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“Four legs good, two legs bad”

Animal Farm by George Orwell

March 2, 2025 by Malin 1 Comment

Nowhere Books Bingo 25: Banned Book Buzzword Cover Challenge 25: Cover featuring an animal On Manor Farm, somewhere in England, an old boar gathers all the animals in the barn and makes a powerful speech about how animals suffer at the hands of humans and should rise up and take power for themselves. Shortly after his death, the animals of Manor Farm do just that – they violently fight back when Farmer Jones and his farmhands try to control them and chase the farmer, his […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Suspense Tagged With: #fantasy, 20th Century, allegory, animals, buzzwords cover, cbr17, Communism, dystopia, fable, George Orwell, historical fiction, literary classic, Malin, novella, Nowhere Book Bingo, political satire, Soviet history

Malin's CBR17 Review No:13 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Suspense · Tags: #fantasy, 20th Century, allegory, animals, buzzwords cover, cbr17, Communism, dystopia, fable, George Orwell, historical fiction, literary classic, Malin, novella, Nowhere Book Bingo, political satire, Soviet history ·
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Dragon Player

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

March 1, 2025 by Caesar's Wife Leave a Comment

Picture this: The rain is pouring, you’re shivering, terrified, staring down into a dark abyss. You’re halfway across a narrow castle parapet—the first of many deadly tests you’ll need to survive over the next year. You’re smaller than all the other wannabe cadets. Weaker. But none of that matters. Your mother, the general in charge of your nation’s army, has decreed that you must join the Riders Quadrant. And so, you must. All your life, you’d been training to be a Scribe, studying ancient tomes […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Rebecca Yarros

Caesar's Wife's CBR17 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Rebecca Yarros ·
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I am Batman…. ?

The Night Defenders by Danielle K. Herker

February 28, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The internet can be a fun and interesting place. I belong to a group on Facebook that is bat related. Mostly there are cute bat pictures, or someone showing a bat item they have or found. Once or twice we even get news about bats. (Mostly it is adorable bat pictures.)  One day a member posted about her book The Night Defenders. Danielle K. Herker told us the Evil Empire was selling it. And since I was curious about it, I did a little research […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: animals, Bats, Danielle K. Herker

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:123 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: animals, Bats, Danielle K. Herker ·
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Transformers: “Transform and Roll Out!”

Transformers: Worst Bot Ever: Meet Ballpoint by Brian "Smitty" Smith 

February 28, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I read Transformers: Worst Bot Ever: Meet Ballpoint via an online reader copy. And to be honest, I am glad I did.  I am a fan of the old Transformer cartoon of the 1980s. I never got into the other shows or movies, but an occasional story/graphic novel is not off the table. But I know that my nephew is a fan and I am always looking for something that is not only appealing to him,  but not too kid-like or too mature.  Brian “Smitty” […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Brian "Smitty" Smith, Cybertronian robots, Marz Jr, Media Tie-In, Robotics, Transformers

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:122 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Brian "Smitty" Smith, Cybertronian robots, Marz Jr, Media Tie-In, Robotics, Transformers ·
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An ant and adventures

Ant Story by Jay Hosler

February 27, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A recent library trip ended up in three books being picked out. One I realized I had already read, so I didn’t read it again, but figured someday I probably should. It’s a good book, fun and simple. Nothing WOW but one that allows for a comfort read. The one book I might not read again, but maybe read sequels, is Ant Story by Jay Hosler. The phrase don’t judge a book by its cover is probably an understatement here. I figured with the cute cartoon […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: animals, ants, behavior, friendship, insects, Jay Hosler, Science & Nature

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:116 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: animals, ants, behavior, friendship, insects, Jay Hosler, Science & Nature ·
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Slither by Joseph Delaney

Slither by Joseph Delaney

February 24, 2025 by Classic Leave a Comment

I finished Slither around 2 am today and honestly this was just not good. You know all the ways that made “I Am Grimalkin” so fantastic? Totally missing here. It doesn’t help that even though she shows up, we don’t get her POV which maybe would have helped. Instead we stay in the head of Slither (a terrible character) and Nessa (an oldest daughter forced to have to deal with the fact her father sold her into slavery and certain death). Also there is way […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult Tagged With: Joseph Delaney, Slither, The Last Apprentice #11

Classic's CBR17 Review No:31 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult · Tags: Joseph Delaney, Slither, The Last Apprentice #11 ·
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