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“She closed the file and looked out at the sea, regarding it with distrust. It regarded her with the apathy of an ancient life source that didn’t really need to feel any particular way about the opinion of a being with a fraction of its size or lifespan.”

A Grim Reaper’s Guide to Cheating Death: A S.C.Y.T.H.E. Mystery (#2) by Maxie Dara

September 12, 2026 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Nora Bird works for S.C.Y.T.H.E. (Secure Collection, Yielding, and Transportation of Human Essences), as someone assigns the actual Reapers to their files. A job that you might think a little strange for a woman who is terrified as death as she is, but at least Nora’s anxiety is secure in the knowledge that she’s doing everything she can to avoid dying. (The question over whether Nora is living or merely existing with this knowledge is not one that ever flashes across her mind.) See, ever […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Anxiety, cozy paranormal mystery, grey african parrot, Maxie Dara

bjornsnipe's CBR18 Review No:53 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Anxiety, cozy paranormal mystery, grey african parrot, Maxie Dara ·
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Sundial by Catriona Ward

Sundial by Catriona Ward

September 12, 2026 by Classic Leave a Comment

Trigger warning: Animal abuse Sorry. I did not like this one. I get that it has some fans, but it had me going WTF through most of it and it was so damn slow until the 50 percent mark. I think it took way too long to start to tie the threads of the book together and way too long for the explanation of Rob and her marriage to Irving. I just in the end was glad to put this one down. Sundial follows wife […]

Filed Under: Horror, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Catriona Ward, Sundial

Classic's CBR18 Review No:112 · Genres: Horror, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Catriona Ward, Sundial ·
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Neighbors

My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder by Nie Jun and  Edward Gauvin

September 11, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I get on a browsing spree, I find myself down so many rabbit holes, I twist my brain. This means, I will find something I like the looks and/or sound of and find a copy. But when I do finally get the copy, I forget why it drew me in. So it is a wonderful surprise. This happened with My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder by Nie Jun and  Edward Gauvin (author/illustrator and translator respectively).  In the end, the reason I wanted to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Poetry, Romance, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: art, Asia, Beijing, China, Disability, Edward Gauvin, family, friendship, grandfathers, grandparents, Neighborhoods, Nie Jun, Nie Jun and  Edward Gauvin

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:310 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Poetry, Romance, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: art, Asia, Beijing, China, Disability, Edward Gauvin, family, friendship, grandfathers, grandparents, Neighborhoods, Nie Jun, Nie Jun and  Edward Gauvin ·
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I probably shouldn’t admit I liked this…

Hide and Seek by Naono Yoshiko and Ryan Holmberg

September 11, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Hide and Seek by Naono Yoshiko and Ryan Holmberg (translator) is not a nice book. But an amazing read.   I would have given it a 5 but a few pieces of “scare” and culture might have been lost in translation so I was not sure why the situation was supposed to be “that scary” or the exact “thing” that was going on. Also, the images were a bit “blended together” for my tastes. I do like the black and white look as it keeps […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Poetry, Religion, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: East Asian Style, manga, Naono Yoshiko, Naono Yoshiko and Ryan Holmberg, Ryan Holmberg

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:309 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Poetry, Religion, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: East Asian Style, manga, Naono Yoshiko, Naono Yoshiko and Ryan Holmberg, Ryan Holmberg ·
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One of the few rated five

Festival of Shadows: A Japanese Ghost Story by Atelier Sentô, Cécile Brun and Oliver Pichard

September 11, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I read Festival of Shadows: A Japanese Ghost Story by Atelier Sentô, Cécile Brun and Oliver Pichard, I had two feelings about it. The first was that it was horrible. The second was that it was amazing.  These conflicting feelings are both real. This book is a book that I felt as much as I read. And all the feels I was having, got mixed and mashed together and made me not have a happy tummy. Yet, I can’t get over how good things […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Asia, Atelier Sento, Atelier Sentô, Cécile Brun and Oliver Pichard, Cecile Brun, celebrations, Ghost Stories, Japan, Oliver Pichard, paranormal, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:308 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Asia, Atelier Sento, Atelier Sentô, Cécile Brun and Oliver Pichard, Cecile Brun, celebrations, Ghost Stories, Japan, Oliver Pichard, paranormal, Social Themes ·
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Supernatural friendship

Frank the Monster by Mats Strandberg and Sofia Falkenhem

Maud and the Very Eventful Week (The Adventures of Maud the Vampire) by Lisa Anchin

September 11, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Short books are the reader’s friend. You get to read and not take a long time doing it. You accomplish something. And honestly, sometimes those “little wins” mean a whole lot. That’s one reason why I like children’s books. Not only are they fun, neat and good stories, they can be ways to entertain yourself when you don’t have a lot of time to spend on something longer. Recently, I needed some quick reads to clear the mind of the serious books I was reading […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: coming-of-age, daily life, family, friendship, Lisa Anchin, Mats Strandberg, Mats Strandberg and Sofia Falkenhem, occult, paranormal, prejudice, Racism & Colorism, Social Themes, Sofia Falkenhem, supernatural, vampires, Werewolves & Shifters

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:305 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Speculative Fiction · Tags: coming-of-age, daily life, family, friendship, Lisa Anchin, Mats Strandberg, Mats Strandberg and Sofia Falkenhem, occult, paranormal, prejudice, Racism & Colorism, Social Themes, Sofia Falkenhem, supernatural, vampires, Werewolves & Shifters ·
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