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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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Mirror mirror on the wall, why is Mira so unbelievably naive?

February 15, 2016 by Malin 2 Comments

Mirabelle has been raised by her extremely overprotective guardians, knowing that her parents died in a fire on the night of her christening. She desperately wants answers about her parents and her background, but her two guardians are none too forthcoming, and so Mira feels she has no choice but to run away. To make sure that the women who raised her don’t immediately track her to Beau Rivage, the place where she was born, she spends the six months before her 16th birthday creating […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Beau Rivage, CBR8, faeries, fairy tale retelling, Kill Me Softly, magic, Malin, paranormal fantasy, Sarah Cross, Young Adult

Malin's CBR8 Review No:12 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Beau Rivage, CBR8, faeries, fairy tale retelling, Kill Me Softly, magic, Malin, paranormal fantasy, Sarah Cross, Young Adult ·
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This book should have been about the youngest Song sister

February 13, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

Lara Jean Song is the middle of the three Song sisters and the quieter and most retiring of them. She tends to internalise her feelings rather than voicing them. Because of this, she has a hat box where she puts letters she’s written to all the boys she’s ever had a crush on. She pours out her thoughts and feelings and then hides the letters away. One of the boys she once had a crush on is Peter Kavinsky, one of the coolest guys in […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR8, coming-of-age, contemporary fiction, Jenny Han, Malin, romantic, To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Young Adult

Malin's CBR8 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: CBR8, coming-of-age, contemporary fiction, Jenny Han, Malin, romantic, To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Young Adult ·
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The opposite of slut-shaming

February 8, 2016 by Malin 4 Comments

Bella, the student manager of the Harkness varsity hockey team, loves sex and isn’t afraid to say so. She knows that a lot of guys and especially their girlfriends frequently say uncomplimentary things about her behind her back because of her reputation, but Bella isn’t ashamed of enjoying sex in all its many forms. Hence when her hot downstairs neighbour ends up on her doorstep one evening with a bottle of wine, dejected because he broke up with his girlfriend on his birthday, she cheers […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Malin, New Adult, Sarina Bowen, The Ivy Years, The Shameless Hour

Malin's CBR8 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Malin, New Adult, Sarina Bowen, The Ivy Years, The Shameless Hour ·
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A college romance with hockey and healthy servings of angst

February 7, 2016 by Malin 3 Comments

Michael Graham and John Rikker were best friends growing up, spending all their time together, playing hockey either on the ice or on a gaming console in Graham’s den. Until the summer when it was quite clear that their friendship was turning into something else and they couldn’t keep their hands off each other anymore. Taking every chance they got to be together in secret, their developing relationship came to a violent end when they were caught by a gang of homophobic bullies. Graham managed […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, hockey, Malin, New Adult, Sarina Bowen, The Ivy Years, The Understatement of the Year

Malin's CBR8 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, hockey, Malin, New Adult, Sarina Bowen, The Ivy Years, The Understatement of the Year ·
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The beauty and the basketball player

February 6, 2016 by Malin 1 Comment

Katie Vickery is a sorority pledge and there is no way she can show up to a party without a date. Having just broken up with her jerky football player boyfriend, she’s at a bit of a loss, until her roommate Scarlet sets her up with a childhood friend, Andrew Baschnagel. While Katie normally dates football players, at least Andy is an athlete and an upperclassman, even if the sport is basketball. Of course, Katie pretty much wants to eat worms than go to the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Blonde Date, CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Malin, Mrs. Julien, New Adult, novella, Sarina Bowen, sportsball, The Ivy Years

Malin's CBR8 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Blonde Date, CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Malin, Mrs. Julien, New Adult, novella, Sarina Bowen, sportsball, The Ivy Years ·
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A college romance with truly monumental amounts of angst

February 6, 2016 by Malin 2 Comments

Having spent the previous year pretty much focused on hockey and dating as many different women as possible, Bridger Macaulley’s life drastically changes when he realises that his dead-beat mother isn’t just doing drugs anymore, but that she’s now part of a gang that actually cooks meths at home. He takes his seven-year-old little sister Lucy out of there and hides her in his dorm room, while spending every available moment while she’s at school taking a double course load so he can graduate faster […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: angst, CBR8, Contemporary Romance, hockey, Malin, Mrs. Julien, New Adult, The Ivy Years, The Year We Hid Away

Malin's CBR8 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: angst, CBR8, Contemporary Romance, hockey, Malin, Mrs. Julien, New Adult, The Ivy Years, The Year We Hid Away ·
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