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Esteban and Tristan went into this nightmare and came out with more than they bargained for

The Nightmare Brigade #1: The Case of the Girl from Deja Vu by Frank Thillez

November 10, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I first found The Nightmare Brigade #1: The Case of the Girl from Deja Vu by Frank Thillez, and illustrated by Yomgui Dumont as a preview e-reader. I was so in love with the start that I emailed the address at the bottom of the link sent to tell them! A few months later, chapters one and two were available in a full e-reader. (And once again, I recommend signing up for the newsletter from Papercutz if you and/or a child in your life likes […]

Love, exciting and new

The Loud House Special: Love Out Loud by Loud House Creative Team

Love is for Roaring by Mike Kerr

October 13, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

This review has a love theme. First, we have the graphic novel The Loud House Special: Love Out Loud by the Loud House Creative Team and second, the picture book Love is for Roaring by Mike Kerr. With the Loud Family we see the Loud Family and the way love is represented: between husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends, girlfriends and girlfriends, between siblings, between animals and their human and even between the youngest Loud child and her love of a certain large fuzzy “man.” […]

Expectations and Reality clash and have a lovely time

Princess Princess Ever After by Kay O’Neill

October 13, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

All points/rating for this book, Princess Princess Ever After comes from the lovely, classical folktale illustrations that Kay O’Neill gave us. This modern twist of Prince saving the Princess has been seen before, (this time we have a Princess saving the Princess). But this time O’Neill also tosses in a prince who has a little side story (which is not really needed, or at least could have been expanded a bit Perhaps he’ll get his own story someday?). However, it is still about expectations and […]

Little Sister has punch

Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters volume 1 by Chris Samnee

October 12, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was going to include Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters volume 1 with Barb the Last Berzerker not because they are by the same author(s) and/or illustrator(s), or even because they had similar themes. Now, they do both have a wild child (Barb in one and Jonna in the other), but their paths are radically different. One is on a journey to stop an evil wizard and likes to have a chat or two, the other hits first, second, last and does not talk much […]

Family, Friends, Fashion

Lizard in a Zoot Suit by Marco Finnegan

October 12, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

One crazy (not so little) book that takes you to the 1940s and shows us how fashion caused a riot. Or more accurately, the fact people wore something “different” and were “different” and the prejudices against being different caused people to cause a riot. Lizard in a Zoot Suit shows the layers of events that would lead to the events that would lead to the real-life Zoot Suit Riots. The fact there is a disguised Lizard creature trying to help two sisters when they find […]

Siblings to die for

The Blood Between Us by Z Brewer

October 12, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Had I been myself as a teenager (and I was) this book would have been a huge hit. The Blood Between Us is a thriller filled with distrust, explosions, and family secrets. Until you get to the end. And this was when my adult-self kicked in and the teenager who forgave a lot to just enjoy the story, came into play. The buildup was strong, but slow. All evidence points to an obvious ending (but honestly would be a satisfying one). That is, until the […]

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