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It was a relief and a horror to be known so perfectly.

These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

January 20, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

I’m not sure if I can categorize this book as dark academia, but the characters and the story remind me so much of what I enjoyed about “If We Were Villains” and “The Secret History,” it is impossible for me not to draw parallels between them. All three stories are linked by a sudden and violent death, and how those left behind cope with their secrets. Paul is a seventeen-year-old who has recently graduated from high school. He lives with his mother and his two […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: 1970s, class divide, codependence, dark academia, Donna Tartt, emotional abuse, forbidden love, if we were villains, Jewish American, jewish culture, M.L. Rio, Manipulative behavior, Micah Nemerever, murder, Pittsburgh, queer author, queer romance, teen drama, the secret history, Toxic Romance, tragedy, Vietnam era

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: 1970s, class divide, codependence, dark academia, Donna Tartt, emotional abuse, forbidden love, if we were villains, Jewish American, jewish culture, M.L. Rio, Manipulative behavior, Micah Nemerever, murder, Pittsburgh, queer author, queer romance, teen drama, the secret history, Toxic Romance, tragedy, Vietnam era ·
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Dramacon

Two works from the same author, two diametrically opposed opinions from me

Dramacon by Svetlana Chmakova

Nightschool Collector's Edition Vol. 1 and 2 by Svetlana Chmakova

July 11, 2022 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

Dramacon was one of those foundational comics for me and it’s been years since I read it, so I decided to get the 15th anniversary collector’s edition, as my original copies have long since vanished. Then I decided to get the two Nightschool collector’s editions since I’d never read them. Dramacon held up and I’ll be keeping it, but Nightschool didn’t connect with me and I found it to be the weaker of the works. I know this is in large part because Dramacon so perfectly captures the mid-2000s experience of being at […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: anime, manga, Svetlana Chmakova, teen drama

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:66 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: anime, manga, Svetlana Chmakova, teen drama ·
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In which the cute cooking manga takes a depressing turn

Kitchen Princess: Vol. 5 by Natsumi Ando (artist), Miyuki Kobayashi (writer)

Kitchen Princess: Vol. 6 by Natsumi Ando (artist), Miyuki Kobayashi (writer)

January 6, 2019 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Last year my seven year old got into a cute cooking manga called Kitchen Princess.  I read and reviewed book one for Cannonball Read 10 but then only skimmed through the second through fourth books.  After reading volumes five and six my daughter somberly told me that a character had died and requested that I read them too.  This was an unexpected turn for a shojo manga.  The first four volumes contained a beginning love triangle between female protagonist Najika Kazami and brothers Daichi and Sora […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance Tagged With: Baking, cbr11, character death, cooking, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Graphic Novel, manga, Miyuki Kobayashi, Natsumi Ando, Romance, teen drama

Dome'Loki's CBR11 Review No:3 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance · Tags: Baking, cbr11, character death, cooking, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Graphic Novel, manga, Miyuki Kobayashi, Natsumi Ando, Romance, teen drama ·
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I Blame Christopher Pike

May 30, 2018 by Melina Leave a Comment

Who wouldn’t be excited to be invited to an exclusive party by one of the most popular people?  And she said keep it a secret…so they did, from all their friends and families.  Unfortunately, almost as soon as they arrive they find themselves facing peril–bad weather, power outages, no reception and oh…everyone is slowly getting murdered one by one.  Some of them are friends, some are strangers to one another, what connection do they have? Why are they being murdered and which one of the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Death, Gretchen McNeil, impaling, murder, mystery, Suspense, teen drama, Ten

Melina's CBR10 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Death, Gretchen McNeil, impaling, murder, mystery, Suspense, teen drama, Ten ·
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