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One summer of food, friends, family

Speak Up, Santiago!: A Hillside Valley Graphic Novel by Julio Anta

January 22, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Speak Up, Santiago!: A Hillside Valley Graphic Novel by Julio Anta and illustrator Gabi Mendez is a story about friendship (even to yourself), family and finding your place. The cultural references, the ideas of community and more comes to life. The feeling is a younger The Misfits by James Howe, with colorful illustrations that brings Santi and his four new friends together. In the end it is a cozy read that is both familiar and fresh. Santi is trying to come to terms with not […]

A warrior detective, a priest, and a princess team up

Yamada Monogatari: The Emperor in Shadow by Richard Parks

January 22, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I have had the final Yamada Monogatari on my TBR for a long time. I finally picked it up and it’s what I needed for a couple of snow days in a row the deep South. I’m a native Midwesterner so snow and cold are not new to me, but last night might have been the first time in a decade since I moved that I saw measurable snow stick around more than a few hours (not even going to get into the ice). Work […]

You are my Sunny, you’re so funny! You make the case when you debate in their face!

Sunny Makes Her Case: A Graphic Novel by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm

January 22, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm are a team for several books. Some of my favorites are from the Sunny series. I did not love all of them, but for the most part, they have been fun. They are slightly younger than some of the others out there, but work for multiple ages. I like that Sunny is from the late 1970s. And is mostly a relatable character because growing up and growing pains do not change much. Now, book five, Sunny Makes Her Case: […]

A caucus race is real?

Me, the Dodo?: Memoirs of a Dodo by Anders Roseberg and Alex Preyzner

January 21, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I only read books online that I can have for free. And when I got an ad saying there were these books for free that I had never heard of, I went looking into them. Turns out they were Evil Empire books which I do try not to buy from, but hey! Free, right? However, I was surprised at how it grabbed me. So, if you have an interest in a somewhat funny and informative book about the Dodo bird, then Me, the Dodo?: Memoirs […]

Thinking about the Roman Empire

Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome by Robert Harris

January 21, 2025 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

“…he thinks politics is a fight for justice. Politics is a profession.” Back in the day, I attended an all-girls Catholic high school where Latin was a very popular class. My 9th and 10th grade Latin classes were packed. Within my own family it was a tradition not just to take Latin (as opposed to Spanish or French), but to take it for the full four years of high school. I probably would have continued that tradition if not for 2 things: the sudden availability […]

How To Be A Groovy Witch

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

January 21, 2025 by dreadpiratekel 1 Comment

“In this world there is one truth; everything has a price, and every price must be paid.” -Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, Grady Hendrix Fifteen-year-old Fern (not her real name but the name she is given for most of the book) is a girl in trouble. It’s Flordia in the summer of 1970 in this novel (although Fern hails from Alabama) and Fern is in the unwed mother-to-be kind of trouble. She is also, I will point out fifteen, but in the time and place in […]

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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