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The jokes are not the only thing landing punches

Karate Prom by Kyle Starks

February 26, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Okay, Karate Prom by Kyle Starks was funny, with the loving and the punching and the bowling. If I have to describe it in one sentence, it is if Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan, 1990s teen Nickelodeon, and Scooby Doo made a book baby. Never have I ever thought that ninjas, crazy ex-crime-girlfriends-currently helping her brother run the family-cartelle, teenagers, bowling and a high school prom would be so funny. By the end two things happened that I was very excited about (I won’t say exactly […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: competitions, dating, eminem's, friendship, karate, Kyle Starks, martial arts, Social Themes, women in sports

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:72 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: competitions, dating, eminem's, friendship, karate, Kyle Starks, martial arts, Social Themes, women in sports ·
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You’ll be spooked so much it’s a good thing this is set in a bathroom

The Harrowing Game by Antonie Revoy

December 2, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Little geek brag. Author Antonie Revoy liked my review on a certain site I count my books on for The Harrowing Game (or at least the person/people who take care of their social media). Still, that’s a pretty cool brag. Me and graphic novels had an unusual relationship. It was not until I read three different ones that I really understood how a book that is in the graphic novel format can be as powerful as the novel without images could be. And when I read […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Short Stories, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Antonie Revoy, competitions, Ghost Stories, occult, Social Themes, storytelling, supernatural

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:542 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Short Stories, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Antonie Revoy, competitions, Ghost Stories, occult, Social Themes, storytelling, supernatural ·
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