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No trick, just treat

Monster Support Group: The Werewolf's Tale  by Laura Suárez

November 20, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Who hasn’t felt like they were a monster once or twice in their lives? I mean, most likely we all have had “fitting in issues” and body issues (as most of us went through puberty), but the boy in Monster Support Group: The Werewolf’s Tale by Laura Suárez realizes it is hard being twelve and not just because of all of his siblings or having issues fitting in at school so he is bullied. He is “changing” (getting hairier, deeper voice and moody). But this is normal puberty, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery Tagged With: family, friendship, Laura Suárez, monsters, Social Themes, supernatural

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:819 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery · Tags: family, friendship, Laura Suárez, monsters, Social Themes, supernatural ·
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I wolfed this down

Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens

November 14, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

“Do I want to read Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens” has been on my mind since I first saw it “advertised” as a reader online copy, when it came out and finally when I saw it on the shelf of the library a few days ago. And the answer was always no until I saw it at the library. It was not like I didn’t have four other books in hand, or have a ton at home, but my gut said, “Get […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: art, family, family secrets, friendship, glbtq, monsters, Olivia Stephens, paranormal, parents, photography, supernatural, United States - African American & Black, vampires, werewolves

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:805 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: art, family, family secrets, friendship, glbtq, monsters, Olivia Stephens, paranormal, parents, photography, supernatural, United States - African American & Black, vampires, werewolves ·
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Spooky season cannonball!

The Pram by Joe Hill

October 30, 2023 by kfishgirl 6 Comments

What a fitting book to complete my Cannonball on for this spooky season! The Pram is a short story by one of Stephen King’s sons. I think I’ve read other Joe Hill stories and not really loved them, but I liked this one a lot. We start out with Willy and Marianne moving to a farmhouse in Maine after they suffered a miscarriage. Marianne was so depressed and lifeless that Willy wanted to get her out into the fresh air and away from their old […]

Filed Under: Horror, Short Stories, Suspense Tagged With: joe hill, monsters

kfishgirl's CBR15 Review No:52 · Genres: Horror, Short Stories, Suspense · Tags: joe hill, monsters ·
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The Golden Eyed girl

Island Book (Island Book #1) by Evan Dahm

The Infinite Land (Island Book #2)  by Evan Dahm

October 4, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A little while ago  I reviewed book three of Island Book not realizing I had read book three until I was into it a bit. Of course, I said, well since there are holes in the plot I need to find one and two. And I did. And some things were cleared up and other things added. The big thing I noticed was that there is a lot of foreshadowing that you might not pick up if you are reading in order. The thing I […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Action & Adventure, curses, Evan Dahm, family, friendship, ghosts, monsters, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:718 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Action & Adventure, curses, Evan Dahm, family, friendship, ghosts, monsters, Social Themes ·
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Doom Thorax has the Power (of reading)

Doom's Day Camp by Joshua Hauke

September 27, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I honestly was surprised at how much I liked the graphic novel, Doom’s Day Camp by Joshua Hauke. At first, I felt it was just going to be “dumb humor” or “not for everyone offbeat and off color humor” but most of it turned out to be pretty classy. (Okay! Okay! There is one earth shattering f**t, but it did save the day! And frankly, f**ts are funny if they happen to someone else.) The ideas, of course, have been done before (a nerd/uncool kid […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: apocalyptic, Books, family, friendship, Joshua Hauke, monsters, siblings, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:699 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: apocalyptic, Books, family, friendship, Joshua Hauke, monsters, siblings, Social Themes ·
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Being Betty

 Itty Bitty Betty Blob by Constance Lombardo

September 26, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

We have seen the story of Itty Bitty Betty Blob before (being yourself) but this time around it is the art that makes it terribly fun, quirky and fresh. The black, white and gray coloring of the monsters and the world they live in vs. Betty in all of the colors (done by Micha Player) was a fun change to the everything is all color, if not more dull than the person who is flamboyant. Plus, they were clever, and set the mood. Plus, we get some […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Constance Lombardo, daughters, Micha Player, monsters, mothers, self-esteem, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:696 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Constance Lombardo, daughters, Micha Player, monsters, mothers, self-esteem, Social Themes ·
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