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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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Best read with tissues handy

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

December 30, 2020 by TheShitWizard Leave a Comment

Everything I Never Told You isn’t the type of book I normally read, and nor was it what I expected at all – thinking I was getting some kind of murder mystery, what I got was a quietly devastating portrayal of a family hurting from all of its repressed hopes, dreams, desires and resentments. Lydia, the beloved eldest child of Marilyn and James Lee, is found dead in the lake near their home. Blond haired blue eyed Marilyn had always wanted to become a doctor, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Celeste Ng, family, Fiction, grief

TheShitWizard's CBR12 Review No:45 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Celeste Ng, family, Fiction, grief ·
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Books to buy with gift cards: Picture books

Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone by Michelle Meadows

Simon at the Art Museum by Christina Soontornvat

December 24, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I would say these two books would be great Holiday presents, and they are, but since it is December 24, they will not make it in time (unless your local independent together bookstore has them). Therefore, when you get your gift cards to that same store, you can go and look for them instead. Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles by Michelle Meadows and Ebony Glenn doing illustrations.  The only reason I am giving this a four and not a five is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: art, Christina Soontornvat, Christine Davenier, Ebony Glenn, family, gymnastics, Michelle Meadows, museums, Simone Biles

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:432 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: art, Christina Soontornvat, Christine Davenier, Ebony Glenn, family, gymnastics, Michelle Meadows, museums, Simone Biles ·
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BFL: Big Friendly Leviathan (Or not)

Doodleville V01 by Chad Sell

December 24, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Doodleville V01 by Chad Sell was a bit of a hard sell for me (okay got that out of my system). It is by the author of a book I felt was “Okay. Not OKAY!” (A small difference, but one nonetheless.) But I was in the mood for something that felt easy but knew would not be just fluffy and Doodleville seemed to fit. And the theme of dealing with the fears and emotions of one girl was not fluffy. But it was not “heavy” […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: art, Art Institute of Chicago, Chad Sell, family, friends, imagination, monsters, superheroes

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:430 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: art, Art Institute of Chicago, Chad Sell, family, friends, imagination, monsters, superheroes ·
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Sorry, I’m just not the audience

Above All Else by Dana Alison Levy

December 22, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Dana Alison Levy might be a lovely person; but as I do not know them personally, I cannot say one way or the other. However, I am sure I do not like her characters in Above All Else. In fact, I am disliking them so much, I just cannot finish this book. I am very glad I was able to get this in an e-reader format because even keeping my uncle (the logger) in a job would not ease my soul for taking the life […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: Climbing, Dana Alison Levy, Extreme Sports, family, friendship, Interpersonal relations, Mount Everest, survival stories

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:420 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: Climbing, Dana Alison Levy, Extreme Sports, family, friendship, Interpersonal relations, Mount Everest, survival stories ·
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Battle on my Cousin!

13th Street V01 Battle of the Bad-Breath Bats by David Bowels

December 21, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

There are three kids on the cover of this book. One is being carried off by a giant bat. I think it is safe to say, when one sees this, they can assume this is going to be a fantasy novel. I would even assume that it would be a fantasy mystery (after all why is there a giant bat, why are the people running and why is the girl wearing a yellow duck floaty around her waist?). And Battle of the Bad-Breath Bats, the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cousins, David Bowels, family, friendship, ghosts, video games

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:416 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cousins, David Bowels, family, friendship, ghosts, video games ·
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Just breathe, Juliet, just breathe

Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera

December 17, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera has been on my radar for awhile now. However, it always seemed daunting. Perhaps it was the subject, perhaps the length of the book itself or just the fact I am not in an actual novel reading mood this year. Therefore, when I saw that it was going to be in a graphic novel format, I preordered my copy. It was going to be illustrated by Celia Moscote (an illustrator I was unfamiliar with), but the cover gave […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: Celia Moscote, family, friends & lovers, friendship, Gabby Rivera, glbtq, queer, social issues

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:410 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: Celia Moscote, family, friends & lovers, friendship, Gabby Rivera, glbtq, queer, social issues ·
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