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I will love her and pet her and squeeze her and call her Georgie.

Ice Planet Barbarians (Special Edition) by Ruby Dixon

October 10, 2025 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

He wears leather, eats raw meat, and hunts with slings and bone knives. Big guy’s probably never heard of a space heater, much less a spaceship. ― Ruby Dixon, Ice Planet Barbarians CBR17 Bingo: Letter I When I came across this special edition in the used book section of one of my favorite bookstores, I decided to buy it because I’d heard it was good and because it was only $5. But then I remembered the tower of unread books in my TBR pile and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: Alien abduction, cbr17bingo, fated mates, Ruby Dixon

carmelpie's CBR17 Review No:30 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: Alien abduction, cbr17bingo, fated mates, Ruby Dixon ·
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Things could probably be okay if it wasn’t for that meddling, dead, Abuela

Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

October 12, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

As a teen I might have been a bit more into Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland. The twist to the plot point was a bit of a slap, even though the description tells you what it will be. By going with a real “not dead” aspect, considering the spiritual aspects of the rest of the book was awkward. The pacing of the story is a slowly building up that at first was a great way to keep me […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Religion, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Alien abduction, family, friendships, Mexican Americans, missing persons, Multigenerational, Racism, Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, United States - Hispanic & Latino

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:326 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Religion, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Alien abduction, family, friendships, Mexican Americans, missing persons, Multigenerational, Racism, Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, United States - Hispanic & Latino ·
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We need some space….and humans to do our dirty work.

Last Pick V01 Last Pick by Jason Walz

Last Pick: V02 Born to Run by Jason Walz

May 11, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

You know this story. We have read it a hundred times: Aliens take over Earth, steal people for their own needs and eventually, humans decide to fight back. A few will die on both sides, but even more become heroes.  And there is nothing wrong with that. Especially since Last Pick and Last Pick: Born to Run by Jason Walz have a few new pieces of information. This is a science fiction and realism mixed together creation. There is the classic graphic novel format and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Action & Adventure, Alien abduction, Brothers and sisters, Dystopian, Jason Walz, People with disabilities, Special Needs

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:173 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Action & Adventure, Alien abduction, Brothers and sisters, Dystopian, Jason Walz, People with disabilities, Special Needs ·
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