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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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Don’t get too excited about the psychic cats

Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes

May 24, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

From the official plot summary: Captain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena Negra cruise the galaxy delivering small cargo for even smaller profits. When her sister Mari is kidnapped by The Fridge, a shadowy syndicate that holds people hostage in cryostasis, Eva must undergo a series of unpleasant, dangerous missions to pay the ransom.But Eva may lose her mind before she can raise the money. The tagline for this book is “Kidnappers. Alien Emperors. Psychic cats. And she’s out of coffee.” Two of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, adventure, Aliens, BIPOC, CBR16, Chilling Effect, kidnapping, Malin, Outland book club, smuggling, space opera, Valerie Valdes

Malin's CBR16 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, adventure, Aliens, BIPOC, CBR16, Chilling Effect, kidnapping, Malin, Outland book club, smuggling, space opera, Valerie Valdes ·
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“We are messes and we are messed up and I don’t want to go through this world without the one person I can’t hide from and who can’t hide from me.”

The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black

May 2, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR16 Sweet Books: Excited (this is one of my most anticipated releases in the first half of the year) This book really doesn’t stand alone. It is the second half of a duology that started with The Stolen Heir, which came out last year. If you haven’t read that one, it’s probably best to skip this review and return once you’ve caught up. Prince Oak, heir to the throne of Elfhame, finds himself a prisoner in the dungeons of Queen Suren (or Wren, as he […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, curse, Excited, faeries, Holly Black, intrigue, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, Romance, Stolen Heir duology, The Prisoner's Throne

Malin's CBR16 Review No:20 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, curse, Excited, faeries, Holly Black, intrigue, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, Romance, Stolen Heir duology, The Prisoner's Throne ·
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More romance in Swedish

En enda hemlighet (Falling) by Simona Ahrnstedt

April 30, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

The readers met both the protagonists in this novel briefly in the first book in the series, En enda natt, which is also where they first ran into each other. At the beginning of this book, idealistic doctor Isobel Sørensen is angry and stressed because the organisation she works for most of the year, Medpax, is struggling for funds, and she’s becoming convinced that it’s her fault. On the previous occasions when she has run into Alexander de la Grip and he’s tried to flirt […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: aid work, alcoholism, billionaire, CBR16, Contemporary Romance, De la Grip, doctor, emotional abuse, En enda hemlighet, Falling, Malin, Simona Ahrnstedt, Sweden, Swedish

Malin's CBR16 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: aid work, alcoholism, billionaire, CBR16, Contemporary Romance, De la Grip, doctor, emotional abuse, En enda hemlighet, Falling, Malin, Simona Ahrnstedt, Sweden, Swedish ·
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“You signed up for me … And I signed up for you, whatever that means, wherever that takes us”

The Kingmaker by Kennedy Ryan

The Rebel King by Kennedy Ryan

April 29, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

Kennedy Ryan’s All the Kings Men Duet, as she calls it, spans more than a decade and contains a lot of passion, danger, and drama. I’m reviewing both at the same time since they don’t really stand alone. The Kingmaker ends on one heck of a cliffhanger, and The Rebel King would not be a satisfying place to start the series. Maxim Cade is still just in college when he travels with his father to the location of one of their planned oil pipelines, which […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: Kennedy Ryan

Malin's CBR16 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Suspense · Tags: Kennedy Ryan ·
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“Being a serial killer who kills serial killers is a great hobby… Until you find yourself locked in a cage.”

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

March 30, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR16 Sweet Books: Excited (I love this book and would like everyone I know to read it, but also understand that it’s very much NOT for everyone). Spoiler warning! I will do my best to review this without major plot spoilers, but if you want to experience this book without any prior knowledge of the contents, possibly skip this review until you’ve read the book. Sloane “Blackbird” Sutherland and Rowan “Butcher” Kane have a rather unusual meet cute. He finds her locked in a cage, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: audio book, Brynne Weaver, Butcher & Blackbird, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Contemporary Romance, Excited, horror, Joe Arden, Lucy Rivers, Malin, murder, mystery, serial killers, Suspense, The Ruinous Love trilogy

Malin's CBR16 Review No:16 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance · Tags: audio book, Brynne Weaver, Butcher & Blackbird, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Contemporary Romance, Excited, horror, Joe Arden, Lucy Rivers, Malin, murder, mystery, serial killers, Suspense, The Ruinous Love trilogy ·
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A promising debut novel

The Write Escape by Charish Reid

March 29, 2024 by Malin 2 Comments

3.5 stars Nowhere Book Bingo: A book with a BIPOC author and main character CBR16 Sweet Books: Cozy In very short order, Antonia Harper has lost her job and discovered that her fiancée was cheating on her, very shortly before the wedding. The honeymoon was supposed to be in Ireland, and Antonia decides to travel there by herself. Her spiteful ex has cancelled their original reservations, but she rents a cottage to stay in instead. With nothing else to distract her, Antonia decides to make […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: BIPOC, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Charish Reid, Contemporary Romance, cozy, Ireland, Malin, Nowhere Book Bingo, The Write Escape, Writers

Malin's CBR16 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: BIPOC, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Charish Reid, Contemporary Romance, cozy, Ireland, Malin, Nowhere Book Bingo, The Write Escape, Writers ·
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