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I really want a fancy gourmet donut now

Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau

December 16, 2021 by Malin 1 Comment

Disclaimer! This was an ARC from Netgalley. My views are my own, and I had already pre-ordered the book before getting the advanced reader copy. Ryan Kwok is grateful for the opportunities he’s been given. While his latest movie, a romantic comedy, isn’t getting the ravest of reviews, he’s fully aware that it’s unusual enough for rom coms to star Asian actors and he’s lucky to have gotten the chance as a romantic leading man. He’d also like to be famous for more than his […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #food, Canada, CBR13, Contemporary Romance, Donut Fall in Love, grief, Jackie Lau, Malin, movie stars, NetGalley

Malin's CBR13 Review No:55 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Fiction, Romance · Tags: #food, Canada, CBR13, Contemporary Romance, Donut Fall in Love, grief, Jackie Lau, Malin, movie stars, NetGalley ·
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One book’s worth of story stretched into a trilogy of books

The Unidentified Redhead by Alice Clayton

The Redhead Revealed by Alice Clayton

The Redhead Plays Her Hand by Alice Clayton

April 2, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

Grade for whole series: 3.5 stars Grace Sheridan is 33. She’s an aspiring actress who completely failed to make any kind of impression her first go-around in Hollywood. After a few years away from the limelight, when she went a bit reclusive and gained far too much weight, she’s now healthy and happy and back in Los Angeles, temporarily living with her BFF Holly, who also happens to be a very successful talent agent, while waiting for her new house to be redone. Grace isn’t really […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Alice Clayton, cbr12, Contemporary Romance, first lady of the united states, Hollywood, Malin, movie stars, The Redhead Plays Her Hand, The Redhead Revealed, the Redhead trilogy, The Unidentified Redhead

Malin's CBR12 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Alice Clayton, cbr12, Contemporary Romance, first lady of the united states, Hollywood, Malin, movie stars, The Redhead Plays Her Hand, The Redhead Revealed, the Redhead trilogy, The Unidentified Redhead ·
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“Heartbreak is a loss. Divorce is a piece of paper.”

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

October 10, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

Earlier this year, Taylor Jenkins Reid published Daisy Jones and the Six, which has generally been very well received critically and keeps popping up on “Must read” lists. In several review of that book, I saw this, Jenkins Reid’s previous release, from 2017, highly recommended. Several people who were so-so on Daisy Jones and the Six claimed to prefer The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, and as movie stars seemed more intriguing to me than rock stars, I decided to give it a try. There are multiple narratives in […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: cbr11, contemporary fiction, historical fiction, LGBTQIA, Malin, movie stars, Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Malin's CBR11 Review No:72 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: cbr11, contemporary fiction, historical fiction, LGBTQIA, Malin, movie stars, Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo ·
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The Star On the Train

Dread Journey by Dorothy Hughes

July 25, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

I enjoyed Gone Girl well enough but those hailing Gone Girl and the female-written female-driven thriller novel that has become en vogue should do a little cultural excavation. Women have historically dominated the thriller market, especially in the 30s through the 50s. And one of the greats, indeed perhaps the greatest of these was Dorothy Hughes. I haven’t read a lot of Hughes and that’s my mistake. Her most popular work is In A Lonely Place, which inspired the Humphrey Bogart movie that’s drastically different from the book. But she’s […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: Dorothy Hughes, Dread Journey, movie stars, Suspense

Jake's CBR11 Review No:64 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: Dorothy Hughes, Dread Journey, movie stars, Suspense ·
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Kirkus thought this book was better than The Hating Game. Kirkus is very wrong

Wild at Whiskey Creek by Julie Anne Long

December 27, 2016 by Malin 2 Comments

3.5 stars Glory Hallelujah (yup, that’s actually her name) Greenleaf is the only one in her family who’s never broken the law or deviated from the straight and narrow. Unlike most of her other family members, who only seem to leave Hellcat Canyon to go to prison or when they die, Glory was going to become a star, using her songwriting and singing talent to make it big. Of course, then her brother Jonah was arrested for meth dealing and she had to use all […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Hellcat Canyon, Julie Ann Long, Malin, movie stars, rock stars, small town life, Wild at Whiskey Creek

Malin's CBR8 Review No:128 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Hellcat Canyon, Julie Ann Long, Malin, movie stars, rock stars, small town life, Wild at Whiskey Creek ·
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Not as entertaining as her historical novels

Hot in Hellcat Canyon by Julie Anne Long

June 19, 2016 by Malin 2 Comments

3.5 stars Actor John Tennessee McCord was the star of a long-running TV show, but recently, his career has taken a bit of a dive. Having been one half of a big Hollywood power couple and then being rather publically dumped last year certainly hasn’t helped. Now he’s got a new TV series lined up about the California gold rush and while scouting out the locations for it, his pickup truck breaks down in Hellcat Canyon. Not that he minds all that much, as the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Hellcat Canyon, Hot in Hellcat Canyon, Julie Anne Long, Malin, movie stars, small town life

Malin's CBR8 Review No:60 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Hellcat Canyon, Hot in Hellcat Canyon, Julie Anne Long, Malin, movie stars, small town life ·
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