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“It figured that she’d avoided getting nagged to go to law school, only to get nagged to become a vessel for the dead.”

Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

May 24, 2026 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars Jessamyn “Jess” Teoh is feeling aimless and adrift. Born and raised in the USA, she has just moved to Malaysia with her parents, and they’re staying with one of Jess’ aunts while her parents are looking for their own place to stay. Jess is unemployed, broke and hiding the fact that she has a girlfriend in Singapore. Her girlfriend wants her to get a job in Singapore, so they can be together, but Jess keeps lying to her about her job searches. So […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: BIPOC, Black Water Sister, cbr18, family, ghosts, gods, keyword 26, LGBTQIA, malaysia, Malin, paranormal fantasy, Zen Cho

Malin's CBR18 Review No:30 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: BIPOC, Black Water Sister, cbr18, family, ghosts, gods, keyword 26, LGBTQIA, malaysia, Malin, paranormal fantasy, Zen Cho ·
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A prime example of how a poor narrator can almost ruin a book

Phantasma (Wicked Games #1) by Kaylie Smith

May 8, 2026 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

As you can probably tell from the title of my review, I listened to this as an audiobook. I didn’t fully dislike the book, but the narrator’s portrayal of the main character had me annoyed. Ophelia is a budding necromancer, and she’s reeling from the sudden death of her mother. She has to basically take over the family business of bringing back people’s loved ones for closure before she’s fully trained or ready. There’s a whole game aspect (some might call it the plot) with […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: demons, ghosts, hell, Kaylie Smith, wicked games

kfishgirl's CBR18 Review No:16 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: demons, ghosts, hell, Kaylie Smith, wicked games ·
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“Like the old Shadowhunter motto says, “Shadowhunters: That Evil Demon Stuff Is What We Are Here For.” But in Latin, probably.”

Secrets of Blackthorn Hall: An Illustrated Shadowhunter Novel by Cassandra Clare; ilustrated by Cassandra Jean

May 2, 2026 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

When the Blackthorn great-aunt dies, to the surprise of everyone she leaves her house in England to Julian, with the proviso he has five years to fix it up before ownership reverts to the Clave. So off Julian and Emma go to merry old England, to deal with large spiders, piles of dust, gnome contractors, and the ghost that is apparently tethered to the house. Can they solve the mystery and free the ghost, or will they be buried around all the secrets that lurk […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Cassandra Clare; ilustrated by Cassandra Jean, England, epistolary fiction, ghosts, home improvement, mystery, Shadowhunters

bjornsnipe's CBR18 Review No:20 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Cassandra Clare; ilustrated by Cassandra Jean, England, epistolary fiction, ghosts, home improvement, mystery, Shadowhunters ·
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Fall in love with NOLA swamps

Grandpere's Ghost Swamp by Rachel M. Marsh

March 25, 2026 by LB Leave a Comment

I was immediately drawn to Grandpere’s Ghost Swamp because of its wonderful cover, and the synopsis absolutely sold it. I loved Basil trying to figure out what she wants to do for career day (which absolutely is NOT restaurant even though her parents believe she’ll be third generation!) while also dealing with the grief of losing her g’pere. But at his funeral, she sees his ghost and he sends her on a quest of sorts to learn more about their Cajun roots, and along the […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: cajun, ecology, ghost story, ghosts, grief, Louisiana, middle grade, New Orleans, NOLA, Rachel M. Marsh

LB's CBR18 Review No:5 · Genres: Audiobooks, Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: cajun, ecology, ghost story, ghosts, grief, Louisiana, middle grade, New Orleans, NOLA, Rachel M. Marsh ·
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Creepy kids! Drug addicts! Murder! Drawing!

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

March 24, 2026 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

  How do you feel about kids who see ghosts? Generally, I don’t love the creepy kid genre, but this book is more of a “haunted kid” vibe. He’s not inherently creepy, but you know he’s been through some things. Our main character is Mallory, who is a recovering drug addict. She’s about a year and a half sober and living in a halfway house / community home / something like that, and trying to get a job to keep her life together. She’s a […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Creepy, ghosts, Jason Rekulak, kids, murder

kfishgirl's CBR18 Review No:15 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Creepy, ghosts, Jason Rekulak, kids, murder ·
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And it’s Good Good Leroy um… White. Goodest ghost in the whole darn greenhouse

Leroy Has Something to Say by Emily Rosenthal and My Phuong Thai

February 9, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The picture book Leroy Has Something to Say by Emily Rosenthal and illustrator My Phuong Thai is a book that made me have a warm happy. Lately not a lot of books have made me feel warm happy. And that is okay. I mean, I am an adult and can handle adult subjects, but sometimes I need to tone the doom and gloom down to a mild roar. And after reading Leroy I was able to have a happy warm feeling.  The cover is super […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Poetry Tagged With: Emily Rosenthal, Emily Rosenthal and My Phuong Thai, family, friendship, ghosts, LGBTQ, My Phuong Thai, neurodivergent, siblings, Social Themes, Special Needs

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:42 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: Emily Rosenthal, Emily Rosenthal and My Phuong Thai, family, friendship, ghosts, LGBTQ, My Phuong Thai, neurodivergent, siblings, Social Themes, Special Needs ·
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