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Two books. Two different Series. One review.

Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphic Novel: V08 Karen's Sleepover by Ann M. Martin

The Wings of Fire V06 Moon Rising by Tui T. Sutherland

August 9, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Series are pluses and minuses in my book. You can continue with characters you like, you can grow and change with them; you can learn from their mistakes and they can become like friends. But if you end on a cliffhanger, you have to wait. And sometimes wait and wait!  And sometimes the series is a take off from another series and you need to do a little catch up.  But the nice thing about the Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphic Novel is that you do […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: #FactorySeries, Ann M. Martin, Baby-Sitters Club, Baby-Sitters Little Sister, dragons, friendship, Katy Farina, mike holmes, siblings, Tui T. Sutherland

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:382 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: #FactorySeries, Ann M. Martin, Baby-Sitters Club, Baby-Sitters Little Sister, dragons, friendship, Katy Farina, mike holmes, siblings, Tui T. Sutherland ·
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The 1980s called and got the right 2000 number

The Baby-Sisters Club The Truth About Stacey V02 by Raina Telgemeier

The Baby-Sitters Club Mary Anne Saves the Day V03 by Raina Telgemeier

November 14, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Some of us might have read Ann M. Martin as a young kid. This would have been the 1980s and 1990s. I missed her Baby-Sitters Club original run (my younger sister was a fan), but I have enjoyed her 21st century contributions to the world of literature. When Raina Telgemeier took over the series for a graphic novel adaptation, I gave them a shot. I have read three or four of the main stories, and one or two of a companion series, and figured they […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health Tagged With: Ann M. Martin, friendship, Raina Telgemeier, Raina Telgemeier t, school, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:557 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health · Tags: Ann M. Martin, friendship, Raina Telgemeier, Raina Telgemeier t, school, Social Themes ·
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Sci fi/Fantasy/Short Fiction Wrap Up

Binary by Michael Crichton

Grave Descend by Michael Crichton

Tales of German Imagination by Various

Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls by Ann M Martin

Amazon Shorts by Rainbow Rowell; Suzanne Redfearn; Chimamanda Adichie; Chandler Baker

Southern Belle Insults by Keke Palmer; Jasmine Guillory

Nothing Like What I Imagined by Mindy Kaling

Currency by Jia Tolentino; Cristina Henriquez; Tom Perrotta; Curtis Sittenfeld; Yiyun Li; Justin Torres; Emma Cline; Kiley Reid

December 29, 2021 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Binary 2/5 Stars A thriller written by Michael Crichton in the early 1970s. Even though this is a John Lange book, it feels very much like a Michael Crichton book, and even more like an Ira Levin or Thomas Harris book. It’s a terrorist thriller wherein our protagonist is sent to spy on a known provocoteur who is making weird moves in his public and private experiences. What we come to understand is that he is planning to either kill a bunch of people, assassinate […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Ann M. Martin, Jia Tolentino; Cristina Henriquez; Tom Perrotta; Curtis Sittenfeld; Yiyun Li; Justin Torres; Emma Cline; Kiley Reid, Keke Palmer; Jasmine Guillory, Michael Crichton, mindy kaling, Rainbow Rowell; Suzanne Redfearn; Chimamanda Adichie; Chandler Baker, various

vel veeter's CBR13 Review No:547 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Ann M. Martin, Jia Tolentino; Cristina Henriquez; Tom Perrotta; Curtis Sittenfeld; Yiyun Li; Justin Torres; Emma Cline; Kiley Reid, Keke Palmer; Jasmine Guillory, Michael Crichton, mindy kaling, Rainbow Rowell; Suzanne Redfearn; Chimamanda Adichie; Chandler Baker, various ·
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In which I have to repeatedly recall how to spell labyrinth.

Labyrinth by Kate Mosse

Deadeye Dick by Kurt Vonnegut

Woman at Point Zero by Nawal el Saadawi

A Red Death by Walter Mosley

A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan

The Confusions of Young Master Torless by Robert Musil

The Human Comedy by William Saroyan

Myra Breckinridge by Gore Vidal

The Crystal World by JG Ballard

December 28, 2021 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Labyrinth – 3/5 stars Don’t be fooled by the weird claim on the cover of this book that it’s similar to The Da Vinci Code. It’s not except that this book came out in a time where people were very much trying to capitalize on the success of that novel. The result was some very bad copycats from a novel I love, for how exceedingly silly and dumb it is. I don’t think this novel is among my favorite but it’s so very different from […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Ann M. Martin, Beth Morgan, Gore Vidal, JG Ballard, Kate Mosse, kurt vonnegut, Nawal el Saadawi, robert musil, walter mosley, William Saroyan

vel veeter's CBR13 Review No:529 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Ann M. Martin, Beth Morgan, Gore Vidal, JG Ballard, Kate Mosse, kurt vonnegut, Nawal el Saadawi, robert musil, walter mosley, William Saroyan ·
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Sometimes you really do need to sit on the baby…..

Babysitter's Club V05 Dawn and the Impossible Three by Gale Galligan

February 9, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Dawn and the Impossible Three is a comfortable read for an adult and a good read for a kid aged 10 to 13 about rules, making limits, family and dealing with friendship woes. Gale Galligan has adapted the Ann M. Martin original Babysitters Club book, the graphic novels have the feelings of the years the book was set in during the novel. The novels of the Babysitters Club came out around the 1980s and early 1990s. And they dealt with some of the “uniqueness’s” of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Ann M. Martin, babysitters club, babysitting, friendship, Gale Galligan, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:76 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Ann M. Martin, babysitters club, babysitting, friendship, Gale Galligan, Social Themes ·
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Nostalgic favorite brought lovingly into a new format

Kristy's Great Idea: The Baby-Sitters Club by Raina Telgemeier, based on Ann M. Martin's novel

January 8, 2021 by Dome'Loki 1 Comment

My youngest, 9, does not care to read chapter books and so she isn’t interested in reading the same things her older sister did at the same age.  However, she loves reading in comic form, be it manga, comics, or graphic novels.  So the challenge is to find her new reading material.  She loves Raina Telgemeier so I decided to take a chance on Raina’s graphic novel adaptation of Ann M. Martin’s Kristy’s Great Idea, book one of The Baby-Sitters Club series.  I was a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Ann M. Martin, based on Ann M. Martin's novel, CBR13, Children's, Dome'Loki, Fiction, friendship, Graphic Novel, middle grade, Raina Telgemeier, Raina Telgemeier, based on Ann M. Martin's novel

Dome'Loki's CBR13 Review No:3 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Ann M. Martin, based on Ann M. Martin's novel, CBR13, Children's, Dome'Loki, Fiction, friendship, Graphic Novel, middle grade, Raina Telgemeier, Raina Telgemeier, based on Ann M. Martin's novel ·
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