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“Despite what you seem to think, it’s not hard to love you, Cynthie; it’s easy. It’s the easiest thing I’ve ever done.”

Let's Make a Scene by Laura Wood

June 7, 2026 by Malin Leave a Comment

Cynthie Taylor needs some positive publicity, fast. Once it was revealed that not only was the film director she recently broke up with married, but his wife is pregnant, former good girl Cynthie is now seen as a manipulative home wrecker (the cheating director is obviously not getting the same negative press, what with being a man and all). Fired from a high-profile superhero movie, Cynthie may have found a new and unexpected career rescue. The writer and director of Cynthie’s first-ever movie, A Lady […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr18, Contemporary Romance, enemies to lovers, England, found family, Laura Wood, Let's Make a Scene, Malin, movie sets, movie stars, second chance, Theo & Cynthie

Malin's CBR18 Review No:37 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr18, Contemporary Romance, enemies to lovers, England, found family, Laura Wood, Let's Make a Scene, Malin, movie sets, movie stars, second chance, Theo & Cynthie ·
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hardback copy of Gwyneth on a table with an iced latte

“What must it be like to grow up that beautiful / with your hair falling into place like dominoes”

Gwyneth: The Biography (2025) by Amy Odell

September 4, 2025 by drmllz Leave a Comment

This is for bingo square ‘favourite’, partly because celebrity memoir/biography is one of my favourite genres, but also because Gwyneth Paltrow has, in one way or another, been the favourite her whole life–favoured of fate and fortune via her parents, acclaimed actress Blythe Danner and producer Bruce Paltrow, cynosure of critics, muse for Calvin Klein and Anna Wintour, tabloid and arty celebrity scene It Girl, Academy darling for her Oscar win at 26 for Shakespeare in Love (1998)—and more chillingly, for a while, as journalist […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #biography, Amy Odell, cbr17, cbr17bingo, celebrity, drmllz, Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow, movie stars

drmllz's CBR17 Review No:10 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: #biography, Amy Odell, cbr17, cbr17bingo, celebrity, drmllz, Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow, movie stars ·
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This book was seriously over-hyped

Funny You Should Ask by Elisa Sussman

July 7, 2023 by Malin 3 Comments

#CBR15 Passport Challenge: Books I Already Own 15-word review: Chani reunites with actor Gabe, the man she wrote about ten years ago. Sparks fly. Official book summary: Then. Twentysomething writer Chani Horowitz is stuck. While her former MFA classmates are nabbing book deals, she’s in the trenches writing puff pieces. Then she’s hired to write a profile of movie star Gabe Parker. The Gabe Parker–her forever celebrity crush, the object of her fantasies, the background photo on her phone–who’s also just been cast as the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #CBR15 passport, CBR15, Contemporary Romance, dual timelines, Elisa Sussman, Funny You Should Ask, Hollywood, Malin, movie stars, Writers

Malin's CBR15 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: #CBR15 passport, CBR15, Contemporary Romance, dual timelines, Elisa Sussman, Funny You Should Ask, Hollywood, Malin, movie stars, Writers ·
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A cute fairy tale retelling

By the Book by Jasmine Guillory

April 8, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars Isabelle (her friends call her Izzy) was so elated when she got a job as an assistant editor for a big publishing company. It was like a dream come true. Several years later, when she’s overworked, underappreciated and still living with her parents at twenty-five, without even getting a promotion, she is starting to wonder if she should change careers. After having her own attempts at writing a book politely criticised by one of her more senior colleagues, that’s another dream she’s shelved, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: authors, beauty and the beast, BIPOC, CBR15, Contemporary Romance, fairy tale retelling, jasmine guillory, Malin, Meant to Be, movie stars

Malin's CBR15 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: authors, beauty and the beast, BIPOC, CBR15, Contemporary Romance, fairy tale retelling, jasmine guillory, Malin, Meant to Be, movie stars ·
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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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