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From the author of Bad Sisters comes, Bad Friend?

Wrong Friend by Charise Mericle Harper and Rory Lucey

May 6, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Online reader copies were clogging up my number of emails I had saved. One of those was Wrong Friend by Charise Mericle Harper and Rory Lucey as Illustrator. It came out in January 2026, therefore you can run out and get yourself, or your child more likely, a copy.  And while I enjoyed this fun, … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:126 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Charise Mericle Harper, Charise Mericle Harper and Rory Lucey, Concepts, friendship, Rory Lucey, Social Themes ·
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Two erasers in a pencil case

Inbetweens by Faith Erin Hicks

May 6, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you are a fan of an author, or at least with me, I find one of two things happening with a book: Either  I love it so much that even if it is bad, I don’t notice. I am just a fan blinded by my fangirling mind. Or I am terribly disappointed and figure that there is no way my author wrote it, as … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:125 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History · Tags: animation, art, Faith Erin Hicks, family, school, self-esteem, siblings, Sisters, Social Themes ·
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Princess and the bird

The Magical, Wonderful Bul Bul Bird by Jonathan Kruk and Rob Bridges

May 6, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I sit to write out a draft of a review of The Magical, Wonderful Bul Bul Bird by Jonathan Kruk and illustrator Rob Bridges, I have trouble finding the right words. After mentioning that the book is a rich story, with elegant illustrations that are keeping with traditional inspiration and modern … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:124 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, History, Mystery · Tags: Concepts, Fairy Tales, family, folklore, Jonathan Kruk, Jonathan Kruk and, Jonathan Kruk and Rob Bridges, Latvian folklore, Rob Bridges, Social Themes, values, virtures ·
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Don’t read and eat

Vulture View by April Pulley Sayre and Steve Jenkins

May 6, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do not read Vulture View by April Pulley Sayre and illustrator Steve Jenkins while eating lunch. Even if it is a nice, tame dish of shepherd's pie (just hamburger, corn and lots of mashed potatoes). While there is nothing grotesque about the images of Jenkins, it was shall we say the idea of their … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:123 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, April Pulley Sayre, April Pulley Sayre and Steve Jenkins, birds, nature, science, Steve Jenkins, vultures, zoology ·
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Welcome to your first sleepover

Destiny Ink: Sleepover Surprise (Volume 1) by Adeola Sokunbi

May 6, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Destiny Ink: Sleepover Surprise (Volume 1) by Adeola Sokunbi is a fun story about worries and friendship. It has cute images accompanying the familiar and fresh take on the theme. The end. The thing is, this is a quick read for the adult reader. There is not a lot of meat to the potatoes, but … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:122 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Adeola Sokunbi, Feelings, friendship, Social Themes ·
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I don’t know who wandered more: the book or me writing this review

Tongues, Volume 1 by Anders Nilsen

May 6, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Tongues, Vol. 1 by Anders Nilsen   I have NO idea what was read. The stories all bounce all over the place. The images are busy, the text mixes and gets lost in the illustrations. The images are colorless but are not black and white. The characters are unlikable, even Astrid, who might be … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:121 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: adaptations, Anders Nilsen, Concepts, enemies, Fairy Tales, folk tales, friendship, legends, literary, mythology, Mythology Greek, orphans, Prometheus, Social Themes ·
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