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Slow burn chills

The Haunted Blizzard by Aviaq Johnston and Athena Gubbe

April 17, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Haunted Blizzard by Aviaq Johnston and Athena Gubbe (illustrator) is a bizarre story set in an equally bizarre blizzard. Some tension, a big reveal, and questions left unanswered. The beautifully dark images tell more of the story than the minimal text. Perhaps for the more mature audiences. Let me start over. The Haunted Blizzard by Aviaq Johnston and the illustrator Athena Gubbe is a  bizarre story. It is set in a blizzard. The students are sent home due to the storm starting. A group […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Athena Gubbe, Aviaq Johnston, Aviaq Johnston and Athena Gubbe, Blizzards, family, Haunted House, indigenous, Inut, paranormal, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:116 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Athena Gubbe, Aviaq Johnston, Aviaq Johnston and Athena Gubbe, Blizzards, family, Haunted House, indigenous, Inut, paranormal, Social Themes ·
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The stranger and the story

The Voice in the Hollow by Will Hillenbrand

October 19, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I saw a reader copy online called, The Voice in the Hollow. “Oh, isn’t that sweet.” I thought. “A little critter is going to hear the voice of the wind, nature, other animals, all the above as they go on a cold, winter walk” (or maybe no cold, but it did look blustery). And boy was I wrong. And right. It was sweet, just not that kind of sweet. Our young character, Hubert, (who I fell in love with because of the name) is a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Blizzards, Books & Libraries, Spirits, Will Hillenbrand

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:762 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Blizzards, Books & Libraries, Spirits, Will Hillenbrand ·
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