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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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“You signed up for me … And I signed up for you, whatever that means, wherever that takes us”

The Kingmaker by Kennedy Ryan

The Rebel King by Kennedy Ryan

April 29, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

Kennedy Ryan’s All the Kings Men Duet, as she calls it, spans more than a decade and contains a lot of passion, danger, and drama. I’m reviewing both at the same time since they don’t really stand alone. The Kingmaker ends on one heck of a cliffhanger, and The Rebel King would not be a satisfying place to start the series. Maxim Cade is still just in college when he travels with his father to the location of one of their planned oil pipelines, which […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: Kennedy Ryan

Malin's CBR16 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Suspense · Tags: Kennedy Ryan ·
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“Being a serial killer who kills serial killers is a great hobby… Until you find yourself locked in a cage.”

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

March 30, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR16 Sweet Books: Excited (I love this book and would like everyone I know to read it, but also understand that it’s very much NOT for everyone). Spoiler warning! I will do my best to review this without major plot spoilers, but if you want to experience this book without any prior knowledge of the contents, possibly skip this review until you’ve read the book. Sloane “Blackbird” Sutherland and Rowan “Butcher” Kane have a rather unusual meet cute. He finds her locked in a cage, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: audio book, Brynne Weaver, Butcher & Blackbird, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Contemporary Romance, Excited, horror, Joe Arden, Lucy Rivers, Malin, murder, mystery, serial killers, Suspense, The Ruinous Love trilogy

Malin's CBR16 Review No:16 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance · Tags: audio book, Brynne Weaver, Butcher & Blackbird, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Contemporary Romance, Excited, horror, Joe Arden, Lucy Rivers, Malin, murder, mystery, serial killers, Suspense, The Ruinous Love trilogy ·
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A promising debut novel

The Write Escape by Charish Reid

March 29, 2024 by Malin 2 Comments

3.5 stars Nowhere Book Bingo: A book with a BIPOC author and main character CBR16 Sweet Books: Cozy In very short order, Antonia Harper has lost her job and discovered that her fiancée was cheating on her, very shortly before the wedding. The honeymoon was supposed to be in Ireland, and Antonia decides to travel there by herself. Her spiteful ex has cancelled their original reservations, but she rents a cottage to stay in instead. With nothing else to distract her, Antonia decides to make […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: BIPOC, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Charish Reid, Contemporary Romance, cozy, Ireland, Malin, Nowhere Book Bingo, The Write Escape, Writers

Malin's CBR16 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: BIPOC, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Charish Reid, Contemporary Romance, cozy, Ireland, Malin, Nowhere Book Bingo, The Write Escape, Writers ·
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Romance in SWEDISH! I’m expanding my horizons

En enda natt (All In) by Simona Ahrnstedt

March 23, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

Nowhere Book Bingo: First in a finished series CBR16 Sweet Books: New (new author AND first time reading romance in Swedish) Financial bad boy and seemingly ruthless venture capitalist David Hammar is a self-made man and has acquired his wealth and power for one purpose, which he is close to achieving. He is determined to take over Investum, one of the biggest companies in Sweden, owned and controlled by the powerful De la Grip family. Since the takeover might go smoother if his company has […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: All In, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Contemporary Romance, De la Grip, En enda natt, high finance, Malin, new, nobility, Nowhere Book Bingo, revenge, Simona Ahrnstedt, Sweden, Swedish

Malin's CBR16 Review No:10 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Romance · Tags: All In, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Contemporary Romance, De la Grip, En enda natt, high finance, Malin, new, nobility, Nowhere Book Bingo, revenge, Simona Ahrnstedt, Sweden, Swedish ·
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Trapped in space with psycotic rage zombies

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

March 23, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

Nowhere Book Bingo: An epistolary novel CBR16 Sweet Books: Binge (I have already bought the next two books in the series in paperback, so I can read all of them as soon as possible.) Official book description: Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the worst thing she’d ever been through. That was before her planet was invaded. Now, with enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra are forced to fight their way onto one of the evacuating craft, with an enemy warship […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, artifical intelligence, Binge, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, epistolary, horror, illuminae, Malin, mystery, Nowhere Book Bingo, the illuminae files, Young Adult, zombies

Malin's CBR16 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #Science Fiction, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, artifical intelligence, Binge, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, epistolary, horror, illuminae, Malin, mystery, Nowhere Book Bingo, the illuminae files, Young Adult, zombies ·
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“What I am is an adult woman with agency and the tools to make choices. Feel free to, you know, treat me accordingly.”

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

February 25, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

Nowhere Book Bingo: One-word title CBR16 Sweet Books: Exciting (This was one of my most anticipated book releases of the first half of 2024) Misery Lark is the only daughter of a powerful vampyre councilman, and for much of her life, she lived among human strangers as a diplomatic hostage, to maintain the fragile peace between vampyres and humans. To make her a bit less lonely, an orphan named Serena came to live with her, and now that Misery is all grown-up, Serena is her […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Ali Hazelwood, Bride, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Exciting, friendship, Malin, marriage of convenience, mystery, Nowhere Book Bingo, paranormal romance, vampires, werewolves

Malin's CBR16 Review No:13 · Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Ali Hazelwood, Bride, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Exciting, friendship, Malin, marriage of convenience, mystery, Nowhere Book Bingo, paranormal romance, vampires, werewolves ·
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