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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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Just kiss already!

The Late Mrs. Willougby by Claudia Gray

June 17, 2024 by Malin 2 Comments

Miss Juliet Tilney goes to visit her friend Marianne Brandon in her charming home in Devonshire. They haven’t seen one another since the rather unfortunate house party where Mr Wickham was murdered, and Miss Tilney and young Jonathan Darcy managed to discover who killed him. Jonathan Darcy finds himself the rather reluctant houseguest of a former school bully, Mr. Willoughby. He goes to see him so as to not make his parents constantly worry about his lack of friends, but is rather miserable until he […]

Filed Under: Fanfiction, Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: A Mr Darcy and Miss Tilney Mystery, CBR16, claudia gray, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Malin, meta fiction, mystery, Regency, sense and sensibility

Malin's CBR16 Review No:24 · Genres: Fanfiction, Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: A Mr Darcy and Miss Tilney Mystery, CBR16, claudia gray, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Malin, meta fiction, mystery, Regency, sense and sensibility ·
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“God, if she caught feelings, she was going to have to kick her own ass.”

Role Playing by Cathy Yardley

June 10, 2024 by Malin 2 Comments

4.5 stars CBR16 Sweet Books: Cozy 48-year-old Maggie’s son has recently moved away to college and now she’s stuck in the big house she got in the divorce some years earlier, in a town where she barely knows anyone. She’s unapologetically grumpy and doesn’t actually want to expand her social circle. She worries about her son in college, however, and keeps trying to challenge him to socialise and make friends. He turns the table on her and demands that she do the same. She has […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: BIPOC, Cathy Yardley, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Contemporary Romance, cozy, emmalita, emotional abuse, gaming, LGBTQIA, Malin, narfna

Malin's CBR16 Review No:21 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: BIPOC, Cathy Yardley, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Contemporary Romance, cozy, emmalita, emotional abuse, gaming, LGBTQIA, Malin, narfna ·
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Jane Austen fan fiction with murder!

The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray

June 1, 2024 by Malin 2 Comments

Mr. Knightley and his wife, Emma (formerly Miss Woodhouse), have been happily married for several years. They are inviting a number of friends to a houseparty; Mr. and Mrs Darcy of Pemberley with their son Jonathan, Colonel and Mrs. Brandon (no children yet, as they are very newly married), Captain and Mrs. Wentworth,  Edmund and Fanny Bertram and Miss Juliet Tilney, daughter of  Henry and Catherine Tilney. Unfortunately, they also receive an unexpected and unwanted addition to the party, Mr Wickham, who has unfinished business with several of the members there. The Knightleys would […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fanfiction, Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: A Mr Darcy and Miss Tilney Mystery, audio book, Billie Fulford-Brown, CBR16, claudia gray, Emma, historical fiction, Jane Austen, mansfield park, meta fiction, mystery, neuro diversity, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Regency, sense and sensibility, The Murder of Mr. Wickham

Malin's CBR16 Review No:23 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fanfiction, Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: A Mr Darcy and Miss Tilney Mystery, audio book, Billie Fulford-Brown, CBR16, claudia gray, Emma, historical fiction, Jane Austen, mansfield park, meta fiction, mystery, neuro diversity, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Regency, sense and sensibility, The Murder of Mr. Wickham ·
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Don’t get too excited about the psychic cats

Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes

May 24, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

From the official plot summary: Captain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena Negra cruise the galaxy delivering small cargo for even smaller profits. When her sister Mari is kidnapped by The Fridge, a shadowy syndicate that holds people hostage in cryostasis, Eva must undergo a series of unpleasant, dangerous missions to pay the ransom.But Eva may lose her mind before she can raise the money. The tagline for this book is “Kidnappers. Alien Emperors. Psychic cats. And she’s out of coffee.” Two of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, adventure, Aliens, BIPOC, CBR16, Chilling Effect, kidnapping, Malin, Outland book club, smuggling, space opera, Valerie Valdes

Malin's CBR16 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, adventure, Aliens, BIPOC, CBR16, Chilling Effect, kidnapping, Malin, Outland book club, smuggling, space opera, Valerie Valdes ·
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“We are messes and we are messed up and I don’t want to go through this world without the one person I can’t hide from and who can’t hide from me.”

The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black

May 2, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR16 Sweet Books: Excited (this is one of my most anticipated releases in the first half of the year) This book really doesn’t stand alone. It is the second half of a duology that started with The Stolen Heir, which came out last year. If you haven’t read that one, it’s probably best to skip this review and return once you’ve caught up. Prince Oak, heir to the throne of Elfhame, finds himself a prisoner in the dungeons of Queen Suren (or Wren, as he […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, curse, Excited, faeries, Holly Black, intrigue, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, Romance, Stolen Heir duology, The Prisoner's Throne

Malin's CBR16 Review No:20 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, curse, Excited, faeries, Holly Black, intrigue, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, Romance, Stolen Heir duology, The Prisoner's Throne ·
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More romance in Swedish

En enda hemlighet (Falling) by Simona Ahrnstedt

April 30, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

The readers met both the protagonists in this novel briefly in the first book in the series, En enda natt, which is also where they first ran into each other. At the beginning of this book, idealistic doctor Isobel Sørensen is angry and stressed because the organisation she works for most of the year, Medpax, is struggling for funds, and she’s becoming convinced that it’s her fault. On the previous occasions when she has run into Alexander de la Grip and he’s tried to flirt […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: aid work, alcoholism, billionaire, CBR16, Contemporary Romance, De la Grip, doctor, emotional abuse, En enda hemlighet, Falling, Malin, Simona Ahrnstedt, Sweden, Swedish

Malin's CBR16 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: aid work, alcoholism, billionaire, CBR16, Contemporary Romance, De la Grip, doctor, emotional abuse, En enda hemlighet, Falling, Malin, Simona Ahrnstedt, Sweden, Swedish ·
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