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Oh how funny! Mom just ate someone’s body part.

The Night Eaters: Volume One: She Eats the Night by Marjorie M. Liu

January 9, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

This weekend I devoured several titles. I was finally in the mood to read and the goodies I found were easy enough to read, even if they had a lot going on. And in fact, most of them deserve a second read (at least) as there was a lot going on and things probably were missed. And The Night Eaters: Volume One: She Eats the Night was one of the most-going-onest graphic novels I have read. This Marjorie M. Liu graphic novel is not for […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Chinese-Americans, Demonology, Marjorie M. Liu, Sana Takeda, supernatural, Teenagers, trauma

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:27 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Chinese-Americans, Demonology, Marjorie M. Liu, Sana Takeda, supernatural, Teenagers, trauma ·
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Serious and light Philosophy

The Holy Ghost: A Spirited Comic by John Hendrix

January 9, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have started and included in reviews that I am not a religious person. I respect people’s different faiths, but I have never been one to believe in a God or even Gods (though plural gods do make more sense than a single god or goddess to me). I would like to think I am spiritual though and try to be a good person (the book mentions this, more on that later), and I do enjoy the experiences of different books. And when I first […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Belief and doubt, ghosts, Holy Spirit, John Hendrix, literary, Philosophy

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:25 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Belief and doubt, ghosts, Holy Spirit, John Hendrix, literary, Philosophy ·
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Thanks I’ll take a cab

Night Bus by Zuo Ma

January 9, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I started Night Bus in November of 2022 and finished in January 2023. This was partly because I took my time reading as it was complex and needed time, I was unable to concentrate on it as I never found a good reading time where it was quiet without a lot of distractions, and I took a long break in between to read other things as my brain needed a cleaning out of the oddness of Zuo Ma’s story. The whole graphic novel can be […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: China, family, grandmothers, Zuo Ma

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:24 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: China, family, grandmothers, Zuo Ma ·
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A Question of Compatibility

The Amish Matchmaking Dilemma by Patricia Johns

January 6, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

When Mose comes to town in search of a wife, the local matchmaker sets him up with his childhood friend Naomi – but only as his speaking tutor, for Mose has a severe stutter. Though the pair feel drawn to each other, they seem too different in their outlooks to ever make a match of it. I’m not religious. I’m certainly not Christian. But I do enjoy reading a wide variety of books, and considering the popularity of Amish romances, I thought it was a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Religion, Romance Tagged With: Amish, ARC, christian, NetGalley, Patricia Johns, Romance

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Religion, Romance · Tags: Amish, ARC, christian, NetGalley, Patricia Johns, Romance ·
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Hair is not just a decoration

My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom

January 5, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My Powerful Hair is a lovely story. Granted, I was looking for a more factual and less poetic story abut the meaning and importance of what the title meant, but it turned out just fine. All that information is given as a young child talks about how growing her hair out and why it is short to start with, is important to not just her, but her family and culture of her people. The culture of this child and her people unfold onto the pages […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: Carole Lindstrom, family, Native American, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Steph Littlebird, United States - Native American

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:9 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: Carole Lindstrom, family, Native American, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Steph Littlebird, United States - Native American ·
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Athena growing up

Athena: Goddess of Wisdom and War by Imogen and Isabel Greenberg

January 5, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Imogen and Isabel Greenberg know Greek mythology. I am sure they know a lot of things, but we will focus on Greek Mythology and the Goddess of Wisdom and War: Athena.  Or more accurately the title is, Athena: Goddess of Wisdom and War. This is the first in a stand-alone series. Athena’s grandmother, Gaia is book two, but you can read it first if you wish. And since I had read her story first, my opinion of Athena was a little jaded. I was expecting […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Poetry, Religion, Young Adult Tagged With: Athena, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Fantasy & Magic, Gods & Goddesses, Greek, Imogen and Isabel Greenberg, Imogen Greenberg, Isabel Greenberg, Legends & Mythology, mythology

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Poetry, Religion, Young Adult · Tags: Athena, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Fantasy & Magic, Gods & Goddesses, Greek, Imogen and Isabel Greenberg, Imogen Greenberg, Isabel Greenberg, Legends & Mythology, mythology ·
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