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The journey of Grayson

Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Trangender by Grayson Lee White

September 11, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Grayson Lee White is a young teen by the end of his memoir, Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender.  They started their story at the end (around age 12) but flashback to show us the journey they took.  This is an interesting memoir of Grayson’s transition that is told in their own voice. His journey is relatable and understandable, because what he was going through is something we all can feel: such as he felt he didn’t fit in, things were wrong with his body, and most […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: family, glbtq, Grayson Lee White, siblings, Social Themes, Stephanie Roth Sisson, transgender

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:655 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: family, glbtq, Grayson Lee White, siblings, Social Themes, Stephanie Roth Sisson, transgender ·
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If this is the third volume of poetry, wonder what the rest is like

Life in the Past Lane by Peter Carlaftes

September 11, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I had an online reader link to Awe and Other Words Like Wow: Poem by Kat Georges. I was somewhat excited because I had no idea what it was going to be like. I had little description and since it was one of my older saved links, I had forgotten why I had saved it in the first place. I only knew it was poetry because it said Poem. I clicked on the Click Here to Read Button and this image of a gray hair (I assumed) […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance Tagged With: Death, family, friends, grief, loss, Peter Carlaftes, Subjects & Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:647 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance · Tags: Death, family, friends, grief, loss, Peter Carlaftes, Subjects & Themes ·
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Amazing Emotional Story

One Blood by Denene Millner

September 2, 2023 by LB Leave a Comment

Oof, this is a seriously intense and emotional story, but so compellingly told. Told through the experiences of three women – Grace, LoLo, and Rae – it chronicles the ties of family and motherhood as Black women and the ways intergenerational trauma ripples and impacts people moving forward. Grace is a teen when her mother is murdered by her boyfriend and her grandmother is taken away for claiming a white woman’s baby was white and not a product of an affair with a Black man […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Black mother, Black stories, Black women, Denene Millner, family, Fiction, generational story, intergenerational trauma, Literature, litfic, one blood

LB's CBR15 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Black mother, Black stories, Black women, Denene Millner, family, Fiction, generational story, intergenerational trauma, Literature, litfic, one blood ·
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Get your D&D on without D&D

Legends & Lattes V01: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes by Travis Baldree

Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins: Volume III by Jody Houser

September 1, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If you are looking for a couple of books that allow you to get your D&D love on, but are not D&D, there are two books (well one book and one series) that can work. The first, is a novel that has been getting much attention. And I understand why Legends & Lattes V01 is a hit. Travis Baldree made a story that captures the elements of fantasy, humor and romance in a package that allows it to be accessible to non-readers and readers of […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Poetry, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: adaptations, Ariana Maher, Business, Coffee shops, Diana Sousa, family, friendship, friendships, games, heroes, J.P. Massa, jody houser, Media Tie-In, Olivia Samson, quests, Role Playing, rouges and thugs, siblings, Travis Baldree

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:640 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Poetry, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: adaptations, Ariana Maher, Business, Coffee shops, Diana Sousa, family, friendship, friendships, games, heroes, J.P. Massa, jody houser, Media Tie-In, Olivia Samson, quests, Role Playing, rouges and thugs, siblings, Travis Baldree ·
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A story that grabs the characters literally (you figuratively)

Shadow Hills by Sean Ford

September 1, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While I don’t not think that Shadow Hills by Sean Ford is “OMG BEST BOOK EVER” there was something about it that “grabbed me.” The surface stories are a plague story and an environmental story. But there is also family dynamics at play for two of the main characters. Brothers Cal and Will’s story might be ending but sisters Annie and Dana are starting new. The town is a mess and the ooze (a tar like goop that devours/covers its victims) makes things worse. What […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Dystopian, family, friendship, literary, Sean Ford, siblings

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:638 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Dystopian, family, friendship, literary, Sean Ford, siblings ·
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Cats, Ninja and a turnip called Jack

Kitten Ninja  by Colleen AF Venable

Lila and the Jack-O'-Lantern: Halloween Comes to America by Nancy Churnin

September 1, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I like Halloween, kittens, and graphic novels. I found two different books that fit all categories, but in stages; neither has all the things I like.  I read both via on line and both are future publications, though the second is due late September 2024 so soon. Kitten Ninja by Colleen AF Venable and Marcie Colleen is a graphic novel I read online. It is due in late February 2024, but will be worth the wait. It is a cute, younger aimed book for those who […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History Tagged With: animals, Anneli Bray, Cats, Colleen AF Venable, Ellen Stubbings, family, friendship, halloween, Immigration, Irish, Marcie Colleen, Nancy Churnin, ninja

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:637 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History · Tags: animals, Anneli Bray, Cats, Colleen AF Venable, Ellen Stubbings, family, friendship, halloween, Immigration, Irish, Marcie Colleen, Nancy Churnin, ninja ·
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