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Championess by Tarun Shanker

September 24, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have wanted to read Championess by Tarun Shanker for a bit now, but things kept getting in the way from actually reading. But about a week ago (as of September 15, 2021) I found a copy. Shanker’s book was an amazing piece of history, a great story of sisters, and even had a little romance. Based on Elizabeth Wilkinson, a bare-knuckled boxer, I was excited to learn of the down and dirty, nasty, corrupt, ugly world of boxing in the 1700’s. The story of […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: 18th century, Action & Adventure, bare knuckle fighting, Elizabeth Wilkinson, Kelly Zekas, London (England), Racially mixed people, Sex role, Sisters, social issues, Tarun Shanker, women's boxing

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:290 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: 18th century, Action & Adventure, bare knuckle fighting, Elizabeth Wilkinson, Kelly Zekas, London (England), Racially mixed people, Sex role, Sisters, social issues, Tarun Shanker, women's boxing ·
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“No matter how catastrophic the rumor, people will always adjust and find it dull in hindsight. Or they forget about it altogether…”

December 5, 2016 by Caitycat Leave a Comment

Save This one is sort of similar to The Dark Days Club, in that they are both set in the Regency era, and both involve supernatural elements. These Vicious Masks is closer to the X-Men, as it involves humans with special powers. Evelyn is the only one who can save her sister, Rose, after she is kidnapped and taken away to London. She encounters a city full of people with abilities. You can read my full review here.

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: CBR8, Kelly Zekas, Tarun Shanker, YA, Young Adult

Caitycat's CBR8 Review No:25 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: CBR8, Kelly Zekas, Tarun Shanker, YA, Young Adult ·
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