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Being a samurai isn’t easy

The Worst Ronin by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

June 26, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I’ve wanted to read The Worst Ronin since before it came out as I was seeing online reader copies. I did not actually get a copy until it was over a year old. With that said, it was worth the wait. I don’t think I would have appreciated the humor or elements before now. I recommend for ages at least 12 and up as there are several places where there is violence, injury, blood and other sensitive subjects.   Overall, it is the opposite of what […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: action, adventure, alternative stories, coming-of-age, Faith Schafter, female warriors, friendship, ghosts, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, mythology, warriors

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:312 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: action, adventure, alternative stories, coming-of-age, Faith Schafter, female warriors, friendship, ghosts, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, mythology, warriors ·
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Couple of warriors

Warrior Princess: The Story of Khutulun  by Sally Deng

Brand-New Bubbe by Sarah Aronson

August 2, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Recently I was cleaning out my emails which had hundreds of links to old online reader copies. I then realized that I keep reading new things, but have forgotten about titles I had been excited about. Well, I was going to fix that! Unfortunately, some of the links had expired, but most actually were active. Two that I found that I thought could be fun reading were Warrior Princess: The Story of Khutulun and Brand-New Bubbe Sally Deng has an interesting story about a warrior in Warrior Princess: The […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Ariel Landy, Asian, blended family, China, grandmothers, Khutulun, Mongolia, Sally Deng, Sarah Aronson, warriors

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:568 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Ariel Landy, Asian, blended family, China, grandmothers, Khutulun, Mongolia, Sally Deng, Sarah Aronson, warriors ·
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It is Redwall!

Redwall: The Graphic Novel by Brian Jacques

November 3, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The world we loved and continue to love, though the author has passed to the great Abbey in the sky came to life in Redwall: The Graphic Novel. Stuart Moore adapted Brian Jacques beloved book. I would recommend this for those who are already fans as there are some things that would turn a novice reader away. They could enjoy, but the lack of any color to the illustrations could turn some readers off. This would probably be the main issue a fresh to the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: animals, Bret Blevins, Brian Jacques, Richard Starkings, Social Themes, Stuart Moore, warriors

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:540 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: animals, Bret Blevins, Brian Jacques, Richard Starkings, Social Themes, Stuart Moore, warriors ·
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Berzerker Barb and Porkchop to save the day, but first… Sausages!

Barb the Last Berzerker by Dan & Jason

October 12, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

According to the publisher content (with a little edit from me), my first review is if: She-Ra/He-Man met Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man. And while I won’t disagree, I do think it is a little less as shall we say, clueless than Dog Man can be. Barb is a young Berzerker who wants in on the action, but the others feel she is too young. But when she is the last one standing, this Dan (Abdo) and Jason (Patterson) graphic novel, she is their only hope […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: adventures, Dan & Jason, Dan Abdo, friendship, Jason Patterson, monsters, Swords, warriors, wizards, Yeti

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:311 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: adventures, Dan & Jason, Dan Abdo, friendship, Jason Patterson, monsters, Swords, warriors, wizards, Yeti ·
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I’ve got a laser pointer, come out and PLAAAAAAAAAY!

December 20, 2014 by Robyn Robotron Leave a Comment

My stepson was turned onto the Warriors series by a school friend.  The fact that I found this book mind-numbingly boring doesn’t take away from the awesomeness of that.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Erin Hunter, fantasy, Fiction, Robyn Robotron, warriors, Warriors: Fire and Ice

Robyn Robotron's CBR6 Review No:46 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Erin Hunter, fantasy, Fiction, Robyn Robotron, warriors, Warriors: Fire and Ice ·
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The Return of the Dunk, The Revenge of the Egg

January 25, 2014 by narfna Leave a Comment

NOTE: As with the first two in the series, I read The Mystery Knight as part of an anthology. In this case, it was Warriors, edited by George R.R. Martin himself along with some dude named Gardner Dozois, who I’ve never heard of before. Unlike with the other two anthologies, Warriors for the most part consists of original fiction by authors that is not tied in to their previous works. This means little fear of spoilers, so I’m going to read it and do a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: anthologies, fantasy, george r.r. martin, narfna, novellas, the mystery knight, the tales of dunk and egg, warriors

narfna's CBR6 Review No:7 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: anthologies, fantasy, george r.r. martin, narfna, novellas, the mystery knight, the tales of dunk and egg, warriors ·
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