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“Actually though, uh…. I do need to use the bathroom after all.” 

Orchard of the Tame by Marlo Meekins

November 7, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The title of my review of Orchard of the Tame by Marlo Meekins and Nick Cross is that line from the book because it is funny and a counter to the rest of the book. There are several good one-liners here and there, but overall, the story is dark. Even sometimes physically, as the illustrations are all black with just some white spots. Or this could be because it was an online reader copy (by the time I publish this review, it should be available). […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: adventure, coming-of-age tale, fairy tale, friendship, Imprisonment, Journeys, magic, Marlo Meekins, Nick Cross

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:533 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: adventure, coming-of-age tale, fairy tale, friendship, Imprisonment, Journeys, magic, Marlo Meekins, Nick Cross ·
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Second Verse, Same as the First! But a little bit louder and darker

Haru Book 2: Summer by Joe Latham

August 30, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

In February 2024 I read book one of Haru by Joe Latham (or Haru 1: Spring). In August of 2024 I read Haru Book 2: Summer still by Joe Latham. Both were read via an online reader copy but I was thinking I would purchase copies of both when book two came out. However, it is not due until October 2024 and I am glad I did not wait. This is because Book Two is much darker than Book One was. Things are more layered […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: family, folklore, friendship, Joe Latham, Journeys, magic, mythology, siblings, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:422 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: family, folklore, friendship, Joe Latham, Journeys, magic, mythology, siblings, Social Themes ·
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My over-excitement was beyond all description.

Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

July 10, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Jules Verne occupies a few disparate corners of my imagination, and since I am reading and reviewing two of this novels here, I will share them. First, I read pretty much every edition of “Great Illustrated Classics” that I could as a kid. I would like to go on some kind of fake affected rant about how they opened up doors to me, but really I used them for Book It and Accelerated Reader to earn points with my friends. I think ultimately they proved […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: 20000 leagues under the sea, cbr11bingo, journey to the center of the earth, Journeys, Jules Verne, science

vel veeter's CBR11 Review No:397 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: 20000 leagues under the sea, cbr11bingo, journey to the center of the earth, Journeys, Jules Verne, science ·
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