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Love in the Time of Wildfires by Janine Amesta

A New Series from Janine Amesta Starts and I’m in Love

Love in the Time of Wildfires by Janine Amesta

October 14, 2026 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

Heck yes, this is my favorite Janine Amesta book yet.   Love in the Time of Wildfires tells the story of Logan Sonelli, hotshot firefighter fighting wildfires in the pacific northwest, and River Alfaro, a wildlife behaviorist relocating for a job and a fresh start. They are neighbors in their apartment building who get off on the wrong foot. Through bumping into each other a few times, a tentative friendship is forged. Both are very specifically not looking for another relationship – Logan having sworn them off entirely […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: ARC, cbr18bingo, first in a series, Janine Amesta, Love in the Time of Wildfires, Right, Sierra Hotshots

faintingviolet's CBR18 Review No:35 · Genres: Romance · Tags: ARC, cbr18bingo, first in a series, Janine Amesta, Love in the Time of Wildfires, Right, Sierra Hotshots ·
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Eliza and James, sitting in a tree, M-U-R-D-E-R-I-N-G

How to Kill Your Rival by Effie Campbell

October 12, 2026 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars Thank you to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for this ARC. This has not influenced my review in any way. This book is on sale now. Eliza Hamilton (yup, that is her name; not sure if the author is a fan of the musical or if the name is a coincidence) is the heir apparent to the Death Council, a secret organisation full of hired killers. While her father is battling cancer, she is to lead in his place, but most of the other […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: ARC, assassins, bird, cbr18, Contemporary Romance, dark romance, Effie Campbell, family, How to Kill Your Rival, Malin, murder, NetGalley, poison, revenge, Suspense, The Killer Kin Series, torture

Malin's CBR18 Review No:58 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense · Tags: ARC, assassins, bird, cbr18, Contemporary Romance, dark romance, Effie Campbell, family, How to Kill Your Rival, Malin, murder, NetGalley, poison, revenge, Suspense, The Killer Kin Series, torture ·
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Love in the Time of Wildfires by Janine Amesta

Grumpy and Sunshine, now with forest fires

Love in the Time of Wildfires by Janine Amesta

October 12, 2026 by Malin Leave a Comment

Thank you to Janine Amesta for an ARC of this book. It is on sale now. Firefighter Logan “Sonny” Sonelli is a Sierra Hotshot, working hard both to prevent and fight disastrous forest fires. During “fire season”, he knows that he can’t really make any plans; he and his team could be called away at any moment. It’s an unreliable life, and difficult to combine with family life. His marriage dissolved because of it, and he is neither looking for nor expecting to find another […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: ARC, cbr18, Contemporary Romance, family, firefighters, friendship, Janine Amesta, Love in the Time of Wildfires, Malin, Sierra Hotshots

Malin's CBR18 Review No:57 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: ARC, cbr18, Contemporary Romance, family, firefighters, friendship, Janine Amesta, Love in the Time of Wildfires, Malin, Sierra Hotshots ·
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Books can have legacy sequels too, right?

Life Out of Order by Audrey Niffenegger

October 12, 2026 by Malin Leave a Comment

This was an ARC. Thank you to NetGalley and Hanover Square Press. My opinions are entirely my own. This book is on sale now. In recent years, legacy sequels, coming out several decades after the previous movie, have become popular. Some are surprisingly great, like Creed and Blade Runner 2049, while others make you wonder why they exist in the first place (The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Practical Magic 2: Family Legacy, to name two that I watched over the summer). Life Out of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, ARC, Audrey Niffenegger, cbr18, DNF, Dystopian, family, Life Out of Order, magical realism, Malin, NetGalley, The Time Traveller's Wife, time travel

Malin's CBR18 Review No:56 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, ARC, Audrey Niffenegger, cbr18, DNF, Dystopian, family, Life Out of Order, magical realism, Malin, NetGalley, The Time Traveller's Wife, time travel ·
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Enterprising Women on Shadowy Paths

Forbidden Fruit: The Secret, Scandalous History of Contraception and Abortion by Jessica Cale

The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective by Sara Lodge

September 25, 2026 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Forbidden Fruit: The Secret, Scandalous History of Contraception and Abortion by Jessica Cale – 3.5 stars CBR18 Bingo: You – As a woman living in the United States, the history and the laws surrounding contraception and abortion are very important to me. Though lawmakers today would have you believe that contraception and abortion are only recent inventions, in fact they have a long history. With the recent attacks on access to abortion and contraception in the United States, it is somewhat reassuring to learn about how […]

Filed Under: Featured, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, ARC, cbr18bingo, crime, europe, feminism, Jessica Cale, Literature, NetGalley, non fiction, Sara Lodge, science, United States

Pooja's CBR18 Review No:65 · Genres: Featured, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, ARC, cbr18bingo, crime, europe, feminism, Jessica Cale, Literature, NetGalley, non fiction, Sara Lodge, science, United States ·
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Sweet YA romance, shame about all the bullying

Trust Fall by Lynn Painter

September 22, 2026 by Malin 3 Comments

CBR18 Bingo: Season (this is set in the autumn/fall in New York, the word ‘fall’ is literally in the title and there is an actual literal ‘season’ – like in Regency England, for the rich prep school kids in the story) Thank you to Simon and Schuster and NetGalley for this ARC. My opinions are my own. This book will be released on the 29th of September Julia Lowell can’t believe how much her life changed, almost overnight. One day, she was in her small […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: ARC, bullying, cbr18, cbr18bingo, Contemporary Romance, Lynn Painter, Malin, NetGalley, New York City, Trust Fall, wealth, YA

Malin's CBR18 Review No:55 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: ARC, bullying, cbr18, cbr18bingo, Contemporary Romance, Lynn Painter, Malin, NetGalley, New York City, Trust Fall, wealth, YA ·
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