today, and Giovanna Amsel is in labour, about to give birth to her first child, lying on her bed, alone in her room as she quietly reminisces about how she came to be here. It starts about a week before Christmas five years ago when all the participants were students at the same college.
I absolutely loved this terrific book and deciding how much to tell you is hard because I don't want to give spoilers. Giovanna, Vonni to her friends, is the introverted dyslexic daughter of brilliant Cultural Anthropolists, both lecture at Harvard, but continue to travel the world to study other peoples. At the beginning of the book, it's about five days before Christmas and they're in India trying to gain access to a tribe with no previous interaction with the outside world. They've left Vonni to her own devices and pretty much forgotten her. Over the course of the book I came to the conclusion that their only child was another one of their cultural studies rather than someone they were actually prepared to love, until they could ditch her from their lives and Vonni has no other family, nowhere else to go, so she's stuck on campus, her friend and room-mate Molly has gone home, so she's totally alone for the holidays.
The three guys, Maven, Chance and Banyan are SPiL frat boys who are also stuck on campus for the holidays, thanks to this year's pledges. Maven shouting to Vonni across the road as she walks by kicks off a relationship that appears to have a definite finish date they're all happy with, but an arsonist loose on campus changes the circumstances and by the end of the book, other things have changed as well, but I'm not going to tell you how or why, you'll just have to read it for yourselves.
Told in the first person from Vonni's POV until the last chapter which is told from Maven's, I was totally absorbed in the story from beginning to end, and had decided who I think the arsonist is after the first fire. Of course, the identity wasn't revealed in this part of the story so I'll have to wait to find out if I was right. I loved the main characters and my heart went out to all of them as each of their lives were revealed. I really didn't like Vonni's parents from the start, and as I read more, I added all the other parents to that list as well as Molly's boyfriend RJ, and although he isn't actually in the book, there are reasons why. The character building was excellent, and true to Rebecca Royce's writing style, they were fleshed out and turned into totally believable people with real problems to deal with. There's a lot of sadness in this book, some of which had me shedding a few tears, as well some humour, tons of sizzle, and happy times which I hope can last longer than the pre-determined expiry date. Considering the book is part one of a three part story, it doesn't really end on a cliff-hanger, more a good place to stop with a 'to be continued' ending, which left me both happy, because there is more to come, sad, for the same reason, but I was smiling at the end, and desperately waiting for parts two and three so I can find out what happens next. I've given this story a well deserved 5 stars and added it to my list of books to be rescued if the house was burning down. I'll definitely be reading it again, and probably again, and again.....
Reviewed by SFF Dragon*
'Unconventional' is a sad, happy, humourous, sizzling love story that definitely lives up to it's title. I can't wait to read more...
'Unconventional', the first book in Rebecca Royce's new three part contemporary reverse harem love story certainly lives up to it's title. It features an unconventional relationship that has it's beginning in an even more unconventional setting. It's today, and Giovanna Amsel is in labour, about to give birth to her first child, lying on her bed, alone in her room as she quietly reminisces about how she came to be here. It starts about a week before Christmas five years ago when all the participants were students at the same college.
I absolutely loved this terrific book and deciding how much to tell you is hard because I don't want to give spoilers. Giovanna, Vonni to her friends, is the introverted dyslexic daughter of brilliant Cultural Anthropolists, both lecture at Harvard, but continue to travel the world to study other peoples. At the beginning of the book, it's about five days before Christmas and they're in India trying to gain access to a tribe with no previous interaction with the outside world. They've left Vonni to her own devices and pretty much forgotten her. Over the course of the book I came to the conclusion that their only child was another one of their cultural studies rather than someone they were actually prepared to love, until they could ditch her from their lives and Vonni has no other family, nowhere else to go, so she's stuck on campus, her friend and room-mate Molly has gone home, so she's totally alone for the holidays.
The three guys, Maven, Chance and Banyan are SPiL frat boys who are also stuck on campus for the holidays, thanks to this year's pledges. Maven shouting to Vonni across the road as she walks by kicks off a relationship that appears to have a definite finish date they're all happy with, but an arsonist loose on campus changes the circumstances and by the end of the book, other things have changed as well, but I'm not going to tell you how or why, you'll just have to read it for yourselves.
