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Next stop, The Realm of Spirits

Love, Misha: A Graphic Novel by Askel Aden,

October 16, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Either I was asleep, mixed up two books, or slipped into a  parallel universe,  but when I first heard of/read about Love, Misha: A Graphic Novel by Askel Aden, I thought it was about a runaway who had several dangerous situations or was a child in war, but still homeless and finding safety. Instead, it is about a nonbinary teen who is dealing with their estranged mother. (Yeah, I think I was totally asleep.) But that’s okay, because I had the pleasure of having no […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Askel Aden, family, Gender-nonconforming people, LGBTQ, magic, parents, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:374 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Askel Aden, family, Gender-nonconforming people, LGBTQ, magic, parents, Social Themes ·
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When it is time

Quiet Crossings by Vivi Partridge, Sal Sawler and Janaina Spada

October 13, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Quiet Crossings by Vivi Partridge (with Sal Sawler (editor) and Janaina Spada (colorist)) is, in a few words, an interesting read. The ideas of death, anxiety, depression, and living with the aftermath are poetically dealt with. The main characters are diverse, unusual and for the most part, likeable. Our main character/point of view character, Selena, has moments where you don’t necessarily like how she is reacting, but it is understandable.  We follow about a year’s worth of events. Selena is now working at an Inn, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Fairy Tales, family, folklore, friendship, grief, hotelkeepers, Janaina Spada, loss, magic, mythology, Sal Sawler, Social Theme, Spirits, Vivi Partridge, Vivi Partridge, Sal Sawler and Janaina Spada

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:371 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Fairy Tales, family, folklore, friendship, grief, hotelkeepers, Janaina Spada, loss, magic, mythology, Sal Sawler, Social Theme, Spirits, Vivi Partridge, Vivi Partridge, Sal Sawler and Janaina Spada ·
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New Haven Demon Hunters

Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo

September 24, 2026 by G.D. Giant Leave a Comment

Dead Beat is the third and final book of the Ninth House trilogy by Leigh Bardugo and in it, Bardugo continues her theme of “yes, demons are bad, but have you met humans?” And once again she makes valid points that it’s a toss-up on who is worse. The book begins with Alex Stern and her friends monitoring for, and hunting, demons that cross into New Haven from hell through the door left cracked in the last book. The demons prey on the emotions, fears, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror Tagged With: cbr18bingo, cbr18bingo Bird, demons, Leigh Bardugo, magic, mayhem, murder, ninth house

G.D. Giant's CBR18 Review No:23 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror · Tags: cbr18bingo, cbr18bingo Bird, demons, Leigh Bardugo, magic, mayhem, murder, ninth house ·
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Grishaverse mass update

Six of Crows #2 Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Grishaverse #0.5 The Witch of Duva by Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone #1 Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone #2 Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone #3 Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

King of Scars #1 King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

King of Scars #2 Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

September 24, 2026 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

So, I did a full Grishaverse read in the past few months. I read Six of Crows a few months ago, and my review is on my profile earlier in this Cannonball. I was so excited that there were so many more books in this universe! My featured image is fan art by artist Kevin Wada: Kevin Wada | The Grishaverse | Fandom I just randomly found it Googling around and thought it was beautiful!! Six of Crows #2: Crooked Kingdom is the second book […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: girl power, Grisha, grishaverse, Leigh Bardugo, magic, small science

kfishgirl's CBR18 Review No:49 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: girl power, Grisha, grishaverse, Leigh Bardugo, magic, small science ·
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The bigger picture of witchcraft and wicca

Witchcraft: A Graphic History: Stories of wise women, healers and magic by Lindsay Squire

September 23, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Part fiction and part non-fiction, Witchcraft: A Graphic History: Stories of wise women, healers and magic includes the history of one woman Biddy Early, (perhaps not well-known to today’s audience, but one of Ireland’s most famous witches). It is told as a story of how she helped her village, but still people feared her powers while in-between are parts the history of witch trials, tools of the trade, familiars, types of witches/witchcraft and more. Both historical people and women of mythology come to life as […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Young Adult Tagged With: Biddy Early, Bridget Ellen Early, Bridget Ellen O'Connor, Catholic church, fairy tales & folk tales, healers, Lindsay Squire, Lisa Salsi, magic, mythology, occult, Stories of wise women, supernatural, wicca, witchcraft, witches

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:353 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Young Adult · Tags: Biddy Early, Bridget Ellen Early, Bridget Ellen O'Connor, Catholic church, fairy tales & folk tales, healers, Lindsay Squire, Lisa Salsi, magic, mythology, occult, Stories of wise women, supernatural, wicca, witchcraft, witches ·
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Through the magic of music

The Last Labyrinth by Gwendolyn Womack

September 23, 2026 by kfishgirl 1 Comment

This sort of novel isn’t usually my jam, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. One caveat though – it is (currently) a duology. The ending will not be neat and tidy – you’ll have to read the next book, which doesn’t come out until mid 2027 (The Last Immortal (The Cosmic Frequency Book 2)). I DID NOT know this at the beginning, since “The Cosmic Frequency Book 1” is nowhere to be seen on the cover or in the title. I was just getting a little […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: Gwendolyn Womack, magic, music, time travel

kfishgirl's CBR18 Review No:39 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: Gwendolyn Womack, magic, music, time travel ·
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