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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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Kestrel gets in way over her head

April 5, 2015 by Malin 2 Comments

Disclaimer! I was granted an ARC of this book through NetGalley in return for a fair and objective review. The book is available now.  This review will contain some spoilers for The Winner’s Curse. I will try to be vague, but it’s pretty much impossible to review this without mentioning some of the important stuff that happened in the second half of the first book. You have been warned.  You still here? On your own head be it. Kestrel is now firmly settled in the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR7, historical fantasy, Malin, marie rutkoski, NetGalley, romantic, The Winner's Crime, the Winner's trilogy, YA

Malin's CBR7 Review No:33 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: CBR7, historical fantasy, Malin, marie rutkoski, NetGalley, romantic, The Winner's Crime, the Winner's trilogy, YA ·
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Thank you, Mr. Pratchett, for all the joy you have brought me

April 5, 2015 by Malin 3 Comments

Susan Sto Helit goes to a boarding school, and for the lessons she’s less interested in, she has a tendency to fade into the woodwork – literally. Susan has the ability to fade away, should she so wish it. Turns out, this is because her grandfather is none other than Death, and when he goes missing, Susan, as his closest relative, is required to take over his duties for a while. Being deeply pragmatic and rational, thanks to her first rate education, it takes Susan […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: CBR7, Death, discworld, fantasy, funny, Malin, rock stars, Soul Music, Terry Pratchett

Malin's CBR7 Review No:32 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: CBR7, Death, discworld, fantasy, funny, Malin, rock stars, Soul Music, Terry Pratchett ·
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The silly cover really isn’t representative of the contents of this book

March 15, 2015 by Malin Leave a Comment

WARNING! There are some spoilers for the plot of this book in the review, so if you prefer to go into a book knowing nothing about it, you may want to skip this.  Kestrel is the only daughter of Valorian general Trajan. They live in the province of Herran, formerly a bustling independent nation, invaded, conquered, enslaved and now occupied on orders from the Valorian emperor. The surviving Herrani are slaves, bought and sold at the mercy of the Valorians. As a Valorian woman, Kestrel […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: CBR7, fantasy, historical, marie rutkoski, romantic, the winner's curse, the Winner's trilogy, Young Adult

Malin's CBR7 Review No:31 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: CBR7, fantasy, historical, marie rutkoski, romantic, the winner's curse, the Winner's trilogy, Young Adult ·
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Meet Meda. She eats human souls to survive.

March 14, 2015 by Malin Leave a Comment

Disclaimer! I got this book from NetGalley in return for a fair and objective review.  Andromeda “Meda” Melange isn’t a very nice person. Frankly, she eats people, well, their souls anyway. She tries to limit herself to the souls of bad people, usually killers whose victims’ ghosts have a tendency to show up and pester Meda until she does something to avenge them. Meda has always believed herself to be unique and invincible (she’s faster and stronger than mere humans, and her skin has a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR7, Cracked, demons, Eliza Crewe, Malin, NetGalley, paranormal fantasy, Soul Eater, Young Adult

Malin's CBR7 Review No:30 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: CBR7, Cracked, demons, Eliza Crewe, Malin, NetGalley, paranormal fantasy, Soul Eater, Young Adult ·
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None of the visions seemed particularly silvery to me, actually

March 14, 2015 by Malin 6 Comments

This is book three in The Others series, which is one of my absolute favourite paranormal fantasy series at the moment. While you are given enough information to start with this one, you’ll get the most enjoyment if you start at the beginning, with the excellent Written in Red. There will also be minor spoilers for the earlier books in the series here, so if you don’t like that sort of thing, skip the review until you’re caught up. In a world where humans are […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Anne Bishop, CBR7, Malin, paranormal fantasy, shapeshifters, The Others, vampires, Vision in Silver

Malin's CBR7 Review No:29 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Anne Bishop, CBR7, Malin, paranormal fantasy, shapeshifters, The Others, vampires, Vision in Silver ·
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The T-Rex and the Mouse

March 8, 2015 by Malin 2 Comments

Disclaimer! I was granted an ARC from NetGalley in return for a fair and objective review. The book will be on general release 10/03/15. Charlotte Baird is anxious and painfully shy due to some unresolved trauma involving her first, very unfortunately chosen boyfriend. When the company she works for hires a new CEO, known for his ruthless efficiency, to come clean up the mess left by corruption and mismanagement, she and pretty much everyone else is terrified they might lose their jobs. Yet Gabriel Bishop, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR7, Contemporary Romance, Malin, Nalini Singh, NetGalley, Rock Hard, Rock Kiss

Malin's CBR7 Review No:28 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR7, Contemporary Romance, Malin, Nalini Singh, NetGalley, Rock Hard, Rock Kiss ·
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