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“Thou and I are too wise to woo peaceably”

December 10, 2016 by Malin 2 Comments

Beatrice “Trixie” Watson has two goals for her senior year. She wants to save enough money to buy the collectible Doctor Who figurines at the local comics shop and she intends to knock her nemesis, Benedict “Ben” West down to fourth place in their fancy prep school ranking. The two have always had a tense and antagonistic relationship, going all the way back to when Ben caused Trixie to break her arm on the monkey bars during first grade. This year, she is determined to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR8, contemporary fiction, high school, Lily Anderson, Malin, Much Ado About Nothing, nerds, retelling, romantic, Young Adult

Malin's CBR8 Review No:117 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: CBR8, contemporary fiction, high school, Lily Anderson, Malin, Much Ado About Nothing, nerds, retelling, romantic, Young Adult ·
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In every generation, there is a Chosen One…

December 10, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars It’s been two months since I read this (why, yes, I am terribly behind on my reviews), so I’m resorting to Goodreads for the summary: Beneath the glitter of nineteenth century London society lurks a bloodthirsty evil…  Vampires have always lived among them, quietly attacking unsuspecting debutantes and dandified lords as well as hackney drivers and Bond Street milliners. If not for the vampire slayers of the Gardella family, these immortal creatures would long ago have taken control of the world.   In every […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: CBR8, Colleen Gleason, historical, Malin, paranormal fantasy, Regency, the Gardella Vampire Chronicles, The Rest Falls Away, vampire slayers, vampires

Malin's CBR8 Review No:116 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: CBR8, Colleen Gleason, historical, Malin, paranormal fantasy, Regency, the Gardella Vampire Chronicles, The Rest Falls Away, vampire slayers, vampires ·
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I think many of us would like to visit this library

November 26, 2016 by Malin 2 Comments

3.5 stars Irene is an agent of the Library, a place that exists outside normal space and time. In fact, as long as the agents and librarians that work for the Library are there, they do not age in the slightest. Only when they are out in the different worlds of the multiverse, do they visibly age, and how much depends how time passes in the various worlds they find themselves. As an agent of the Library, Irene is sent to retrieve books that are […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: adventure, Audible, CBR8, dragons, faeries, Genevieve Cogman, historical, magic, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, steampunk, the Invisible Library, vampires, Victorian

Malin's CBR8 Review No:115 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: adventure, Audible, CBR8, dragons, faeries, Genevieve Cogman, historical, magic, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, steampunk, the Invisible Library, vampires, Victorian ·
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“I am become a blade”

November 12, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

Spoiler warning! This is the third book in the Grisha trilogy and therefore NOT the place to start reading. This review will contain at least some minor spoilers for the previous books in the series, and who starts a trilogy with the third book anyway? Go read from the beginning, starting with Shadow and Bone. This review will be here when you’re caught up. Alina is shadow of her former self, trapped in tunnels underground, “protected” by the zealous Apparat (former high priest of Ravka) […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: adventure, CBR8, fantasy, Leigh Bardugo, magic, Malin, romantic, Ruin and Rising, the Grisha, Young Adult

Malin's CBR8 Review No:114 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: adventure, CBR8, fantasy, Leigh Bardugo, magic, Malin, romantic, Ruin and Rising, the Grisha, Young Adult ·
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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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This book ends on a cliffhanger! Know that before you start it.

October 5, 2016 by Malin 5 Comments

Annabelle “Annie” Coffey is writing her final thesis and with only a few weeks left of term, she propositions her adviser, the postdoctoral fellow at her lab, Dr. Charles Douglas, because she believes they have “A Thing”. In a truly embarrassing and painfully awkward scene, handsome British guy Charles gently turns her down, because he is her boss and it would be massively inappropriate for him to sleep with her. Annie is convinced she’s not wrong about the chemistry between them, and that she’s not […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Belhaven, CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Emily Foster, erotica, How Not to Fall, Malin, New Adult, science nerds

Malin's CBR8 Review No:112 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Belhaven, CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Emily Foster, erotica, How Not to Fall, Malin, New Adult, science nerds ·
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