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A good bad monster, or is it a bad good monster?

Melvin Monster by John Stanley

August 11, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am halfway through (there’s around 300 pages) John Stanley’s (Little Lulu comics ) graphic novel/comic Melvin Monster. My first thought was, “Those are some old fashioned illustrations! Like something you’d see in MAD Magazine or an “adult magazine” that I wasn’t allowed to look at as a kid, but found my uncle’s copies of anyway. You know, magazines like MAD, or adult comics, but not, “Adult” magazines.  (The publisher description says: it draws its direct inspiration from the 1960s monster craze and the work […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: family, John Stanley, monsters, omnibus, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:586 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: family, John Stanley, monsters, omnibus, Social Themes ·
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All we need.

All We Need Is Love and a Really Soft Pillow! by Peter H. Reynolds

August 11, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Sometimes I really enjoy the work of Peter H. Reynolds, but sometimes things are only “okay.” With All We Need Is Love and a Really Soft Pillow! I am on the side of more than okay, but not my favorite. The idea is clever with a little monster, Little One, and Poppy together, just the two of them as they only need love. But of course, a really soft pillow (or two) is nice as well. And since it might rain, a shelter is a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Poetry Tagged With: family, fathers, Henry Rocket Reynolds, Love, Peter H. Reynolds, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:585 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: family, fathers, Henry Rocket Reynolds, Love, Peter H. Reynolds, Social Themes ·
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CBR15 Bingo: In the Wild

Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews

August 10, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars CBR15 Bingo: In the Wild (partly set in a big, spooky wood AND featuring shifters) This short novel, which originally was planned as a novella (but the authors just couldn’t fit all of the story into such a short format, for which their fans are grateful) is the second of the Wilmington Years stories, which could clearly also be called Kate and Curran spectacularly fail at a quiet and uneventful retirement. In the previous story, Magic Tides, Kate has to rescue a bunch […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: CBR15, cbr15bingo, ilona andrews, in the wild, Kate Daniels, magic, Magic Claims, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, Romance, shapeshifters, the Wilmington Years, vampires

Malin's CBR15 Review No:39 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: CBR15, cbr15bingo, ilona andrews, in the wild, Kate Daniels, magic, Magic Claims, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, Romance, shapeshifters, the Wilmington Years, vampires ·
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Younger is always dumber and wising up takes blood…and time.

Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

August 9, 2023 by Emmalita 4 Comments

I tend to think prequels are unnecessary. I don’t know that Bookshops & Bonedust is necessary from a story telling perspective. From a soul perspective, yes, it is necessary. Legends & Lattes was about coffee, baked goods and friendships. Bookshops & Bonedust is about books, baked goods, and friendships. The book was read by the author, Travis Baldree, who is also a voice actor. I enjoyed his narration so much I may get his narration of the Legends & Lattes audiobook. (Who am I kidding, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: advance listener copy, Bookshops & Bonedust, NetGalley, read by the author, Travis Baldree

Emmalita's CBR15 Review No:73 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: advance listener copy, Bookshops & Bonedust, NetGalley, read by the author, Travis Baldree ·
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Wha’ happen?

A Fire Endless (Elements of Cadence, #2) by Rebecca Ross

August 8, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

I lost almost all of my interest in this series while about 25% through A Fire Endless, for no apparent reason at all. I’m having a hard time thinking of anything to say about it because my apathy is speaking very loudly right now. I really liked the first book (a Scottish inspired fantasy with romantic elements), even if it wasn’t a favorite or anything, but by the time I got to this one I just didn’t care anymore! I honestly could have DNFed and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, A Fire Endless, duologies, Elements of Cadence, narfna, Rebecca Ross

narfna's CBR15 Review No:74 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, A Fire Endless, duologies, Elements of Cadence, narfna, Rebecca Ross ·
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An Innovative Take on a Classic Fantasy Theme

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

August 7, 2023 by Tracy 6 Comments

It’s impossible to avoid the allusions and parallels, both implicit and explicit, between Piranesi and other fantasy novels. After all, there’s a quote from C.S. Lewis’s The Magician’s Nephew right at the beginning of the novel. But somehow this novel feels new, maybe because of how it’s narrated. We get the perspective of the character of Piranesi from inside a world that is the only world he remembers, rather than the perspective of an outsider visiting a world that’s new to them. The book is […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr15bingo, mystery, susanna clarke

Tracy's CBR15 Review No:26 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, cbr15bingo, mystery, susanna clarke ·
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