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“I met a king with seven sons”

The Snowcat Prince by Dina Norlund

March 15, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

  I met a king with seven sons Each son wanted kingdom won But it was number seven Who would answer the question Who was the worthy one (an original by yours truly)   The Snowcat Prince by Dina Norlund was a story that while I enjoyed it, I do not feel I was the perfect audience for it. I had questions where some were answered only in the afterwards/extras of the story and some never at all. It almost felt like something was missing […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Religion Tagged With: brothers, Dina Norlund, family, honor, Inheritance and succession, Princes, quests, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:93 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Religion · Tags: brothers, Dina Norlund, family, honor, Inheritance and succession, Princes, quests, Social Themes ·
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Mason Bloom Takes Charge of his One Goddamn Life was never meant to be a romance.

Off Plan: A Whispering Key Novel by May Archer

March 13, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

And if the Universe was sentient enough to be sending out warnings to certain people, I could only conclude it hated me, because it hadn’t sent me a warning for any damn thing, ever, as evidenced by the fact that I lived on a forgotten island with my hick cousins and my wacky uncle, and hadn’t had sex since January. ― May Archer, Off Plan “No,” I resumed walking. “I’m not up in his business either. Not like that. We’re friends. We decided.” “You realize […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: bisexual character, broken off engagement, brothers, enemies to lovers, Fathers and sons, fish out of water, Florida, gay romance, May Archer, queer romance, small town romance

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: bisexual character, broken off engagement, brothers, enemies to lovers, Fathers and sons, fish out of water, Florida, gay romance, May Archer, queer romance, small town romance ·
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Faith blankets you

Blankets  by Craig Thompson

January 17, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR16SweetChallenge #Exciting Craig Thompson is a new author for me and one that I will check out again as Blankets was a powerful and interesting read. I was going to put this as a New category because of that, but Exciting came after finishing. I was intrigued by the cover, the concept, and all of the blue that was on that cover and inside. I was hoping to find a copy from my library, and eventually did find a mid-2000s published edition. After finishing, I want to find the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: artists, brothers, CBR16SweetChallenge, coming-of-age, Craig Thompson, family, first love, first loves, rural farming community, siblings, Social Themes, Wisconsin

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:28 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: artists, brothers, CBR16SweetChallenge, coming-of-age, Craig Thompson, family, first love, first loves, rural farming community, siblings, Social Themes, Wisconsin ·
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All for the Game: Obsession and its Russian fanbase

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

The King's Men by Nora Sakavic

December 3, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

It’s hard to kill a man when everyone’s eyes are on him. Make them love you, make them hate you. I don’t care. Just make them look at you. ― Nora Sakavic, The King’s Men “The court doesn’t care what my name is or where I’m from or where I’ll be tomorrow. It lets me exist as I am.” ― Nora Sakavic, The King’s Men “Everything I needed, you already gave me. You let me stay.” ― Nora Sakavic, The King’s Men The name of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Sports Tagged With: abused children/teens, brothers, child abuse, childhood sexual abuse, College sports, enemies to lovers, found family, gay romance, graphic violence, LGBTQ, mafia, Mafia Dynasty, Mafia Prince, nora sakavic, not ya, queer love, torture

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:72 · Genres: Fiction, Sports · Tags: abused children/teens, brothers, child abuse, childhood sexual abuse, College sports, enemies to lovers, found family, gay romance, graphic violence, LGBTQ, mafia, Mafia Dynasty, Mafia Prince, nora sakavic, not ya, queer love, torture ·
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This isn’t an eighties sitcom. I can’t casually accept an orphan into my house for comic relief.

The Sunken Mall by K.D. Edwards

Scenes from Quarantine by K.D. Edwards

Scenes from the Holidays by K.D. Edwards

The Great Atlantean Battle Royalchemy by K.D. Edwards

November 28, 2023 by carmelpie 2 Comments

These are a series of novellas meant to fill in gaps between the three books in the Tarot Sequence. I’m reviewing them because it gives me an excuse to share more epic quotes from my favorite new characters. The Sunken Mall I had started to pull on my magical sight when Ciaran spotted a convenience store pharmacy combo behind us called CVS. He pointed and said, “You will leave that store alone in particular. I called dibs. Anything with a -cet after it goes in […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: brothers, coming home, cozy urban fantasy, found family, gay romance, ghosts, K.D. Edwards, non-binary character, old trauma, queer romance

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:69 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: brothers, coming home, cozy urban fantasy, found family, gay romance, ghosts, K.D. Edwards, non-binary character, old trauma, queer romance ·
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You are as brave as you know

Brave Enough by Rob Justus

May 8, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Since I knew that Brave Enough was a Rob Justus production, I could see hints of their illustrative style. Especially with the skeleton that was meditating and looks like Death from Sparkles & Death novel series. However, had I not known that I do not think I would have realized it as the two books are different. Brave Enough is a picture book that came out last year. It is a book about two siblings (Younger Brother and Older Sister) who are off monster hunting. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Brave, brothers, family, monsters, Rob Justus, siblings, Sisters, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:306 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Brave, brothers, family, monsters, Rob Justus, siblings, Sisters, Social Themes ·
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