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Strictly speaking, it happened while helping to plan a wedding

May 11, 2014 by Malin Leave a Comment

Sydney Sinclair has moved back to Chicago after years in New York. Her engagement ended badly just two weeks before the wedding, when she discovered her fiancee had been cheating on her. Now she’s completely done with commitment-phobic men. She wants a faithful husband and a family, and doesn’t have any more time in her life for casual dating. So when handsome and charming Vaughn Roberts approaches her after another failed first date in a coffee shop, she recognises his happy go-lucky playboy attitude a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #CBR6, Contemporary Romance, FBI/US Attorney, It Happened One Wedding, Julie James, Malin

Malin's CBR6 Review No:51 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: #CBR6, Contemporary Romance, FBI/US Attorney, It Happened One Wedding, Julie James, Malin ·
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I’m glad I don’t have the sort of birthday parties Harry Dresden gets thrown

May 11, 2014 by Malin Leave a Comment

Dudes, this is book 14 in the series. Do NOT start with this one. Do NOT read this review if you haven’t read books 12 and 13, there will be spoilers, because it’s pretty much unavoidable when reviewing this book. If you’re interested in the series, I would recommend starting with nr 4, Summer Knight. I would also like to heartily endorse the audio books, narrated excellently by James Marsters. I’m hiding the review behind the link so as to avoid anyone being inadvertently spoiled. If you, however, have read […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #CBR6, Audible, Cold Days, faeries, Jim Butcher, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, the Dresden Files

Malin's CBR6 Review No:50 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #CBR6, Audible, Cold Days, faeries, Jim Butcher, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, the Dresden Files ·
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A historical romance with a husband and wife falling in love after five years

May 11, 2014 by Malin 6 Comments

3.5 stars First off, I just want to say that why the title brings to mind that dreadful “romantic comedy” with Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey, the plot of the book bears no resemblance, save that there are ten days involved. Sometimes I think publishers actually want people to be put off by their titles. Unusually tall and with her reputation in tatters, American heiress Edie Jewell had not had any luck finding a suitable husband, despite the aid of London’s premier matchmaker. With only a short time left […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: #CBR6, An American Heiress in London, historical romance, How to Lose a Duke in Ten Days, Laura Lee Guhrke, Malin, Victorian

Malin's CBR6 Review No:49 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: #CBR6, An American Heiress in London, historical romance, How to Lose a Duke in Ten Days, Laura Lee Guhrke, Malin, Victorian ·
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Are any of us really innocent when we get down to it?

May 11, 2014 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars This is book 24 in the In Death series. I wouldn’t recommend starting with this one, although if you’re interested in plot summaries of earlier ones, I’ve reviewed most of the previous ones on the blog. My experience is that either you really like these books, or you don’t. There seems to be very little in-between. Craig Foster is planning a history quiz for his pupils at a New York private school while having lunch, and dies horribly from ricin poisoning at his desk. The […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, In Death, Innocent in Death, J.D. Robb, Malin, mystery, romance, science fiction

Malin's CBR6 Review No:48 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, In Death, Innocent in Death, J.D. Robb, Malin, mystery, romance, science fiction ·
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There’s a sexy cook, but this heroine’s heart really belongs to her space armour

May 11, 2014 by Malin Leave a Comment

I picked up this book because one of my favourite authors, Ilona Andrews, recommended it on her blog. I don’t normally like science fiction all that much, but this seemed to be focused more on action and adventure, and I’ve liked recommendation from her blog before, and figured I’d give it a try. Deviana “Devi” Morris is a professional mercenary, and has pretty much risen as fast and as high in the ranks of the elite corps of the Blackbirds as she can go. Her dream […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Fortune's Pawn, ilona andrews, Malin, Paradox, Rachel Bach, romantic, science fiction

Malin's CBR6 Review No:47 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Fortune's Pawn, ilona andrews, Malin, Paradox, Rachel Bach, romantic, science fiction ·
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I’m not sure I’d look for a new start in a town called Lovecraft

May 11, 2014 by Malin 1 Comment

Tyler, Kinsey and Bode Locke move with their mother to Keyhouse, their uncle’s mansion in Lovecraft, Massachusetts, after their father, a school guidance councillor, is brutally murdered by a couple of Tyler’s classmates. The entire Locke family are naturally extremely affected by the event, especially the eldest brother Tyler, who feels responsible for the event, and for not managing to rescue both his parents. Kinsey, his sister,  was hiding and keeping their youngest brother Bode safe, but she’s suffering with survivor’s guilt and dealing with […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: #CBR6, Gabriel Rodriguez, Graphic Novel, grief, horror, joe hill, Locke and Key, Malin, murder, paranormal fantasy, Welcome to Lovecraft

Malin's CBR6 Review No:46 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: #CBR6, Gabriel Rodriguez, Graphic Novel, grief, horror, joe hill, Locke and Key, Malin, murder, paranormal fantasy, Welcome to Lovecraft ·
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