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“It was like reading a book, she decided. You read the book and the words became scenes, the characters became people and they lived inside you.”

The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson

March 12, 2026 by faintingviolet 5 Comments

Reading epic fantasy isn’t really a thing I do that often, but sometimes, you just need to listen to your book friends when they fall in love with something. It has proven to be a good method for me previously, so why not try again with a beautiful purple covered book and plot synopsis that grab the attention without giving a whole lot away.    It should be noted that I loved this 650-page book. It’s a five-star read for me, easily. But… I have struggled for weeks to figure out how to review it, so I’m sort of throwing my hands up […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Antonia Hodgson, Eternal Path Trilogy, The Raven Scholar

faintingviolet's CBR18 Review No:7 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Antonia Hodgson, Eternal Path Trilogy, The Raven Scholar ·
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Come for the cats, stay for … also the cats

Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett

March 11, 2026 by Jen K Leave a Comment

Like many other Cannonballers, I was familiar with Heather Fawcett because of the Emily Wilde novels, so when I saw her next novel was going to involve a magical cat shelter, I was in, even though I hadn’t enjoyed the third Emily Wilde novel as much. Overall, I had a really fun time with this but it really was primarily due to the cats and the cat shelter, and I actually would have enjoyed even more cats, and day to day life at the shelter. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: alternate history, Canada, Cats, cozy fantasy, Heather Fawcett, magicians

Jen K's CBR18 Review No:24 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: alternate history, Canada, Cats, cozy fantasy, Heather Fawcett, magicians ·
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Prince? Assassin? Both?

The Boy Wonder by Juni Ba, Chris O'Halloran, Aditya Bidikar

March 11, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I learned that Dick Grayson was only one of several Robins I was probably in my thirties. How could this be? I mean Bruce Wayne stayed the same, why didn’t Robin? Did he really need to be Nightwing? Red Hood? Red Robin? What does this prove?  Honestly, I don’t know if it has to prove anything, but in Juni Ba, Chris O’Halloran, Aditya Bidikar (and others) The Boy Wonder they collected some of the stories that focus on the newest addition the SuperHero of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: action, Aditya Bidikar, adventure, Batman, Chris O'Halloran, Damian Wayne, Juni Ba, Juni Ba, Chris O'Halloran, Aditya Bidikar, Robin, superheroes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:85 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: action, Aditya Bidikar, adventure, Batman, Chris O'Halloran, Damian Wayne, Juni Ba, Juni Ba, Chris O'Halloran, Aditya Bidikar, Robin, superheroes ·
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Riff in the Reef

Search for the Silver Shell: A Branches Book (Coral Keepers #1) by Robin Yardi and Paul Kellam

March 11, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The young chapter book, Search for the Silver Shell: A Branches Book (Coral Keepers #1) by Robin Yardi and Paul Kellam (illustrator) fell a little short for me as an adult reader. But the aged 6 to 9 reader will find the fantasy and friendship elements exciting and fun.  It is a part fantasy, part mystery, and (mostly) adventure. This is a new series that feels both “old school” and modern with the diverse characters, the type of freedom the children have and keeps the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: action, adventure, Chapter Books, family, friendship, magic, mermaids and men, ocean life, Paul Kellam, Robin Yardi, Robin Yardi and Paul Kellam, sharks, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:84 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: action, adventure, Chapter Books, family, friendship, magic, mermaids and men, ocean life, Paul Kellam, Robin Yardi, Robin Yardi and Paul Kellam, sharks, Social Themes ·
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My friend wrote a book (two, actually) and you won’t be able to read it if you can’t read Danish

Kraft & Mod (Courage) by Trine J. Cederlof

March 10, 2026 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars Nowhere Book Bingo 26: A Middle Grade Book Defeat the Goblin TBR: The Shiny book (added in December 2024) Disclaimer! The author is a friend of mine, but my opinions are my own, and I bought the book with my own money (because friends make sure friends get royalties). As part of the peace agreement between the Green Shores and the Blue Mountains, Prince Mirounga (called Miro), nephew and heir to the king of the Green Shores, is sent into fosterage to the Blue Mountains. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #fantasy, Aurora, cbr18, coming-of-age, Courage, Danish, friendship, Kraft & Mod, Malin, middle grade, royalty, Trine J. Cederløf

Malin's CBR18 Review No:5 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #fantasy, Aurora, cbr18, coming-of-age, Courage, Danish, friendship, Kraft & Mod, Malin, middle grade, royalty, Trine J. Cederløf ·
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Cozy but Underdeveloped

Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel by Elizabeth Everett

March 9, 2026 by Tracy Leave a Comment

This was a reasonably satisfying cozy fantasy that didn’t quite live up to its promise. Pax is the manager of a traveling sentient hotel that picks up and deposits guests throughout various magical worlds. When the hotel ends up on earth (we’re not told how that happens) and out of fuel, Pax determines that the best way to fix the hotel is to “reboot” it by pretending it’s an apartment and bringing in a tenant. Enter Josie, struggling single mom of the adorable 4-year-old Amos. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: cozy fantasy, Elizabeth Everett

Tracy's CBR18 Review No:14 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: cozy fantasy, Elizabeth Everett ·
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