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It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s SUPERBUNS!

Superbuns!: Kindness Is Her Superpower by Diane Kredensor

July 12, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr16bingo  Golden (for the “golden rules”)  Superbuns!: Kindness Is Her Superpower by Diane Kredensor is a cute story about real superheroes. Or more accurately, what makes you, an everyday person, a “superhero” to other people. There are cute illustrations that are fairly simple, but still support the story. This allows you to focus on the text, but are still able to enjoy the art as it is not lacking in fun or details Buns is a bunny who likes helping people in her community. The […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: animals, cbr16bingo, Diane Kredensor, family, rabbits, siblings, Sisters, Social Themes, values & vitures

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:319 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: animals, cbr16bingo, Diane Kredensor, family, rabbits, siblings, Sisters, Social Themes, values & vitures ·
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Mom and Me…

I Wish I Could Say "Thank You" by Yukari Takinami

May 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

After reading GentleRain’s review of I Wish I Could Say “Thank You” by Yukari Takinami, I researched and found that while my bookstore could order me a copy, I decided that I would go the interlibrary loan route. I figured I could purchase a copy if I enjoyed it at a later time. And I probably will do that, but instead of keeping it for myself, I will donate it to my local library. I think others might be interested in this not easy to […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Bereavement, East Asian Style, family, Japan, manga, Motherhood, Mothers & Daughters, Pancreatic cancer, Parenting, Relationships, siblings, Sisters, Terminally ill parents, Yukari Takinami

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:219 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Bereavement, East Asian Style, family, Japan, manga, Motherhood, Mothers & Daughters, Pancreatic cancer, Parenting, Relationships, siblings, Sisters, Terminally ill parents, Yukari Takinami ·
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Sisters finding each other

Unhappy Camper by Lily LaMotte

May 10, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I kept trying to read Unhappy Camper by Lily LaMotte for ages. But I couldn’t find a reader’s copy or if I had an online one, it would “time out” on me. Yet, in early May I found an online one and I jumped on it! (Well, not literally, as I would have knocked over my computer screen). And what I would finally read was a fun, thoughtful and interesting story about siblings and learning about who you truly are. Fun illustrations by Ann Xu […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History Tagged With: Ann Xu, Asian American & Pacific Islander, camp, family, friendship, Lily LaMotte, siblings, Sisters, Social Themes, summer camp, Sunmi, Taiwanese heritage

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:203 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History · Tags: Ann Xu, Asian American & Pacific Islander, camp, family, friendship, Lily LaMotte, siblings, Sisters, Social Themes, summer camp, Sunmi, Taiwanese heritage ·
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Zombies, and cops, and religious zealots, Oh My!

Revival: Deluxe Collection, Volume 1 by Tim Seeley

May 1, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do you like horror with romance, religion, horrific secrets and one crazy (and dead) poet? Then, you probably should read Revival: Deluxe Collection, Volume 1 (which includes volumes one to eleven). The gore and violence is borderline gratuitous at times and other times goes well over the decency mark. There is sex, drugs and probably some rock and roll (but I was too busy covering my virtual ears from the saw that’s (spoiler) chopping up a body, to notice). If you have any kind of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Crank! (letterer), crime, Death, family, Father/daughter relationships, female police, Jenny Frison (covers), Mark Englert (colorist), Mike Norton (illustrator), murders, police, quarantine, siblings, Sisters, Tim Seeley, Wisconsin, zombies

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:185 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Crank! (letterer), crime, Death, family, Father/daughter relationships, female police, Jenny Frison (covers), Mark Englert (colorist), Mike Norton (illustrator), murders, police, quarantine, siblings, Sisters, Tim Seeley, Wisconsin, zombies ·
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They’re All My Friends, And They Died…

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

April 24, 2024 by Melina 5 Comments

I haven’t ugly cried over a book in a hot minute, but man, I sure ugly cried over this one.  This is one of those books that everyone recommends to you and for whatever reason you dig your feet in that it’s probably not going to be for you but you politely say, “Thanks for the recommendation” and then go on about reading anything but that book.  Does anyone else do that? And then invariably, when you sit down to read the book that your […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: kensington, liz moore, Long Bright River, Melina, opioid crisis, Philly, Sisters

Melina's CBR16 Review No:7 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: kensington, liz moore, Long Bright River, Melina, opioid crisis, Philly, Sisters ·
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Sail Away

Sunset by Jessie Cave

April 24, 2024 by Zirza Leave a Comment

London-based sisters Ruth and Hannah are very close in spite of everything – their difference in age, their difference in outlook on life. Tied together by an upbringing with two selfish, disinterested parents (one actor, one writer, neither of them very successful) they’ve taken two very different paths in life: Hannah is professionally successful, has a loving boyfriend, has started a charity for disadvantaged children, while Ruth is an art-school drop out whose longest relationship is with a man who doesn’t give her the time […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Jessie Cave, mourning, Sisters, Sunset

Zirza's CBR16 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Jessie Cave, mourning, Sisters, Sunset ·
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