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“If a book is well-written, I always find it too short”

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

November 7, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars CBR17 Bingo: Black (a book with a black cover) I had completely forgotten that I read and reviewed this book back in 2016. My original review can be found here. My plot summary of the more than 200-year-old novel can be found in my previous review. Nevertheless, my reading experience this time around was different enough from earlier times that I wanted to write about some of my thoughts and observations, not to mention some of the points of discussion that came up during my […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, History Tagged With: adapted into TV and film, audiobook, cbr17, cbr17bingo, coming-of-age, family drama, historical fiction, Jane Austen, literary classic, Malin, re-read, Regency, romantic, Rosamund Pike, sense and sensibility, Sisters, social satire, the Dark Corner

Malin's CBR17 Review No:66 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, History · Tags: adapted into TV and film, audiobook, cbr17, cbr17bingo, coming-of-age, family drama, historical fiction, Jane Austen, literary classic, Malin, re-read, Regency, romantic, Rosamund Pike, sense and sensibility, Sisters, social satire, the Dark Corner ·
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“Wealth is just security. Luxury is living care free.”

The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater

October 6, 2025 by Malin 1 Comment

4.5 stars CBR17 Bingo: Culture (A lot of people from a lot of different backgrounds, countries and cultures are forced together for a time during World War II) Official plot summary: January 1942. The Avallon Hotel & Spa has always offered elegant luxury in the wilds of West Virginia, its mountain sweetwater washing away all of high society’s troubles. Local girl-turned-general manager June Porter Hudson has guided the Avallon skillfully through the first pangs of war. The Gilfoyles, the hotel’s aristocratic owners, have trained her […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: cbr17, cbr17 bingo, diplomacy, dogs, friendship, historical fiction, hoteliers, Maggie Stiefvater, magical realism, Malin, neurodivergence, romantic, spies, The Listeners, war, World War II

Malin's CBR17 Review No:58 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: cbr17, cbr17 bingo, diplomacy, dogs, friendship, historical fiction, hoteliers, Maggie Stiefvater, magical realism, Malin, neurodivergence, romantic, spies, The Listeners, war, World War II ·
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This book has been 16 years on my TBR list, and I don’t think I added it until a few years after it came out

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

August 5, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars StoryGraph Easy Read Challenge: A book with flowers, plants or leaves on the cover Buzzword Title Challenge 25: Animals (Birds are animals, right?) Nowhere Book Bingo 2025: A YA book CBR17 Bingo: TBR (I bought this back in 2009, it’s been on my TBR for 16 years) Anidora-Kiladra, the Crown Princess of Kildenree is taught the language of animals by her aunt while she is still a girl, but she has to hide this from people around her. Unfortunately, she’s unconventional enough that […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: buzzwords title, cbr17, cbr17bingo, coup, fairy tale retelling, friendship, historical fantasy, Malin, Nowhere Book Bingo, romantic, Shannon Hale, StoryGraph Easy Challenge, TBR, The Books of Bayern, The Goose Girl, Young Adult

Malin's CBR17 Review No:48 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: buzzwords title, cbr17, cbr17bingo, coup, fairy tale retelling, friendship, historical fantasy, Malin, Nowhere Book Bingo, romantic, Shannon Hale, StoryGraph Easy Challenge, TBR, The Books of Bayern, The Goose Girl, Young Adult ·
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Made me want to re-read Six of Crows instead

To Steal from Thieves by M.K. Lobb

April 4, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

Thank you to Netgalley and Little, Brown Books for this ARC. My opinions are my own. In an alternate version of Victorian London, magic exists and can be used to improve technology. It’s known as alchemology, and requires the magic-user to sacrifice some blood and life force to create the magical element known as primateria. It means that alchemologists tend to have shorter lifespans, which was certainly the case with Zaria Mendoza’s father. Now she’s an orphan struggling to complete her father’s outstanding commissions to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Young Adult Tagged With: alternate history, ARC, cbr17, heist, historical fiction, M.K. Lobb, magic, Malin, NetGalley, paranormal fantasy, romantic, To Steal from Thieves, Victorian, Young Adult

Malin's CBR17 Review No:20 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Young Adult · Tags: alternate history, ARC, cbr17, heist, historical fiction, M.K. Lobb, magic, Malin, NetGalley, paranormal fantasy, romantic, To Steal from Thieves, Victorian, Young Adult ·
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I should read more Susanna Kearsley

The King's Messenger by Susanna Kearsley

March 6, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

StoryGraph Easy Reading Challenge 2025: All Alone – Read a stand-alone book Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for this ARC. My opinions are my own. It is 1613 and Prince Henry, James I’s eldest son and heir has tragically died. Rumours whisper that it might not have been by natural causes. Queen Anna is distraught, and King James is determined to punish the guilty. Andrew Logan is one of the king’s messengers and he’s tasked with going to Scotland to apprehend Sir David Moray, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: 17th Century, British history, cbr17, historical fiction, magical realism, Malin, multi pov, NetGalley, road trip, romantic, Susanna Kearsley, The King's Messenger, the Stuarts

Malin's CBR17 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: 17th Century, British history, cbr17, historical fiction, magical realism, Malin, multi pov, NetGalley, road trip, romantic, Susanna Kearsley, The King's Messenger, the Stuarts ·
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“Sometimes it didn’t matter if you broke. You kept going. You weren’t given a choice.” (Bingo)

When a Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

November 7, 2024 by Malin 2 Comments

4.5 stars CBR16 Bingo: Dun Dun (From pretty much the first chapter, where Cordelia is “made obedient” there is a creeping sense of dread all the way through this novel) Cordelia knows her mother isn’t like other mothers. Other mothers can’t take over your limbs and puppet you, or force you to stay still and motionless for hours or days on end. Other mothers permit doors that can be closed in the house and let their daughters have friends. Other mothers don’t have a magical […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror Tagged With: A Sorceress Comes to Call, abuse, CBR16, cbr16bingo, dun-dun, fairy tale retelling, historical fantasy, horror, Malin, romantic, sorcery, Suspense, t kingfisher, The Goose Girl

Malin's CBR16 Review No:62 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror · Tags: A Sorceress Comes to Call, abuse, CBR16, cbr16bingo, dun-dun, fairy tale retelling, historical fantasy, horror, Malin, romantic, sorcery, Suspense, t kingfisher, The Goose Girl ·
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