Told in the first person from Vonni's POV until the last chapter which is told from Maven's, I was totally absorbed in the story from beginning to end, and had decided who I think the arsonist is after the first fire. Of course, the identity wasn't revealed in this part of the story so I'll have to wait to find out if I was right. I loved the main characters and my heart went out to all of them as each of their lives were revealed. I really didn't like Vonni's parents from the start, and as I read more, I added all the other parents to that list as well as Molly's boyfriend RJ, and although he isn't actually in the book, there are reasons why. The character building was excellent, and true to Rebecca Royce's writing style, they were fleshed out and turned into totally believable people with real problems to deal with. There's a lot of sadness in this book, some of which had me shedding a few tears, as well some humour, tons of sizzle, and happy times which I hope can last longer than the pre-determined expiry date. Considering the book is part one of a three part story, it doesn't really end on a cliff-hanger, more a good place to stop with a 'to be continued' ending, which left me both happy, because there is more to come, sad, for the same reason, but I was smiling at the end, and desperately waiting for parts two and three so I can find out what happens next. I've given this story a well deserved 5 stars and added it to my list of books to be rescued if the house was burning down. I'll definitely be reading it again, and probably again, and again.....
June 7, 2018
Giovanna Amsel is a junior at Denberg University, a small liberal arts college. She's an English major and the editor of the Literary Magazine. She's a good student but has to work extra hard to stay on top because of her dyslexia. This has made her a disappointment in her parent's minds. As brilliant professors and researchers their expectations for their only child were exceedingly high and once Giovanna didn't meet them she became more of an afterthought to them. Dropped off at college she has been basically on her own ever since. While walking on a deserted campus during the Holiday break Giovanna was approached by a handsome frat guy calling her library girl. Maven Stone has entered her life bringing his two best friends/frat brothers Chance Montgomery and Banyan Iburgess with him. They open up Giovanna's eyes to the world that's been going on all around her, offering new experiences, fun, friendship and the possibility of even more.
Unconventional is part one of three-part contemporary RH story. The characters are all nicely developed. The guys are all almost too good to be true. Maven with his guilt, his fear of becoming his father. Chance with his easy laugh hiding his scars. Banyan so artistic used as a weapon instead of being loved freely. Each comes from a less than perfect family. Their families each have more money than morals or love. The guys have bonded due to their families and their desire to be better than there parents. They have set the bar high for themselves. They all desperately need to be loved. Giovanna may not come from the same income bracket, her dad may not have physically harmed her or committed a crime, but they have damaged her every bit as much as if they had. She has been made to feel less than since she was little. Her parents ignored her. She was made to feel unimportant and unworthy. Other girls grow up dreaming of Prince Charming and a HEA. Giovanna just doesn't want to feel unwanted. She never wants to be a burden to anyone. To be around three smart, handsome men who pay attention to her and seem to want her around is almost beyond her understanding. It's too good to be true. She knows that they will get tired of her soon enough and knows that she will be hurt and lonely again but for right now it's more than she could ask for. She makes my heart feel bruised. I want the guys to wrap her up in their arms and keep her heart safe. All four of these characters make me feel protective of them but especially Giovanna.
This story all takes place over a two week Holiday vacation. It ends as they head back to real life and arrive on campus. I actually screamed at the end. It's not a cliffhanger. One chapter closing, a new one beginning. This first one is the meeting, an idyllic interlude. We know from the prologue that big things are in the future. But what happens between now and then? Is it a natural transition or is there heartache ahead for Giovanna? Frats and pledges, studies, job interviews and graduate school. There are so many small daily obstacles to get between the guys and Giovanna. I'm not sure I want their Holiday to end but at the same time, I need the next part!
Unconventional is part one of three-part contemporary RH story. The characters are all nicely developed. The guys are all almost too good to be true. Maven with his guilt, his fear of becoming his father. Chance with his easy laugh hiding his scars. Banyan so artistic used as a weapon instead of being loved freely. Each comes from a less than perfect family. Their families each have more money than morals or love. The guys have bonded due to their families and their desire to be better than there parents. They have set the bar high for themselves. They all desperately need to be loved. Giovanna may not come from the same income bracket, her dad may not have physically harmed her or committed a crime, but they have damaged her every bit as much as if they had. She has been made to feel less than since she was little. Her parents ignored her. She was made to feel unimportant and unworthy. Other girls grow up dreaming of Prince Charming and a HEA. Giovanna just doesn't want to feel unwanted. She never wants to be a burden to anyone. To be around three smart, handsome men who pay attention to her and seem to want her around is almost beyond her understanding. It's too good to be true. She knows that they will get tired of her soon enough and knows that she will be hurt and lonely again but for right now it's more than she could ask for. She makes my heart feel bruised. I want the guys to wrap her up in their arms and keep her heart safe. All four of these characters make me feel protective of them but especially Giovanna.
