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Gao’s debut is messy, but yet, it is wonderfully so!

Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American by Laura Gao

October 25, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American is a messy book. But it is all wrapped up in a neatly created graphic novel. The world of Laura Gao has been seen in other stories (this is a coming-of-age story with features we know: immigration, expectations of family, coming out), but hers is completely unique to her and therefore, to the reader. At first, the book seems like it might be about the pandemic, and what happens to her and her family as Chinese […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: China, culutre, Emigration & Immigration, family, glbtq, Laura Gao

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:359 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: China, culutre, Emigration & Immigration, family, glbtq, Laura Gao ·
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Trying to Chef to Hard

Crave: Recipes Arranged by Flavour to Suit Your Mood by Ed Smith

October 24, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I appreciate the concept of Crave: Recipes Arranged by Flavour to Suit Your Mood in organizing itself by flavor combination profiles like “fresh and fragrant”, “tart and sour”, chilli and heat”, “spiced and curried”, “rich and savoury”, and “cheesy and creamy”. I like the focus on the idea that not all comfort food is mac and cheese; nothing against that, but sometimes you just want something like “honeyed halloumi with apricot fregola” or “orange blossom melon with frozen raspberries”. I also appreciate that in spite […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food Tagged With: British, cookbook, Crave, Ed Smith

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:87 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: British, cookbook, Crave, Ed Smith ·
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Sometimes All it Takes is “Good Onya Champ”

Un-cook Yourself: A Ratbag's Rules for Life by Nat's What I Reckon

October 17, 2021 by LittlePlat 6 Comments

I think I’ve made it clear before that I am not someone who is normally drawn to self-help books. I have also mentioned that Audible kind of takes issue with this rather strongly, and insists on throwing suggestions my way. But through either sheer persistence or will, it turns out that one did stick Probably because it is kind of—in part—a piss-take of self-help books anyhow. The other half is a genuine call for you to keep your chin up Champion!—because it is completely normal […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, cbr13bingo, cooking, humour, mental heath, metal, music, Nat's What I Reckon, self-care, so many tags

LittlePlat's CBR13 Review No:17 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, cbr13bingo, cooking, humour, mental heath, metal, music, Nat's What I Reckon, self-care, so many tags ·
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Really Hoping The Food is as Good as it Looks

The Korean Vegan Cookbook by Joanne Lee Molinaro

October 17, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader 1 Comment

This might be the first cookbook I’ve preordered; I’m pretty sure that I actually ordered it months ago, and forgot when it was supposed to come out. Then came the shipping notice, and then The Korean Vegan Cookbook. This is actually almost a coffee table book give that it’s a glossy hard cover with lots of pretty pictures. That said, it also looks like it will be a lot of interesting fun to work through. Not only are the recipes pretty doable in terms of […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food Tagged With: cookbook, food photography, joanne lee molinaro, Korean food, the korean vegan cookbook, tik tok star, vegan, vegan cooking

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:85 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: cookbook, food photography, joanne lee molinaro, Korean food, the korean vegan cookbook, tik tok star, vegan, vegan cooking ·
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Wicked good time

Mellybean and the Wicked Wizard by Mike White

October 13, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

It was a shiny cover. It was a colorful cover. And it was a slippery cover. Mellybean and the Wicked Wizard seemed like a perfectly, fun, easy read I needed to clean my busy brain. And I thought it was the first in the series, as there was no “Book Two” that I could see. And while it is a cute book, read volume one first. Mike White’s graphic novel for ages six to ten/eleven, has sweet animals (a rambunctious puppy, a few cool cats) […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery Tagged With: adventure, cats and dogs, friendship, magic, Mike White, wizards and witches

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:334 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery · Tags: adventure, cats and dogs, friendship, magic, Mike White, wizards and witches ·
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Berzerker Barb and Porkchop to save the day, but first… Sausages!

Barb the Last Berzerker by Dan & Jason

October 12, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

According to the publisher content (with a little edit from me), my first review is if: She-Ra/He-Man met Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man. And while I won’t disagree, I do think it is a little less as shall we say, clueless than Dog Man can be. Barb is a young Berzerker who wants in on the action, but the others feel she is too young. But when she is the last one standing, this Dan (Abdo) and Jason (Patterson) graphic novel, she is their only hope […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: adventures, Dan & Jason, Dan Abdo, friendship, Jason Patterson, monsters, Swords, warriors, wizards, Yeti

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:311 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: adventures, Dan & Jason, Dan Abdo, friendship, Jason Patterson, monsters, Swords, warriors, wizards, Yeti ·
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