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Earth Girl Reads About Earth Boy

Earth Boy by Paul Tobin

January 4, 2021 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

While I would have liked a little more action in this graphic novel with the name, Earth Boy, this was a fun book that has an overall story that is packed with just enough to keep me reading. In fact, I just might reread it at some point and that is something I rarely do. Now, granted, there are several plot point or story arc holes, but that did not take away from the fact it was just (as said above) a fun story. Paul […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: adventure, bullies, friendship, Paul Tobin, school

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: adventure, bullies, friendship, Paul Tobin, school ·
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“My whole life is other people deciding what’s acceptable. When I put on a dress, I get to decide what’s silly.”

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

December 31, 2020 by Malin 1 Comment

4.5 stars Official book description: Paris, at the dawn of the modern age:   Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride―or rather, his parents are looking for one for him. Sebastian is too busy hiding his secret life from everyone. At night he puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia―the hottest fashion icon in the world capital of fashion!   Sebastian’s secret weapon (and best friend) is the brilliant dressmaker Frances―one of only two people who know the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: 19th Century Paris, cbr12, fashion, friendship, Graphic Novel, historical fiction, jen wang, LGBTQIA, Malin, romantic, the prince and the dressmaker

Malin's CBR12 Review No:102 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: 19th Century Paris, cbr12, fashion, friendship, Graphic Novel, historical fiction, jen wang, LGBTQIA, Malin, romantic, the prince and the dressmaker ·
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Guess I have an extra format to collect Fangirl in now

Fangirl: the manga, vol 1 by Rainbow Rowell and Sam Maggs

December 30, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

Cath Avery thought she’d be sharing a room with her twin sister Wren when they went to college (isn’t that the benefit of having a twin?), but her sister has cut her hair into a cute pixie cut and is looking forward to reinventing herself at college. She’s already friends with her roommate and can’t wait to move away from home and their anxious father. Cath, on the other hand, is deeply outside of her comfort zone. Online, she’s an undisputed queen, an incredibly prolific […]

Filed Under: Fanfiction, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Anxiety, cbr12, fandom, Fangirl the manga, friendship, gabi nam, Graphic Novel, Malin, manga, New Adult, Rainbow Rowell and Sam Maggs, Sam Maggs

Malin's CBR12 Review No:97 · Genres: Fanfiction, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Anxiety, cbr12, fandom, Fangirl the manga, friendship, gabi nam, Graphic Novel, Malin, manga, New Adult, Rainbow Rowell and Sam Maggs, Sam Maggs ·
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“Don’t think or judge, just listen”

Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

December 30, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

While Annabel Greene may star in the local department store’s back to school commercial as “The girl who has everything”, she returns to school utterly ostracised, after a summer spent alone, after a disastrous party late last term where everything changed for her. When she runs into her former best friend Sophie, undisputed Queen Bee at their school, she is met with insults and sharp comments. When she thinks back to that one night when Sophie turned against her, she throws up. The only one […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Anxiety, cbr12, eating disorder, friendship, Just Listen, Malin, music, romantic, Sarah Dessen, Sexual Assault, Young Adult

Malin's CBR12 Review No:95 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Anxiety, cbr12, eating disorder, friendship, Just Listen, Malin, music, romantic, Sarah Dessen, Sexual Assault, Young Adult ·
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Would you like a do-over of college?

Haunted Heroine by Sarah Kuhn

December 30, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

Spoiler warning! This is the fourth novel in the series Heroine Complex and this review may contain spoilers for earlier books in the series. I suspect it will also be a lot more satisfying for someone who’s read the preceding three books. Begin with Heroine Complex.    Official book description: Everything in Evie Tanaka’s life is finally perfect. As a badass superheroine, she defends San Francisco from demon invasion on the regular. Her relationships with superhero partner Aveda Jupiter, little sister Bea, and hot, half-demon husband Nate have […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cbr12, demons, friendship, ghosts, Haunted Heroine, Heroine Complex, Malin, paranormal fantasy, pregnancy, San Francisco, Sarah Kuhn, superheroes

Malin's CBR12 Review No:92 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cbr12, demons, friendship, ghosts, Haunted Heroine, Heroine Complex, Malin, paranormal fantasy, pregnancy, San Francisco, Sarah Kuhn, superheroes ·
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Star Scouts! Star Scouts! They’re the best! (Yeah baby!)

Star Scouts V03 The Invasion of the Scuttlebots by Mike Lawrence

December 28, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Due to having read this third book in the Star Scouts series several months (if not closer to a year) apart, there were a few things I had forgotten from the previous two (mostly it was names of some of the scouts and embarrassingly, one character altogether). However, it is easy to pick back up as The Invasion of the Scuttlebots is not overly complicated. It is a delightful story of friendship, scouting and aliens that Mike Lawrence has created. The galactic friendships between a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Aliens, friendship, Life on other planets, Mike Lawrence, scouting

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:434 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Aliens, friendship, Life on other planets, Mike Lawrence, scouting ·
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