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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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Youths, amiright?

The Distance Between Us by Kasie West

There's Something About Sweetie (Dimple and Rishi #2) by Sandhya Menon

Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren

January 22, 2020 by badkittyuno 1 Comment

Okay, Twice in a Blue Moon isn’t YA but it also wasn’t very good so I’m shoving it in here. These were all middling to fair kissing books — two chaste YA novels and one sexier (but really, not very good) adult novel. (3 stars) The Distance Between Us by Kasie West “A lot of people don’t get my humor. My mom calls it dry humor. I think that means “not funny,” but it also means I’m the only one who ever knows it’s a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: badkittyuno, Christina Lauren, Kasie West, sandhya menon

badkittyuno's CBR12 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: badkittyuno, Christina Lauren, Kasie West, sandhya menon ·
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“If no one says, This is me, this is what I believe in, and this is why I’m different, and this is why that’s okay, then what’s the point?”

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

June 22, 2019 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

Well, that was adorably sweet. YA that falls into New Adult Romance isn’t normally my thing, the characters are just so young (but I don’t mind them in movie format? To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before was very enjoyable on Netflix but I still don’t care to pick up the book). I know most authors land their endings on HFN for just that reason, but while I’ve enjoyed books like Anna and the French Kiss I generally tend to stay away. But the description […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: faintingviolet, New Adult Romance, read women, representation matters, sandhya menon, we need diverse books, when dimple met rishi, women in STEM, YA Romance

faintingviolet's CBR11 Review No:27 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: faintingviolet, New Adult Romance, read women, representation matters, sandhya menon, we need diverse books, when dimple met rishi, women in STEM, YA Romance ·
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Didn’t really give me the feels

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

February 11, 2019 by Carriejay 3 Comments

Dimple Shah wants to avoid the usual expectations for a young woman in her family – namely she will very quickly find a suitable husband and settle down with a bunch of kids. For Dimple that is so far off in the future, but her parents don’t feel the same way. Amazingly they still let her attend Insomnia Con, a summer programme for coding with a competition aspect that may lead her to her idol. Dimple is thrilled, but of course there’s a catch. That […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: sandhya menon

Carriejay's CBR11 Review No:8 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: sandhya menon ·
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I didn’t love most of this. But I did love one part a whole lot.

December 10, 2018 by scootsa1000 2 Comments

Last year, I was surprised and delighted by When Dimple Met Rishi. It was such a refreshing and adorable YA romance. I was excited about Sandhya Menon and the way she represented strong, independent, intelligent women growing up in households of Indian immigrants. I loved the way she described the balance between old cultures and new, and the way both Dimple and Rishi respected the old ways while trying to invent their own. I was thrilled when I got this book in a package from […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #CBR10, from twinkle with love, sandhya menon, Scootsa1000, when dimple met rishi

Post by scootsa1000 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #CBR10, from twinkle with love, sandhya menon, Scootsa1000, when dimple met rishi ·
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