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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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Romance in SWEDISH! I’m expanding my horizons

En enda natt (All In) by Simona Ahrnstedt

March 23, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

Nowhere Book Bingo: First in a finished series CBR16 Sweet Books: New (new author AND first time reading romance in Swedish) Financial bad boy and seemingly ruthless venture capitalist David Hammar is a self-made man and has acquired his wealth and power for one purpose, which he is close to achieving. He is determined to take over Investum, one of the biggest companies in Sweden, owned and controlled by the powerful De la Grip family. Since the takeover might go smoother if his company has […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: All In, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Contemporary Romance, De la Grip, En enda natt, high finance, Malin, new, nobility, Nowhere Book Bingo, revenge, Simona Ahrnstedt, Sweden, Swedish

Malin's CBR16 Review No:10 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Romance · Tags: All In, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Contemporary Romance, De la Grip, En enda natt, high finance, Malin, new, nobility, Nowhere Book Bingo, revenge, Simona Ahrnstedt, Sweden, Swedish ·
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Trapped in space with psycotic rage zombies

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

March 23, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

Nowhere Book Bingo: An epistolary novel CBR16 Sweet Books: Binge (I have already bought the next two books in the series in paperback, so I can read all of them as soon as possible.) Official book description: Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the worst thing she’d ever been through. That was before her planet was invaded. Now, with enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra are forced to fight their way onto one of the evacuating craft, with an enemy warship […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, artifical intelligence, Binge, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, epistolary, horror, illuminae, Malin, mystery, Nowhere Book Bingo, the illuminae files, Young Adult, zombies

Malin's CBR16 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #Science Fiction, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, artifical intelligence, Binge, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, epistolary, horror, illuminae, Malin, mystery, Nowhere Book Bingo, the illuminae files, Young Adult, zombies ·
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“What I am is an adult woman with agency and the tools to make choices. Feel free to, you know, treat me accordingly.”

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

February 25, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

Nowhere Book Bingo: One-word title CBR16 Sweet Books: Exciting (This was one of my most anticipated book releases of the first half of 2024) Misery Lark is the only daughter of a powerful vampyre councilman, and for much of her life, she lived among human strangers as a diplomatic hostage, to maintain the fragile peace between vampyres and humans. To make her a bit less lonely, an orphan named Serena came to live with her, and now that Misery is all grown-up, Serena is her […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Ali Hazelwood, Bride, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Exciting, friendship, Malin, marriage of convenience, mystery, Nowhere Book Bingo, paranormal romance, vampires, werewolves

Malin's CBR16 Review No:13 · Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Ali Hazelwood, Bride, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Exciting, friendship, Malin, marriage of convenience, mystery, Nowhere Book Bingo, paranormal romance, vampires, werewolves ·
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What if Lara Croft and Indiana Jones worked together on a dig?

Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura

February 18, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars Official book description: When archaeologist Dr. Socorro ‘Corrie’ Mejía is invited to join an all-expenses-paid dig in the Mexican jungle, she thinks her wildest dreams have come true. It’s her life goal to lead an expedition in search of the long-lost remains of her ancestor, Chimalli, an ancient warrior of the Aztec empire. But as the world-renowned expert on the topic, Corrie should be leading the expedition, not sharing the glory with her disgustingly handsome nemesis. Dr. Ford Matthews has been finding new […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: adventure, archeology, BIPOC, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Contemporary Romance, Jo Segura, Legends of the Lost Heart, Malin, mexico, mystery, new, Nowhere Book Bingo

Malin's CBR16 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: adventure, archeology, BIPOC, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Contemporary Romance, Jo Segura, Legends of the Lost Heart, Malin, mexico, mystery, new, Nowhere Book Bingo ·
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A hockey romance with less hockey and more coping with grief

Canadian Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday

February 17, 2024 by Malin 4 Comments

CBR16 Sweet Books: Exciting (I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time, and was VERY excited to get an ARC shortly before the release date. Nowhere Bingo: A book with multiple POVs This was an audio ARC from NetGalley. My opinions are my own.  When Aurora “Rory” Evans was a lonely teenager, she ran into a handsome Canadian hockey player while she was selling coffee at the Mall of America. She took his name and pretended to have an actual Canadian boyfriend, making […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Anxiety, audiobooks, ballet, Canadian Boyfriend, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Contemporary Romance, eating disorder, Emily Ellet, Excited, grief, hockey, Jenny Holiday, Joshua Jackson, Malin, Mental Health, NetGalley

Malin's CBR16 Review No:11 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Anxiety, audiobooks, ballet, Canadian Boyfriend, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Contemporary Romance, eating disorder, Emily Ellet, Excited, grief, hockey, Jenny Holiday, Joshua Jackson, Malin, Mental Health, NetGalley ·
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A lovely historical romance with some supernatural elements

The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller

February 11, 2024 by Malin 5 Comments

4.5 stars Nowhere Book Bingo: Came out more than 4 years ago CBR16 Sweet Books: New (new author) It’s 1875 and Professor Samuel Moore is doing marvellously, thanks to the many inventions he and his family are coming up with. What he really wants to do, though, is investigate and possibly prove the existence of ghosts, and to do that, he requires an introduction to the infamous Mrs. Alva Webster, a widow with a scandalous reputation. Sam doesn’t really care about Mrs. Webster’s apparently lurid past, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: 19th Century America, blackmail, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Diana Biller, Domestic Abuse, ghosts, gothic, historical romance, magical realism, Malin, neuro diversity, Nowhere Book Bingo, the Gilded Age, The Widow of Rose House

Malin's CBR16 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance, Suspense · Tags: 19th Century America, blackmail, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Diana Biller, Domestic Abuse, ghosts, gothic, historical romance, magical realism, Malin, neuro diversity, Nowhere Book Bingo, the Gilded Age, The Widow of Rose House ·
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