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> Genre: Speculative Fiction

Dead men might not tell tales, but they can fight Captain America

Captain America: The Ghost Army by Alan Gratz

March 17, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you are tired and really have no brain power, but you want to read, what do you do? I tend to pick up what looks like an easy graphic novel or picture book. This time I picked up a what looked like an easy graphic novel. And while there was not a lot of “Deep Thoughts” to Captain America: The Ghost Army, it was not as “fluffy” as I thought. But then again, I should have realized that Alan Gratz would not write “fluffy […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Alan Gratz, Brent Schoonover, Bucky Barnes, captain america, Nazi, Steve Rogers, superheroes, World War II, zombies

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:165 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Alan Gratz, Brent Schoonover, Bucky Barnes, captain america, Nazi, Steve Rogers, superheroes, World War II, zombies ·
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“Books are Doors and I wanted out.”

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

March 12, 2023 by RevGirlUtena 2 Comments

*Audiobook Review* I have no idea how I am going to review this book. It is indescribable. To me, it was a perfect book. I have read all of Harrow’s other novels. The Once and Future Witches was my favorite book I read last year, and this will probably end up being my favorite of this year. January Scalla is a mixed-race 19-year-old girl who has practically been raised by her father’s wealthy, white employer, Mr. Locke. It is set in the early 20th Century, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, History, Romance, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: alix e harrow

RevGirlUtena's CBR15 Review No:17 · Genres: Fantasy, History, Romance, Speculative Fiction · Tags: alix e harrow ·
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Sawkill Girls book on grey picnic table

“Before I learned civility / I used to scream ferociously”

Sawkill Girls (2018) by Claire Legrand

March 12, 2023 by drmllz Leave a Comment

I find it hard to write or think about YA fiction without thinking about Taylor Swift sometimes–in this particular case, ‘Seven’ from Folklore (2020): “Please picture me in the weeds / Before I learned civility / I used to scream ferociously /Any time I wanted.” Sawkill Girls is a scream of a book beneath its veneer of preppy popularity politics and teenage drama and desire: a scream of fear and despair and fury, a loud barbaric yawp against vanishing and silencing, a howl against monsters and the different […]

Filed Under: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR15, claire legrand, drmllz, Fiction, horror, modern gothic, YA, Young Adult

drmllz's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: CBR15, claire legrand, drmllz, Fiction, horror, modern gothic, YA, Young Adult ·
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Walking through the apocalypse

Rain by Joe Hill

March 10, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport,  Illustrator lives in UK I did not rate Rain a five because it was the best, but because it really hit me in the right feels. Plus, there are some amazing alternative images at the end.  It is probably a 4.5 but I was feeling generous as this is an experience book that had I been having another experience than what was happening while reading, this book wouldn’t have worked. You need to give this book time, read the illustrations, read slowly as if […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR15Passport, David M. Booher, environmental, family, friendship, joe hill, Zoe Thorogood

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:161 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: CBR15Passport, David M. Booher, environmental, family, friendship, joe hill, Zoe Thorogood ·
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Harper and Sam running for their lives 

Black Star by Eric Anthony Glover

March 9, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

 CBR15Passport, already own I read an interesting graphic novel. There are interesting illustrations that support, compliment, and become its own character. The equally interesting text can be taken “as is” and straightforward, or you can look for a deeper meaning. This is not a onetime read, as there are several parts and a few layers. What is this graphic novel called? Black Star by Eric Anthony Glover (or Eric A. Glover or Eric Glover depending on what source you are using, and since the book […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Arielle Jovellanos, CBR15Passport, Dystopian, Eric A. Glover, Eric Anthony Glover, Eric Glover, glbtq, Interstellar travel, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:158 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Arielle Jovellanos, CBR15Passport, Dystopian, Eric A. Glover, Eric Anthony Glover, Eric Glover, glbtq, Interstellar travel, Social Themes ·
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Staring at the Sun

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott

March 8, 2023 by Halbs 4 Comments

“Either this is madness, or it Hell.” “It is neither; it is Knowledge.” Edwin A. Abbott’s Flatland is, in this reviewer’s calculations, 35% Just for Fun, 30% Social Satire, and 35% Devotional to Truth. I like all of that stuff, so I really liked this book. I recommend it to anyone looking for real answers, what I like to call The Search. The narrator/writer of Flatland is a square. I don’t mean a boring person from the 1950s; I mean an actual square on a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Edwin A. Abbott

Halbs's CBR15 Review No:10 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Edwin A. Abbott ·
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