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A marked improvement on the first one

November 7, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars Spoiler warning! This is the second book in a trilogy. I will be unable to review the book without possibly giving away spoilers for the first book in the series, Shadow and Bone. Which is obviously the one you should start with if you’re interested in this series. After the rather dramatic show-down with the Darkling at the end of the last book, Alina and Mal are on the run, trying to get as far away from Ravka as possible. Having to hide […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: adventure, CBR8, fantasy, folklore, Leigh Bardugo, magic, Malin, Siege and Storm, the Grisha, Young Adult

Malin's CBR8 Review No:113 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: adventure, CBR8, fantasy, folklore, Leigh Bardugo, magic, Malin, Siege and Storm, the Grisha, Young Adult ·
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“You’re like a crazy cat lady, but you collect killers instead of fluffy cats.”

September 24, 2016 by Malin 1 Comment

4.5 stars Spoiler warning! This is book nine in the Kate Daniels series. The penultimate book in the series, in fact. I will not be able to review this book without there being spoilers for earlier books. Don’t read this if you’re not all the way caught up. Do pick up the series if you like good Urban/Paranormal fantasy, though, it’s pretty much the best out there at the moment.  Private detective and supernatural powerhouse Kate Daniels is finally getting married to Curran Lennart, former […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: adventure, CBR8, ilona andrews, Kate Daniels, magic, Magic Binds, Malin, paranormal fantasy, romance, shapeshifters, vampires

Malin's CBR8 Review No:106 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: adventure, CBR8, ilona andrews, Kate Daniels, magic, Magic Binds, Malin, paranormal fantasy, romance, shapeshifters, vampires ·
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Fight the Power

September 15, 2016 by Malin 6 Comments

Because it’s been nearly a month since I finished this book (yay, backlogs!) and because the blurb does a good job of summing up the story, I’m going to resort to Goodreads: Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came a desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his will. Nobody fights […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: adventure, brandon sanderson, CBR8, Malin, paranormal fantasy, Steelheart, supervillains, the reckoners, Young Adult

Malin's CBR8 Review No:98 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: adventure, brandon sanderson, CBR8, Malin, paranormal fantasy, Steelheart, supervillains, the reckoners, Young Adult ·
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Can I have the next one now, please?

August 19, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

July brought another volume of Saga and there was great rejoicing in the Patterson household (well, at least from me, the husband is still a few books behind. I honestly have no idea where his priorities are). The action has jumped ahead a few years since we last saw our band of plucky protagonists, and Hazel is now living with her grandmother in a detention centre on Landfall, and she’s going to kindergarten and making friends her own age for the first time. She’s becoming […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: adventure, Brian K Vaughn, CBR8, Fiona Staples, Malin, romance, Saga, science fiction

Malin's CBR8 Review No:85 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: adventure, Brian K Vaughn, CBR8, Fiona Staples, Malin, romance, Saga, science fiction ·
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Sword, sorcery and a chainmail bikini

August 19, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars Red Sonja, the legendary She-Devil with a Sword, returns to Corinthia, to repay the blood-debt she owes to its ruler. Facing a battle against impossible odds, Sonja nonetheless agrees to lead what remains of Corinthia’s fighting forces against its enemies, and comes face to face with Dark Annisia, a woman from her past. Having to face crushing defeat on the battlefield, unable to keep her promises to a man who once saved her life, Sonja is exiled and doomed to die. Always a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History Tagged With: adventure, CBR8, comic book, Gail Simone, historical fantasy, Malin, pulp, Queen of Plagues, Red Sonja

Malin's CBR8 Review No:84 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History · Tags: adventure, CBR8, comic book, Gail Simone, historical fantasy, Malin, pulp, Queen of Plagues, Red Sonja ·
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You’re gonna miss each and every shot you can’t be bothered to take

August 11, 2016 by Malin 3 Comments

4.5 stars I didn’t know a whole lot about Hawkeye outside of the Marvel comic book movies, where he’s clearly an excellent bowman and reclusive family man, but also Black Widow’s wise-quipping sidekick. I’ve heard good things about Matt Fraction’s run on this comic for years, and since it was on our shelf, this summer seemed like the right time to finally check it out. I’m so glad I did. Full review on  my blog.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: adventure, CBR8, comic book, fun, Hawkeye, Malin, marvel, Matt Fraction, my life as a weapon, superheroes

Malin's CBR8 Review No:79 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: adventure, CBR8, comic book, fun, Hawkeye, Malin, marvel, Matt Fraction, my life as a weapon, superheroes ·
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