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Real villains

The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill

December 19, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

As of this writing/posting of the review for The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill I am only halfway through. I published before finishing as I had some ideas I wanted to put down as I was/am not completely sure why this book has critics excited. It is terribly slow, and the real action does not start to take place until the middle of the book. And then, when things are about to finally happen, the orphan that meets the Ogress is asleep with […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: Children, family, Fantasy & Magic, friendship, Kelly Barnhill, monsters, Mysteries & Detective Stories, Ogres/Ogress, Orphans & Foster Homes, siblings, Social Themes, Values & Virtues

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:611 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: Children, family, Fantasy & Magic, friendship, Kelly Barnhill, monsters, Mysteries & Detective Stories, Ogres/Ogress, Orphans & Foster Homes, siblings, Social Themes, Values & Virtues ·
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Two can keep a secret when one is dead

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

February 18, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus is a 99.9% typical young adult mystery story. Due to my having read a lot of YA mystery (as a physical and mental pre-teen and teenager) I knew the clues to look for. I know red herrings will be obvious (they are called red herrings for a reason). There will be a romance, at least one triangle (be it a love triangle or friendship triangle), if there are siblings/friends their role comes out quickly enough (either […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: friendship, karen m mcmanus, Mysteries & Detective Stories, siblings, thriller

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:45 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: friendship, karen m mcmanus, Mysteries & Detective Stories, siblings, thriller ·
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