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Tudor royals, books, shapeshifters and all manner of complications

December 30, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

According to history, when King Edward VI, Henry VIII’s son died young and childless, certain noblemen who wanted to make sure a ruler of the Protestant faith ruled the country put his young cousin Lady Jane Gray on the throne. She ruled for nine days, before Mary Tudor arrived with her armies, removed the poor girl and had her beheaded. This book bears a vague resemblance to that story. In the England of this story, the conflict in England isn’t between Catholics and Protestants, it’s […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: alternate history, Brodi Ashton, CBR8, Cynthia Hand, historical fantasy, humour, Jodi Meadows, Lady Jane Grey, Malin, My Lady Jane, romantic, shapeshifters, the Tudors, Young Adult

Malin's CBR8 Review No:133 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: alternate history, Brodi Ashton, CBR8, Cynthia Hand, historical fantasy, humour, Jodi Meadows, Lady Jane Grey, Malin, My Lady Jane, romantic, shapeshifters, the Tudors, Young Adult ·
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Thunderbird shifter hero<Dragon shifter hero

December 22, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

2.5 stars I read this TWO months ago, and need to get through this ever-increasing review backlog, hence resorting to the blurb once more: During the rule of her murderous Dark Fae uncle, Thistle “Tricks” Periwinkle found sanctary among the Wyr in New York. Her ethereal beauty and sparkling personality won the hearts of the public, but after her uncle’s death, there are those who don’t want to see her ascend to the throne. Able to wield thunder and lightning, Wyr sentinel Thiago Black Eagle […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: CBR8, Elder Races, faeries, Malin, paranormal romance, shapeshifters, Storm's Heart, Thea Harrison, vampires

Malin's CBR8 Review No:121 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: CBR8, Elder Races, faeries, Malin, paranormal romance, shapeshifters, Storm's Heart, Thea Harrison, vampires ·
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“You’re like a crazy cat lady, but you collect killers instead of fluffy cats.”

September 24, 2016 by Malin 1 Comment

4.5 stars Spoiler warning! This is book nine in the Kate Daniels series. The penultimate book in the series, in fact. I will not be able to review this book without there being spoilers for earlier books. Don’t read this if you’re not all the way caught up. Do pick up the series if you like good Urban/Paranormal fantasy, though, it’s pretty much the best out there at the moment.  Private detective and supernatural powerhouse Kate Daniels is finally getting married to Curran Lennart, former […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: adventure, CBR8, ilona andrews, Kate Daniels, magic, Magic Binds, Malin, paranormal fantasy, romance, shapeshifters, vampires

Malin's CBR8 Review No:106 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: adventure, CBR8, ilona andrews, Kate Daniels, magic, Magic Binds, Malin, paranormal fantasy, romance, shapeshifters, vampires ·
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Read one of Meljean Brook’s other paranormals instead

August 21, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

2.5 stars Olivia just wants to go home to her family for Christmas, preferably before the snow hits, but her boss has made her go out of her way to deliver some important papers to his son, a man she’s been studiously trying to avoid for over a year, after they kissed and he declared it a big mistake. Turns out that dear old dad had ulterior motives, and while Erik Gulbrandr does his best to get Olivia far away from him (even though he […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: CBR8, Frozen, Malin, Meljean Brook, norse mythology, novella, paranormal romance, shapeshifters

Malin's CBR8 Review No:90 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Suspense · Tags: CBR8, Frozen, Malin, Meljean Brook, norse mythology, novella, paranormal romance, shapeshifters ·
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A promising new fantasy series (without a single white character!)

July 2, 2016 by Malin 1 Comment

3.5 stars Resorting to the blurb for a plot summary, because I need to get my reviews up to date, and trying to come up with my own synopsis takes too long: The Crescent Moon Kingdoms are at a boiling point. A struggle between the iron-fisted Khalif and the mysterious Falcon Prince is reaching its climax. In the midst of this brewing rebellion, a series of brutal supernatural murders strike at the heart of the Kingdoms. Doctor Adoulla Makhslood, three score and more years old, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History Tagged With: Arabic, CBR8, Crescent Moon Kingdoms, fantasy, magic, Malin, Saladin Ahmed, shapeshifters, Throne of the Crescent Moon

Malin's CBR8 Review No:64 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History · Tags: Arabic, CBR8, Crescent Moon Kingdoms, fantasy, magic, Malin, Saladin Ahmed, shapeshifters, Throne of the Crescent Moon ·
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Don’t go into the woods

April 15, 2016 by Malin 2 Comments

3.5 stars This is book four in an ongoing series. It is not the place to start. This review will contain mild spoilers for things that happened in previous books. If you are interested (I think the series is very entertaining and doing something different from most paranormal fantasy, I know others who strongly disagree), you should start with book one, Written in Red. Both the human and the supernatural inhabitants in the Lakeside courtyard are concerned about the further scheming of the Humans First […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Anne Bishop, CBR8, elementals, Malin, marked in flesh, paranormal fantasy, shapeshifters, The Others, vampires

Malin's CBR8 Review No:37 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Anne Bishop, CBR8, elementals, Malin, marked in flesh, paranormal fantasy, shapeshifters, The Others, vampires ·
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