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Monster hunter between homework assignments.

Dona Quixote V01 Rise of the Knight by Rey Terciero

March 11, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Rey Terciero (aka Rex Ogle) made a cute, modern story (a diverse cast) that has a fun take on the Don Quixote story with Dona Quixote V01 Rise of the Knight. The history, culture and modern issues of a Hispanic family unfold while we deal with the idea of trying to be “not too much” but then again being who we are all the while fighting monsters, shapeshifters, ghosts and real world creatures. There are a few cliques (the best friends’ family are “jocks and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery Tagged With: family, friendship, Hispanic & Latino, Knights and knighthood, Rex Ogle, Rey Terciero, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:92 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery · Tags: family, friendship, Hispanic & Latino, Knights and knighthood, Rex Ogle, Rey Terciero, Social Themes ·
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The meter of the poem fired his blood until he was a molten core. The hammer’s song was a charm for living, a way to keep singing himself into existence.

The Winter Knight by Jes Battis

January 29, 2024 by carmelpie 2 Comments

The word eôel meant home turf. People trust home. Through years of investigation, her grandmother had learned that what people told you depended on where you talked to them. Lies for every space, but occasionally a truth snuck its way in.” ― Jes Battis, The Winter Knight When she had interviewed him, she’d traced a discreet rune on his phone case. It was sketchy magic, but it should have given her access to the phone’s GPS. The problem was that it wasn’t working. His location […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Arthurian legend, Camelot, Jes Battis, king arthur, Knights and knighthood, medieval fantasy, Medieval Fiction, murder mystery, mythology and legends, queer author, Queer characters, queer fantasy, reluctant hero, trans character, Urban Fantasy, Vancouver

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Arthurian legend, Camelot, Jes Battis, king arthur, Knights and knighthood, medieval fantasy, Medieval Fiction, murder mystery, mythology and legends, queer author, Queer characters, queer fantasy, reluctant hero, trans character, Urban Fantasy, Vancouver ·
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Now I’m curious about book two

Squire & Knight V01 by Scott Chantler

November 17, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

What do you do when you are looking through your old online reader list (and trust me, it’s a long one as I have some from 2022 still on there), and you find a book you want to read, but are not sure because it is about Knights and you’re think you’ve maxed out your Knights stories for the year (mostly because you are not looking for the Hero story or the Don Quixote story when it comes to knights)? You say, “It’s not like […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: dragons, knights, Knights and knighthood, magic, Scott Chantler, Social Themes, squires

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:815 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: dragons, knights, Knights and knighthood, magic, Scott Chantler, Social Themes, squires ·
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What’s in a name?

Spear by Nicola Griffith

October 21, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The last few years I try to read at least one or two things that I would not normally read. I have done horror graphic novels, manga, and adult novels. I did not do great (but not horrible) this year (that horror manga comic alone would have been enough), but I figured Spear by Nicola Griffith might work. It was adult, and science-fiction/fantasy (heavier on the fantasy). And it was short. I find that if you are tackling a subject/genre you do not normally, short […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance Tagged With: Arthurian, British, folk tales, gender, glbtq, Knights and knighthood, Legends & Mythology, lesbian, Medieval (500-1453) Studies, nicola griffith

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:532 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance · Tags: Arthurian, British, folk tales, gender, glbtq, Knights and knighthood, Legends & Mythology, lesbian, Medieval (500-1453) Studies, nicola griffith ·
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And they lived Happily Ever After. The End.

Prince and Knight by Daniel Haack

May 4, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I first saw Prince and Knight by Daniel Haack, my first thought was, “This is a board book. Are kids that age ready for this theme?” And then I thought, “Why not?” However, we need to introduce the idea of same sex couples on a level that a child can understand. And this book does that by creating a story that is straight forward and does not preach its message. It is a simple (but not simplistic) story about a same sex couple. Kids […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Daniel Haack, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Kings and Queens, Knights and knighthood, lgbt, Princes, Stevie Lewis

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:160 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Daniel Haack, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Kings and Queens, Knights and knighthood, lgbt, Princes, Stevie Lewis ·
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