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Will you still love me tomorrow

Love Languages by James Albon

August 20, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

You can come of age at any age. And find love in the oddest places. Even in the romantic city of Paris when you think there is nothing there for you expect more disappointing dates and alienation. Two women deal with their expat statuses, while a growing friendship that shapes their practically every move. From the point of view of Sarah, a British woman now living and working in France, we see the growth of self-awareness with an unusual but beautiful path. You can enjoy […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Contemporary Women, friendship, James Albon, lesbian, LGBTQ, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:372 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Contemporary Women, friendship, James Albon, lesbian, LGBTQ, Social Themes ·
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They adorably find you when you need them

Adorable Empire: A Graphic Novel by Laura Terry

August 20, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Adorable Empire: A Graphic Novel by Laura Terry is a nice solid 3. The story is not new (magical animals, being yourself, divorce, complicated family and friends relationships), but it is nice (I will repeat this word) and has a few points that keep it new for someone who has read a lot of this theme, but also does not deter a newbie to the flock of coming of age books. There are nice illustrations that are not WOW, but not blah either. Overall, it […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Adolescence & Coming of Age, friendship, Laura Terry, LGBTQ, moving, separation, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:364 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Adolescence & Coming of Age, friendship, Laura Terry, LGBTQ, moving, separation, Social Themes ·
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When you’re Evil (ish) and make a mean latte

teenagers, self-esteem, good and evil, fame villains, by Kennedy Tarrell

August 6, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I saw the cover of Evil-ish by Kennedy Tarrell I figured it would be in the fantasy genre and I hoped for a graphic novel. The graphic novel hinting covers have fooled me often of late so I was hoping I was not going to be disappointed and instead of a good, old fashioned graphic novel, I would find myself reading a (gasp! clutching pearls) a NOVEL! Actually, that hyperbole works well for this cute, fun, and cozy familiar story. Our main character is […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: fame villains, family, friendship, Good and evil, justice, Kennedy Tarrell, LGBTQ, mothers, revenge, self-esteem, siblings, Social Themes, Teenagers

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:356 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: fame villains, family, friendship, Good and evil, justice, Kennedy Tarrell, LGBTQ, mothers, revenge, self-esteem, siblings, Social Themes, Teenagers ·
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Does this author ever write a bad book?

Spent: A Comic Novel by Alison Bechdel

August 1, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Spent: A Comic Novel by Alison Bechdel This graphic novel is not perfect, but it is darn close. There were just one or two small “bumps” for me. But overall fans will get a huge kick out of this. There is much happening and Bechdel uses their usual wit and observations to get the job done. Even if they cannot get the job of writing their new book or the TV script done. It is life during the years of 2020 to “now” (or around […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Alison Bechdel, capitalism, fame, family, farming, friendship, goats, LGBTQ, literary, politics, slice of life, Social Themes, women

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:353 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance · Tags: Alison Bechdel, capitalism, fame, family, farming, friendship, goats, LGBTQ, literary, politics, slice of life, Social Themes, women ·
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Book two times three

Rema Chronicles V02 Kingdom of Water: A Graphic Novel by Amy Kim

Grand Slam Romance V02: Major League Hotties by Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous

Double Booking V02 When and Where Wolf by Pangburn,, Kim Shearer and Nic Touris

July 30, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Sequels are always an interesting read. They can  be the best book in the group or the worst. They can also be so much later than book one that you forget everything about what happened before.  And that last one is what happened to Kingdom of Water: A Graphic Novel (the Rema Chronicles #2) by Amy Kim. I started reading (via an online reader, due August 2025) and said, “Who are these people again?” Therefore, read volumes one and two close together. Spoiler: There will […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: adventure, Amy Kim, Death, Emma Oosterhous, family, fathers, Kim Shearer, LGBTQ, magic, Nic Touris, Ollie Hicks, Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous, Pangburn, Pangburn, Kim Shearer and Nic Touris, paranormal, parents, siblings, softball, women

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:347 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: adventure, Amy Kim, Death, Emma Oosterhous, family, fathers, Kim Shearer, LGBTQ, magic, Nic Touris, Ollie Hicks, Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous, Pangburn, Pangburn, Kim Shearer and Nic Touris, paranormal, parents, siblings, softball, women ·
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Be Takei and you know, do stuff!

It Rhymes With Takei by George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger

July 28, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Cbr17bingo White  It Rhymes With Takei by George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger took me over a week to read. This is not because it was a bad graphic novel, but for three main reasons. First, it is actually on the longer side. Second, because it has heavy subjects it deals with. And finally, the pages can be a bit crowded, making images and text blur together and/or making it hard to follow at times, so I just took my time with […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: activists, actor, arts, Asian-American, cbr17bingo, Cbr17bingo White, george takei, George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger, Harmony Becker, japanese, Justin Eisinger, LGBTQ, Social Themes, Steven Scott

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:334 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: activists, actor, arts, Asian-American, cbr17bingo, Cbr17bingo White, george takei, George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger, Harmony Becker, japanese, Justin Eisinger, LGBTQ, Social Themes, Steven Scott ·
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