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“I hope you are finding your own words out there in my sky.”

The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei

December 15, 2024 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Asuka was the last person chosen to join the crew for humanity’s last hope, eighty elite graduates of a competitive program who will give birth to a generation of children in deep space and one day reach a distant but livable planet. But when a bomb kills three of the crew, investigating it falls to Asuka. I’m trying to get more into science fiction lately, and between the creative world-building and the high-stakes mystery, this book was certainly a good addition to the roster. In […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, ARC, dystopia, friendship, mystery, NetGalley, space, thriller, Yume Kitasei

Pooja's CBR16 Review No:109 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, ARC, dystopia, friendship, mystery, NetGalley, space, thriller, Yume Kitasei ·
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Can Travis master the Legendary Sword of Legends and fulfill his cosmic destiny? Without his parents learning he isn’t at fencing practice?

Travis Daventhorpe Powers Up! by Wes Molebash

December 13, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

After a couple of more edgier titles, and a biography/memoir of Andy Warhol, I wanted something light to read. I found in my online reader copies Travis Daventhorpe Powers Up! by Wes Molebash. This is the second book in the series.  Since both volumes are currently available, I recommend reading them as closely together as possible, as there were several pieces I had forgotten about book one. Besides, it is fun to see how they pick up where we left off in book one. All the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Religion, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: faith vs. science, friendship, magic, school, Social Themes, Wes Molebash

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:599 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Religion, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: faith vs. science, friendship, magic, school, Social Themes, Wes Molebash ·
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I don’t know what the excitement is all about. It’s not like sharks attack people or anything….

I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916: A Graphix Book by Lauren Tarshis and adapted by Georgia Ball

December 11, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I set myself two goals this year. One was to read a book a day (it averages out to that, but I actually didn’t read a book every day), and the second was to do 12 Cannonballs. As of this review I have 26 books to go… We’ll see! So, one of the ways I was trying to read a book a day was to do simple books. Not books that were simplistic (See Jane. See Dick. See Dick and Jane), but easier reads, fun […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: family, friendship, Georgia Ball, Haus Studio, Lauren Tarshis, Lauren Tarshis and adapted by Georgia Ball, nature, new jersey, shark attacks, sharks, survival stories, United States - 20th Century

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:598 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: family, friendship, Georgia Ball, Haus Studio, Lauren Tarshis, Lauren Tarshis and adapted by Georgia Ball, nature, new jersey, shark attacks, sharks, survival stories, United States - 20th Century ·
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Dyckman, Schultz, Testa, Weyant, Miller, and a Jeralds create some books

Duckie & Snaps: We Cannot Be Friends by Ame Dyckman

Silly Boobies: A Love Story by Ame Dyckman

Love from Snoopy by Charles M. Schulz, adapted by Maggie Testa

December 11, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

It is that time of year when I don’t want anything too heavy to read. Oh, I’ll still read them, but I try to go on the lighter side when I can. I want something funny and/or light. I want something that will make my brain forget there are cranky, mean, rude people and things out there. I want Ame Dyckman! Now, I cannot have Ame Dyckman exactly, but I can have two of her books. First, I will mention Duckie & Snaps: We Cannot […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Poetry, Romance Tagged With: Ame Dyckman, animals, Charles M. Schulz, Charles M. Schulz, adapted by Maggie Testa, Christopher Weyant, family, friendship, Maggie Testa, Scott Jeralds, Social Themes, Tim Miller

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:597 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Poetry, Romance · Tags: Ame Dyckman, animals, Charles M. Schulz, Charles M. Schulz, adapted by Maggie Testa, Christopher Weyant, family, friendship, Maggie Testa, Scott Jeralds, Social Themes, Tim Miller ·
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Family and Monsters

Family Force V: Book One by Matt Braly

December 11, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Part Power Rangers, part Transformers, part Voltron and all superheroes and space monsters is how I describe Family Force V: Book One. Matt Braly’s graphic novel (read via an online reader copy, due mid June 2025) will be worth the wait for you or your preteen/teen reader. This coming of age story is one we know (your destiny is forced on you, but you choose the path that takes) is not new, but the way it’s presented is fun, humorous and cute. It is not […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Ainsworth Lin, family, friendship, LGBTQ, Matt Braly, school, Social Themes, superheroes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:594 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Ainsworth Lin, family, friendship, LGBTQ, Matt Braly, school, Social Themes, superheroes ·
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One sweet Bansheenie

Beanie the Bansheenie by Eoin Colfer

December 10, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The online reader site I use had a new listing of titles up. I saw the cover of Beanie the Bansheenie by Eoin Colfer and illustrator Steve McCarthy and said, sorry, not now. But I would go back to it. Okay, let’s read the description… banshee, a little girl, death. Nope, not right now. Then went back a third time. Still a no. It would be several looks later that I said I would read it. I still wasn’t sure if I should read, as […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: eoin colfer, Fairy Tales, folklore, friendship, magic, Social Themes, Steve McCarthy

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:593 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: eoin colfer, Fairy Tales, folklore, friendship, magic, Social Themes, Steve McCarthy ·
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