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So why do I like it? I really don’t know

Revival Deluxe Collection V02 by Tim Seeley, Mike Norton, Jenny Frison

June 28, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I won’t say a lot about the plot of Revival Deluxe Collection V02 because it is just a continuation of volume one. But will summarize: After New Years Day, in a small Wisconsin town, the dead decided to sit up and say, “Howdy!” Okay, it wasn’t that neat, but the point is, a few of the dead didn’t stay dead. The rest is one really really screwed up ride where we see how ugly and unpredictable life is, and how the loved ones of the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: dystopian world, family, Jenny Frison, Mike Norton, Tim Seeley, Tim Seeley, Mike Norton, Jenny Frison

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:297 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: dystopian world, family, Jenny Frison, Mike Norton, Tim Seeley, Tim Seeley, Mike Norton, Jenny Frison ·
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June is Pride Month but these work any month!

Linus by Stuart Hausmann

Plátanos Are Love by Alyssa Reynoso-Morris

June 28, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

June is Pride Month. I have been trying to catch up on some older titles, but there are a lot of new ones, too, so I just never seem to be able to. However, the other day I found two older ones called Linus written and illustrated by Stuart Hausmann and Plátanos Are Love by Alyssa Reynoso-Morris with illustrations by Mariyah Rahman. I was able to locate online reader copies, but both titles are currently out.  It was easy to see by page one how […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, Poetry Tagged With: Alyssa Reynoso-Morris, family, friendship, individuality, language, Mariyah Rahman, Pride, Social Themes, spanish, Spanish & English, Stuart Hausmann, Values & Virtues

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:296 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: Alyssa Reynoso-Morris, family, friendship, individuality, language, Mariyah Rahman, Pride, Social Themes, spanish, Spanish & English, Stuart Hausmann, Values & Virtues ·
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Two school stories

Scare School Diaries V01 Welcome to Scare School by Jarrett Lerner

Bright Family: Too Cool For School by Gabe Soria

June 28, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I know school just got out and probably the last thing a kid wants to do is read about the first day of school. However, for the aged six to nine (and lower ten-year-old) readers, these books will make your child want to go to school. And maybe you can convince them that a snot monster and a (spoiler) glob custodian will be at their school. But even if you can’t, these books are worth taking a few moments to read to your child, with […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Sports Tagged With: Derick Brooks, family, friendship, Gabe Soria, Jarrett Lerner, school, siblings, Social Themes, space, Steven Scott

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:293 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Sports · Tags: Derick Brooks, family, friendship, Gabe Soria, Jarrett Lerner, school, siblings, Social Themes, space, Steven Scott ·
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Next stop: Healing

Next Stop: (A Graphic Novel) by Debbie Fong

June 25, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I assumed Next Stop: (A Graphic Novel) by Debbie Fong would be a funny a minute laugh out loud read/book. Now, while it has funny moments, it is actually a serious story about loss, love, friendship, family dynamics and coming of age. Therefore, you really can’t always judge a book by its cover.  The realistic, serious moments are relatable, thoughtful and even a bit educational. The humor is a nice balance to counter that. Then there is a bit of a supernatural element that you […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Young Adult Tagged With: coming-of-age, death & grief, Debbie Fong, family, friendship, road trip, siblings, traveling

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:287 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, death & grief, Debbie Fong, family, friendship, road trip, siblings, traveling ·
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The Fox Warrior in us all

The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha

June 25, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I started The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha as an online reader. However, it was only a sample of about half of the graphic novel. I was both “OH! Now what????” and  “Eh…I get the idea…do I go on?” I decided to go on and asked at my local library for a copy. It took a bit, but it was mostly worth the wait. Ha is the delightful author of Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir. And though The Fox Maidens is fiction, I expected […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: Asia, family, family secrets, fathers and daughters, fox demon, friendship, glbtq, identity, korea, martial arts, mythology, Robin Ha, women, women soldiers

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:286 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: Asia, family, family secrets, fathers and daughters, fox demon, friendship, glbtq, identity, korea, martial arts, mythology, Robin Ha, women, women soldiers ·
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Remember and Be Nice

Remember by Dac Trung Tran

Troll by Frances Stickley

June 14, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Remember by Dac Trung Tran is due February  2025. I was able to locate an online reader copy. Now, I am not completely sure if I will find a finished copy early next year, but I do know I will be recommending it.  And that is despite, or because of, I am not completely sure what was read! I could tell you that it is about a book who wakes up to find his mother has left for work, and she has left him a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry Tagged With: Asia, Dac Trung Tran, family, Frances Stickley, Places, self-esteem, Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Stefano Martinuz

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:284 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry · Tags: Asia, Dac Trung Tran, family, Frances Stickley, Places, self-esteem, Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Stefano Martinuz ·
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