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Adorable Empire: A Graphic Novel by Laura Terry

August 20, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Adorable Empire: A Graphic Novel by Laura Terry is a nice solid 3. The story is not new (magical animals, being yourself, divorce, complicated family and friends relationships), but it is nice (I will repeat this word) and has a few points that keep it new for someone who has read a lot of this theme, but also does not deter a newbie to the flock of coming of age books. There are nice illustrations that are not WOW, but not blah either. Overall, it […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Adolescence & Coming of Age, friendship, Laura Terry, LGBTQ, moving, separation, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:364 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Adolescence & Coming of Age, friendship, Laura Terry, LGBTQ, moving, separation, Social Themes ·
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Watch out for pesky sisters running away and open graves to the underworld

Graveyard Shakes by Laura Terry

February 7, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have mentioned before the fun thing about working in a bookstore is that you never know what you will find to read. I was waiting for a report to send (takes about 15 minutes) and instead of trying to find actual work, I picked up a book on our return shelf (sadly, yes unsold books must go back to the vendors) and in that 15 minutes I was over half way through Graveyard Shakes by Laura Terry. My first thought was, “I like these […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: adolescence, Laura Terry, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:35 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: adolescence, Laura Terry, Social Themes ·
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