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Cover of Sarah MacLean’s These Summer Storms

“I Notice You” Her whole life she tried hard not to be noticed, but it never felt as dangerous as it was when this man – all strong hands and set jaw – noticed her. As if she didn’t have enough mess to contend with.”

These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean

August 13, 2025 by NTE Leave a Comment

Do you have any authors that you feel like, if you met them in real life, you’d just automatically be friends? Something about their voice, their tone, their sense of humor, the way their background characters lovingly put up with their stupid-ass, obviously-in-love-but-too-blind-to-see-it best friends : Just something about how they write hits you exactly right and you’re convinced, “Yes, this person and I are obviously simpatico, long-lost BFFs”? The author that most fits into that category for me is Sarah MacLean. Now, this may be […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbrbingo17, families, Romance, Sarah Maclean, These Summer Storms

NTE's CBR17 Review No:19 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbrbingo17, families, Romance, Sarah Maclean, These Summer Storms ·
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Strong Succession vibes in Maclean’s new contemporary

These Summer Storms by Sarah Maclean

July 8, 2025 by Malin 3 Comments

4.5 stars CBR17 Book Bingo: Family Thanks to Random House and Netgalley for this ARC. My opinions are my own. Alice Storm hasn’t had any contact with her family for five years, since she went public with some unsavoury company secrets and her father disowned her. Now her larger-than-life father, Franklin Storm, is dead, and she has to return to the family’s private island off Rhode Island to pay her respects. She isn’t planning on staying past the funeral, but it seems even in death, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: ARC, cbr17, cbr17bingo, contemporary fiction, dysfunctional family, games, grief, Malin, NetGalley, rich people problems, Romance, Sarah Maclean, secrets, These Summer Storms

Malin's CBR17 Review No:33 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: ARC, cbr17, cbr17bingo, contemporary fiction, dysfunctional family, games, grief, Malin, NetGalley, rich people problems, Romance, Sarah Maclean, secrets, These Summer Storms ·
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Some romantic books I read this summer and am reviewing now to reach a double Cannonball

Fangirl, the Manga: Volume 3 by Rainbow Rowell and Gabi Nam

Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha

How the Wallflower Was Won by Eva Leigh

Knockout by Sarah Maclean

December 30, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

Fangirl, the Manga: Volume 3 – Rainbow Rowell and Gabi Nam Rating: 4 stars This August saw the release of the third installment of Rainbow Rowell’s manga version of Fangirl, my absolute favourite of her books (did I just buy a fancy tenth-anniversary edition, even though I own it in three other formats, NOT counting the mangas? You betcha). Cath is still struggling at college. Her writing partner Nick steals the story they’ve been working on together and makes her seem unreasonable for being upset […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, adventure, CBR15, comic book, Deal with the Devil, Eva Leigh, fandom, Fangirl the manga, friendship, Hell's Belles, historical romance, How the Wallflower Was Won, kit rocha, Knockout, Last Chance Scoundrels, librarians, Malin, manga, Mercenary Librarians, Post Apocalyptic, Rainbow Rowell and Gabi Nam, Regency, Romance, Sarah Maclean, Victorian, Young Adult

Malin's CBR15 Review No:95 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, adventure, CBR15, comic book, Deal with the Devil, Eva Leigh, fandom, Fangirl the manga, friendship, Hell's Belles, historical romance, How the Wallflower Was Won, kit rocha, Knockout, Last Chance Scoundrels, librarians, Malin, manga, Mercenary Librarians, Post Apocalyptic, Rainbow Rowell and Gabi Nam, Regency, Romance, Sarah Maclean, Victorian, Young Adult ·
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Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean

December 30, 2022 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

What I do remember of this novel is that there’s a lot of context that’s vaguely anachronistic (e.g., lots of characters who have leeway to travel alone and cause all sorts of mayhem) but it’s all in service of a good cause. I always root for MacLean heroines, as you can see by the speed with which I finished this one (less than a day, and that might have been in travel as well). This one also sticks out to me as being quite spicy […]

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Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Hell's Belles, Sarah Maclean

wicherwill's CBR14 Review No:138 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Hell's Belles, Sarah Maclean ·
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“Large groups of powerful men have little reason to make change.”

Heartbreaker by Sarah Maclean

October 7, 2022 by Malin 1 Comment

CBR14 Bingo: Heart (it’s right there in the title, and this is a romance) Adelaide Frampton was once the unappreciated daughter of one of the East End’s most notorious criminals, which led her to acquire a number of illegal skills that now come in handy as she frequents London’s high society posing as the unassuming and plain spinster cousin of a duchess. She uses her time on the sidelines of ballrooms and society events to observe and acquire information and can also put her top-notch […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: cbr14, cbr14bingo, crime, heart, Heartbreaker, Hell's Belles, historical romance, Malin, road trip, Sarah Maclean, Victorian

Malin's CBR14 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: cbr14, cbr14bingo, crime, heart, Heartbreaker, Hell's Belles, historical romance, Malin, road trip, Sarah Maclean, Victorian ·
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The book,"Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices" edited by Swampna Krishna and Jenn Northington next to a book bingo card.

A love letter to Arthurian legend told through inclusive re-imaginings

Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices by Edited by: Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington

September 5, 2022 by Dome'Loki 6 Comments

Thank you, llamareadsbooks for gifting this book to me in the CBR Book Exchange! CBR14 Bingo: “Time” – This anthology moves through time, from the ancient past to the far future. Sword Stone Table first came to my awareness through emmalita’s review.  When narfna reviewed it a few weeks ago, it prompted me to move it to the top of the read pile.  I have a deep affection for stories about King Arthur and Camelot that probably started with the Disney animated version, was strengthened by […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Sports Tagged With: Alex Segura, Alexander Chee, Anthology, Anthony Rapp, Arthurian legend, ausma zehanat khan, cbr14, cbr14bingo, Daniel M. Lavery, Dome'Loki, Edited by: Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington, Jenn Northington, Jessica Plummer, ken liu, Maria Dahvana Headley, nisi shawl, Preeti Chhibber, roshani chokshi, S. Zainab Williams, Sarah Maclean, Silvia Morena-Garcia, Sive Doyle, Swapna Krishna, waubgeshig rice

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:37 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Sports · Tags: Alex Segura, Alexander Chee, Anthology, Anthony Rapp, Arthurian legend, ausma zehanat khan, cbr14, cbr14bingo, Daniel M. Lavery, Dome'Loki, Edited by: Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington, Jenn Northington, Jessica Plummer, ken liu, Maria Dahvana Headley, nisi shawl, Preeti Chhibber, roshani chokshi, S. Zainab Williams, Sarah Maclean, Silvia Morena-Garcia, Sive Doyle, Swapna Krishna, waubgeshig rice ·
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