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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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You guys, I found our next “Act Like It”!

August 22, 2016 by Malin 7 Comments

Edit – after getting this in audio (because I wasn’t allowed to keep hoarding Audible credits AND) because I couldn’t get the story out of my head, it’s quite clear that I have to upgrade this to five stars. I very rarely feel the need to re-read a book this soon after first reading it. It’s just so much fun. I love Lucy and Josh – they’re awesome. 4.5 stars Lucinda “Lucy” Hutton is working her dream job. Well, sort of. Ever since she was […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR8, comedy, Contemporary Romance, Malin, sally thorne, The Hating Game

Malin's CBR8 Review No:94 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR8, comedy, Contemporary Romance, Malin, sally thorne, The Hating Game ·
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Finding a dead earl in your debutante sister’s bed is NOT what you want after a long journey back from India

August 21, 2016 by Malin 3 Comments

Captain Maximus Harcourt, the reluctant tenth Duke of Alderidge, comes home after several years away in India to discover that there is a big ball at his house, his younger sister is missing without a trace, and there is a naked earl tied to his sister’s bed with red ribbons. Oh, the earl is very much dead. Already in the room is Miss Ivory Moore, a society fixer working for Chagarre & Associates. She was hired by the duke’s aunt and intends to make sure […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: CBR8, Duke of My Heart, historical romance, Kelly Bowen, Malin, Regency, Season for Scandal

Malin's CBR8 Review No:93 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: CBR8, Duke of My Heart, historical romance, Kelly Bowen, Malin, Regency, Season for Scandal ·
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When life doesn’t go exactly as planned, you may experience new things

August 21, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

Alexandra “Andie” Walker is the daugher of a congressman who just had to go on sabattical because of some irregularities in his campaign funds. For the last five years, since her mother died of cancer, Andie and her father have only really interacted in the public eye and her father has been busy with his political career in Washington D.C. Andie had very specific plans for the summer. They involved a pre-med internship at Johns Hopkins, far away from her father. Due to the minor […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR8, contemporary fiction, friendship, Malin, Morgan Matson, romance, the Unexpected Everything, Young Adult

Malin's CBR8 Review No:92 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: CBR8, contemporary fiction, friendship, Malin, Morgan Matson, romance, the Unexpected Everything, Young Adult ·
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Sometimes it feels like everyone knows who I am except me

August 21, 2016 by Malin 2 Comments

Simon Spier, middle child in a very close-knit family is sixteen years old and gay. Not that anyone but his pen pal Blue knows this, until class clown Martin looks over his shoulder at the library and discovers his secret. Simon suddenly finds himself blackmailed. Help Martin get a chance with his friend Abby, or Martin outs Simon to the whole school. This might also mean that Blue’s identity is in some way compromised. Simon doesn’t want to help Martin, but feels he doesn’t have […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: becky albertalli, CBR8, contemporary fiction, high school, LGBTQ, Malin, romance, simon vs. the homo sapiens agenda, Young Adult

Malin's CBR8 Review No:91 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: becky albertalli, CBR8, contemporary fiction, high school, LGBTQ, Malin, romance, simon vs. the homo sapiens agenda, Young Adult ·
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Read one of Meljean Brook’s other paranormals instead

August 21, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

2.5 stars Olivia just wants to go home to her family for Christmas, preferably before the snow hits, but her boss has made her go out of her way to deliver some important papers to his son, a man she’s been studiously trying to avoid for over a year, after they kissed and he declared it a big mistake. Turns out that dear old dad had ulterior motives, and while Erik Gulbrandr does his best to get Olivia far away from him (even though he […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: CBR8, Frozen, Malin, Meljean Brook, norse mythology, novella, paranormal romance, shapeshifters

Malin's CBR8 Review No:90 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Suspense · Tags: CBR8, Frozen, Malin, Meljean Brook, norse mythology, novella, paranormal romance, shapeshifters ·
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And it isn’t my fault that the barbarian raped me

August 20, 2016 by Malin 4 Comments

Because I’m not sure I’ll be able to properly summarise this book without getting all teary-eyed (the hormones I’m currently injecting daily make my moods a bit of a roller-coaster), I am resorting to the blurb: Veronica Mars meets William Shakespeare in E.K. Johnston’s latest brave and unforgettable heroine.  Hermione Winters is captain of her cheerleading team, and in tiny Palermo Heights, this does not mean what you think it means. At PHHS, the cheerleaders don’t cheer for the sports teams; they are the sports […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR8, contemporary fiction, E.K. Johnston, Exit Pursued by a Bear, friendship, Malin, Rape, Young Adult

Malin's CBR8 Review No:89 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: CBR8, contemporary fiction, E.K. Johnston, Exit Pursued by a Bear, friendship, Malin, Rape, Young Adult ·
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