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Not the Alphabet book I grew up on

Queer History A to Z: 100 Years of LGBTQ+ Activism b by Robin Stevenson and Vivian Rosas

May 29, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Queer History A to Z: 100 Years of LGBTQ+ Activism by Robin Stevenson and illustrated by Vivian Rosas is a middle grade alphabet book that is also a landmine of wonder tidbits. The version I found was from 2024 and was still an online copy. However, it was not complete so I hope to find a finished copy sometime. The list of letters and definitions are not just A is for Activist, or M is for Marsha P (though they do make an appearance) but […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: activism, civil rights, human rights, LGBTQ, Robin Stevenson, Robin Stevenson and Vivian Rosas, Social Justice, Social Themes, Vivian Rosas

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:157 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: activism, civil rights, human rights, LGBTQ, Robin Stevenson, Robin Stevenson and Vivian Rosas, Social Justice, Social Themes, Vivian Rosas ·
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Not-so-distant future

Identical by Leah Hayes

May 29, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Sometimes I read a book that makes me both love and hate it simultaneously. It is an emotional book that can make me ill. It is something that I both understand on a miniscule level and one where I can not understand it at all. Identical by Leah Hayes (read via an online reader, due mid September 2026) is one of those books. All my love goes to the minimal illustrations, as the story is too sad and thoughtful to think about. Things are artistic, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: artificial intelligence, Contemporary Women, Feminine, gender, identity, Leah Hayes, magical realism, Motherhood, siblings, Sisters, twins

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:156 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: artificial intelligence, Contemporary Women, Feminine, gender, identity, Leah Hayes, magical realism, Motherhood, siblings, Sisters, twins ·
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Diary of a Mad Tradwife

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

May 28, 2026 by jeverett15 2 Comments

First and foremost, we must give credit where credit is due. Caro Claire Burke’s Yesteryear has a premise that must have other authors fuming with jealousy. Her protagonist, Natalie Heller Mills, is a housewife and mother on a remote ranch who posts “tradwife” content on social media, pretending to be the ideal American mother while playing down the fact that she has two nannies and a lot of family money from her in-laws to help. One day, she wakes up in what feels like an alternate […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction Tagged With: Caro Claire Burke

jeverett15's CBR18 Review No:33 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction · Tags: Caro Claire Burke ·
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They had it coming

When the Wolves Are Silent by C.S. Harris

May 28, 2026 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I have really enjoyed the last few novels in this series after having a few that didn’t quite work as well for me: it’s nice that we haven’t had too many French espionage connections lately and are just doing murder mysteries. Also, I appreciate that Sebastian St. Cyr hasn’t been too beaten up lately after seeming to get stabbed or shot (at) quite a bit. Sebastian St. Cyr and his sister have a complicated relationship; her husband was a scoundrel and her son definitely isn’t […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: C.S. Harris, historical mystery, Regency, Sebastian St Cyr

Jen K's CBR18 Review No:36 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: C.S. Harris, historical mystery, Regency, Sebastian St Cyr ·
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Can’t wait to see how this connects to The Mercy of the Gods

Livesuit by James S.A. Corey

May 28, 2026 by Jen K 1 Comment

I never got into the show The Expanse though I was curious from the buzz and the set pictures. I think I watched two episodes and it just didn’t quite get my attention. I tried the first book that the Prime show is based on, and while it was fine, I also wasn’t in a rush to get back to it, and now it’s been so long, I don’t think I could even pick the series up without a reread. And yet, I wanted to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: james s.a. corey, novella, space, The Captive's War

Jen K's CBR18 Review No:35 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: james s.a. corey, novella, space, The Captive's War ·
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Comforting message but … (it’s definitely me, not you, novellas)

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

May 28, 2026 by Jen K 1 Comment

These were rereads for me but I likely wouldn’t have chosen to revisit this world if they hadn’t been the selection for the Buffering podcast’s book club for April. I like Becky Chambers but prefer her Wayfarers series, and I enjoyed these novellas the first time round, though i preferred the first to the second novella. This time, I read them in one weekend so it’s a bit harder to treat or view them as separate entities. These novellas are perfectly lovely, taking place in […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Becky Chambers, LGBTQ, monk and robot, robots, utopian society

Jen K's CBR18 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Becky Chambers, LGBTQ, monk and robot, robots, utopian society ·
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