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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 agree with Mrs. Julien – Just KISS already!

May 5, 2017 by Malin 1 Comment

Lady Holland “Holly” Taylor is at her first social engagement in three years, following prolonged mourning for her beloved husband. While waiting for her carriage to take her home, she is pulled into the arms of a stranger (who initially believes her to be someone else, naturally) and kissed passionately. Interestingly, reclusive widow that she is, Holly doesn’t recoil and descend into hysterics or outrage, instead she allows herself to be swept away by the unexpected embrace and kisses the stranger back, not once, but […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: cbr9, historical romance, lisa kleypas, Malin, Mrs. Julien, Regency, Where Dreams Begin

Malin's CBR9 Review No:39 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: cbr9, historical romance, lisa kleypas, Malin, Mrs. Julien, Regency, Where Dreams Begin ·
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He said, she said

May 5, 2017 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars Jessica Harlow has just returned to Chicago and is eager to prove herself to her new FBI colleagues. Her divorce to a Hollywood producer just finalised and she’s looking for a fresh start closer to her family. She’s always enjoyed undercover work and wants to do well on her first mission with the Chicago office. Considering her husband pretty much asked for the divorce because he felt Jessica was spending too much time on her work, Jessica wants nothing more than to really […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr9, Contemporary Romance, FBI agents, Julie James, Malin, The Thing About Love, undercover work

Malin's CBR9 Review No:38 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr9, Contemporary Romance, FBI agents, Julie James, Malin, The Thing About Love, undercover work ·
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In which Rachel discovers some truths about her family she wishes had remained buried

May 1, 2017 by Malin Leave a Comment

This is book six in a series, it’s very much not the place to start reading. In fact, there’s a whole bunch of stuff revealed in this book that really requires prior knowledge to the books, so go start at the beginning with Dead Witch Walking. Rachel still has absolutely no idea who killed her boyfriend, and because of the memory potion she drank, her memories of the event are still very fuzzy. Someone is summoning Algaliarept, the demon whom she owes favours to out […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cbr9, elves, Kim Harrison, Malin, paranormal fantasy, pixies, the Hollows, The Outlaw Demon Wails, vampires, werewolves, witches

Malin's CBR9 Review No:37 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cbr9, elves, Kim Harrison, Malin, paranormal fantasy, pixies, the Hollows, The Outlaw Demon Wails, vampires, werewolves, witches ·
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Terrifyingly timely

May 1, 2017 by Malin 1 Comment

There’s been a whole bunch of reviews posted for this book already, so I’m not going to spend a lot of time recapping the plot in my own words. Goodreads can help me out here: Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to the food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction Tagged With: adapted into TV, cbr9, Dystopian, feminist, Malin, Margaret Atwood, science fiction, The Handmaid's Tale

Malin's CBR9 Review No:36 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction · Tags: adapted into TV, cbr9, Dystopian, feminist, Malin, Margaret Atwood, science fiction, The Handmaid's Tale ·
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The ultimate Rake and Wallflower story

April 28, 2017 by Malin 1 Comment

Shy, stuttering and normally rather timid Evangeline “Evie” Jenner shows up on the doorstep of notorious rake and scoundrel, Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent with a somewhat surprising proposition. Evie knows Sebastian is desperate for money, after all, not two weeks earlier, he tried to abduct and indicated that he would quite happily compromise one of Evie’s best friends, mainly because Lillian was a rich heiress. Evie is also due to inherit lots of money and rather sooner than Lillian, as her father is at death’s […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: cbr9, Devil in Winter, historical romance, lisa kleypas, Malin, Regency, the Wallflowers

Malin's CBR9 Review No:35 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: cbr9, Devil in Winter, historical romance, lisa kleypas, Malin, Regency, the Wallflowers ·
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Ice sculpting with a chainsaw, world-class desserts and special ops soldiers with a book club

April 17, 2017 by Malin 1 Comment

3.5 stars This is the third book in a series, and while you can read each of these books completely independently of each other, this book references an pretty significant event in the previous book, Chase Me, and readers who want more details may want to check that book out first (it’s also the better romance of the two). Be aware that I spoil part of the plot of that one in the very first paragraph of this review, though. Lina Farah has had to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #food, cbr9, Contemporary Romance, Laura Florand, Malin, paris, Paris Nights, Trust Me

Malin's CBR9 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: #food, cbr9, Contemporary Romance, Laura Florand, Malin, paris, Paris Nights, Trust Me ·
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