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Ghosts and dreams

Ghoster Heights by Corey Lansdell

Heart Takes the Stage: A Heart of the City Collection (Volume 1) by Steenz

Mason Mooney: Paranormal Investigator by Seaerra Miller

September 19, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Usually I write round ups for picture books, but when I recently found three graphic novels for the mostly aged eight and up, I had trouble writing fleshed out reviews, as they were simple, but not simplistic. And though a lot is going on, I was thinking a book report would not work. Therefore, I combined them for a quick list of IF YOU NEED A READ, COME AND TRY THESE list. Ghoster Heights by Corey Lansdell, Corey Landsell, Kelly Mellings, Becca Carey, and Rebecca […]

Nothing like a sister

Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends The Graphic Novel by Francine Pascal

September 11, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s I read the Sweet Valley Twins High School series by Francine Pascal. There were a few others that would come along over the years, such as I seem to remember reading about the middle school years or at least seeing them on the shelves of the bookstore I would later work at and/or on my sister’s shelves. I think maybe I was just reading about the high school years and then a few college days, but I know I […]

Get your D&D on without D&D

Legends & Lattes V01: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes by Travis Baldree

Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins: Volume III by Jody Houser

September 1, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If you are looking for a couple of books that allow you to get your D&D love on, but are not D&D, there are two books (well one book and one series) that can work. The first, is a novel that has been getting much attention. And I understand why Legends & Lattes V01 is a hit. Travis Baldree made a story that captures the elements of fantasy, humor and romance in a package that allows it to be accessible to non-readers and readers of […]

“Olive’s not a hundred dollar bill. There are going to be people in her life who don’t like her.”

Act by Kayla Miller

Clash by Kayla Miller

November 4, 2022 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

I continue my slow acquisition of this series through random bookstore visits with Act and Clash. The series follows Olive as she learns various important lessons in middle school about friendship and standing up for what’s right. In Act, Olive finds out that some kids are unable to go on field trips because their parents can’t afford the extra cost. She decides to run for student council and this causes some turmoil in her friendships and requires her to learn how to get her message […]

You know, it is okay to say fat

Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado

October 31, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I started reading Fat Chance, Charlie Vega I was okay. This is a thing. It is a little slow, but I can work with that. Then I started thinking I had read it before. I have concluded that I either have read the first few chapters or the two scenes that were really making me think I read before are “subject word for word” to other things read. Perhaps that is because the teen romance troupe is something we know and the author “went […]

“It isn’t wrong to want to do other things.”

Ride On by Faith Erin Hicks

October 17, 2022 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

I always enjoy Faith Erin Hicks’ YA work and Ride On was no exception. I re-read it before I started writing this review and liked it just as much the second time, so it’s definitely a keeper. Ride On follows Victoria, who starts riding at a new stable after leaving her more competitive one. She doesn’t want to make any new friends and rejects the attempts to befriend her by the friendly Norrie. Over the course of the novel, Victoria has to figure out if […]

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