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Land of Mirrors by María Medem,

April 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Every so often I find myself reading a book that I think I like but am not sure. Land of Mirrors by María Medem, Aleshia Jensen (translator) and Daniela Ortiz (translator) is one of those books. It is a graphic novel, but does not flow necessarily as a “pure” one. There is something “different” about it. It might be because it is translated or it might be because of the almost abstract minimal illustrations. However, whatever the reason this is the most organized piece of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Aleshia Jensen, Daniela Ortiz, friendship, literary, loneliness, María Medem, social isolation, Social Themes, Spain

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:223 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Aleshia Jensen, Daniela Ortiz, friendship, literary, loneliness, María Medem, social isolation, Social Themes, Spain ·
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My Whackadoo brain found some cool reads

Murderbot Diaries V02 Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Hilo Book 6: All the Pieces Fit by Judd Winick

This is How I Disappear by Mirion Malle

June 24, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My mood this week and reading has been all over this week. I found three different genres to get me through it. Not only have I done a crap tone of picture books just for the quick read, I had to find humor, serious, and a mixture of the two. I finished Murderbot Diaries V02 Artificial Condition by Martha Wells. I prefer the first one but did like the ending where Murderbot makes an interesting realization about how they have always just waited and “cleaned […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Aleshia Jensen, Bronwyn Haslam), Depression, family, friendship, gender, glbtq, Judd Winick, martha wells, Mirion Malle, robots, Sexual Assault, Social Themes, suicide

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:330 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Aleshia Jensen, Bronwyn Haslam), Depression, family, friendship, gender, glbtq, Judd Winick, martha wells, Mirion Malle, robots, Sexual Assault, Social Themes, suicide ·
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