The Curvy Bookworm

Category: Adult Romance Reviews

  • Restitution by Leigh Rivers Review: Book Review

    Overall rating: ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5Spice rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 5/5Darkness rating: 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 5/5Series: The Edge of Darkness, Book ThreeWould I recommend it? Only if you have already read the first two books and want to complete the series. I really wanted to love Restitution by Leigh Rivers, especially after enjoying the first two books in the series, but sadly this one did not grip me…

    Read more: Restitution by Leigh Rivers Review: Book Review

  • Voracious by Leigh Rivers: Book Review

    Author: Leigh RiversSeries: The Edge of Darkness, Book TwoGenre: Dark romance and romantic suspenseMy rating: ★★★½☆ I think I enjoyed Voracious. In fact, I must have done, because I devoured it within a day and was already looking for the third book as soon as I reached the end. Once again, Leigh Rivers leaves the story on a cliffhanger, so…

    Read more: Voracious by Leigh Rivers: Book Review

  • Insatiable by Leigh Rivers: Book Review

    Author: Leigh RiversSeries: The Edge of Darkness Trilogy, Book OneGenre: Dark romance and romantic suspenseMy rating: ★★★★½Spice level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ I could not put this book down. I have never been the biggest fan of stories that constantly switch between the past and present. Usually, just as I become invested in one timeline, the book pulls me into another and leaves…

    Read more: Insatiable by Leigh Rivers: Book Review

  • Ready or Not by Sheridan Anne: Book Review

    Author: Sheridan AnneSeries: Hide and Seek Duet, Book TwoGenre: Dark romance and romantic suspenseMy rating: ★★★½☆Spice level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ I started Ready or Not immediately after finishing Hide and Seek. Considering how much the first book hooked me, there was no way I was going to leave that ending sitting there while the second instalment was already available. I enjoyed this book, and I…

    Read more: Ready or Not by Sheridan Anne: Book Review

  • Hide and Seek by Sheridan Anne: Book Review

    Author: Sheridan AnneGenre: Dark romance and romantic suspenseMy rating: ★★★★☆Spice level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ I had never heard of Sheridan Anne before coming across a clip about Hide and Seek on Instagram, but I was immediately intrigued. I started reading it at around nine o’clock one evening and fully intended to read a few chapters before going to sleep. That did not happen.…

    Read more: Hide and Seek by Sheridan Anne: Book Review

  • Unseen by RD Baker: Book Review

    Author: R.D. BakerGenre: Dark historical romanceMy rating: ★★★★☆Spice level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Unseen started incredibly strongly. I was drawn into the story almost immediately, and the writing created such a vivid atmosphere that I felt less like I was reading a novel and more like I was watching the events unfold onstage in front of me. It is dark, dramatic and extremely…

    Read more: Unseen by RD Baker: Book Review

  • X’s and O’s by Elle Thorpe: Book Review

    Author: Elle ThorpeSeries: Saint View Murder Squad, Book OneGenre: Dark romance, romantic suspense and why-choose romanceMy rating: ★★★½☆ Finally, a book where the main character has curves and doesn’t seem as though she might snap in half! Honestly, that was probably my main reason for giving X’s and O’s a chance. I wanted to read a romance featuring a genuinely plus-size…

    Read more: X’s and O’s by Elle Thorpe: Book Review