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Now I want to be a pterodactyl!

You Can’t Be a Pterodactyl! by James Breakwell

May 11, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am all for not stepping on a child’s dream, but sometimes, well they are not the most, shall we say, realistic? Sure, you can think of difficult things (did anyone think we would have a biracial president or a woman and one of color as vice president in our lifetimes?) But trying to become an extinct flying reptile? Yeah, that’s a little impossible. But lo and behold in James Breakwell’s book You Can’t Be a Pterodactyl! the character of Tommy and his dad, find […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: Dreams, James Breakwell, Social Themes, Sophie Corrigan

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:332 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: Dreams, James Breakwell, Social Themes, Sophie Corrigan ·
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Now only the really tragic sections of the story are left

Sandman, Act III by Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs

December 31, 2022 by Malin 8 Comments

4.5 stars Act III of the full-cast audio adaptation of The Sandman was suddenly released with what felt like absolutely no fanfare or previous advertising. Suddenly, one day, it was just there on Audible. This installment covers the two collections Brief Lives and World’s End, as well as some of the stories collected in the anthology volume Fables and Reflections (the very first volume I ever read). It means we finally get the full and tragic story of Dream’s son Orpheus and his beloved Euridyce, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, Audible, audio drama, brief lives, cbr14, Dreams, Fables and Reflections, family, full cast recording, Graphic Novel, magic, Malin, mystery, Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs, road trip, stories, the Endless, The Sandman, world's end

Malin's CBR14 Review No:52 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, Audible, audio drama, brief lives, cbr14, Dreams, Fables and Reflections, family, full cast recording, Graphic Novel, magic, Malin, mystery, Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs, road trip, stories, the Endless, The Sandman, world's end ·
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This is a story about the brothers Lynch

Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater

December 31, 2022 by Malin Leave a Comment

Spoiler warning! This book is the third and final in the Dreamer trilogy, which in itself is a follow-up to the four-book Raven Cycle. It very much doesn’t stand on its own and won’t really make sense unless you’ve read the previous books. The place to begin is Call Down the Hawk, or if you want to read all the books about Ronan, Adam, and their friends, The Raven Boys. I’m going to be honest, while I normally love Stiefvater’s writing and willingly go along […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr14, Dreams, Greywaren, LGBTQIA, Maggie Stiefvater, magic, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, romantic, the Dreamer Trilogy

Malin's CBR14 Review No:48 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: cbr14, Dreams, Greywaren, LGBTQIA, Maggie Stiefvater, magic, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, romantic, the Dreamer Trilogy ·
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“Declan had put his identity crises on hold multiple times for the greater good. Matthew had only been asked to do it once.”

Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater

December 29, 2022 by Malin 1 Comment

This is NOT the place to start if you’re not caught up. Begin either with the start of this trilogy, Call Down the Hawk, or with the start of the previous series (in which Ronan is an essential character), The Raven Boys. This book kicks off a little while after the rather dramatic cliffhanger that the previous book left us with. Ronan and Hennessey are fugitives from the Moderators, learning new and helpful tricks to deal with their mysterious hunters from the enigmatic Bryde. According […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr14, Dreams, family, Maggie Stiefvater, magic, Malin, Mister Impossible, mystery, paranormal fantasy, romantic, the Dreamer Trilogy, Young Adult

Malin's CBR14 Review No:47 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: cbr14, Dreams, family, Maggie Stiefvater, magic, Malin, Mister Impossible, mystery, paranormal fantasy, romantic, the Dreamer Trilogy, Young Adult ·
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Welcome to the House of Whispers

House of Whispers Vol 1: Power Divided by Nalo Hopkinson, Neil Gaiman, Dominke Stanton

December 31, 2021 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

I have a blossoming habit of buying graphic novels, but rarely find the time to read them. I picked up House of Whispers Volume 1: Power Divided from the independent Black-owned bookstore, Sistah Sci-Fi. I wanted to support them on Indie Bookstore Day. I’ve been meaning to start the Sandman novels by Neil Gaiman, but it always felt so daunting! When I came across this volume, it was an instabuy since I’ve been meaning to read something by Nalo Hopkinson. House of Whispers kicked off […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: DC Comics, dominke stanton, Dreams, gods, House of Whispers, magic, mythology, Nalo Hopkinson, Nalo Hopkinson, Neil Gaiman, Dominke Stanton, Neil Gaiman, New Orleans, Sandman, voodoo

teresaelectro's CBR13 Review No:37 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: DC Comics, dominke stanton, Dreams, gods, House of Whispers, magic, mythology, Nalo Hopkinson, Nalo Hopkinson, Neil Gaiman, Dominke Stanton, Neil Gaiman, New Orleans, Sandman, voodoo ·
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Robot Dreams? More like a nightmare.

Robot Dreams by Sara Varon

July 30, 2021 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

cbr13bingo White Whale (I finally get around to reading and was very disappointed) I think I have found the first book in the First Second lexicon that I really did not like. For the most part I had only heard good things about Robot Dreams by Sara Varon. It sounded interesting due to reviews, but once I picked it up, I realized one big thing: it is a wordless graphic novel. So, what was everyone talking about? How can you get a story without the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: cbr13bingo, dogs, Dreams, friendship, robots, Sara Varon, wordless book

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:214 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: cbr13bingo, dogs, Dreams, friendship, robots, Sara Varon, wordless book ·
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