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She/her. Constantly overworked teacher of Norwegian and English. Geek and reading enthusiast. Married. Mother of a growing boy, born February 2018. Two cats. The Cannonball-veteran (the only participant - as far as I know - who has participated every year since CBRII). Loves fantasy, kissing books and YA. Strongly opinionated about many things. Perpetually behind on reviews. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Malin's Quick Questions interview.)

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“I am become a blade”

November 12, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

Spoiler warning! This is the third book in the Grisha trilogy and therefore NOT the place to start reading. This review will contain at least some minor spoilers for the previous books in the series, and who starts a trilogy with the third book anyway? Go read from the beginning, starting with Shadow and Bone. This review will be here when you’re caught up. Alina is shadow of her former self, trapped in tunnels underground, “protected” by the zealous Apparat (former high priest of Ravka) […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: adventure, CBR8, fantasy, Leigh Bardugo, magic, Malin, romantic, Ruin and Rising, the Grisha, Young Adult

Malin's CBR8 Review No:114 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: adventure, CBR8, fantasy, Leigh Bardugo, magic, Malin, romantic, Ruin and Rising, the Grisha, Young Adult ·
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A marked improvement on the first one

November 7, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars Spoiler warning! This is the second book in a trilogy. I will be unable to review the book without possibly giving away spoilers for the first book in the series, Shadow and Bone. Which is obviously the one you should start with if you’re interested in this series. After the rather dramatic show-down with the Darkling at the end of the last book, Alina and Mal are on the run, trying to get as far away from Ravka as possible. Having to hide […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: adventure, CBR8, fantasy, folklore, Leigh Bardugo, magic, Malin, Siege and Storm, the Grisha, Young Adult

Malin's CBR8 Review No:113 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: adventure, CBR8, fantasy, folklore, Leigh Bardugo, magic, Malin, Siege and Storm, the Grisha, Young Adult ·
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This book ends on a cliffhanger! Know that before you start it.

October 5, 2016 by Malin 5 Comments

Annabelle “Annie” Coffey is writing her final thesis and with only a few weeks left of term, she propositions her adviser, the postdoctoral fellow at her lab, Dr. Charles Douglas, because she believes they have “A Thing”. In a truly embarrassing and painfully awkward scene, handsome British guy Charles gently turns her down, because he is her boss and it would be massively inappropriate for him to sleep with her. Annie is convinced she’s not wrong about the chemistry between them, and that she’s not […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Belhaven, CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Emily Foster, erotica, How Not to Fall, Malin, New Adult, science nerds

Malin's CBR8 Review No:112 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Belhaven, CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Emily Foster, erotica, How Not to Fall, Malin, New Adult, science nerds ·
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This is what it means to be a woman in the world. Every step is a bargain with pain.

October 5, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

From the blurb: From New York Times bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente comes a brilliant reinvention of one of the best known fairy tales of all time. In the novella Six-Gun Snow White, Valente transports the title’s heroine to a masterfully evoked Old West where Coyote is just as likely to be found as the seven dwarves.  A plain-spoken, appealing narrator relates the story of her parents – a Nevada silver baron who forced the Crow people to give up one of their most beautiful […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Western Tagged With: Catherynne M. Valente, CBR8, fairy tale retelling, feminism, historical fantasy, magic, Malin, Native American, novella, Six-Gun Snow White, Snow White, western, witches

Malin's CBR8 Review No:111 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Western · Tags: Catherynne M. Valente, CBR8, fairy tale retelling, feminism, historical fantasy, magic, Malin, Native American, novella, Six-Gun Snow White, Snow White, western, witches ·
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The gentleman in black turned down the corridor, and Charlotte Highwood followed

October 5, 2016 by Malin 1 Comment

Miss Charlotte Highwood, youngest sister of Minerva and Diana, is not really interested in marriage. She just wants to tour Europe with her best friend Delia Parkhurst, but after earning the moniker “The Desperate Debutante” after her mother literally flung her into the path of an eligible young nobleman (causing him to fall off his horse and three carriages to collide), convincing the ton that she’s not a scheming fortune huntress is going to be more difficult. She knows full well that her extremely marriage-minded […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: Castles Ever After, CBR8, Do You Want to Start a Scandal?, historical romance, Malin, Regency, spies, Spindle Cove, Tessa Dare

Malin's CBR8 Review No:110 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: Castles Ever After, CBR8, Do You Want to Start a Scandal?, historical romance, Malin, Regency, spies, Spindle Cove, Tessa Dare ·
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Another romance hero with PTSD

October 5, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

Miss Cecily Hale is at a country house with a number of friends, and they are trying to keep themselves entertained with stories and diversions. Cecily really wants nothing more than to catch the attention of Luke Trenton, Viscount Merritt, the man she has pined for since he kissed her four years ago, on the eve of going to war. The war is over, but it changed Luke irrevocably. His memories of Cecily kept him company on the battlefield, but he has returned from the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: CBR8, historical romance, How to Catch a Wild Viscount, Malin, novella, Regency, Tessa Dare, Wanton Dairymaid trilogy

Malin's CBR8 Review No:109 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: CBR8, historical romance, How to Catch a Wild Viscount, Malin, novella, Regency, Tessa Dare, Wanton Dairymaid trilogy ·
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