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Join the CBR18 Book Bingo Reading Challenge—Now Underway!   

“Worthwhile literature; a book that deals with some social or moral issue in an earnest, plodding, and pessimistic manner. What Aida, who was also a member, called “reading to slit your wrists by”.

Probable Caws: A Meg Langslow Mystery (#39) by Donna Andrews

August 22, 2026 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

While this may not have been the best Meg book, just like Seanan McGuire or Terry Pratchett, Donna Andrews’ “not-so-goods” are better than some people’s “top-tier A-level”. Has to be one off the more interesting murderer reveals I’ve read in a very long time. In this, the 39th book in the series (which will make no sense unless you’ve read the other 38), Meg has finally found time to get some blacksmithing done; she has a candelabra to make for her mother’s interior design firm, […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Mystery Tagged With: comedic mystery, cozy mystery, Crows, Donna Andrews, rescue horses, Virginia

bjornsnipe's CBR18 Review No:46 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Mystery · Tags: comedic mystery, cozy mystery, Crows, Donna Andrews, rescue horses, Virginia ·
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Heading into the Grishaverse

Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1) by Leigh Bardugo

March 24, 2026 by kfishgirl 3 Comments

As someone who fully enjoyed Leigh Bardugo’s Alex Stern series (and still does), I decided to branch out into other books of hers. I think I literally just went to Goodreads and looked for another Leigh Bardugo series. I was just looking through some people’s reviews of this book on Goodreads, and one specific reviewer that I follow illustrated my feelings about this book. She had trouble getting into it initially, which I also did. I borrowed the ebook from the library, and it went […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Crows, Leigh Bardugo

kfishgirl's CBR18 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Crows, Leigh Bardugo ·
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No bird brain here

Clever Crow by Chris Butterworth

August 14, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I had this online reader link in my keep files for ages. I looked at the title (Clever Crow) and thought, so I want to read it? It seems like it might be a bit slow. And then I clicked on it, saw a few illustrations by Olivia Lomenech Gill and figured I would give it a shot. This artwork was giving off darker vibes that I didn’t think a traditional picture book crowd would be the audience for.  The picture book Clever Crow has […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, birds, Chris Butterworth, Crows, intelligence, Olivia Lomenech Gill, Science & Nature, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:387 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, birds, Chris Butterworth, Crows, intelligence, Olivia Lomenech Gill, Science & Nature, Social Themes ·
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The book, "Weyward", by Emilia Hart held in front of blooming California wildflowers.

The struggles, tragedies, and triumphs of three women in three time periods

Weyward by Emilia Hart

March 22, 2024 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

My book club knocked it out of the park this month with Weyward.  Coincidentally,  Barnes and Noble chose it as this month’s speculative fiction pick.  Clearly we have excellent taste.  Emilia Hart has crafted a moving narrative across time by telling us the story of Altha Weyward in 1619, Violet Aryes in 1942, and Kate Aryes in 2019.  Altha, Violet, and Kate are Weyward women.  Born with the gift of being in tune with and connected to nature. For Altha, raised by her mother, another Weyward […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, bugs, CBR16, Crows, Dome'Loki, Emilia Hart, Fiction, insects, Speculative Fiction, witchcraft, witches

Dome'Loki's CBR16 Review No:6 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, bugs, CBR16, Crows, Dome'Loki, Emilia Hart, Fiction, insects, Speculative Fiction, witchcraft, witches ·
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OMG I’m a Crow!

Arlo & Pips: Kings of the Birds by Elise Gravel

September 2, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do you want to have fun while learning about crows? Then, I cannot recommend Arlo & Pips: Kings of the Birds by Elise Gravel enough. Done in story format, we have two birds (Arlo the crow and one little yellow bird who goes by Pips) who meet one day. After a lot of bragging by Arlo, Pips learns this is one of the traits of crows. Pips and the reader learn other fun facts about crows such as the loving of shiny objects (hey! I’m […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: animlas, birds, Crows, Elise Gravel, friendship

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:262 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: animlas, birds, Crows, Elise Gravel, friendship ·
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A loving bond grows between the two unlikely friends

The Scarecrow. by Beth Ferray

September 11, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Erin and Terry Fan are at it again with their lovely illustrations in The Scarecrow. These works of art are the right colors, tone and filled with details that fit the theme and feel of the story. And while the story is a tad too sugary (in parts) for me, the illustrations help calm that effect.     With that said, Beth Ferry created a lovely book about love, friendship and possibly you could even say that it is a little bit about adoption as […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Beth Ferry, birds, Concepts, Crows, Erin Fan, friendship, Scarecrow, seasons, Social Themes, Terry Fan

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:365 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Beth Ferry, birds, Concepts, Crows, Erin Fan, friendship, Scarecrow, seasons, Social Themes, Terry Fan ·
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