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It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad…House

It Will Just Be Us by Jo Kaplan

November 11, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

A knock at the door. A series of frantic knocks at the door. Yes, It Will Just Be Us  nearly starts with “it was a dark and stormy night”. Our narrator, Sam, is a down-and-out adjunct professor of archeology barely hanging onto her sanity. After a series of upsetting events, we find her moving back to her crumbling, ancestral mansion in on the edge of a foreboding Virginia swamp. The mansion is, for all intents and purposes, haunted. It’s haunted by the living specter of her […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: animal abuse, ARC, Domestic Abuse, dysfunctional family, ghosts, grief, Haunted House, it will just be us, Jo Kaplan, madness, NetGalley, paranormal, Slavery, Southern Gothic, suicide, Virginia

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:116 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: animal abuse, ARC, Domestic Abuse, dysfunctional family, ghosts, grief, Haunted House, it will just be us, Jo Kaplan, madness, NetGalley, paranormal, Slavery, Southern Gothic, suicide, Virginia ·
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Ever read a book that makes you hurt? And you’re not sure if that’s a bad thing?

Joe Quinn’s Poltergeist by David Almond

October 15, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Ever read a book that makes you emotionally hurt, but you are not sure if in a good or bad way? Happens every so often to me. And when it does, I know I have either read one of the most amazing things ever, or the biggest piece of crap ever written. Joe Quinn’s Poltergeist by David Almond (with illustrations created by Dave McKean) was one of those books. I was a bit confused about the theme of this book due to the fact you […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Dave McKean, David Almond, Death, Emotions & Feelings, family, friendship, Ghost Stories, paranormal, siblings

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:322 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Dave McKean, David Almond, Death, Emotions & Feelings, family, friendship, Ghost Stories, paranormal, siblings ·
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Bad a##, Kick a## and all around one damn good read

Suncatcher by Jose Pimienta

February 19, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Some plot point spoilers. I figured that Suncatcher would be about music and some sort of hard rock. Instead about being about “just music” it is about music (punk/hard rock/independent/and as it is set in Mexico, the cultural influences of the era), perfection, the obsessions we allow ourselves and the ghosts that haunt us. All the reviews I have seen seem to take the character Beatriz literally: her grandfather’s soul is literally trapped in his guitar; she is literally being haunted by him and the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Young Adult Tagged With: coming-of-age, Death, friendship, grandfather, grandparents, Jose Pimienta, music, paranormal

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:95 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, Death, friendship, grandfather, grandparents, Jose Pimienta, music, paranormal ·
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You’ll probably not be surprised but I liked this book a lot

Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia

January 20, 2020 by BlackRaven 1 Comment

As you can imagine, I like ravens. I also like the idea of the character Raven from the Teen Titans. I do not consider myself an expert on the either subject. I just enjoy them. I like the element of mystery, cleverness and magic around them. And the character herself seems to have an interesting and unique path. With the graphic novel (ages at least 12 and up) Teen Titans: Raven Kami Garcia took a character comic and graphic novel lovers around the community know […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: coming-of-age, kami garcia, paranormal, superheroes, teen titans

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:27 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, kami garcia, paranormal, superheroes, teen titans ·
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Maggie Thrash: Girl trying to understand

Lost Soul, Be at Peace by Maggie Thrash

November 11, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Lost Soul, Be at Peace is not an easy read. This time, Maggie Thrash has created a graphic novel that is more fantastical than Honor Girl was. Instead of dealing with the issues camp, friends and coming to terms with one’s sexuality in a realistic and relatable way, she has created something that deals with the past and ghosts. Even the living ones. How can there be a living ghost? That is the plot point. Based on Thrash’s own experiences, this time our character Maggie […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: coming-of-age, Depression in adolescence, lgbt, Maggie Thrash, paranormal

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:468 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, Depression in adolescence, lgbt, Maggie Thrash, paranormal ·
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DNF at 10 Percent

They Thirst by Robert McCammon

October 29, 2019 by Classic 1 Comment

I did not finish this at 10 percent. I got nothing to say besides the writing hurt my head. I either love Robert R. McCammon or I don’t. This is definitely one of the ones I don’t love. There is too much thrown out and none of it makes much sense. This is a shame though because the prologue was so freaking good. And then when it moves to LA I just started to feel overwhelmed. Since I only got up to 10 percent I […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror Tagged With: horror, paranormal, Robert McCammon, They Thirst, vampires

Classic's CBR11 Review No:281 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror · Tags: horror, paranormal, Robert McCammon, They Thirst, vampires ·
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