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About Malin

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She/her. Constantly overworked teacher of Norwegian and English. Geek and reading enthusiast. Married. Mother of a growing boy, born February 2018. Two cats. The Cannonball-veteran (the only participant - as far as I know - who has participated every year since CBRII). Loves fantasy, kissing books and YA. Strongly opinionated about many things. Perpetually behind on reviews. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Malin's Quick Questions interview.)

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“Bad Llama. Level 3. It’s a llama, but it’s bad. If he were human, he’d be covered in prison tattoos and would be hanging out in front of the Circle K hitting on 14-year-old girls.”

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

August 3, 2025 by Malin 1 Comment

CBR17 Bingo: Rec’d (I honestly don’t know how many people have raved about this book, on CBR, other review sites on the internet, as well as in my IRL book club) By now, most people who are even vaguely interested in this series probably know what it’s about, but I’ll try to give a brief summary. Carl is wandering around, half-dressed in the snow, looking for his ex-girlfriend’s prize-winning Persian cat, when Earth is suddenly attacked by aliens. All the buildings collapse in an instant […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, audiobook, Cats, cbr17, cbr17bingo, Dungeon crawler Carl, Dystopian, funny, games, Jeff Hayes, LitRPG, Malin, Matt Dinniman, rec'd

Malin's CBR17 Review No:44 · Genres: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, audiobook, Cats, cbr17, cbr17bingo, Dungeon crawler Carl, Dystopian, funny, games, Jeff Hayes, LitRPG, Malin, Matt Dinniman, rec'd ·
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A new Lucy Parker romance with actors falling for each other

Misdirected by Lucy Parker

August 2, 2025 by Malin 1 Comment

CBR17 Bingo: Work (Actors on set – and in private) I read this book at the end of March, and as such, I’m going to rely on the official plot summary to help me out here: Hattie Murton never dreamed of TV stardom. A straight-from-a-fairytale encounter with a casting agent somehow landed her a part on what she’d thought would be a one-off pilot for Leicester Square, a bodice-ripping drama adapted from a bestselling romance novel. Buoyed by a surge in demand for romantic dramas, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: actors, Audible, audiobook, cbr17, cbr17bingo, Contemporary Romance, Gwylim Lee, Lucy Parker, Misdirected, Nicola Coughlan, TV series, work

Malin's CBR17 Review No:43 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: actors, Audible, audiobook, cbr17, cbr17bingo, Contemporary Romance, Gwylim Lee, Lucy Parker, Misdirected, Nicola Coughlan, TV series, work ·
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It was easier to read once I had the mental image of Robert Pattinson as Mickey in my head

Mickey7 by Edward Ashton

July 27, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars Nowhere Books Bingo 25: Book adapted into a movie or TV show CBR17 Bingo: Diaspora (Mickey7 and the others on his crew are colonists on a hostile planet far from their original home) Mickey Barnes has, through some truly idiotic decisions, ended up acquiring so much gambling debt that he now has to leave the planet. Literally the only way he can do that is to go with the space expedition, which is setting off to colonise the far-off planet of Niflheim. Unfortunately, […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, adapted into film, Aliens, cbr17, cbr17bingo, cloning, colonisation, diaspora, Edward Ashton, Mickey7, Nowhere Book Bingo

Malin's CBR17 Review No:42 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, adapted into film, Aliens, cbr17, cbr17bingo, cloning, colonisation, diaspora, Edward Ashton, Mickey7, Nowhere Book Bingo ·
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The Murderbot Diaries – the novellas and the short stories. Some were re-reads, some were new to me

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy by Martha Wells

Rogue Protocol by Matha Wells

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory by Martha Wells

Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells

July 26, 2025 by Malin 2 Comments

My original reviews and ratings for the first four novellas can be found here. CBR17 Bingo: Favourite (goes for the whole series, and the protagonist) All Systems Red Nowhere Book Bingo 25: First in a series   It’s been five years since I first read The Murderbot Diaries, and it was interesting to revisit the original novella. This was selected as the January selection for my real-life book club (with the option to read the other three if people had time). While a lot of the members really enjoyed […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense Tagged With: #Science Fiction, adapted into TV, adventure, artificial intelligence, buzzwords cover, cbr17, cbr17bingo, favourite, found family, friendship, Malin, martha wells, Matha Wells, mystery, novella, Nowhere Book Bingo, short story, space opera, the Dark Corner, The Murderbot Diaries

Malin's CBR17 Review No:41 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense · Tags: #Science Fiction, adapted into TV, adventure, artificial intelligence, buzzwords cover, cbr17, cbr17bingo, favourite, found family, friendship, Malin, martha wells, Matha Wells, mystery, novella, Nowhere Book Bingo, short story, space opera, the Dark Corner, The Murderbot Diaries ·
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A lovely ending to a very original fantasy trilogy

The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam by Megan Bannen

July 9, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

Thanks to Netgalley and Orbit Books for this ARC. My opinions, are as always, my own. This is the third book in the series, and as such, not the best place to start reading. This review may contain some spoilers for the previous two books in the series, and the place to begin is with The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy. Tanrian Marshall Rosie Fox can’t die. Or at least she doesn’t stay dead, because she’s a demigod, daughter of the Trickster. She is 157 […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, ARC, cbr17, dragons, friendship, gods, Hart and Mercy, immortality, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, Megan Bannen, mythology, NetGalley, The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam

Malin's CBR17 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, ARC, cbr17, dragons, friendship, gods, Hart and Mercy, immortality, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, Megan Bannen, mythology, NetGalley, The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam ·
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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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