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An excellent follow-up to a successful debut

The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

July 17, 2019 by Malin 1 Comment

From Goodreads: Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but not big, important emotions—like grief. And love. He thinks he’s defective. His family knows better—that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. When he steadfastly avoids relationships, his mother takes matters into her own hands and returns to Vietnam to find him the perfect bride. As a mixed-race girl living in the slums of Ho Chi Minh City, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: autism, cbr11, Contemporary Romance, culture clash, Helen Hoang, Immigration, Malin, The Bride Test, The Kiss Quotient

Malin's CBR11 Review No:42 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: autism, cbr11, Contemporary Romance, culture clash, Helen Hoang, Immigration, Malin, The Bride Test, The Kiss Quotient ·
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A cute YA book with mystery and romance

Serious Moonlight by Jenn Bennett

July 17, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars From Goodreads: Mystery-book aficionado Birdie Lindberg has an overactive imagination. Raised in isolation and homeschooled by strict grandparents, she’s cultivated a whimsical fantasy life in which she plays the heroic detective and every stranger is a suspect. But her solitary world expands when she takes a job the summer before college, working the graveyard shift at a historic Seattle hotel. In her new job, Birdie hopes to blossom from introverted dreamer to brave pioneer, and gregarious Daniel Aoki volunteers to be her guide. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr11, chronic illness, Contemporary Romance, grief, Jenn Bennett, Malin, mystery, Serious Moonlight, YA

Malin's CBR11 Review No:41 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: cbr11, chronic illness, Contemporary Romance, grief, Jenn Bennett, Malin, mystery, Serious Moonlight, YA ·
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I’m not sure Alyssa Cole’s contemporaries are my kind of thing

A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole

July 15, 2019 by Malin 1 Comment

#CBR11 Bingo: Birthday (Alyssa Cole’s birthday is August 12th) From Goodreads: Nya Jerami fled Thesolo for the glitz and glamour of NYC but discovered that her Prince Charming only exists in her virtual dating games. When Nya returns home for a royal wedding, she accidentally finds herself up close and personal—in bed—with the real-life celebrity prince who she loves to hate. For Johan von Braustein, the red-headed step-prince of Liechtienbourg, acting as paparazzi bait is a ruse that protects his brother—the heir to the throne—and his […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: A Prince on Paper, Alyssa Cole, Birthday!, cbr11, cbr11bingo, Contemporary Romance, Malin, Reluctant Royals

Malin's CBR11 Review No:40 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: A Prince on Paper, Alyssa Cole, Birthday!, cbr11, cbr11bingo, Contemporary Romance, Malin, Reluctant Royals ·
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Would probably have worked better if I had read previous books in the series

Someone Like You by Lauren Layne

July 15, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars From Goodreads: Lincoln Mathis doesn’t hide his reputation as Manhattan’s ultimate playboy. In fact, he cultivates it. But behind every flirtatious smile, each provocative quip, there’s a secret that Lincoln’s hiding from even his closest friends—a tragedy from his past that holds his heart quietly captive. Lincoln knows what he wants: someone like Daisy Sinclair, the sassy, off-limits bridesmaid he can’t take his eyes off at his best friend’s wedding. He also knows that she’s everything he can never have. After a devastating […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr11, Contemporary Romance, grief, lauren layne, Malin, new york, Oxford, Someone Like You

Malin's CBR11 Review No:39 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr11, Contemporary Romance, grief, lauren layne, Malin, new york, Oxford, Someone Like You ·
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Getting your period really isn’t anything to be excited about, Margaret

Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

July 9, 2019 by Malin 1 Comment

#CBR11 Bingo: Banned/Challenged (has been on the list among the most banned/challenged books for several decades now) Margaret Simon, almost twelve, has just moved from New York City to the suburbs, and she’s anxious to fit in with her new friends. When she’s asked to join a secret club she jumps at the chance. But when the girls start talking about boys, bras, and getting their first periods, Margaret starts to wonder if she’s normal. There are some things about growing up that are hard for […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: are you there god its me margaret, Banned, cbr11, cbr11bingo, coming-of-age, family, friendship, historical fiction, judy blume, Malin, Young Adult

Malin's CBR11 Review No:38 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: are you there god its me margaret, Banned, cbr11, cbr11bingo, coming-of-age, family, friendship, historical fiction, judy blume, Malin, Young Adult ·
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A satisfying end to a romance series

Nobody but You by Jill Shalvis

July 9, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

This is the third and final book in the Cedar Ridge series. I have reviewed the first two books in the series, Second Chance Summer and My Kind of Wonderful for previous Cannonballs. You don’t have to have read these to get the book to make sense, but it has more emotional resonance if you’ve at least read book 2 (which is about this hero’s twin brother). Jacob and Hudson Kincaid’s mother started getting dementia at an early age, and it became very difficult for the twins to manage the household with […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr11, Cedar Ridge, Contemporary Romance, family, grief, Jill Shalvis, Malin, Nobody but You, small town life

Malin's CBR11 Review No:37 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr11, Cedar Ridge, Contemporary Romance, family, grief, Jill Shalvis, Malin, Nobody but You, small town life ·
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