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Book two times three

Rema Chronicles V02 Kingdom of Water: A Graphic Novel by Amy Kim

Grand Slam Romance V02: Major League Hotties by Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous

Double Booking V02 When and Where Wolf by Pangburn,, Kim Shearer and Nic Touris

July 30, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Sequels are always an interesting read. They can  be the best book in the group or the worst. They can also be so much later than book one that you forget everything about what happened before.  And that last one is what happened to Kingdom of Water: A Graphic Novel (the Rema Chronicles #2) by Amy Kim. I started reading (via an online reader, due August 2025) and said, “Who are these people again?” Therefore, read volumes one and two close together. Spoiler: There will […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: adventure, Amy Kim, Death, Emma Oosterhous, family, fathers, Kim Shearer, LGBTQ, magic, Nic Touris, Ollie Hicks, Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous, Pangburn, Pangburn, Kim Shearer and Nic Touris, paranormal, parents, siblings, softball, women

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:347 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: adventure, Amy Kim, Death, Emma Oosterhous, family, fathers, Kim Shearer, LGBTQ, magic, Nic Touris, Ollie Hicks, Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous, Pangburn, Pangburn, Kim Shearer and Nic Touris, paranormal, parents, siblings, softball, women ·
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Okay… I am reading volume 2…

Grand Slam Romance Volume 1 by Ollie Hicks, Emma Oosterhous

July 14, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr17bingo PLAY  Grand Slam Romance Volume 1 by Ollie Hicks, Emma Oosterhous (Illustrator), and Wren Rios (Flatter) Where is this world of only lesbians and queer presenting people? While things are not “harping” on the queer elements, there is no question that the majority of the characters (there is one heteronormal male-presenting character) are queer. Gender also gets time up as they might want to be called a Femme Daddy, or He is a bada$$, but they are all putting the X in StriXe! Yet, […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr17bingo, Emma Oosterhous, friendship, LGBTQ, Ollie Hicks, Ollie Hicks, Emma Oosterhous, Social Themes, softball, Wren Rios

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:323 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: cbr17bingo, Emma Oosterhous, friendship, LGBTQ, Ollie Hicks, Ollie Hicks, Emma Oosterhous, Social Themes, softball, Wren Rios ·
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