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A boy who was inspired by his culture and people, the classics of Western society and made his own mark on poetry

With a Star in My Hand: Rubén Darío, Poetry Hero by Margarita Engle

April 28, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Probably as dramatic and romantic as the poet himself, the life of one poet Ruben Dario, is introduced to readers in this prose poetry novel. While the information is based on events in his autobiography, With A Star in My Hand: Ruben Dario, Poetry Hero fells like the author, Margarita Engle, has taken a smidgen of poetic license to what is presented. Overall, this is a fun way to be introduced to a poet you might not be familiar with, but also an interesting format […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: 1867-1916, Caribbean & Latin America, Félix Rubén García Sarmiento, Margarita Engle, Nicaraguan writer, Politics & Government, Ruben Dario

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:274 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: 1867-1916, Caribbean & Latin America, Félix Rubén García Sarmiento, Margarita Engle, Nicaraguan writer, Politics & Government, Ruben Dario ·
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The Julie Abery Show

Baby Stegosaurus by Julie Abery

Baby T. Rex by Julie Abery

Little Otter by Julie Abery

Little Walrus by Julie Abery

April 28, 2023 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

Both Julie Abery board books, Baby Stegosaurus and Baby T. Rex are due in August 2023. However, I had the opportunity to read them via an online reader copy. And they are exactly what you think they would be. Really cute, simple, and quick stories about a baby dinosaur doing things. One is trying to save an egg that has rolled out of the nest, and the other is trying to catch up to their family. Both have exciting adventures along the way to the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, dinosaurs, Gavin Scott, Julie Abery, Mammals, otters, reptiles, Suzie Mason, walrus

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:273 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, dinosaurs, Gavin Scott, Julie Abery, Mammals, otters, reptiles, Suzie Mason, walrus ·
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A good Swedish Thriller

Hidden in Snow (Åremorden #1) by Viveca Sten

April 27, 2023 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

Have you ever watched a Swedish crime series? It’s a bit of a different experience. Everyone is kind of cold. And I don’t mean that as a pun. Yes the weather is cold, but the people are a little bit frosty too. I felt a bit of this reading the first book in the Aremorden series. Along with frosty, they were kinda tough. They left the house when there were feet of snow on the ground. It made me think of people living in Buffalo. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: murder, police drama, snow, Viveca Sten

kfishgirl's CBR15 Review No:21 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: murder, police drama, snow, Viveca Sten ·
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A totally different book than I normally read

The Direction of the Wind by Mansi Shah

April 27, 2023 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

I don’t remember how I found this book, but it’s totally not my style. Nobody gets murdered. I was going to say there aren’t even any missing persons or mysteries to solve, but that’s totally not true. I guess it had the undertones of “my style” of book and I didn’t even realize it. We start out with Sophie mourning the loss of her father, who just recently passed away. She’s helping her aunts clean out the house, and she finds some old letters hidden […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction Tagged With: family relations, loss, Mansi Shah, paris

kfishgirl's CBR15 Review No:20 · Genres: Featured, Fiction · Tags: family relations, loss, Mansi Shah, paris ·
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A wilderness thriller

Hollow Beasts (Jodi Luna #1) by Alisa Lynn Valdes

April 27, 2023 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

This book is called a “wilderness thriller”. It sounds like a weird category, but it really describes the vibe of this book! Jodi Luna is our main character. I like her name. I have a really hard time connecting with a character if they have a dumb name. That’s probably really shallow on my part, but what can you do? Jodi basically quit her cozy life being a published poet in the city of Boston to return to the wilds of New Mexico where she […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Alisa Lynn Valdes, wilderness thriller

kfishgirl's CBR15 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Alisa Lynn Valdes, wilderness thriller ·
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What if you lost 7 years of your life overnight?

Do You Remember by Freida McFadden

April 27, 2023 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

We’re first introduced to the main character Tess on the eve of her engagement to her boyfriend Harry, who she had been living with for a while. They have some celebratory drinks and fall asleep. Unfortunately, Tess wakes up like 10 years later with no memory of what happened in between.   Her “husband” is next to her in bed and tries to comfort her. It turned out she was in a bad car accident and had a head injury. They start every day like […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Freida McFadden

kfishgirl's CBR15 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Freida McFadden ·
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