This story all takes place over a two week Holiday vacation. It ends as they head back to real life and arrive on campus. I actually screamed at the end. It's not a cliffhanger. One chapter closing, a new one beginning. This first one is the meeting, an idyllic interlude. We know from the prologue that big things are in the future. But what happens between now and then? Is it a natural transition or is there heartache ahead for Giovanna? Frats and pledges, studies, job interviews and graduate school. There are so many small daily obstacles to get between the guys and Giovanna. I'm not sure I want their Holiday to end but at the same time, I need the next part!
March 11, 2018
As an English major and the editor of the Literary Magazine at Denberg University, I'm fully focused on school. Struggling with being the utter disappointment of my parents--who happen to be two amazing academics--I'm doing my best to prove myself. Stranded on campus with nowhere to go this holiday season, I'm determined to stay on task.
But then, Maven Stone calls my name, and everything changes...
Suddenly, I'm on a whirlwind vacation with Maven and his two fraternity brothers, Chance Montgomery and Banyan Iburgess, chasing dreams I never knew I had.
I'm Giovanna Amsel, and this is the first part of our unconventional love story
This is the first book out of three and i have to say i loved it.
The author has once more given us a charming story that is quick paced and well developed.
I love the details she gives us on her world and makes even those of us who have never traveled to America to feel like we have been there.
An RH College story with 3 rich but yet broken (Each one in his own way) almost too good to be true men that will find the love and the uniqueness they were searching in Giovanna.
Beside the amazing fun times these 4 haves the author has already started building the emotional part of the story which i guess we will get to see in the next book.(Be still my heart cause you will get broken...i so feel it!!!)
I can't wait for the next part of the story to come....
I was given a complimentary copy of this book and this is my honest opinion.
Merged review:
As an English major and the editor of the Literary Magazine at Denberg University, I'm fully focused on school. Struggling with being the utter disappointment of my parents--who happen to be two amazing academics--I'm doing my best to prove myself. Stranded on campus with nowhere to go this holiday season, I'm determined to stay on task.
But then, Maven Stone calls my name, and everything changes...
Suddenly, I'm on a whirlwind vacation with Maven and his two fraternity brothers, Chance Montgomery and Banyan Iburgess, chasing dreams I never knew I had.
I'm Giovanna Amsel, and this is the first part of our unconventional love story
This is the first book out of three and i have to say i loved it.
The author has once more given us a charming story that is quick paced and well developed.
I love the details she gives us on her world and makes even those of us who have never traveled to America to feel like we have been there.
An RH College story with 3 rich but yet broken (Each one in his own way) almost too good to be true men that will find the love and the uniqueness they were searching in Giovanna.
Beside the amazing fun times these 4 haves the author has already started building the emotional part of the story which i guess we will get to see in the next book.(Be still my heart cause you will get broken...i so feel it!!!)
I can't wait for the next part of the story to come....
I was given a complimentary copy of this book and this is my honest opinion.
But then, Maven Stone calls my name, and everything changes...
Suddenly, I'm on a whirlwind vacation with Maven and his two fraternity brothers, Chance Montgomery and Banyan Iburgess, chasing dreams I never knew I had.
I'm Giovanna Amsel, and this is the first part of our unconventional love story
This is the first book out of three and i have to say i loved it.
The author has once more given us a charming story that is quick paced and well developed.
I love the details she gives us on her world and makes even those of us who have never traveled to America to feel like we have been there.
An RH College story with 3 rich but yet broken (Each one in his own way) almost too good to be true men that will find the love and the uniqueness they were searching in Giovanna.
Beside the amazing fun times these 4 haves the author has already started building the emotional part of the story which i guess we will get to see in the next book.(Be still my heart cause you will get broken...i so feel it!!!)
I can't wait for the next part of the story to come....
I was given a complimentary copy of this book and this is my honest opinion.
Merged review:
As an English major and the editor of the Literary Magazine at Denberg University, I'm fully focused on school. Struggling with being the utter disappointment of my parents--who happen to be two amazing academics--I'm doing my best to prove myself. Stranded on campus with nowhere to go this holiday season, I'm determined to stay on task.
But then, Maven Stone calls my name, and everything changes...
Suddenly, I'm on a whirlwind vacation with Maven and his two fraternity brothers, Chance Montgomery and Banyan Iburgess, chasing dreams I never knew I had.
