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“Cats were not, in her experience, an animal with much soul. Prosaic, practical little creatures as a general rule. It would suit her very well to be thought catlike.”

Soulless by Gail Carriger

May 7, 2025 by bjornsnipe 1 Comment

It’s dreadfully awkward being soulless in Victorian High Society. Add to that being the spinster daughter of a dead Italian, and life just isn’t working out for Alexia Tarabotti, and that’s before she’s attacked by a vampire at a social gathering. Bad enough that breaks all societal etiquette, but it also comes along with the downside that now Alexia has to deal with Lord Conall Maccon, the loud, obnoxious, Scottish werewolf sent by Queen Victoria to investigate. It seems that known vampires are disappearing nightly, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: 19th century london, gail carriger, London Steampunk, paranormal, parasols, Romance, treacle tart, vampires, werewolves

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:47 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: 19th century london, gail carriger, London Steampunk, paranormal, parasols, Romance, treacle tart, vampires, werewolves ·
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Say hello to the night, Lost in the shadows

The Lost Boys (Comic) by Tim Seeley (writer), Scott Godlewski (artist)

March 24, 2025 by dreadpiratekel Leave a Comment

I don’t recall what I was looking for on the library website when I stumbled across The Lost Boys comic, but I hit hold super fast.  After the 1987 movie, there were two straight-to-DVD sequels, and a comic series (Lost Boys: Reign of Frogs) but this comic is a direct sequel to the original film.  And this comic reads and feels like a sequel to a 1987 movie in both good and bad ways. So yes, the rest of this review will have some mild […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror Tagged With: Media Tie-In, Scott Godlewski, The Lost Boys, Tim Seeley, Tim Seeley (writer), Scott Godlewski (artist), vampires

dreadpiratekel's CBR17 Review No:11 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror · Tags: Media Tie-In, Scott Godlewski, The Lost Boys, Tim Seeley, Tim Seeley (writer), Scott Godlewski (artist), vampires ·
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We’re best friends! And cats. And vampires.

Two Vampire Cats by Jannie Ho

March 14, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have wanted to read Two Vampire Cats by Jannie Ho for about two weeks now. Or ever since I saw the advanced reader copy I found. It is a silly book about two vampire cats, a ghost and their town. For the adult reader there isn’t a lot of bite, but for kids it is worth the reading trip. This is for about ages 5 to young 8-9. It works as a read aloud or a first solo read with help, and the older […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: animals, beginner readers, Cats, friendship, Jannie Ho, Money, money making projects, vampires

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:150 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: animals, beginner readers, Cats, friendship, Jannie Ho, Money, money making projects, vampires ·
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The Stake of love

Bloody Mary by Nick Winn

February 21, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Silver Sprocket publishers had a sale. I looked up titles, found a few I wanted, and signed up for their monthly subscription for books. One of the books that came out of that mish-mash was called Bloody Mary by Nick Winn. It is a smidgen longer than a usual Zine, but it is more zine than what I consider a full-on graphic novel.  The first issue I had with it was that there are several moments where I felt like I started in the middle […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: family, music, Nick Winn, vampires

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:106 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: family, music, Nick Winn, vampires ·
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“We are no longer human. We live in the darkness.”

Bite Marks and Fluorite by Seno Yanase

February 5, 2025 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

This seemed like it would be right up my alley — BL! Vampires! The somewhat dystopian future of 2096! — but something about it was not working for me although I think I will still keep it for my collection for now. Haru works at a clothing boutique and one night on his bike ride home, he tries to help a man who’s about to be attacked. The man has to turn him into a vampire to save him. Before you become a full-fledged vampire, […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance Tagged With: dystopia, gay romance, Seno Yanase, vampires

GentleRain's CBR17 Review No:15 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance · Tags: dystopia, gay romance, Seno Yanase, vampires ·
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Let’s take this to the neck level

The Confessional by Paige Hender

January 13, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Recently I entered a “Grab a Galley” sweepstakes thingie and I have been honored to win a few that I really wanted. But one of them I was on the fence about putting my name in for. This was The Confessional by Paige Hender. But (and I know one shouldn’t judge a book by its cover) the cover was calling me. Which might not be a good thing since it is about vampires. Picture it: New Orleans, 1922. Cora Velasquez is a fairly newly turned […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: 1922, faith, family, friendship, glbtq, literary, New Orleans, Occult & Supernatural, Paige Hender, prohibition, secrets, United States, vampires

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:25 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Suspense · Tags: 1922, faith, family, friendship, glbtq, literary, New Orleans, Occult & Supernatural, Paige Hender, prohibition, secrets, United States, vampires ·
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