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Mindblowing, but not in a good way

The Dispatcher by John Scalzi

December 30, 2024 by Caesar's Wife 3 Comments

This is my fifth Scalzi novel, so at this point, I must be a fan! I will admit, I was nearing the end of the year and still too far away from hitting my Half Cannonball so, on a quiet afternoon, I found myself googling “Short Free Audiobooks” in desperation. I stumbled upon the Dispatcher, saw the author’s name and the runtime (2 hours and 18 minutes), downloaded this audiobook (audionovella?) without hesitation. Tony Valdez is the titular Dispatcher, a person who is paid to […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: john scalzi

Caesar's Wife's CBR16 Review No:26 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: john scalzi ·
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Orphans and them

We Called Them Giants by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles

December 26, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have had We Called Them Giants by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles as an online reader copy for a few months. I have had opportunities to read it, but for the most part I figured it would expire before I had a chance to. Thankfully I was able to find it and read it at lunch today. It was an interesting experience. This graphic novel is an on book. We know the dystopian aspects (a girl wakes up one morning to find […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Aliens, angels, Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Clayton Cowles, coming-of-age, Dystopian, Extraterrestrial beings, family, foster & adopted family, friendship, Human-alien encounters, Kieron Gillen, Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles, orphans, Social Themes, Stephanie Hans

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:620 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Aliens, angels, Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Clayton Cowles, coming-of-age, Dystopian, Extraterrestrial beings, family, foster & adopted family, friendship, Human-alien encounters, Kieron Gillen, Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles, orphans, Social Themes, Stephanie Hans ·
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Surviving middle school is hard

Just Beyond #1 The Scare School by R.L. Stine, Nichole Matthews and Kelly Matthews

December 26, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

R.L. Stine, Nichole Matthews and Kelly Matthews adapted Just Beyond #1 The Scare School into a graphic novel format. Or I am assuming it was a novel first, then a graphic novel. However, regardless of which came first (or didn’t come out) this is an old school RL Stine story. The theme is classic: We start with a couple of kids in “unusual clothing” (cue the “not from our world”) and how they are being chased by a robotic monster. We then see who lives […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Fantasy & Magic, friendship, Just Beyond, Kelly Matthews, Middle schools, Nichole Matthews, R.L. Stine, R.L. Stine, Nichole Matthews and Kelly Matthews, school, siblings, students, teachers

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:617 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Fantasy & Magic, friendship, Just Beyond, Kelly Matthews, Middle schools, Nichole Matthews, R.L. Stine, R.L. Stine, Nichole Matthews and Kelly Matthews, school, siblings, students, teachers ·
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He thought his girlfriend kept him grounded, but he got a shock one night

Static Up All Night (volume 1) by Lamar Giles

December 17, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Static Up All Night (volume 1) by Lamar Giles and illustrated by Paris Alleyne is a nice teen superhero story.  Our main character, Virgil, is trying to balance a normal life and being a superhero. Set in the DC universe, we have mutant humans (mostly still looking human) that were created by a supposedly safe gas. Afterwards, those who made it were given some sort of powers (one girl hasn’t slept literally since it happened, so she has time to study, do multiple jobs, and […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: dating, friendship, identity, lamar giles, Paris Alleyne, Social Themes, superheroes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:601 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: dating, friendship, identity, lamar giles, Paris Alleyne, Social Themes, superheroes ·
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Can Travis master the Legendary Sword of Legends and fulfill his cosmic destiny? Without his parents learning he isn’t at fencing practice?

Travis Daventhorpe Powers Up! by Wes Molebash

December 13, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

After a couple of more edgier titles, and a biography/memoir of Andy Warhol, I wanted something light to read. I found in my online reader copies Travis Daventhorpe Powers Up! by Wes Molebash. This is the second book in the series.  Since both volumes are currently available, I recommend reading them as closely together as possible, as there were several pieces I had forgotten about book one. Besides, it is fun to see how they pick up where we left off in book one. All the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Religion, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: faith vs. science, friendship, magic, school, Social Themes, Wes Molebash

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:599 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Religion, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: faith vs. science, friendship, magic, school, Social Themes, Wes Molebash ·
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Finding Happy

The Happy Shop by Brittany Long Olsen

December 10, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Happy Shop by Brittany Long Olsen was a book I had on my TBR for awhile now. I didn’t know what to expect, except it was a graphic novel and would have some type of magic in it. And in the short run, that is what it is all about: A girl finds a magical shop, magical things happen, she makes magical friends. Yet, there is a bit more. It is about how and why the girl is in need of a magical shop. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Brittany Long Olsen, daughters, emotions, family, Feelings, friendship, magic, mothers, moving, siblings, Sisters, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:592 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Brittany Long Olsen, daughters, emotions, family, Feelings, friendship, magic, mothers, moving, siblings, Sisters, Social Themes ·
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