I'm Giovanna Amsel, and this is the first part of our unconventional love story
This is the first book out of three and i have to say i loved it.
The author has once more given us a charming story that is quick paced and well developed.
I love the details she gives us on her world and makes even those of us who have never traveled to America to feel like we have been there.
An RH College story with 3 rich but yet broken (Each one in his own way) almost too good to be true men that will find the love and the uniqueness they were searching in Giovanna.
Beside the amazing fun times these 4 haves the author has already started building the emotional part of the story which i guess we will get to see in the next book.(Be still my heart cause you will get broken...i so feel it!!!)
I can't wait for the next part of the story to come....
I was given a complimentary copy of this book and this is my honest opinion.
February 21, 2018
I've only read Wings of Artemis series and Last Hope series, both scifi...so I'm excited and nervous for this contemporary series. But omfg, it's been more than amazing. The writing style felt calm so, at first, it lulled me to expect a light read. I couldn't have been more wrong at that. It might have depicted the rawness of real emotions from real people but at the same time it's been written so prettily I can't help but be pleased the whole time. And I'm pretty much sold from that mysterious prologue. I can't honestly wait for that moment to take place already. But first things first...
Giovanna. (Warning: girl-crush babbling ahead.) Ugh, I freaking adore her. Newest to my collection of fave heroines. She's this no-nonsense gal. There's this quiet braveness to her, like you'd thought she's meek but be surprised that when she would speak up, she's pretty much straight-on but not insensitive about it. She's funny at times, but more of the it just comes naturally type. I'm still on a laughing trip at that scene with Banyan's mom. You go Girl-ie! Just so freaking cool. Not your conventional badass, but more of the modest and unpretentious confidence kind.
The guys are so great with her. I admit I find them sketchy the first time, like is this some kind of elaborate stupid college dare or something along those lines? because i'm sure i'd bail. but yeah, these guys earned my interest fair and square. I freaking love how they balance each other. I also love the fact that they're all like a breath of fresh air. They aren't the usual mix of guys in a contemporary settings. I love how the author manage to create these characters as they are. And hur-freaking-rah, I haven't been irritated with any of the three at any point of the story. Now, they aren't perfect. But I have genuinely enjoyed reading about them all throughout the read.
Overall, I find the pacing of the story perfect. The attraction, chemistry might be instant but I love how they take their time building the relationship in a casual settings. And not in a frustrating way, mostly because heroine and heroes are mature. Another thing I love is how Giovanna fits the trio like a glove. The transition of being cautious around these three stranger to being able to open up with another easily...beautiful. I think this is pretty much what I have in my mind whenever i think of contemporary new adult RH romance.
March 20, 2020
The way this book is written speaks to me. Hearing the inner most thoughts of the Female main character and having to guess through hints in dialogue and physical descriptions where the male main characters stand up till the very end of the book... got my wheels spinning.
This book is smart, this book is kind, this book is a story worth telling. This woman, Giovanna, and her anthropological way of studying her surroundings makes for the most delightful read. Just the type of contemporary love stories I enjoy. Can’t wait to jump into book 2!
This book is smart, this book is kind, this book is a story worth telling. This woman, Giovanna, and her anthropological way of studying her surroundings makes for the most delightful read. Just the type of contemporary love stories I enjoy. Can’t wait to jump into book 2!
December 29, 2022
DNF at 34%
Not really sure what I expected with a title called Unconventional, but boy did it disappoint.
I hated how they met.
I didn’t like that one guys name (weird ick).
I didn’t like the super insta love.
I didn’t like how he kissed her right after she told them she was afraid of staying with them.
I didn’t like how “fast paced” their getting to know each other was. It didn’t feel natural at all. None of the conversation felt natural or smooth at all.
Details were missing. One second she was in their car, the next he was opening the front door of his apartment for her and then all of a sudden they are in his room.
Also really short cause I didn’t read that long and I was already at 34%.
Not really sure what I expected with a title called Unconventional, but boy did it disappoint.
I hated how they met.
I didn’t like that one guys name (weird ick).
I didn’t like the super insta love.
I didn’t like how he kissed her right after she told them she was afraid of staying with them.
I didn’t like how “fast paced” their getting to know each other was. It didn’t feel natural at all. None of the conversation felt natural or smooth at all.
Details were missing. One second she was in their car, the next he was opening the front door of his apartment for her and then all of a sudden they are in his room.
Also really short cause I didn’t read that long and I was already at 34%.
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