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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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“Hannah had a playlist consisting of 308 love songs and not one of them could describe this moment accurately. Not even close.”

Hook, Line and Sinker by Tessa Bailey

October 10, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

Seven months ago, Hannah Bellinger left the little fishing town of Westport, Washington to go back to her life in Los Angeles. Her former socialite sister, Piper, stayed behind, happily engaged to a gruff crab fishing captain. While her sister at first mainly argued with and then fell like a ton of bricks for the gruff captain, Hannah spent quite a lot of time with his second in command, the very handsome Fox Thornton. Because of his womanizing ways, Hannah very quickly decided that no […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR15, Contemporary Romance, crab fishing, Hook Line and Sinker, Malin, movie sets, self esteem issues, small town life, Tessa Bailey, The Bellinger Sisters

Malin's CBR15 Review No:56 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR15, Contemporary Romance, crab fishing, Hook Line and Sinker, Malin, movie sets, self esteem issues, small town life, Tessa Bailey, The Bellinger Sisters ·
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“Children, set the table. Your mother needs a moment to herself.”

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

October 10, 2023 by Malin 3 Comments

#CBR15 Passport Challenge: Books recommended by friends Elizabeth Zott is a chemist struggling to be taken seriously by her male colleagues at a lab in the 1960s. She never completed her degree because her academic advisor raped her, but her lack of degree in no way means she’s not intelligent. Despite her brilliant mind, her male co-workers either treat her as nothing more than a lab assistant or steal her research and present it as their own. The one exception to this is Calvin Evans, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: #CBR15 passport, 1960s, Bonnie Garmus, CBR15, cooking, discrimination, feminism, friendship, gift, historical fiction, Malin, romantic, science, sexism, Sexual Assault, STEM, witcherwill

Malin's CBR15 Review No:55 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: #CBR15 passport, 1960s, Bonnie Garmus, CBR15, cooking, discrimination, feminism, friendship, gift, historical fiction, Malin, romantic, science, sexism, Sexual Assault, STEM, witcherwill ·
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Four weddings, but not a funeral in sight

Four Weddings to Fall in Love by Jackie Lau

October 9, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

This was an ARC that I received from the author. It has not affected my opinions or swayed me in any way, although I will say that I also pre-ordered the book and paid for a copy with my own money, because Jackie Lau is a worthy auto-buy contender. Max Mok meets Kim Sun at a wedding and is smitten with her from the first. She clearly likes him enough to invite him to her hotel room after the reception, but Max isn’t really used […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: ARC, Canada, CBR15, Contemporary Romance, family, Four Weddings to Fall in Love, Jackie Lau, Malin, weddings, Weddings with the Moks

Malin's CBR15 Review No:54 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: ARC, Canada, CBR15, Contemporary Romance, family, Four Weddings to Fall in Love, Jackie Lau, Malin, weddings, Weddings with the Moks ·
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“So this is merely romance,” she frowned disapprovingly. “I was hoping for an epic adventure, or a gothic mystery at the very least.” Ned laughed. “Darling, don’t worry, the story has just begun.”

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton

October 8, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

Official book description, because I finished this book two months ago, and the plot is rather convoluted: Cecilia Bassingwaite is the ideal Victorian lady. She’s also a thief. Like the other members of the Wisteria Society crime sorority, she flies around England drinking tea, blackmailing friends, and acquiring treasure by interesting means. Sure, she has a dark and traumatic past and an overbearing aunt, but all things considered, it’s a pleasant existence. Until the men show up. Ned Lightbourne is a sometimes assassin who is […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: adventure, alternate history, CBR15, Dangerous Damsels, funny, gothic, historical fiction, India Holton, magic, Malin, paranormal romance, pirates, the Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels, thieves, Victorian

Malin's CBR15 Review No:53 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: adventure, alternate history, CBR15, Dangerous Damsels, funny, gothic, historical fiction, India Holton, magic, Malin, paranormal romance, pirates, the Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels, thieves, Victorian ·
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CBR15 Bingo: Sex (Bingo AND Cannonball)

Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey

October 8, 2023 by Malin 9 Comments

CBR15 Bingo: Sex (the protagonist is a god-touched masochist courtesan spy) Kushiel’s Dart is the first novel in the Kushiel’s Legacy series, which came to number six books in total. Jacqueline Carey also wrote an additional trilogy in her Terre D’Ange universe, and over the course of all of her books, pretty much explored every continent in her alternate-history fantasy world. This first book is set in an alternate historical version of Europe, set at about Renaissance times, or somewhat earlier, although the descriptions of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: adventure, alternate history, bdsm, CBR15, cbr15bingo, epic, historical fantasy, jacqueline carey, kushiel's dart, kushiel's legacy, LGBTQIA, Malin, Romance, sex, Slavery

Malin's CBR15 Review No:52 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance, Speculative Fiction · Tags: adventure, alternate history, bdsm, CBR15, cbr15bingo, epic, historical fantasy, jacqueline carey, kushiel's dart, kushiel's legacy, LGBTQIA, Malin, Romance, sex, Slavery ·
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CBR15 Bingo: Queer Lives (Bingo)

All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

October 8, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR15 Bingo: Queer Lives In July, the Forever Young Adult Reading Challenge prompt was Banned Books. Since All Boys Aren’t Blue was the second most banned book in America during the 2021-2022 school year, only beaten by Gender Queer, and I’d had the book on my digital bookshelf for a while, it felt like a suitable book to choose. This book was also one of the book club selections last year for the Cannonball book club, when we did banned books (this year we did […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Book Club, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #memoir, All Boys Aren't Blue, autobiography, banned books, BIPOC, CBR Book Club, CBR15, cbr15bingo, family, George M. Johnson, LGBTQIA, Malin, Queer Lives, Racism, Young Adult

Malin's CBR15 Review No:51 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Book Club, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #memoir, All Boys Aren't Blue, autobiography, banned books, BIPOC, CBR Book Club, CBR15, cbr15bingo, family, George M. Johnson, LGBTQIA, Malin, Queer Lives, Racism, Young Adult ·
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