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Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman

Asadora! V03 by Naoki Urasawa

Magical History Tour #9: The Titanic by Fabrice Erre

March 24, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

It is rare a sequel is as good as the first. However, sometimes there is one that you like even more “just because” you do. Maybe it is because the character is your favorite, or maybe it is because you relate to the character, or the author really got into the story and is moving things along. These three books may or may not better than the first, but they are just as good. I was able to relate to Nick in Heartstopper: Volume Two. […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: alice oseman, England, Fabrice Erre, flying, friendship, GLBT, Japan, monsters, Naoki Urasawa, Sylvain Savoia, Titanic

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:122 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: alice oseman, England, Fabrice Erre, flying, friendship, GLBT, Japan, monsters, Naoki Urasawa, Sylvain Savoia, Titanic ·
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Manga and Me

Asadora! V01 by Naoki Urasawa

March 2, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I started the book Asadora! V01 thinking there was going to be some big excitement on every page (meaning our main character would be a Pippi Longstocking type of gal getting in and out of mischief with their friends). Instead, Naoki Urasawa gives us one very large, devastating moment, and the rest of the book is what we do to survive. We try and survive every day (Asa is one of 12 children), what we do to save face (a side story of a boy […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: 1950s, Japan, kidnapping, Missing children/girls, Naoki Urasawa, Storms, typhoon

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:102 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: 1950s, Japan, kidnapping, Missing children/girls, Naoki Urasawa, Storms, typhoon ·
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