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A crazy little thing, but I’m not sure it’s love

A Condition Called Love Volume 1 by Megumi Morino

September 19, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Manga is a unique format to read. You first have the different style of page set-up and then you have the themes. Though they are familiar (growing up, self-esteem, relationships, school) they can take on a different form then we are used to. There is also a cultural difference with possible different values and behaviors. Yet, I cannot really wrap my head around how the male character in A Condition Called Love Volume 1 by Megumi Morino is okay in any culture. At first, he […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: boyfriends, family & friends, girlfriends, manga, Megumi Morino, school, shojo romance manga

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:681 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: boyfriends, family & friends, girlfriends, manga, Megumi Morino, school, shojo romance manga ·
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Squirrels and pie oh my!

Apple of My Pie: Norma and Belly by Mika Song

April 25, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Norma and Belly V01 Donut Feed the Squirrels has a second installment with Apple of My Pie. Ad when I finally got my hands on this early/easy reader I was most happy as the first book was a tasty treat. (Now I need wait until August 2022 for Pizza My Heart). Mika Song’s cute squirrels are back and ready for adventure. Pop the Squirrel accidently gets squirreled-napped as he falls into the truck that goes to the apple farm. It is up to Norma, Belly […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: family & friends, Farms, Mika Song, squirrels

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:164 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: family & friends, Farms, Mika Song, squirrels ·
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When June comes, this will be a great beach read

The Loud House Summer Special by The Loud House Creative Team

March 4, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am giving The Loud House Summer Special a 4 but more of a 3.5 for me. I am not a Nickelodeon kid. I am not a fan of that kind of humor usually. And while I do not think I could watch the show these comics come from, I do think that the kid who likes humor and plain goofiness will be excited to read. Several mini comics create this book about The Loud Family and their friends, neighbors, and pets. The Loud House […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: family & friends, Media Tie-In, Nickelodeon, only brother, siblings, The Loud House Creative Team

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:107 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: family & friends, Media Tie-In, Nickelodeon, only brother, siblings, The Loud House Creative Team ·
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I need a cat-chy title so Cat-ch!

A Cat Story by Ursula Murray Husted

September 30, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While I immensely enjoyed this graphic novel of Ursula Murray Husted, there is a scene in A Cat Story that is reminiscent of the Lotus Eaters (I believe it is called that and believe it is from the Odyssey) or a “Hell scene” or a “bad trip.” This, to say the least, was a bit disturbing for me. Up to this point, the story had been sweet (a cat is trying to find a special location/home where they (cats) will not be cold or hungry, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Action & Adventure, Cats, family & friends, Social Themes, spiritual, Ursula Murray Husted

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:298 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Action & Adventure, Cats, family & friends, Social Themes, spiritual, Ursula Murray Husted ·
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I wish I may I wish I might you have this wish tonight

The Perfectly Perfect Wish by Lisa Mantchev

April 9, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you have an artistic look about how that one, very special wish, should be used you get The Perfectly Perfect Wish. Lisa Mantchev shows her heroine trying to figure how how a very special wish should be wished. She asks her friends, family and does some thinking. After all it is only one wish and you cannot wish for more wishes. Overall the story is simple, but not simplistic. It would be a good read aloud for one-on-one as you can have the child […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: family & friends, Jessica Courtney-Tickle, Lisa Mantchev, social issues, wishes

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:151 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: family & friends, Jessica Courtney-Tickle, Lisa Mantchev, social issues, wishes ·
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