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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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A lot of Goodreads readers liked this a lot more than I did

September 6, 2015 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars All Jasmin “Jess” Bianchi has ever wanted to do was make perfumes, like her father. The brain-child behind the massively popular Spoiled Brat, she has achieved great commercial success, but is everyone assumes that what she intended as an ironic comment on the industry is all she’s capable of. When she inherits a small perfume shop in Provence, in the same year she had to bury her father and the little artisanal perfume company she had started was bought up by the powerful […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: A Wish Upon Jasmine, CBR7, Contemporary Romance, France, La Vie en Roses, Laura Florand, Malin, perfume, Provence

Malin's CBR7 Review No:82 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: A Wish Upon Jasmine, CBR7, Contemporary Romance, France, La Vie en Roses, Laura Florand, Malin, perfume, Provence ·
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“Answer me this, did you hesitate at all or did you see the giant, go ‘Wheee!’ and run toward it?”

September 6, 2015 by Malin 1 Comment

4.5 stars Spoiler warning! This is book 8 in the series, and some really big stuff happened in the last book. Seriously, if you haven’t read Magic Breaks yet, there will be spoilers, so return once you’re caught up. If you haven’t read any Ilona Andrews books yet, you should do your very best to change that as soon as possible. They write among the best paranormal books out there, you won’t be sorry. After a period of adjustment after the confrontation in the previous […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: CBR7, ilona andrews, Kate Daniels, Magic Shifts, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, romantic, shapeshifters

Malin's CBR7 Review No:81 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: CBR7, ilona andrews, Kate Daniels, Magic Shifts, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, romantic, shapeshifters ·
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A historical romance with antiques appraisals

September 4, 2015 by Malin 5 Comments

Lily Monroe is trying to make a better life for herself, working hard to acheive the dreams her dead sister had for them about becoming a respectable gentlewoman and rising above their poor backgrounds in London’s East End. She now calls herself Lilah Marshall and is one of the hostesses at Everleigh’s Auction House, making a decent living. Unfortunately, her uncle needs her to do him one last favour, involving the use of some of her thieving skills to acquire some documents. Lilah’s dirty deed […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR7, historical romance, Lady Be Good, Malin, Meredith Duran, Rules for the Reckless, Victorian

Malin's CBR7 Review No:80 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR7, historical romance, Lady Be Good, Malin, Meredith Duran, Rules for the Reckless, Victorian ·
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Batsheba Everdene. Pretty decent farmer, dreadful judgement in matters of men

September 3, 2015 by Malin 2 Comments

Farmer Gabriel Oak falls for the pretty, independent-minded and headstrong Miss Bathsheba Everdene pretty much the first time he sees her. He proposes to her, but is rebuffed, as she’s unsure if she ever wants to get married. After losing his entire livelihood after one horrible accident, Gabriel has to go back to being a lowly shepherd and through a series of circumstances ends up working on for Miss Everdene, who’s inherited a farm from her uncle and is determined to run and manage it […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: bonnie, CBR7, Far From the Madding Crowd, historical romance, literary classic, Malin, Thomas Hardy, Victorian

Malin's CBR7 Review No:79 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: bonnie, CBR7, Far From the Madding Crowd, historical romance, literary classic, Malin, Thomas Hardy, Victorian ·
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I think it might be quite emotionally exhausting to be a twin

September 3, 2015 by Malin 5 Comments

Did you miss me, guys? I’m going to try to finally tackle the massive backlog of reviews I have (more than a quarter Cannonball at this rate), so expect much more from me in the days to come. Jude and Noah are twins and have always been very close, to the point where they seem able to communicate without words, reading each other’s minds. During the summer when they are thirteen, things are changing. Getting ready to apply to a creative arts high school, Noah […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: Award Winning, CBR7, contemporary fiction, family, I'll Give You the Sun, Jandy Nelson, LGBTQ, Malin, romantic, Young Adult

Malin's CBR7 Review No:78 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: Award Winning, CBR7, contemporary fiction, family, I'll Give You the Sun, Jandy Nelson, LGBTQ, Malin, romantic, Young Adult ·
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There are no exploding airships in this book. But it’s still fun, and MUCH better than the cover would suggest

July 21, 2015 by Malin Leave a Comment

Spoiler warning! This is book 2 in this series, and as such, this review will contain certain spoilers for the plot of book 1, Kiss of Steel. My review for this book also explains quite a lot about the setting and world-building for this series, so you may want to read/re-read that one first, to remind yourself of the world these books take place in . Or just, you know, read the first book. This review will still be here when you’re done.  William Carver […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: adventure, Bec McMaster, CBR7, Heart of Iron, historical, London Steampunk, Malin, paranormal romance, vampires, Victorian, werewolves

Malin's CBR7 Review No:77 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: adventure, Bec McMaster, CBR7, Heart of Iron, historical, London Steampunk, Malin, paranormal romance, vampires, Victorian, werewolves ·
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