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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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How are these characters not obese and suffering from malnutrition?

The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory

March 18, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

Buzzword Title Challenge 25: Event Buzzword Cover Challenge 25: Food or drink Maddie and Theo are both best friends with Alexa (from The Wedding Date). Despite what the blurb tries to tell you, they are not enemies, they just dislike each other because of some unfortunate first impressions. Maddie thinks Theo is a pompous nerd who looks down on her for her career choice, while Theo thinks Maddie is shallow, fashion-obsessed and mean. After a night out, they drunkenly kiss each other and end up […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: BIPOC, buzzwords cover, buzzwords title, cbr17, Contemporary Romance, friendship, jasmine guillory, Malin, the wedding date, The Wedding Party, weddings

Malin's CBR17 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: BIPOC, buzzwords cover, buzzwords title, cbr17, Contemporary Romance, friendship, jasmine guillory, Malin, the wedding date, The Wedding Party, weddings ·
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“I’d take a racoon to the face for you any day, Rose Evans.”

Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver

March 18, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

Buzzword Cover Challenge 25: Transportation Doctor Fionn Kane is doing just fine in the little Nebraska town he retreated to after leaving his promising surgical career and ex-fiancee behind. He doesn’t really want anything to do with the past-times of either of his brothers and is keeping his head down, running and working out when he’s not working in his small medical clinic or the hospital. He also crochets. Then a beautiful woman with a severe leg injury ends up nearly unconscious on the floor […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: audiobook, Brynne Weaver, cbr17, Contemporary Romance, Domestic Abuse, Eric Nolan, family, friendship, Malin, murder, racoon, Samantha Brentmoor, Scythe & Sparrow, Suspense, Tarot, The Ruinous Love trilogy

Malin's CBR17 Review No:16 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance, Suspense · Tags: audiobook, Brynne Weaver, cbr17, Contemporary Romance, Domestic Abuse, Eric Nolan, family, friendship, Malin, murder, racoon, Samantha Brentmoor, Scythe & Sparrow, Suspense, Tarot, The Ruinous Love trilogy ·
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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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My second marriage pact romance in less than a month

Two Friends in Marriage by Jackie Lau

March 2, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

Disclaimer! This was an ARC sent to me by the author. My opinions are my own. During the Covid pandemic, it becomes very obvious to both Evan Mok and his friend Jane Yin how lonely they both are and how much they wish they had someone to share their lives with. They agree that if they are both still single after Jane’s thirty-third birthday, they will get married and buy a house together. By the time Jane’s birthday has passed, neither of them is in a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: ARC, Canada, cbr17, Contemporary Romance, Jackie Lau, LGBTQIA, Malin, marriage pact, Weddings with the Moks

Malin's CBR17 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: ARC, Canada, cbr17, Contemporary Romance, Jackie Lau, LGBTQIA, Malin, marriage pact, Weddings with the Moks ·
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“Four legs good, two legs bad”

Animal Farm by George Orwell

March 2, 2025 by Malin 1 Comment

Nowhere Books Bingo 25: Banned Book Buzzword Cover Challenge 25: Cover featuring an animal On Manor Farm, somewhere in England, an old boar gathers all the animals in the barn and makes a powerful speech about how animals suffer at the hands of humans and should rise up and take power for themselves. Shortly after his death, the animals of Manor Farm do just that – they violently fight back when Farmer Jones and his farmhands try to control them and chase the farmer, his […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Suspense Tagged With: #fantasy, 20th Century, allegory, animals, buzzwords cover, cbr17, Communism, dystopia, fable, George Orwell, historical fiction, literary classic, Malin, novella, Nowhere Book Bingo, political satire, Soviet history

Malin's CBR17 Review No:13 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Suspense · Tags: #fantasy, 20th Century, allegory, animals, buzzwords cover, cbr17, Communism, dystopia, fable, George Orwell, historical fiction, literary classic, Malin, novella, Nowhere Book Bingo, political satire, Soviet history ·
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“I can be brave. I can be anything for noodles.”

Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

March 2, 2025 by Malin 2 Comments

4.5 stars Buzzword Title Challenge 25: Water words Scarlett Vandermeer is struggling, both with her academic subjects at Stanford and her diving. While physically fully recovered from a bad accident a year ago, Scarlett has a block that prevents her from even attempting the type of dive that had her hospitalised and having to go through several surgeries to fix her broken body. She needs to get her grades up if she wants to get into med school, and she has reluctantly agreed to go […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Sports Tagged With: Ali Hazelwood, bdsm, cbr17, Contemporary Romance, Deep End, diving, friendship, kink, Malin, New Adult, ptsd, science, sports, STEM, Swimming

Malin's CBR17 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Sports · Tags: Ali Hazelwood, bdsm, cbr17, Contemporary Romance, Deep End, diving, friendship, kink, Malin, New Adult, ptsd, science, sports, STEM, Swimming ·
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