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Treasures around us

Pearl of the Sea by Anthony Silverston

September 24, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Recently I am finding several online readers that at first glance are not “grabbing me.” (But then again, if a computer grabs you, you have bigger issues than a book not being interesting.)  And, Pearl of the Sea by Anthony Silverston was one of those not at first grabbers. But once I got into it, things started looking up. Now, granted this is not a WOW BEST BOOK EVER! but a book that was a nice break from the fairly intense reads I was reading. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: adventures, Anthony Silverston, change, family, friendship, LGBTQ, poachers, sea monsters, south africa

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:460 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: adventures, Anthony Silverston, change, family, friendship, LGBTQ, poachers, sea monsters, south africa ·
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She’d worked so hard to deserve the goodness of her life now, but accepting it was something else entirely.

Single Dads Club by Therese Beharrie

May 24, 2023 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Therese Beharrie’s Single Dads Club is a messy (in a good way) slow burn romance with two people trying to build new lives for themselves and be better than their parents, while prioritizing Rowan’s new born son. Delilah and Rowan have each ended up in Sugarbush Bay after significant upheaval in their personal lives. A few years earlier, Delilah’s mother was convicted of bilking her middle class clients out of their life savings. Delilah fled to her older brother in Sugarbush Bay and has been […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, Black romance, NetGalley, Single Dads Club, south africa, Therese Beharrie

Emmalita's CBR15 Review No:45 · Genres: Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, Black romance, NetGalley, Single Dads Club, south africa, Therese Beharrie ·
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Disintegration Station

The Promise by Damon Galgut

October 26, 2022 by Zirza Leave a Comment

South Africa, 1987. As the country is in the death throes of Apartheid, defiantly buckling under the weight of an international boycott, a Jewish woman named Rachel Swart, mother of three and wife to farmer Herman ‘Manie’ Swart, dies of an unnamed disease. She makes her husband promise to gift the little shack on the back of her property to Salome, their maid. Amor, their youngest daughter, overhears them. After Rachel’s death the promise seems all too soon forgotten; they seem surprised whenever Amor brings […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: apartheid, Booker prize, Booker prize 2021 shortlist, Damon Galgut, Satire, south africa, the promise

Zirza's CBR14 Review No:46 · Genres: History · Tags: apartheid, Booker prize, Booker prize 2021 shortlist, Damon Galgut, Satire, south africa, the promise ·
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Choose the person you want to be.

A Ghost in Shining Armor by Therese Beharrie

September 2, 2022 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

One of the frequent fights that happens on the borders of romancelandia is whether or not a romance is a romance if the love interest dies. The two central elements of the romance genre are: the romantic relationship is central to the story, and there is a happily ever after/happy for now ending. Nicholas Sparks’ books, among others, are often trotted out in this fight because he is known to kill off his romantic partners. In Ghost in Shining Armor, Therese Beharrie is going one […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: A Ghost in Shining Armor, advance reader copy, NetGalley, paranormal romance, south africa, South African, Therese Beharrie

Emmalita's CBR14 Review No:95 · Genres: Romance · Tags: A Ghost in Shining Armor, advance reader copy, NetGalley, paranormal romance, south africa, South African, Therese Beharrie ·
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Turtles are cute, turtles are fun. And when you read about Yoshi, you’ll want one!

Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle’s Incredible Journey Home by Lindsay Moore

May 3, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Note: If I have italicized a large amount of text, it is because it is directly from the publisher description.   Turtles are cute, turtles are fun. And when you read about Yoshi, you’ll want one! Okay, you cannot have a loggerhead turtle for several reasons, but you can learn about one special one in Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle’s Incredible Journey Home. In this longer picture book, we follow a young turtle from the time they were caught and injured in a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: animals, Australia, Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans), Environmental Conservation & Protection, Lindsay Moore, loggerhead turtles, Marine Life, Science & Nature, south africa, Turtles & Tortoises

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:199 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: animals, Australia, Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans), Environmental Conservation & Protection, Lindsay Moore, loggerhead turtles, Marine Life, Science & Nature, south africa, Turtles & Tortoises ·
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Finding Forever on Their Island Paradise

‘Do you want the real answer to that? Or the one that’s going to keep everything the way it is?’

Finding Forever on Their Island Paradise by Therese Beharrie

April 7, 2022 by llamareadsbooks 2 Comments

Therese Beharrie’s books always melt me into a pile of heart-eyed goo. They bring the feels, the humor, and the tenderness, and always leave me with a smile on my face! All Morgan wants to do is help her grandmother host her wedding on Penguin Island, where she’s lived for most of her life. If only that pesky rich developer who’s bought the community would listen to her compromise! While Elliott barely gets along with his family, when his brother asked him to take over […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: contemporary, Romance, south africa, Therese Beharrie

llamareadsbooks's CBR14 Review No:25 · Genres: Romance · Tags: contemporary, Romance, south africa, Therese Beharrie ·
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