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Back in Ilona Andrews’ Atlanta, this time with a new protagonist

Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews

January 20, 2021 by Malin 1 Comment

Info to new readers – while this is the first book in a new series, and as such, should be perfectly accessible to readers completely unaware of Ilona Andrews’ previous books, it references A LOT of stuff that happened in the ten-book Kate Daniels series, as well as in Iron and Magic, a spin-off book of that series. I would highly recommend that you start there. Aurelia Ryder arrives back in Atlanta after an eight-year absence, trying to keep her presence mostly under the radar. The last time […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Aurelia Ryder, Blood Heir, CBR13, demons, ilona andrews, magic, Malin, monsters, mystery, paranormal fantasy, shapeshifters, World of Kate Daniels

Malin's CBR13 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Aurelia Ryder, Blood Heir, CBR13, demons, ilona andrews, magic, Malin, monsters, mystery, paranormal fantasy, shapeshifters, World of Kate Daniels ·
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The ones that I couldn’t finish (NOT my double Cannonball!)

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Trelegemeproblemet (The Three-Body Problem) by Liu Cixin

Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon

American Demon by Kim Harrison

December 31, 2020 by Malin 1 Comment

Dear readers, I’m not going to lie, I’m racing against the clock to get all of my reviews finished in time for the CBR12 deadline (12 noon EST – or 6 pm Oslo time). I also need to finish 25% of the final novel I’m reviewing, co-parent my autocratic, demanding, and rather clingy almost-three-year-old, plan and prep a three-course New Year’s meal, and possibly do some last-minute shopping. No pressure, right? So when fellow Cannonballer Pixifer posted a review with all of her DNF’s for the year, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Aliens, Beauty an the Beast, cbr12, China, demons, DNF, elves, faeries, fairy tale retelling, historical fantasy, Kim Harrison, liu cixin, magic, Malin, paranormal fantasy, pixies, remembrance of earth's past, sandhya menon, St. Rosetta's Academy, susanna clarke, the Hollows, translated, vampires, Victorian, werewolves, witches, wizards, Young Adult

Malin's CBR12 Review No:106 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #Science Fiction, Aliens, Beauty an the Beast, cbr12, China, demons, DNF, elves, faeries, fairy tale retelling, historical fantasy, Kim Harrison, liu cixin, magic, Malin, paranormal fantasy, pixies, remembrance of earth's past, sandhya menon, St. Rosetta's Academy, susanna clarke, the Hollows, translated, vampires, Victorian, werewolves, witches, wizards, Young Adult ·
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Revisiting The Folk of the Air, with more Cardan and Jude

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black

December 30, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

Spoiler warning! Don’t read this book, or review unless you’ve finished the entire trilogy of The Folk of the Air. The Cruel Prince is the place to start. This companion book, which I suspect would clock in at novella-length if you removed all the beautiful full-colour illustrations throughout by Rovina Cai, works as part prequel and part sequel to The Folk of the Air trilogy, as well as an alternate POV to several of the series’ events, especially in The Cruel Prince, where Prince Cardan is possibly at his most loathsome. In […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr12, faeries, folklore, Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories, illustrated, magic, Malin, novella, paranormal fantasy, romantic, Rovina Cai, the Folk of the Air, Trolls

Malin's CBR12 Review No:93 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: cbr12, faeries, folklore, Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories, illustrated, magic, Malin, novella, paranormal fantasy, romantic, Rovina Cai, the Folk of the Air, Trolls ·
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Would you like a do-over of college?

Haunted Heroine by Sarah Kuhn

December 30, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

Spoiler warning! This is the fourth novel in the series Heroine Complex and this review may contain spoilers for earlier books in the series. I suspect it will also be a lot more satisfying for someone who’s read the preceding three books. Begin with Heroine Complex.    Official book description: Everything in Evie Tanaka’s life is finally perfect. As a badass superheroine, she defends San Francisco from demon invasion on the regular. Her relationships with superhero partner Aveda Jupiter, little sister Bea, and hot, half-demon husband Nate have […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cbr12, demons, friendship, ghosts, Haunted Heroine, Heroine Complex, Malin, paranormal fantasy, pregnancy, San Francisco, Sarah Kuhn, superheroes

Malin's CBR12 Review No:92 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cbr12, demons, friendship, ghosts, Haunted Heroine, Heroine Complex, Malin, paranormal fantasy, pregnancy, San Francisco, Sarah Kuhn, superheroes ·
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You learn your lessons and stay vigilant, or you die

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

December 22, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars Official book description: A Deadly Education is set at Scholomance, a school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death (for real) — until one girl, El, begins to unlock its many secrets. There are no teachers, no holidays, and no friendships, save strategic ones. Survival is more important than any letter grade, for the school won’t allow its students to leave until they graduate… or die!    The rules are deceptively simple: Don’t walk the halls alone. And beware of the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: a deadly education, audiobook, boarding school, cbr12, coming-of-age, friendship, magic, Malin, monsters, Naomi novik, paranormal fantasy, the scholomance

Malin's CBR12 Review No:84 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: a deadly education, audiobook, boarding school, cbr12, coming-of-age, friendship, magic, Malin, monsters, Naomi novik, paranormal fantasy, the scholomance ·
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