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Surviving middle school is hard

Just Beyond #1 The Scare School by R.L. Stine, Nichole Matthews and Kelly Matthews

December 26, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

R.L. Stine, Nichole Matthews and Kelly Matthews adapted Just Beyond #1 The Scare School into a graphic novel format. Or I am assuming it was a novel first, then a graphic novel. However, regardless of which came first (or didn’t come out) this is an old school RL Stine story. The theme is classic: We start with a couple of kids in “unusual clothing” (cue the “not from our world”) and how they are being chased by a robotic monster. We then see who lives […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Fantasy & Magic, friendship, Just Beyond, Kelly Matthews, Middle schools, Nichole Matthews, R.L. Stine, R.L. Stine, Nichole Matthews and Kelly Matthews, school, siblings, students, teachers

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:617 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Fantasy & Magic, friendship, Just Beyond, Kelly Matthews, Middle schools, Nichole Matthews, R.L. Stine, R.L. Stine, Nichole Matthews and Kelly Matthews, school, siblings, students, teachers ·
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Any Fake Date in A Storm

My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine

December 25, 2024 by Pooja Leave a Comment

When Amelia impulsively claims to have a boyfriend, it’s only to get her nagging family off her back. But when they demand she produce him for a cousin’s upcoming wedding festivities, Amelia enlists the strange but charming Reggie as a fake date, quite unaware that he is in fact a vampire. This is the second book in the My Vampires series, in which vampires with a confused understanding of humanity and modern times meet classic romcom female leads, which much humor ensuing. While the first […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, ARC, Jenna Levine, NetGalley, paranormal, paranormal romance, Romance, vampire

Pooja's CBR16 Review No:112 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, ARC, Jenna Levine, NetGalley, paranormal, paranormal romance, Romance, vampire ·
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Baby’s First Coup

Poison in Their Hearts by Laura Sebastian

December 25, 2024 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Raised to be weapons in their mother’s arsenals, princesses Beatrice and Daphne have united forces and turned against her. But to defeat her once and for all, they must not only convince their allies but the people themselves that they have what it takes. This is the action-packed conclusion to the Castle in Their Bones series, which follows a trio of princess sisters who, after parting to wed into – and destabilize – three neighboring countries, reevaluate those goals and decide to work against their […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, adventure, court intrigue, friendship, Laura Sebastian, Romance, Young Adult

Pooja's CBR16 Review No:111 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, adventure, court intrigue, friendship, Laura Sebastian, Romance, Young Adult ·
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The crazy is coming!

The Shindig Is Coming! by Charise Mericle Harper

December 24, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Shindig Is Coming! in August of 2025. Charise Mericle Harper’s book was read by me via an online reader copy. I probably will not purchase a final copy, but I know that it will be a hit with others and they will want to have copies for themselves and as gifts. When Mouse comes running in yelling, “The shindig is coming!” It causes all sorts of havoc. Nobody knows what or who it is. It could be a green swamp monster or a pink, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: animals, Charise Mericle Harper, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:616 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: animals, Charise Mericle Harper, Social Themes ·
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Beautiful Prose and a Compelling Fantasy World

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

December 24, 2024 by Tracy Leave a Comment

This cements it – Laini Taylor is now an auto-buy (well, auto-read) author for me. I loved the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy, and now I love Strange the Dreamer. My fondness for the author comes from both the stories she crafts and how beautiful her writing is. Something somewhat gruesome happens on the very first page of Strange the Dreamer, but even that is written poetically. Here are some of the descriptions in which her prose really stood out to me: “The old […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: duology, Laini Taylor

Tracy's CBR16 Review No:69 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: duology, Laini Taylor ·
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Bring It On + Monsters

Dying With Her Cheer Pants On (Stories of the Fighting Pumpkins) by Seanan McGuire

December 23, 2024 by dreadpiratekel Leave a Comment

First, let me tell you the hook for the short stories in this collection: High School cheerleaders (various squad combinations) fight monsters, aliens, and evil gods while also cheering for their school’s football team and participating in cheer competitions. Now let me try and explain the format/setup of this book as best I can by using some of the author’s own words. This quote is from the forward of the collection where Seanan McGuire writes about growing up in the 80s and loving sandbox novels; […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror Tagged With: Cheerleaders, Dying With Her Cheer Pants On, Seanan McGuire, short story collection

dreadpiratekel's CBR16 Review No:47 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror · Tags: Cheerleaders, Dying With Her Cheer Pants On, Seanan McGuire, short story collection ·
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