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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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Love Feud by Janine Amesta

A sweet second chance romance in these depressing times

The Love Feud by Janine Amesta

March 24, 2026 by Malin Leave a Comment

Disclaimer! This was an ARC from the author. My opinions are my own. Hailey Moreno thought it was quite exciting to be secretly dating the son of her family’s company’s chief rival, but once her father died, and said rival (with the help of his son) tried to offer to buy the Moreno’s air balloon business, she felt deeply betrayed and told Ryland Selene to take a hike. Four years later, she still hasn’t told her mother or any of her sisters that she used […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: ARC, cbr18, Contemporary Romance, family, hot air balloons, Janine Amesta, Latinx, Love is in the Air, Malin, second chance, The Love Feud

Malin's CBR18 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: ARC, cbr18, Contemporary Romance, family, hot air balloons, Janine Amesta, Latinx, Love is in the Air, Malin, second chance, The Love Feud ·
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Going to Vegas is less fun when you’ve been kidnapped

Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai

August 4, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

Buzzword Cover Challenge 25: Skyline CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge: Diversity Yet again resorting to the official plot summary, because I finished this in mid-April and I just cannot remember all the of details of the plot anymore: At thirty-five, with a stable job as an accountant, Mira Chaudhary wants nothing more than to find a boring man to spend the rest of her life with. Having had enough excitement in her younger days and desperately trying to escape her dysfunctional past, she turns to a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Alisha Rai, BIPOC, buzzwords cover, cbr17, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, Contemporary Romance, gambling, Las Vegas, Lawyers, Malin, mystery, Partners in Crime, second chance, Suspense

Malin's CBR17 Review No:47 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Alisha Rai, BIPOC, buzzwords cover, cbr17, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge, Contemporary Romance, gambling, Las Vegas, Lawyers, Malin, mystery, Partners in Crime, second chance, Suspense ·
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“I know you’re out of practice, Shiloh, but the point of bringing men home isn’t to argue with them.”

Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell

August 19, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars Smart Bitches Summer Bingo: Plants or flowers on the cover Cary and Shiloh were best friends in high school. They saw each other every day, told each other everything, and were utterly inseparable. Everyone thought they were in love and would end up together, but by graduation, they’re still just friends. Both come from unstable family environments and dream of getting out of Omaha. Shiloh is going to college to become an actress and Cary has joined the Navy. Once Cary finishes boot […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: 1990's, 2000s, CBR16, coming-of-age, divorce, family, friendship, high school, historical fiction, LGBTQIA, Malin, Rainbow Rowell, Romance, second chance, Slow Dance

Malin's CBR16 Review No:53 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: 1990's, 2000s, CBR16, coming-of-age, divorce, family, friendship, high school, historical fiction, LGBTQIA, Malin, Rainbow Rowell, Romance, second chance, Slow Dance ·
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“Hannah, you are the only thing in a room that makes it possible to breathe.”

For Never & Always by Helena Greer

December 26, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

When she was little, Hannah Rosenstein’s parents traveled all over the world, and the only place she ever felt safe and settled was at the Christmas tree farm owned by her father’s great-aunt Cass. At Carrigan’s Christmas Tree Farm, she would also get to spend time with Levi, whose parents were the cook and groundskeeper at Carrigan’s and who in practicality ran the farm for Cass. When Hannah got older, she persuaded her parents to let her go live at Carrigan’s so she could go […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Anxiety, CBR15, Contemporary Romance, cooking, emotional abuse, For Never & Always, Helena Greer, LGBTQIA, Malin, Mental Health, second chance

Malin's CBR15 Review No:79 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Anxiety, CBR15, Contemporary Romance, cooking, emotional abuse, For Never & Always, Helena Greer, LGBTQIA, Malin, Mental Health, second chance ·
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when I hold you like I hold that bakelite in my hands

Landline by Rainbow Rowell

February 28, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos 4 Comments

Can you really like a book while still strongly disliking nearly everyone in it? I found Landline to be compelling and affecting, but I was driven to states of near agony by the overall behavior of the protagonist and almost everyone else in her orbit. The setup: Georgie McCool (a name that could be very silly, but as a person with a seemingly “fake name” I am on board) is a writer on a cheesy TV sitcom. She and her writing partner, Seth, have been working […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: 1990's, audio, do-over, Love, magical realism, Marriage, Motherhood, Rainbow Rowell, Rebecca Lowman, Relationships, second chance, What If?

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: 1990's, audio, do-over, Love, magical realism, Marriage, Motherhood, Rainbow Rowell, Rebecca Lowman, Relationships, second chance, What If? ·
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