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Bears and Burnout

Angelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen

October 14, 2025 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

Angelica is an overachiever. She can’t help herself. She loves to be counted as someone people can rely on. But she’s not relying on her body failing her, and after burnout leaves her too numb to do much else besides lie in bed, she gets into therapy and decides to choose one project to focus on instead of ALL the projects! She lands an internship at a local theatre which is celebrating its anniversary by mounting its very first show, an adaptation of East of the […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: Fairy Tales, Graphic Novel, Magical, non-binary character, Romance, Trung Le Nguyen, YA, Young Adult

cosbrarian's CBR17 Review No:54 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: Fairy Tales, Graphic Novel, Magical, non-binary character, Romance, Trung Le Nguyen, YA, Young Adult ·
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When a firebird crashes into your life

Atana V01: Atana and the Firebird by Vivian Zhou

July 20, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The best way to describe the graphic novel, Atana V01: Atana and the Firebird is that it is a mix of K. O’Neil,  Swan Lake by Rey Terciero & Tidesong by Wendy Wu. In other words, it is a traditional fantasy story with female protagonists and magical elements. The artwork is uncomplicated, with basic details. It is not flashy but not plain either (there is a lovely image at the end that is perfect in that it has both the simplicity and it holds a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: friendship, Magical, Social Themes, Vivian Zhou

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:539 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: friendship, Magical, Social Themes, Vivian Zhou ·
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Erotic Crystal Ball Visions

Go Hex Yourself by Jessica Clare

August 1, 2022 by MG Dietzel 1 Comment

Bingo square – NEW – new book and a new-ish genre to me I don’t really read a lot of romance, but when I do it usually comes with a strong dose of fantasy or sci-fi (think Deborah Harkness or Gail Carringer–heavy romance elements but no really super explicit sex scenes). I decided to dabble and try out the genre again after a long hiatus with Go Hex Yourself by Jessica Clare. It didn’t hurt that there was an adorable black kitty on the cover […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: cbr14bingo, Jessica Clare, Magical, Romance

MG Dietzel's CBR14 Review No:8 · Genres: Romance · Tags: cbr14bingo, Jessica Clare, Magical, Romance ·
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She’s All Brute Force and 90s Cliches

October 6, 2015 by ModernLove 17 Comments

Forgive me readers, for I have sinned. For a few moments, I let doubt enter my mind. I worried about this book. What if this was just some Potter-rip off? What if it was trite, derivative? What if my hopes were too high, my expectations were too great? What if I was disappointed? Well, gentle readers, I am a grown woman and I can admit when I was wrong: THIS BOOK IS FRIGGIN AWESOME. (Yes, I read a 526 page book over the course of about six hours. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: carry on, Magical, modernlove, Rainbow Rowell, simon snow, YA lit

ModernLove's CBR7 Review No:47 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: carry on, Magical, modernlove, Rainbow Rowell, simon snow, YA lit ·
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