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Pounce into the world of Cats

A Cat Is a Cat in Any Life by Ema Tohyama

September 21, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

One thing I like about working in a bookstore is that there are always ways to get free books and/or books you wouldn’t purchase for yourself, therefore never read. And A Cat Is a Cat in Any Life by Ema Tohyama is one of those types of books. I got it for free and it wouldn’t have picked it up otherwise. Do you like manga, cats and off beat humor? Okay, they are here. I like cats. Enjoy manga. And do not mind off beat […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: adventure, Cats, East Asian Style, Ema Tohyama, heroes, isekai, manga, Manga Isekai, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:344 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: adventure, Cats, East Asian Style, Ema Tohyama, heroes, isekai, manga, Manga Isekai, Social Themes ·
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No need to rush, this is due 2027

Try and Stop Me by Jeffrey Brown

September 11, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If you like cats you need Try and Stop Me by Jeffrey Brown (due late March – early April 2027). If you don’t like cats, first: go away, we can’t be friends; second, why not? And finally, that’s okay there is a put-upon puppy in the book as well and since the cat of the story is a cat-hole like most cats are, you’ll be loving that the cat is a cat-hole and not some superhero or something. The idea is simple: Cat does what […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Poetry Tagged With: animals, Cats, Concepts, Jeffrey Brown, Pets, Pictorial, slice of life, topic

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:303 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Poetry · Tags: animals, Cats, Concepts, Jeffrey Brown, Pets, Pictorial, slice of life, topic ·
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Do you like Pets?

No Fish In My Dish by Ted Forsstrom, Asa Lucander, A.A. Prime

Rebecca the White House Raccoon by April Genevieve Tucholke and Dave Szalay

Button Up, Buttercup! by Ted Forsstrom, Asa Lucander and A.A. Prime

September 10, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Most people have had at least one pet in their life. I had a few cats (mostly shared as family cats), several fish, tons of rocks and a shared dog with my uncle who was dumb as those pet rocks (the dog, not my uncle; then again as I think about it…) Anyway, if you haven’t had/can’t have or even if you do have/or had, that wouldn’t stop you from reading about pets. Below I found three titles that are about Pets. Some are pets […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Mystery, Poetry Tagged With: A.A. Prime, animals, April Genevieve Tucholke, April Genevieve Tucholke and Dave Szalay, Asa Lucander, Cats, Concepts, Dave Szalay, dogs, Pets, raccoons, Ted Forsstrom, Ted Forsstrom, Asa Lucander and A.A. Prime, Ted Forsstrom, Asa Lucander, A.A. Prime

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:285 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Mystery, Poetry · Tags: A.A. Prime, animals, April Genevieve Tucholke, April Genevieve Tucholke and Dave Szalay, Asa Lucander, Cats, Concepts, Dave Szalay, dogs, Pets, raccoons, Ted Forsstrom, Ted Forsstrom, Asa Lucander and A.A. Prime, Ted Forsstrom, Asa Lucander, A.A. Prime ·
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Goddamn magicians and cats! (Cat photos included)

Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett

September 5, 2026 by KimMiE" 4 Comments

CBR18 BINGO: Refuge, because Agnes runs a private cat shelter, which is the best kind of refuge Whoever designed the cover of Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter deserves a medal. I’m not entirely sure what the crossover is between fantasy lovers and cat lovers, but it must be substantial, and I don’t see how anyone who falls in that space could look at that cover and not pick it up. All those cats, doing cat things, sitting in nooks, stretching, sleeping–it’s irresistible! I’m happy to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Cats, cbr18, cbr18bingo, cozy fantasy, Heather Fawcett, KimMiE", magic

KimMiE"'s CBR18 Review No:24 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Cats, cbr18, cbr18bingo, cozy fantasy, Heather Fawcett, KimMiE", magic ·
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I was going to use for Bingo, but I had way too many saved reviews and needed to pick!

The Great Puptective V03 The Big Mousetake by Alina Tysoe

September 2, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Great Puptective V03 The Big Mousetake by Alina Tysoe is a cute third story in her Puptective series and has lots and lots of fun extras.  Oh, I probably should introduce the series. If you are not familiar with the Great Puptective series (book one is The Great Puptective and volume two Purranormal Activity) you should read them first. While book three is a bit of a standalone title, you’re going to want to have read all the books about this precocious pup and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery Tagged With: Alina Tysoe, animals, Birthday!, Cats, dogs, friendship, mice, parties

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:251 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery · Tags: Alina Tysoe, animals, Birthday!, Cats, dogs, friendship, mice, parties ·
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Cats are Magic!

We'll Prescribe You Another Cat by Syou Ishida, E. Madison Shimoda (Translator)

August 22, 2026 by kfishgirl 2 Comments

I read the first book (this title minus “Another”) last summer. I’m a crazy cat lady, so it touched my heart and soul. Gratuitous cat shots (Osiris on left, Horus on right): There’s a pretty magical mental health clinic in Japan called The Kokoro Clinic for the Soul that appears for people when they need it. I totally loved the first book. It made me laugh and cry. This one did too. I was sobbing near the end. The first book was definitely better, but […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Cats, E. Madison Shimoda (Translator), Syou Ishida, Syou Ishida (E. Madison Shimoda, translator), Therapy

kfishgirl's CBR18 Review No:33 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Cats, E. Madison Shimoda (Translator), Syou Ishida, Syou Ishida (E. Madison Shimoda, translator), Therapy ·
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