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An unpopular opinion for a popular subject as my first Bingo Review

A Song for Nolan by Rushie Ellenwood

July 5, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr16bingo  Pride  (the character is non-binary)  This is going to be an unpopular opinion. I did not like A Song for Nolan by Rushie Ellenwood and Sally Chen. Now, let me say I like the theme of a nonbinary child and their friends and this situation they find themselves in, but the execution didn’t exactly work for me. Nolan is a non-binary child doing what any child would do: Getting ready for their friend’s birthday party. Maybe they are a bit more eccentric than some, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Sports Tagged With: cbr16bingo, friendship, gender, Gender-nonconforming people, LGBTQ, Non-binary, Rushie Ellenwood, Sally Chen, self-esteem, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:305 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Sports · Tags: cbr16bingo, friendship, gender, Gender-nonconforming people, LGBTQ, Non-binary, Rushie Ellenwood, Sally Chen, self-esteem, Social Themes ·
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Please note you have seen this author before, just under different names. But know that they still love their minions who read their novels. 

Into the Real by Z Brewer

August 4, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr13bingo They/She/He Into the Real fits the They/She/He category on at least two levels. First, Z Brewer goes by they/them. They have had a journey of self-discovery since their Vladimir Todd series days to this most recent novel. (I am currently reading another book by them that came before this with another name).  And due to the main character, Quinn, taking a journeying to find their own gender identity, eventually learning the word genderqueer, also allows it to fit this category. When Quinn finds themselves bouncing […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr13bingo, dystopian fiction, Emotions & Feelings, friendship, Gender-nonconforming people, genderqueer, glbtq, idenity, social issues, Z Brewer

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:216 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: cbr13bingo, dystopian fiction, Emotions & Feelings, friendship, Gender-nonconforming people, genderqueer, glbtq, idenity, social issues, Z Brewer ·
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