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“Why is it I tell you all my secrets?” “Because you like the way I look draped over a tree branch?”

Beast Business by Ilona Andrews

February 21, 2026 by Malin Leave a Comment

Augustine Montgomery is the head of a very successful investigative agency and a deeply private man. He is an illusion Prime, who can alter his appearance at will, and there are very few people alive who know what he actually looks like. Augustine presents himself to the world as calculated, efficient, ruthless and detached. He is never swayed by emotion and has very few friends as a result. Diana Harrison is the Head of House Harrison and a very powerful animal mage. Like Augustine, she […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: animals, Beast Business, bonus material, cbr18, Hidden Legacy, ilona andrews, kidnapping, magic, Malin, mystery, novella, paranormal fantasy, romantic, shapeshifters

Malin's CBR18 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: animals, Beast Business, bonus material, cbr18, Hidden Legacy, ilona andrews, kidnapping, magic, Malin, mystery, novella, paranormal fantasy, romantic, shapeshifters ·
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When you fight evil instead of slumber at your slumber party

Unocorn Boy V02 Unicorn Boy and the Slumber Party of Doom! by Dave Roman

February 20, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I really liked the first Unicorn Boy by Dave Roman. It was both new and fresh, plus also familiar. I liked that combination. The fantasy elements are fun, the LGBTQ elements on point, I thought the humor was mostly laughing out loud. Sure, some were a bit “kid centered” but that doesn’t mean an adult could like it. Then I read via an online reader Unicorn Boy and the Slumber Party of Doom! (Unicorn Boy #2) by Dave Roman. It is due in early May […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Dave Roman, family, friendship, magic, unicorns

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:66 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Dave Roman, family, friendship, magic, unicorns ·
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They have interesting illustrations

Sleepwalking by Lauren Monger

Grampa by Travis Rommereim

February 18, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Sleepwalking by Lauren Monger can be purchased in a bookstore or at Silver Sprocket’s website (and I think they might still have a brick and mortar store as well). You might even be able to get it via your local library. I am not sure why, if you are a nice and normal person. The reason I picked it up (or should say ordered from the website) was because that cover was giving me vibes of something dark, spooky, serious and maybe a little odd […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: friendship, Lauren Monger, magic, Silver Sprocket, Social Themes, Travis Rommereim

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:59 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: friendship, Lauren Monger, magic, Silver Sprocket, Social Themes, Travis Rommereim ·
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A twist on Beauty and the Beast in this start to a romantic fantasy duology (I refuse to accept romantasy as a genre, you can’t make me)

Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik

January 23, 2026 by Malin 2 Comments

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for this ARC. It has not affected my opinions or my review. About a year ago, the small village where Riela lives alone after the death of her father was threatened by a flood. Riela unlocked magical powers and managed to divert the water and save the village. Now one of the villagers has been savaged by a monster in the woods, and the mostly hostile villagers insist that she go into the forest and dispatch the monster for […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, ARC, beauty and the beast, cbr18, curse, duology, fairy tale, Jessie Mihalik, magic, Malin, mystery, NetGalley, Romance, Silver & Blood

Malin's CBR18 Review No:3 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, ARC, beauty and the beast, cbr18, curse, duology, fairy tale, Jessie Mihalik, magic, Malin, mystery, NetGalley, Romance, Silver & Blood ·
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Book of Night

Watch The Shadows

Book Of Night by Holly Black

Thief Of Night by Holly Black

January 20, 2026 by finnyfinfinn Leave a Comment

For my birthday this year I decided to read both books in the Charlatan Duology, Holly Black’s Book Of Night and Thief Of Night. I’m a lucky, lucky little shadow creature. Charlie Hall is a (mostly) former con-artist trying to go straight and send her little sister to college. She used to be the Charlatan, an intriguingly effective thief willing to work in the world of shadow magicians.  With just a little blood and a lot of trauma you too can waken your shadow for […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured Tagged With: #fantasy, found family, Holly Black, magic, mystery, shadows

finnyfinfinn's CBR18 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured · Tags: #fantasy, found family, Holly Black, magic, mystery, shadows ·
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Once upon a time, there was a seemingly ugly cygnet (of sorts) and a probably utterly doomed prince

The Swan's Daughter by Roshani Chokshi

January 20, 2026 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this ARC. My opinions are my own. Demelza is the seventh and youngest daughter of Araminta, a legendary veritas swan (extremely beautiful women who have the power to turn into swans, and whose voices compel anyone who hears it to tell the truth) and Prava, a centuries-old, very ambitious, and some would say, evil wizard. However, when veritas swans fall in love, the person they love gains control over them through a magical necklace […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: ARC, cbr18, Competition, fairy tale, family, friendship, historical fantasy, magic, NetGalley, Romance, roshani chokshi, swans, The Swan's Daughter, Young Adult

Malin's CBR18 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: ARC, cbr18, Competition, fairy tale, family, friendship, historical fantasy, magic, NetGalley, Romance, roshani chokshi, swans, The Swan's Daughter, Young Adult ·
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