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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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Charlotte Holmes is accused of murder

A Ruse of Shadows by Sherry Thomas

August 18, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars Smart Bitches Summer Bingo: the latest or last book in a series CBR16 Bingo: fan fiction This is book 8 in the series, and really not a good place to begin. Start with A Study in Scarlet Women. Charlotte Holmes, more used to solving murder mysteries, now finds herself questioned by the police, the main suspect in the murder of Lord Bancroft Ashburton. Inspector Threadles is concerned for her, but needn’t have worried, Ms Holmes isn’t going to let something as tiresome as […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: A Ruse of Shadows, audiobook, CBR16, cbr16bingo, fan fiction, historical fiction, Kate Reading, Lady Sherlock, Malin, murder, mystery, romantic, Sherry Thomas, Smart Bitches, Victorian

Malin's CBR16 Review No:48 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: A Ruse of Shadows, audiobook, CBR16, cbr16bingo, fan fiction, historical fiction, Kate Reading, Lady Sherlock, Malin, murder, mystery, romantic, Sherry Thomas, Smart Bitches, Victorian ·
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“And now, born from the ashes, she’s a warrior in bloodied black.”

Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

August 18, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR16 Sweet Books: Binge Nowhere Book Bingo: A YA novel Smart Bitches Summer Bingo: Epistolary romance CBR16 Bingo: Part 1 and Part 2 (the book has more than 600 pages) This is the second book in a series, and starting with this one means a lot of stuff won’t make much sense. I also don’t think it’s possible for me to review this book without spoiling the previous one, so if you’re not up to date, start with Illuminae. After the disastrous events, first on […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: #Science Fiction, adventure, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, Binge, CBR16, cbr16bingo, CBR16SweetBooks, Disability, family, gemina, grief, horror, Malin, mystery, Nowhere Book Bingo, Part 1, Part 2, Romance, Smart Bitches, Suspense, the illuminae files

Malin's CBR16 Review No:47 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: #Science Fiction, adventure, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, Binge, CBR16, cbr16bingo, CBR16SweetBooks, Disability, family, gemina, grief, horror, Malin, mystery, Nowhere Book Bingo, Part 1, Part 2, Romance, Smart Bitches, Suspense, the illuminae files ·
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My friend wrote a book and I want the sequels now, please

Kong Krøbling (Crippled) by Trine J. Cederløf

August 12, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

Nowhere Book Bingo: Disability rep Disclaimer! The author is a friend of mine, but I paid for my own copy of the book and my opinions are my own. (Hope she’ll still be speaking to me after she reads this). In the fairy tale kingdom of The Blue Mountains, the king and queen try for many years, but the queen fails to have any living children. She encounters a witch who calls herself the Queen of Bees, who offers her a solution to her difficulties. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, History Tagged With: #fantasy, CBR16, Crippled, Danish, Disability, dyslexia, fairy tale retelling, family, King Lindworm, Kong Krøbling, LGBTQIA, Malin, middle grade, Nowhere Book Bingo, Outland book club, Trine J. Cederløf

Malin's CBR16 Review No:46 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, History · Tags: #fantasy, CBR16, Crippled, Danish, Disability, dyslexia, fairy tale retelling, family, King Lindworm, Kong Krøbling, LGBTQIA, Malin, middle grade, Nowhere Book Bingo, Outland book club, Trine J. Cederløf ·
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That’s a bingo!

The Ex-Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

August 11, 2024 by Malin 3 Comments

4.5 stars Smart Bitches Summer Bingo: Pets (Steve Rogers Goldstein plays a fairly major role in the book) CBR16 Bingo: Dreams (Shay has dreamed about having her own show on public radio for over a decade) Shay Goldstein grew up loving radio. She and her now deceased father would listen to radio together and even have their own pretend radio shows, so she is very grateful for her job as a producer at a Seattle public radio station, and is very happy with what she […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR16, cbr16bingo, Contemporary Romance, Dreams, grief, jewish, Malin, Rachel Lynn Solomon, radio, Relationships, Smart Bitches, the ex talk

Malin's CBR16 Review No:45 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR16, cbr16bingo, Contemporary Romance, Dreams, grief, jewish, Malin, Rachel Lynn Solomon, radio, Relationships, Smart Bitches, the ex talk ·
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Team-building in the woods wouldn’t be my jam either

(Trust) Falling for You by Charish Reid

August 11, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

Nowhere Book Bingo: A novella Smart Bitches Summer Bingo: The Great Outdoors Yolanda Watson tries her best to be an engaging and motivating English professor, she is well-liked by both her colleagues and her students. However, writing grant applications are not her strongest suit and she is upset that she lost out on a generous grant that could have helped a lot of her disadvantaged students. Samuel Morris knows he’s not popular, and doesn’t particularly try to be either. He believes in working hard, following […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: (Trust) Falling For You, academia, BIPOC, CBR16, Charish Reid, Contemporary Romance, Malin, novella, Nowhere Book Bingo, Smart Bitches, teachers

Malin's CBR16 Review No:44 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: (Trust) Falling For You, academia, BIPOC, CBR16, Charish Reid, Contemporary Romance, Malin, novella, Nowhere Book Bingo, Smart Bitches, teachers ·
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Say my name and everything just stops

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban

August 10, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

Nowhere Book Bingo: 2024 Debut Release Smart Bitches Summer Bingo: New to Me author CBR16 Bingo: Scandal (Gwen and Beth’s friendship lead to a scandal in the latter half of the book) Beth is the daughter of the Viscount Demeroven, but has no brothers, and as a result, the title will pass to her cousin. If Beth doesn’t find a wealthy and suitable husband during her first season, she and her mother will be left with barely anything (because her father was a very unpleasant […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: CBR16, cbr16bingo, Don't Want You Like a Best Friend, Emma R. Alban, friendship, historical romance, LGBTQIA, Malin, matchmaking, Mischief & Matchmaking, Nowhere Book Bingo, scandal, Smart Bitches, Taylor Swift, Victorian

Malin's CBR16 Review No:43 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: CBR16, cbr16bingo, Don't Want You Like a Best Friend, Emma R. Alban, friendship, historical romance, LGBTQIA, Malin, matchmaking, Mischief & Matchmaking, Nowhere Book Bingo, scandal, Smart Bitches, Taylor Swift, Victorian ·
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