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Once upon a time, there was a brave hero named…Grandpa

The Land of Unfinished Dreams by Marco Ventura and Marco Ferraris

July 3, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Most of my rating of four is for the fun images of Marco Ferraris in the graphic novel, The Land of Unfinished Dreams. However, the story, by Marco Ventura, had a few bumps, but once I got into things it flowed well. This was because Ferraris created images that help you see the action. The text (I am assuming) is translated which probably accounts for any issues I had to start with. In many ways, the  themes of the story are for teens and adults, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: family, grandparents, Imaginary places, Italy, Marco Ferraris, Marco Ventura, Marco Ventura and Marco Ferraris, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:175 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: family, grandparents, Imaginary places, Italy, Marco Ferraris, Marco Ventura, Marco Ventura and Marco Ferraris, Social Themes ·
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This isn’t your Happy Days Cunninghams

John of the Night by Darryl Cunningham

July 3, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Recently I have read two books that gave me such a stomach ache for all the right and wrong reasons. One of those was John of the Night by Darryl Cunningham. I’ve no idea what I read. But I liked it. I think…. On one level things are really straight forward. We have a superhero-Christ like figure who might be the Anti-Christ, or at least might be working for them as John could be either hero, villain or some combination of the two. Then things […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Darryl Cunningham, literary, mythology, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:174 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Darryl Cunningham, literary, mythology, Social Themes ·
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The title says it all

A Timid Lady was Turned into an Ugly Cat, but on the Verge of Fainting is Picked up by the Most Fearsome Military Duke, vol. 1 by otori, Ema Okadachi, Kou Kusaka

July 1, 2026 by vega-table Leave a Comment

I enjoy reading very specific and long titles, but I’ve never wanted to read beyond the name until I saw A Timid Lady was Turned into an Ugly Cat, but on the Verge of Fainting is Picked up by the Most Fearsome Military Duke by otori, Ema Okadachi, and Kou Kusaka. The title is very accurate. Marie is the oldest daughter of some viscount and doesn’t have much going for her. The story tells us she’s fat and plain – meaning she looked exactly like the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance Tagged With: otori, Ema Okadachi, Kou Kusaka.

vega-table's CBR18 Review No:24 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance · Tags: otori, Ema Okadachi, Kou Kusaka. ·
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Give a girl a warning she’s going to be mind flipped…only I didn’t say flipped

Forevr by Brian Brown

July 1, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Recently I have read two books that have given me a gut punch for all the right and wrong reasons. Forevr (yes, that is how it is spelled) by Brian Brown, is one of them.  After reading Brown’s book I said to myself: DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG (but I didn’t say Dang)! What the heck was that? I think I needed to take a dramamine pill before reading. I mean how do you process a thoughtful, dark, a bit sad, a bit too could happen, semi-humours ride through […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Brian Brown, cyberpunk, Dystopian, family, Satire, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:173 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Brian Brown, cyberpunk, Dystopian, family, Satire, Social Themes ·
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Mia’s Hot Fake-Married Summer in Paris

Sweet Filthy Boy (Wild Seasons Book 1) by Christina Lauren

June 29, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

We’re married for the summer. Summer marriages don’t get dragged down in heavy stuff. ― Christina Lauren, Sweet Filthy Boy “Which was your favorite? Living room, or bed, or floor, or bed, or wall, or mirror, or bar, or floor?” “Shhh,” I whisper, lifting my cup to take another, more careful sip of coffee. I smile into my mug. “You’re weird.” “I think I need a cast for my penis.” ― Christina Lauren, Sweet Filthy Boy Mia is not impulsive. She follows the path, checks […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: alternate reality, beach read, Christina Lauren, communication fails, Girls Trip, idiots to lovers, Las Vegas, Newlyweds, paris, roleplaying, summer fling, summer romance

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:27 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: alternate reality, beach read, Christina Lauren, communication fails, Girls Trip, idiots to lovers, Las Vegas, Newlyweds, paris, roleplaying, summer fling, summer romance ·
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Kink, Love, and Understanding

Mastery: Sex Wizards Book 2 by Alethea Faust

June 29, 2026 by carmelpie 2 Comments

This book has no right to be as good as it is. If Sex Wizards: Initiation introduced all of the rules of magic and forced Dominai to accept his power, Mastery shows his progression as he decides to improve his skills and learn how to slow down and let things come on their own. At the end of book 1, Olbric, Dominai’s closest friend and lover, was captured and tortured by two rogue wizards. Olbric and the other members of the crux were rescued, but […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Alethea Faust, bdsm romance, chosen family, dominance, found family, healing, Intersex character, kink, non-binary character, Polyamory, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Psychic trauma, roleplaying, Sexual Assault, submission

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:26 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Alethea Faust, bdsm romance, chosen family, dominance, found family, healing, Intersex character, kink, non-binary character, Polyamory, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Psychic trauma, roleplaying, Sexual Assault, submission ·
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