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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Too many elements at once

Strange Bedfellows by Ariel Slamet Ries

December 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Strange Bedfellows by Ariel Slamet Ries is in one word, odd. But not in the usual sense of things. The story is straightforward: a person is coming to terms with the changes in their lives, the fact they are not like their siblings as they are the “normal one” (ie: does not have powers) and is trying to deal with headache and heartaches. But there are several places where things fall short of being “smooth” and go into the odd. First, the pages are crowded. […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Ariel Slamet Ries, family, friendship, Illness, LGBTQ, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:568 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Ariel Slamet Ries, family, friendship, Illness, LGBTQ, Social Themes ·
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Mesmerizing roller coaster

Cry Wolf Girl by Ariel Slamet Ries

September 19, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I think I dislike everything about this book, Cry Wolf Girl, yet it was an amazing read. I just could not put it down. There are no natural breaks so it was not like I could stop at the end of a chapter but that didn’t matter. I just wanted to gobble it up. The book makes you think, feel and question. There are clearly marked paths we are taking, but things are not straight forward. It is artistic. It is not what you think […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Poetry, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Ariel Slamet Ries, community, folktale, literary, Mental Health, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:418 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Poetry, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Ariel Slamet Ries, community, folktale, literary, Mental Health, Social Themes ·
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Hair Power

Witchy by Ariel Slamet Ries

November 24, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Witchy fells kind of familiar; there’s the adolescent with a secret who doesn’t quite fit into their magical world (Nyneve), the kind friend, the former antagonist turned maybe ally (or not) Prill, the seemingly grandfatherly leader of the magical world, the spooky granny figure who provides information and advice, etc. The concept of the magic system is interesting (power usually tied to hair length; more hair suggests stronger power, but too much hair, and the magical police come to execute you (witch burning)) and the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, Ariel Slamet Ries, comic, Graphic Novel, magic, witches, Witchy

CoffeeShopReader's CBR14 Review No:81 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, Ariel Slamet Ries, comic, Graphic Novel, magic, witches, Witchy ·
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