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An Abundance of Moping

March 2, 2015 by Malin 3 Comments

Colin Singleton is a child prodigy, convinced that as he ages, he becomes less remarkable with each passing day. While able to converse in eleven different languages and capable of memorising the majority of everything he reads (for hours every day), he’s not really able to adapt the reading into anything new – like a true genius would be able to. He desperately wants to make some sort of significant contribution to the world, even more so after he’s crushed when dumped by his girlfriend […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: an abundance of katherines, CBR7, contemporary fiction, john green, Malin, maths, Young Adult

Malin's CBR7 Review No:27 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: an abundance of katherines, CBR7, contemporary fiction, john green, Malin, maths, Young Adult ·
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I really want to see the staged version of Hold Me Closer

March 1, 2015 by Malin 4 Comments

4.5 stars (loses half a star because Will 2.0 refuses to use capital letters) Disclaimer! I was given a copy of this through NetGalley in return for a fair and unbiased review. Honesty compels me to admit that I already owned the book when I requested it, I figured being given a copy would motivate me into reading it and reviewing it more quickly. This book tells the story of two teenage boys, both named Will Grayson. They have alternating points-of-view chapters, one written by […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR7, contemporary fiction, david levithan, john green, LGBTQ, Malin, NetGalley, romantic, will grayson will grayson, Young Adult

Malin's CBR7 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: CBR7, contemporary fiction, david levithan, john green, LGBTQ, Malin, NetGalley, romantic, will grayson will grayson, Young Adult ·
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The tiny blonde one is growing up and progressing as a detective

February 19, 2015 by Malin 1 Comment

Disclaimer! I was given an ARC of this through NetGalley in return for a fair and unbiased review. Readers should be aware that this is the second book of Veronica Mars mysteries. Readers should probably watch the movie (it’s on Netflix) and read the first book before reading this. If you’re not caught up, there will be spoilers in the review below. Veronica Mars is hired by the insurance agents for the Neptune Grand, to prove that one of the hotel’s staff members didn’t assault […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: CBR7, contemporary fiction, Jennifer Graham, Malin, mr. kiss and tell, mystery, NetGalley, Rob Thomas, Veronica Mars

Malin's CBR7 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: CBR7, contemporary fiction, Jennifer Graham, Malin, mr. kiss and tell, mystery, NetGalley, Rob Thomas, Veronica Mars ·
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Like “Taken”, but with excessively normal people.

February 16, 2015 by alwaysanswerb Leave a Comment

Chasing the Sun  is a novel where the pieces are there, but they didn’t quite come together for me. The prose is appealing, and the premise is compelling: a woman, Marabela, is kidnapped by an insurgent group in Lima, Peru, and they are demanding ransom from her husband, Andres. Their family is upper-middle class, but Andres doesn’t have the kind of money they’re demanding, so he must scramble to liquidate any possible assets and cobble anything together that might save his wife. The catch? Before Marabela […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: contemporary fiction, natalia sylvester, peru

alwaysanswerb's CBR7 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: contemporary fiction, natalia sylvester, peru ·
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A very satisfying sequel to a book I really love

February 7, 2015 by Malin 1 Comment

Disclaimer! St. Martin’s Press gave me an ARC of this through NetGalley in return for a fair and honest review. Ten years have passed since the events of Garden Spells. Claire Waverly has put her catering business on hold and branched out with boiled candy. The lemon verbena can soothe any throat or heartache, the rose candies can make you recall lost love and the lavender makes you calm and happy. After a feature article in a high-profile magazine made demand for her candy explode, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR7, contemporary fiction, family, First Frost, magical realism, Malin, NetGalley, Sarah Addison Allen, the Waverley Family

Malin's CBR7 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR7, contemporary fiction, family, First Frost, magical realism, Malin, NetGalley, Sarah Addison Allen, the Waverley Family ·
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I really could use a pair of magic jeans myself sometimes

February 3, 2015 by Malin 2 Comments

Four fifteen-year-old girls, life-long best friends, are about to spend their first summer apart. On the night before three of them go away, they discover a pair of second-hand jeans that Carmen, the original owner, was planning on getting rid of. They discover that despite their varying heights and body types, the jeans look awesome and super flattering on all four of them, and decide to use the jeans as a device to keep in contact throughout the summer. They make a pact that they […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: adapted into film, Ann Brashares, CBR7, contemporary fiction, friendship, Malin, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Young Adult

Malin's CBR7 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: adapted into film, Ann Brashares, CBR7, contemporary fiction, friendship, Malin, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Young Adult ·
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