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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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Veronica Mars – in book form!

June 29, 2014 by Malin Leave a Comment

Spoiler warning! Avoid this book if you’ve not watched theVeronica Mars movie and want to avoid spoilers for the plot of said film, because this book follows on from the events there. Hence this review will probably spoil the movie too. Veronica is back in Neptune, working as a P.I, running Mars Investigations while her father recuperates. She’s struggling to make ends meet, not to mention paying Mac, who’s working as her office assistant. During spring break, a girl disappears from high profile party, and as […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #CBR6, contemporary fiction, Jennifer Graham, Malin, mystery, narfna, Rob Thomas, the thousand-dollar tan line, TV tie in, Veronica Mars

Malin's CBR6 Review No:60 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #CBR6, contemporary fiction, Jennifer Graham, Malin, mystery, narfna, Rob Thomas, the thousand-dollar tan line, TV tie in, Veronica Mars ·
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You get a LOT of book for your money here

June 26, 2014 by Malin 2 Comments

3.5 stars This is book 5 in the Outlander series, and really NOT the place to start reading these books. By this point, some of the principal characters have grown to middle age and have children and grandchildren. If you’re interested, say because the TV series is coming to Starz in August, start at the beginning with Outlander. Standard spoiler-warning spiel applies. If you’ve not read the first four books in the series, I cannot be held responsible for any spoilers you may or may not find in this […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: #CBR6, 18th Century America, Diana Gabaldon, historical fiction, Malin, Mrs. Julien, Outlander, re-read, The Fiery Cross

Malin's CBR6 Review No:59 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: #CBR6, 18th Century America, Diana Gabaldon, historical fiction, Malin, Mrs. Julien, Outlander, re-read, The Fiery Cross ·
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Kidnappings and torture and war machines and daring rescues

June 26, 2014 by Malin Leave a Comment

Part Five: The Kraken King and the Iron Heart – 4.5 stars Part Six: The Kraken King and the Crumbling Walls – 4 stars Part Seven: The Kraken King and the Empress’s Eyes – 4.5 stars Part Eight: The Kraken King and the Greatest Adventure – 4 stars Parts 1-4 reviewed here. Zenobia and Ariq are over the initial awkward state getting to know one another and actually falling in love part of their relationship. That doesn’t mean that their communication runs smoothly and that there are no more cultural […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: #CBR6, adventure, Malin, Meljean Brook, paranormal fantasy, romance, serial novel, steampunk, the Iron Seas, the Kraken King

Malin's CBR6 Review No:58 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: #CBR6, adventure, Malin, Meljean Brook, paranormal fantasy, romance, serial novel, steampunk, the Iron Seas, the Kraken King ·
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You guys, this book was a such thrill-ride

June 26, 2014 by Malin 5 Comments

I snooze, I lose. I was hoping to be the first one to publish a review of Skin Game, but Emmalita/Rochelle beat me to it. Standard spoiler warning! This is book 15 in the series. You don’t want to start here. If you’re not caught up with the series, you may want to skip this review, because while I’m going to try to not spoil this actual book, I can’t actually avoid spoilers for some of the previous ones. It took me a long time to get hooked on these […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #CBR6, adventure, heist, Jim Butcher, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, romantic, skin game, the Dresden Files

Malin's CBR6 Review No:57 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #CBR6, adventure, heist, Jim Butcher, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, romantic, skin game, the Dresden Files ·
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A journey across Europe and into the past

June 26, 2014 by Malin Leave a Comment

Nicola Marter has psychometric powers. This means that when she touches an object, she can see glimpses of whoever’s owned it or touched it before. Her grandfather, who escaped from Russia, has the same powers and always admonished her to keep the gift hidden, which she does, even from her boss Sebastian, an eccentric and successful antiquities dealer. Yet when a woman, Margaret Ross, comes to them with a wooden carving which she wants authenticated, claiming that it was once owned by Empress Catherine of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: #CBR6, contemporary fiction, historical fiction, Jacobites, Malin, romance, Russia, Slains, Susanna Kearsley, The Firebird

Malin's CBR6 Review No:56 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: #CBR6, contemporary fiction, historical fiction, Jacobites, Malin, romance, Russia, Slains, Susanna Kearsley, The Firebird ·
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Airships and mercenaries and bandits and adventure

June 22, 2014 by Malin 4 Comments

Part One: The Kraken King and the Scribbling Spinster – 4 stars Part Two: The Kraken King and the Abominable Worm – 4 stars Part Three: The Kraken King and the Fox’s Den – 4.5 stars Part Four: The Kraken King and the Inevitable Abduction – 4 stars Because The Kraken King is being published in eight weekly instalments, I’m going to blog the first four as one book, and the final four as another, mainly because I don’t want to wait until I’ve read all the parts to share my […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History Tagged With: #CBR6, adventure, Malin, Meljean Brook, paranormal fantasy, romance, serial novel, steampunk, the Iron Seas, the Kraken King

Malin's CBR6 Review No:55 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History · Tags: #CBR6, adventure, Malin, Meljean Brook, paranormal fantasy, romance, serial novel, steampunk, the Iron Seas, the Kraken King ·
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