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Ok! Ok! I have a dirty mind so this wasn’t what I thought of when they said “Taking a missionary position.”

Dendo: One Year and One Half in Tokyo by Brittany Long Olsen

February 10, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

No, this book, Dendo: One Year and One Half in Tokyo by Brittany Long Olsen, will not convert you. Yes, Olsen does talk about her church and its beliefs. If you take this as a book that covers almost two years of her life, as a book that just lets you see into a person’s life and take it as that and not as a long LDS pamphlet, then it is fine. If you are a former missionary, if you are a member, if you […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: #LDS, Brittany Long Olsen, Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day-Saints, missionary work, Mormon

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:77 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: #LDS, Brittany Long Olsen, Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day-Saints, missionary work, Mormon ·
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Finding Happy

The Happy Shop by Brittany Long Olsen

December 10, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Happy Shop by Brittany Long Olsen was a book I had on my TBR for awhile now. I didn’t know what to expect, except it was a graphic novel and would have some type of magic in it. And in the short run, that is what it is all about: A girl finds a magical shop, magical things happen, she makes magical friends. Yet, there is a bit more. It is about how and why the girl is in need of a magical shop. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Brittany Long Olsen, daughters, emotions, family, Feelings, friendship, magic, mothers, moving, siblings, Sisters, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:592 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Brittany Long Olsen, daughters, emotions, family, Feelings, friendship, magic, mothers, moving, siblings, Sisters, Social Themes ·
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