Suspense – Page 69 – Cannonball Read 17

Number One Fan- Huh. Didn’t blow me away, but I’m still thinking about that ending.

Number One Fan by Meg Elison

August 4, 2023 by NatteringwPride Leave a Comment

She created a beautiful world. Now he wants it all. On her way to a speaking engagement, bestselling novelist Eli Grey gets into a cab and accepts a drink from the driver, trusting that everything is fine. She wakes up chained in the stranger’s basement. With no close family or friends expecting her to check in, Eli knows she needs to save herself. She soon realizes that her abduction wasn’t random, and though she thinks she might recognize her captor, she can’t figure out what he wants. Her only clues are […]

Which Witch is the worst Witch?

Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things (Courtney Crumrin, #1) by Ted Naifeh

July 26, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Can you like and dislike a book at the same time? I say yes, as the graphic novel Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things (Courtney Crumrin, #1) by Ted Naifeh is exactly that. And due to that, I am not really sure I want to explore the rest of the books in the various Courtney Crumrin series. Unless, there is a collection of everything…. Well a girl can dream right? There is really nothing likable about any of the characters, even Courtney who we follow through […]

RideScare

Your Driver Is Waiting by Priya Guns

July 21, 2023 by Jake 1 Comment

Read as part of CBR15Bingo: Guide. Damani is a ride share driver guiding folks to their destinations and also a guide through her messed up city and life. Had to sit on this review for a few days because the book blew me away but I wasn’t sure what to write about it when I was done. Without question, it’s one of the best things I read this year. Yes, it’s definitely a riff on Taxi Driver. Your mileage may vary as to whether or not it’s […]

Of butterflies and spirits

A Blanket of Butterflies (The Spirit of Denendeh Volume One) by Richard Van Camp

As I Enfold You in Petals (The Spirit of Denendeh, Volume 2). by Richard Van Camp

July 19, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A while back I found a reader copy request form. After asking and receiving it, I realized it was book two. I did find book one, but never got around to reading it. After receiving the second book, there was still no reading of it. I only realized why I had the delay the night I read them. They are books that must be read “at the right time,” otherwise you will not be ready for them. The books were A Blanket of Butterflies (The […]

To Catch A Killer…but make it funny

Killing Me by Michelle Gagnon

July 16, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR15Bingo: On the road. The characters here take a couple of road trips, don’t want to say where or why, lest I spoil a big part of the book. You know a writer is really good when you’re enjoying a book solely for the writing even if you couldn’t care less about the plot (and not much more about the characters). That’s high praise — or perhaps even damning with faint praise. But I really enjoyed the experience of reading Michelle […]

Save the world and work the family food truck

Mabuhay! A Graphic Novel by Zachary Sterling

July 11, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

We know the surface story, but there are several fun twists and turns in Mabuhay! A Graphic Novel. What I mean is, we know sibling issues, how as kids our parents are always embarrassing us, that we are trying to make friends while dealing with bullies and trying to fit in. And one will not be able to do that when your parents own a food truck called The Beautiful Pig and you are in the smelly pig mascot costume. Or if your kid sister is just […]

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