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A late rose is as sweet

When I Came Out by Anne Mette Kærulf Lorentzen

May 1, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The graphic novel, When I Came Out has a European mentality to sexual imagery and drug/alcohol use. Therefore, this is an adult first (mature teens second) aimed, is not for all audiences. This is an agult graphic novel as the idea is based on how Anne Mette Kærulf Lorentzen came to terms with her sexuality later in life. This “late bloomer” (taken from her support group name later in the book) finally came out to herself as being a lesbian after 10 years of marriage and […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Anne Mette Kaerul Lorentzen, Anne Mette Kærulf Lorentzen, coming out, glbtq, Lesbians, life events, middle-aged women, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:278 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Romance · Tags: Anne Mette Kaerul Lorentzen, Anne Mette Kærulf Lorentzen, coming out, glbtq, Lesbians, life events, middle-aged women, Social Themes ·
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Finding Hope in Confronting the Past and the Present

The Secret of You and Me by Melissa Lenhardt

August 28, 2022 by Abi Leave a Comment

A lot of the queer fiction I have been recently has featured characters living in either New York or the Pacific North West, or both. Places with widespread acceptance of queerness, or at least enough that the characters are rarely under threat for it within the text, regardless of the real world. The Secret of You and Me on the other hand, draws much of it’s power from the inverse, from a lack of acceptance in community, of what it feels like when you are […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: best friends, late in life lesbian, Lesbians, LGBTQ, LGBTQ author, lovers to enemies to lovers, Melissa Lenhardt

Abi's CBR14 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: best friends, late in life lesbian, Lesbians, LGBTQ, LGBTQ author, lovers to enemies to lovers, Melissa Lenhardt ·
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This b**ch bites

Baby Teeth by Meg Grehan

July 25, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

 cbr14bingo Verse  Level 1 (prose verses)  When I first saw Baby Teeth I thought “Finally, a book that is ‘cover different’ and still eye catching.” (Or in other words, it was not “just like all the other” covers out there.) And then “Ooooh prose poetry.” (When reading I would think, “Less poetry and more ‘poetic’ though”). After finishing, I thought, “Meg Grehan. You are one weird person.” In many ways this is a sophisticated read (and at times made me feel like I was missing […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, Horror, Poetry, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr14bingo, glbtq, Lesbians, Meg Grehan, Novels in Verse, vampires

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:394 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, Horror, Poetry, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: cbr14bingo, glbtq, Lesbians, Meg Grehan, Novels in Verse, vampires ·
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She’ll make you see stars WINK WINK

The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite

March 16, 2021 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

3.5 stars, rounding up What’s the opposite of a slow burn? A fast…frostbite? Except that implies that the story was in some way cold, which this is not. In my ongoing quest to hetdiversify my reading list, I find this markedly more enjoyable than both of the “logical + astrology” pairings. But there’s such a short bit of At First Sight Antagonism, and I realized that that is something I’m very into. Lucy and Catherine see each other, have a bit of a misunderstanding, realize […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Lesbians, olivia waite

wicherwill's CBR13 Review No:34 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Lesbians, olivia waite ·
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Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

March 9, 2021 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

I think there’s a really great story about Dr. Grace Porter, newly minted astronomy PhD (just astronomy, nothing more specific than that) suddenly realizing that the semi-sheltered world of academia and the years she’s spent studying haven’t prepared her to deal with being an adult almost-30 human being. This story involves a cast of quirky(tm) friends (a veritable bingo card of characteristics and personalities), unresolved issues, and lots of good, honest work that takes place over time. Also I think I would kill for her […]

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Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Lesbians, LGBTQ, Morgan Rogers, Romance

wicherwill's CBR13 Review No:31 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Lesbians, LGBTQ, Morgan Rogers, Romance ·
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The journey we take to get where we are going

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

October 15, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My journey to Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel was, to say was odd, but normal for me. I knew of Bechdel’s Dykes to Watch Out for series. I have the collection on my TBR list. And I knew that they had this book when it came out. The store I work at hosted an event. (July 2018 to be exact) I was interested in but forgot (long story why) to attend. Flash forward to about two months ago when I was speaking […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Alison Bechdel, Cartoonists, family, fathers and daughters, Lesbians, lgbt, secrets, sexuallity

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:324 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Alison Bechdel, Cartoonists, family, fathers and daughters, Lesbians, lgbt, secrets, sexuallity ·
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