Kel McDonald – Cannonball Read 17

Works of Pimienta

Twin Cities by Jose Pimienta

Stars, Hide Your Fire by Kel McDonald

July 31, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Somewhere I have a copy of the book, Twin Cities by Joe Pimienta. Do I know where it is? Not a chance! Books have a habit of finding safe spots that are so safe even I don’t know where they are! Therefore, thank goodness for my local library. I’m thinking that two readings for adults would be a good idea. First, read the text then second, read the illustrations. Trying to do both at the same time is a little hard. You see, this might […]

South American spirit

The Lizard Prince and Other South American Stories by Kate Ashwin

March 2, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport, author/country The Lizard Prince and Other South American Stories includes funny, sweet, tense, endearing, thriller, even a bit of horror, stories. This book runs the gambit of folktales, legends, and lore. Know your reader, as not all are for everyone (there are some mature themes, scenes, and concepts). The stories were sensual, romantic, sad, thoughtful, little scary and even confusing. The translations might make a few bumps, but also the cultural differences are not necessarily things younger readers will understand, or relate, too. […]

When You Make a Deal with a Nixie, remember to find out if your wife is pregnant.

The Nixie of the Mill-Pond and Other European Stories by Kel McDonald

February 24, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do not judge a book by the cover is probably the first thing I learned about books. However, sometimes you can, sometimes not and sometimes there are books that you do both. The Nixie of the Mill-Pond and Other European Stories is one of those books that you think you know what is going on (there will be a Nixie, which looks like a mermaid/banshee/fairy, that will do something in a mill-pond) but open it up and there is something completely different. On page one we […]

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