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When it is time

Quiet Crossings by Vivi Partridge, Sal Sawler and Janaina Spada

October 13, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Quiet Crossings by Vivi Partridge (with Sal Sawler (editor) and Janaina Spada (colorist)) is, in a few words, an interesting read. The ideas of death, anxiety, depression, and living with the aftermath are poetically dealt with. The main characters are diverse, unusual and for the most part, likeable. Our main character/point of view character, Selena, has moments where you don’t necessarily like how she is reacting, but it is understandable.  We follow about a year’s worth of events. Selena is now working at an Inn, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Fairy Tales, family, folklore, friendship, grief, hotelkeepers, Janaina Spada, loss, magic, mythology, Sal Sawler, Social Theme, Spirits, Vivi Partridge, Vivi Partridge, Sal Sawler and Janaina Spada

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:371 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Fairy Tales, family, folklore, friendship, grief, hotelkeepers, Janaina Spada, loss, magic, mythology, Sal Sawler, Social Theme, Spirits, Vivi Partridge, Vivi Partridge, Sal Sawler and Janaina Spada ·
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Wine counts as a common interest

A Study in Sparkling by Jodi McAlister

October 13, 2026 by Jen K Leave a Comment

After quite enjoying the previous novel in this series, I am sad to say that this one didn’t work nearly as well for me. That being said, I am still looking forward to whatever comes next since I expect we could get at least two more books out of this based on either previous relationships or hinted at romances in this one. The setting, the broader cast of characters and the author’s style all still worked well for me. It was fun catching up with […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, Jodi McAlister, love notes

Jen K's CBR18 Review No:55 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, Jodi McAlister, love notes ·
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And then I read volume two

Huck, Volume 2: Big Bad World by Mark Millar, Rafael Albuquerque and various

October 13, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While I wasn’t as into Huck, Volume 2: Big Bad World as I was the first one, Huck Volume 1: All-American, Huck and the Supers are an interesting group of people and their continuation story has its appeal. Creators Mark Millar (author), Rafael Albuquerque (illustrator), Dave McCaig (colorist), and Clem Robins (letterer), made a world where our hero of book one, Huck (a big, sweet, not the brightest cookie in the jar, but has a big ol’ heart kind of guy), has found himself a […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Clem Robins, Dave McCaig, family, friendship, mark millar, Mark Millar, Rafael Albuquerque and various, rafael albuquerque, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:370 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Clem Robins, Dave McCaig, family, friendship, mark millar, Mark Millar, Rafael Albuquerque and various, rafael albuquerque, Social Themes ·
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“Even as a small child, nothing pleased her more about their travels than the ride home”

The Tall Pine Polka by Lorna Landvik

October 13, 2026 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

The Tall Pine Polka is my final book for Re-Readathon 2026 – a comfort re-read and a book I annotated. It had been a long time since I had read this last, since 2013 in fact. My experience this time wasn’t quite the same as it had previously been. I remained mostly interested in the interpersonal relationships of the denizens of the Cup O’Delight cafe, especially the ones between Fenny, Lee, and Bill. But this time some of the hiccups of this book being published […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr18bingo, comfort read, Lorna Landvik, ONE, rereadathon

faintingviolet's CBR18 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr18bingo, comfort read, Lorna Landvik, ONE, rereadathon ·
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Entities to Lovers

The conundrum of the NetGalley arc – a good book that I’m not feeling right now

Entities to Lovers by Mallory Marlowe

October 13, 2026 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

I ended up dnf’ing Mallory Marlowe’s Entities to Lovers a little over the halfway point and I’m feeling a lot of mixed feelings about it. There’s quite a lot I liked about the book, but it was also frustrating. There was enough that I liked that I’ll probably pick up Marlowe’s other books. I might come back to this one later. On the plus side, it’s clever, funny, and has a supernatural take on chronic depression that I’d love to dig into another time. Rory […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Mallory Marlowe

Emmalita's CBR18 Review No:63 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Mallory Marlowe ·
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Captain Superman

Huck Volume 1: All-American by Mark Millar and Rafael Albuquerque

October 13, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If Superman was a smidgen less Super and more Man, but still had powers and Captain America had no Captain in his name, but still had a really big heart, pumped gas for a living and was not the smartest cookie in the container, you would have Huck Volume 1: All-American by Mark Millar and illustrator Rafael Albuquerque.  The character of Huck is a bit of a clique. He is nice, sweet, good looking, not too bright but has a giving heart. He’ll find things, […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: family, friendship, mark millar, Mark Millar and Rafael Albuquerque, rafael albuquerque, Social Themes, super heroes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:369 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: family, friendship, mark millar, Mark Millar and Rafael Albuquerque, rafael albuquerque, Social Themes, super heroes ·
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