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I Hope It Doesn’t Suck

The Lesser Dead by Christopher Buehlman

August 2, 2024 by Jake 1 Comment

Read as part of CBR16 Bingo: smash. This book is a vampire novel, a historical fiction novel, and a mystery novel all rolled into one.  Christopher Buehlman’s Between Two Fires isn’t the kind of book I’d normally read: gonzo fantasy. But it came highly recommended and — in spite of itself — it worked. The imagery was overpowering and the narrative eventually caught up with it near the end. It made sense for the kind of story it was trying to tell: take the apocalyptic overtones of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: 1970s, cbr16bingo, Christopher Buehlman, historical fiction, New York City, Smash, The Lesser Dead, vampires

Jake's CBR16 Review No:117 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: 1970s, cbr16bingo, Christopher Buehlman, historical fiction, New York City, Smash, The Lesser Dead, vampires ·
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A “ragtag band of space gays”

Cosmoknights, Volume 1 by Hannah Templer

August 2, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have been poking around reading Cosmoknights, Volume 1 for ages now. I have had and lost multiple online copies. I thought about ordering a copy, decided against it and then one day I found another online edition. I waited and waited to read until one day I was cleaning up the links I had and found it again. Okay, okay. I get it! The book is from 2019 and still I have an active link? Guess I better read it! With Hannah Templer’s graphic […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: Hannah Templer, LGBTQ, mechanics, medieval, princesses, resistance, space knights, tournaments

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:378 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: Hannah Templer, LGBTQ, mechanics, medieval, princesses, resistance, space knights, tournaments ·
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Walk on the Wild side with magic

Amulet Volume 9: Waverider by Kazu Kibuishi

August 2, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Amulet Series by Kazu Kibuishi was a big hit when it first appeared on the shelves of my bookstore, and I understood why, even though at the time I was just starting to get into graphic novels and fantasy was something I was reading again. It had a lot of pop and mystery. Things were fantasy, but had elements that were relatable, they even could be considered believable even though things were fantasy all the way. And the main character was also spunky and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Religion, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: adventure, family, friendship, Kazu Kibuishi, magic, siblings, Social Themes, war

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:377 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Religion, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: adventure, family, friendship, Kazu Kibuishi, magic, siblings, Social Themes, war ·
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What do Kafka, a doll and a bunch of dinosaurs on picture day have in common? Nothing, except all are from the publisher NorthSouth

Wish You Were Here: Postcards from Franz Kafka by Bernadette Watts

Picture Day at Dino Play by Sean Julian

August 2, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

One day I was sitting at my desk, trying to remember what the next thing on my To-Do list was, as I had misplaced it (I’m thinking of adding “Find Last To-Do list you lost” to the new To-Do list), when I got an email from the wonderful contact I have from NorthSouth books. They were asking me to take a quick survey about their books/operations and as a thank you, I could have a book sent to me. Well, yes, I’m all about free […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Poetry Tagged With: Bernadette, Bernadette Watts, dolls, Franz Kafka, friendship, school, Sean Julian, stories, toys

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:376 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Poetry · Tags: Bernadette, Bernadette Watts, dolls, Franz Kafka, friendship, school, Sean Julian, stories, toys ·
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Cooking and a Big Mix-Up

Summer Vamp (A Graphic Novel) by Violet Chan Karim

August 2, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Summer Vamp (A Graphic Novel) by Violet Chan Karim is a fun book. It is not an OMG BEST EVER book, but fun. I enjoyed reading it. As an adult, I am not the intended reader, but I can see where kids will love the vampire angle and the ideas of “coming of age” in a silly and relatable way. And at the same time it is a “grandparent book” or “This is a nice book with nothing really bad happening so the grandparent will […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Young Adult Tagged With: family, friendship, step-family, summer camp, vampires, Violet Chan Karim

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:368 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Young Adult · Tags: family, friendship, step-family, summer camp, vampires, Violet Chan Karim ·
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The Real Puppy Power

The Great Puptective V01 by Alina Tysoe

Cloud Puppy V01 by Kelly Leigh Miller

August 2, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I like trying to get all the Bingo categories as “pure” as possible. Even if I go with the spirit of things. And don’t like using Free Space if I can help it. It’s just a fun challenge for me. But I had the hardest  time with Fan Fiction. But eventually I found one that fit perfectly! And since the category is way out of my wheelhouse, I was very excited! I wasn’t going to have to use my FREE SPACE. But I could have […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense Tagged With: Alina Tysoe, decectives, friendship, Kelly Leigh Miller, puppies, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:362 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense · Tags: Alina Tysoe, decectives, friendship, Kelly Leigh Miller, puppies, Social Themes ·
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