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Look out! Here comes Spider-man and friends!

Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Teamwork Saves the Day!: My First Comic Reader! (Spidey and His Amazing Friends, My First Comic Reader!, Level 3) by Steve Behling, Giovanni Rigano, Antonello Dalena, Cristina Giorgilli, Cristina Stella, Dario Calabria, Lucio de Guiseppe and Marvel Press Book Group

March 31, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Working in a bookstore has some major perks. One is free books (for various reasons). And recently I found Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Teamwork Saves the Day!: My First Comic Reader! (Spidey and His Amazing Friends, My First Comic Reader!, Level 3) by Steve Behling, Giovanni Rigano, Antonello Dalena, Cristina Giorgilli, Cristina Stella, Dario Calabria, Lucio de Guiseppe and Marvel Press Book Group. I thought it would be a fun, quick read for me and something I could share with my oldest nephew.  It […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Antonello Dalena, Cristina Giorgilli, Cristina Stella, Dario Calabria, friendship, giovanni rigano, Lucio de Guiseppe, Marvel Press Book Group, Social Themes, spiderman, Steve Behling, Steve Behling, Giovanni Rigano, Antonello Dalena, Cristina Giorgilli, Cristina Stella, Dario Calabria, Lucio de Guiseppe and Marvel Press Book Group, super heroes, super heroes and villains

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:91 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Antonello Dalena, Cristina Giorgilli, Cristina Stella, Dario Calabria, friendship, giovanni rigano, Lucio de Guiseppe, Marvel Press Book Group, Social Themes, spiderman, Steve Behling, Steve Behling, Giovanni Rigano, Antonello Dalena, Cristina Giorgilli, Cristina Stella, Dario Calabria, Lucio de Guiseppe and Marvel Press Book Group, super heroes, super heroes and villains ·
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Anna fiddles as the town burns

Burn It Down: Rigsby WI Volume 2 by S. E. Case

March 27, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A year ago (March 2025) Rigsby WI by S. E. Case came out and March 2026 Burn It Down: Rigsby WI Volume 2 came out.  Flux: Rigsby WI Volume 3 will be out in 2027 and I’m hoping that means volume four is in 2028. Of course, I want all the stories for each character now, as I’m not happy that I have to wait a year for book three, let alone until 2028! You see, I became invested in the four main teens/friends of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: coming-of-age, family, friendship, mothers, S.E. Case, school life, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:89 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, family, friendship, mothers, S.E. Case, school life, Social Themes ·
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“Good God, sometimes it felt like all of society was complicit in trying to make life harder for women.”

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

March 23, 2026 by Malin 2 Comments

3.5 stars Nowhere Book Bingo 26: BIPOC rep by a BIPOC author Reading Rainbow – Orange cover Nikole “Nik” Paterson is bored and uncomfortable at a baseball game with her handsome, if rather self-centred, actor boyfriend, and his bros. She is absolutely blindsided when he surprises her with a public proposal, via the scoreboard, and to add insult to injury, he didn’t even spell her name correctly. Nik is mortified, her boyfriend is insulted by her rejection, and things are about to take a nasty […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: BIPOC, cbr18, Contemporary Romance, doctors, family, friendship, jasmine guillory, Malin, Nowhere Book Bingo, Reading Rainbow, The Proposal, the wedding date, Writers

Malin's CBR18 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: BIPOC, cbr18, Contemporary Romance, doctors, family, friendship, jasmine guillory, Malin, Nowhere Book Bingo, Reading Rainbow, The Proposal, the wedding date, Writers ·
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Amelia Dark Magician and Pesky Ghosts

Amelia Shadows V01 Amelia Shadows and the New Head Ghost by Matthew Dow Smith

March 13, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While I enjoyed the build up, the ending was too quick in the graphic novel, Amelia Shadows and the New Head Ghost by Matthew Dow Smith. We have the slow climb of Amelia and her tutor trying to beat the “New Head Ghost” her father has hired to manage their home, then BOOM Ameila figures out “the secret” to her father’s choice, why there is a new ghost in the house (and why he is so bossy), and then has more questions. It is interesting, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: family, fathers, friendship, magic, matthew dow smith, paranormal

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:86 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: family, fathers, friendship, magic, matthew dow smith, paranormal ·
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Riff in the Reef

Search for the Silver Shell: A Branches Book (Coral Keepers #1) by Robin Yardi and Paul Kellam

March 11, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The young chapter book, Search for the Silver Shell: A Branches Book (Coral Keepers #1) by Robin Yardi and Paul Kellam (illustrator) fell a little short for me as an adult reader. But the aged 6 to 9 reader will find the fantasy and friendship elements exciting and fun.  It is a part fantasy, part mystery, and (mostly) adventure. This is a new series that feels both “old school” and modern with the diverse characters, the type of freedom the children have and keeps the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: action, adventure, Chapter Books, family, friendship, magic, mermaids and men, ocean life, Paul Kellam, Robin Yardi, Robin Yardi and Paul Kellam, sharks, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:84 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: action, adventure, Chapter Books, family, friendship, magic, mermaids and men, ocean life, Paul Kellam, Robin Yardi, Robin Yardi and Paul Kellam, sharks, Social Themes ·
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My friend wrote a book (two, actually) and you won’t be able to read it if you can’t read Danish

Kraft & Mod (Courage) by Trine J. Cederlof

March 10, 2026 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars Nowhere Book Bingo 26: A Middle Grade Book Defeat the Goblin TBR: The Shiny book (added in December 2024) Disclaimer! The author is a friend of mine, but my opinions are my own, and I bought the book with my own money (because friends make sure friends get royalties). As part of the peace agreement between the Green Shores and the Blue Mountains, Prince Mirounga (called Miro), nephew and heir to the king of the Green Shores, is sent into fosterage to the Blue Mountains. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #fantasy, Aurora, cbr18, coming-of-age, Courage, Danish, friendship, Kraft & Mod, Malin, middle grade, royalty, Trine J. Cederløf

Malin's CBR18 Review No:5 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #fantasy, Aurora, cbr18, coming-of-age, Courage, Danish, friendship, Kraft & Mod, Malin, middle grade, royalty, Trine J. Cederløf ·
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