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Book two times three

Rema Chronicles V02 Kingdom of Water: A Graphic Novel by Amy Kim

Grand Slam Romance V02: Major League Hotties by Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous

Double Booking V02 When and Where Wolf by Pangburn,, Kim Shearer and Nic Touris

July 30, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Sequels are always an interesting read. They can  be the best book in the group or the worst. They can also be so much later than book one that you forget everything about what happened before.  And that last one is what happened to Kingdom of Water: A Graphic Novel (the Rema Chronicles #2) by Amy Kim. I started reading (via an online reader, due August 2025) and said, “Who are these people again?” Therefore, read volumes one and two close together. Spoiler: There will […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: adventure, Amy Kim, Death, Emma Oosterhous, family, fathers, Kim Shearer, LGBTQ, magic, Nic Touris, Ollie Hicks, Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous, Pangburn, Pangburn, Kim Shearer and Nic Touris, paranormal, parents, siblings, softball, women

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:347 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: adventure, Amy Kim, Death, Emma Oosterhous, family, fathers, Kim Shearer, LGBTQ, magic, Nic Touris, Ollie Hicks, Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous, Pangburn, Pangburn, Kim Shearer and Nic Touris, paranormal, parents, siblings, softball, women ·
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“‘I don’t like to judge—’ I whisper to the rat. ‘I hear you love to judge,’ says the rat. ‘Okay, I do love to judge. I love it, but I am trying to be a better pony.'” CBRBINGO – Favorite

Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch

July 29, 2025 by narfna 2 Comments

To be honest, I kind of though in my heart of hearts that this book wouldn’t be worth the $27 I paid for it, and like many cozy mysteries, would turn out not be very well written and have a predictable, churned-out plot. Very happy to report that I was wrong. This isn’t even a cozy mystery, despite what the premise and the cover might lead you to believe. What this actually is . . . I don’t even know how to explain. We have […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: animal narrator, cbr17bingo, Christina Lynch, horses, mystery, narfna, Pony Confidential, retellings, The Odyssey

narfna's CBR17 Review No:23 · Genres: Mystery, Speculative Fiction · Tags: animal narrator, cbr17bingo, Christina Lynch, horses, mystery, narfna, Pony Confidential, retellings, The Odyssey ·
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This cabinet is more than a family antique heirloom

The Cabinet by Jordan Hart, David Ebeltof, and Chiara Raimondi

July 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Cbr17bingo FAMILY The Cabinet is one of those graphic novels/books where you will love it or hate it. The humor is offbeat, the characters are not always likable, but the adventures are strong. If Dr. Who meets Voyagers, with a hint of Stranger Things (or so I assume as I have not watched it), a little Buffy the Vampire Slayer, meets the wackiest D&D game (or Vox Machina) you have read that is set in the 1990s diverse cast series. Creators, Jordan Hart, David Ebeltof, […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Action & Adventure, cbr17bingo, Cbr17bingo FAMILY, Chiara Raimondi, David Ebeltof, family, friendship, Jordan Hart, Jordan Hart, David Ebeltof, and Chiara Raimondi, paranormal, parents, supernatural, Teenagers, time travel

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:339 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Action & Adventure, cbr17bingo, Cbr17bingo FAMILY, Chiara Raimondi, David Ebeltof, family, friendship, Jordan Hart, Jordan Hart, David Ebeltof, and Chiara Raimondi, paranormal, parents, supernatural, Teenagers, time travel ·
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Personhood in Sci-Fi

Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon

July 26, 2025 by LB Leave a Comment

Volatile Memory fulfills the “purple” square on CBR17 bingo. Generally speaking, I don’t consider myself a sci-fi reader, but Volatile Memory kept coming across my feeds because it’s sapphic and I finally gave into the promo, and I’m glad I did because this ended up being a really interesting story. I’d put it in the same conversations as books like Automatic Noodle and The Stars Too Fondly for the ways it explores transness and gender through presentation as well as whether memories make a person […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: cbr17bingo, gay, memory, novella, personhood, queer, sapphic, Seth haddon, trans, trans woman

LB's CBR17 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction · Tags: cbr17bingo, gay, memory, novella, personhood, queer, sapphic, Seth haddon, trans, trans woman ·
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Hic sunt dracones

The Keeper's Six by Kate Elliott

July 20, 2025 by NatalieH 7 Comments

CBR Bingo: Rec’d (this recommendation actually comes courtesy of Emmalita, when I asked for recommendations for more fantasy books with main characters that are older women). I’ve read a couple of Kate Elliott’s books before, but not very recently. Before picking up The Keeper’s Six, I’d sort of forgotten about her work. I remember enjoying her previous books, but nothing much actually about their contents. This is a pretty short novel, that follows Esther, a 60-ish-year-old. Early one morning, she receives a brief, fearful phone call […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: cbr17bingo, kate elliott

NatalieH's CBR17 Review No:57 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: cbr17bingo, kate elliott ·
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And you thought your Nanny was a strict monster!

The Sleepover: A Graphic Novel by Michael Regina

July 10, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr17bingo Black (the cover is mostly black and dark colors) The graphic novel, The Sleepover: A Graphic Novel by Michael Regina, reminds me of the RL Stine Goosebumps series or the Are You Afraid of the Dark? Series (or something similar as I know there are several thriller/horror reads out there).  Things are spooky, but not necessarily over the top, but also things are not for the sensitive reader. It deals with grief (death of a caregiver who was like a grandmother to the family), […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: adopted family, cbr17bingo, Death, family, found family, friendship, grief, Michael Regina, monsters, Nannies, paranormal, siblings, sleepovers, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:320 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: adopted family, cbr17bingo, Death, family, found family, friendship, grief, Michael Regina, monsters, Nannies, paranormal, siblings, sleepovers, Social Themes ·
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