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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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This is royaly F’d up and down and sideways

V for Vendetta by Alan Morre, David Lloyd and DC Comics

September 15, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

There is always a book that draws me in; wanting me to read it; teasing me; laughing at me because it knows I will never take the leap out of my comfort zone and plunge in. And V for Vendetta was one of those books. My excuses for not reading? Too long, too dark, too old school, too popular, what a dull and boring (and a little off putting) cover. My excuse for finally picking it up to read? Nothing more than there was a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Action & Adventure, Alan Morre, Alan Morre, David Lloyd and DC Comics, david lloyd, DC Comics, Dystopian, Dystopian comics, LGBTQ, political, Social Themes, superheroes, supervillains, Totalitarianism

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:319 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Action & Adventure, Alan Morre, Alan Morre, David Lloyd and DC Comics, david lloyd, DC Comics, Dystopian, Dystopian comics, LGBTQ, political, Social Themes, superheroes, supervillains, Totalitarianism ·
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Book 5 & 6

Spirited #5 Howl at the Moon by Liv Livingston

Spirited #6 It Came from the Deep by Liv Livingston

September 15, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Have you ever gotten hooked on a series that was a couple thousand pages each book? Well, thankfully the Spirited series might be a couple hundred for all six books but you will most likely (or your child more likely) become hooked. This easier to read graphic novel series is for the at least six and up crowd.   Spirited #5 Howl at the Moon by Liv Livingston (or LIV Livingston) is about one of the three main characters who is the werepup. Oh, yeah, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sports, Suspense Tagged With: friendship, Liv Livingston, school, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:318 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sports, Suspense · Tags: friendship, Liv Livingston, school, Social Themes ·
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Even Shakespeare’s Hamlet didn’t have these many love problems

Henry Hamlet's Heart by Rhiannon Wilde

September 11, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Mostly, I write this review of the novel Henry Hamlet’s Heart by Rhiannon Wilde because I want to put it out there so a discussion can occur. First, a bit of history. I started this book ages ago as an online reader. I had trouble reading it, lost my place, just thought it was drawn out and too much about the “right this second every detail that really didn’t seem to do anything to move the story forward.”  I lost my online copy and figured […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Health, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Australia, emotions, family, Feelings, friendship, High schools, LGBTQ, Rhiannon Wilde, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:315 · Genres: Fiction, Health, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Australia, emotions, family, Feelings, friendship, High schools, LGBTQ, Rhiannon Wilde, Social Themes ·
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Okay, now I’m showig off…. (sorry/not sorry)

The Princess Away Beyond the Mountains by Valeria Angela Pisi and Francesc Rovira

April's Journey by Annamaria Piccione, Luis Amavisca and Francesc Rovira

September 11, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I don’t know which came first for me to read, The Princess Away Beyond the Mountains by Valeria Angela Pisi and illustrated by Francesc Rovira (available) or April’s Journey by Annamaria Piccione, Luis Amavisca, and Francesc Rovira (available).  Whichever way it was (both read via online readers) April’s Journey made me think that it felt familiar. But I do not think I had read either before. It turned out that both were done by Francesc Rovira as the illustrator, and there was the familarity, with images […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry Tagged With: Activism & Social Justice, Annamaria Piccione, Annamaria Piccione, Luis Amavisca and Francesc Rovira, Francesc Rovira, Luis Amavisca, Moving & Relocation, Occupations, Peer Pressure, self-esteem, Self-Reliance, Social Themes, survival stories, Valeria Angela Pisi, Valeria Angela Pisi and Francesc Rovira

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:314 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry · Tags: Activism & Social Justice, Annamaria Piccione, Annamaria Piccione, Luis Amavisca and Francesc Rovira, Francesc Rovira, Luis Amavisca, Moving & Relocation, Occupations, Peer Pressure, self-esteem, Self-Reliance, Social Themes, survival stories, Valeria Angela Pisi, Valeria Angela Pisi and Francesc Rovira ·
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One of the few rated five

Festival of Shadows: A Japanese Ghost Story by Atelier Sentô, Cécile Brun and Oliver Pichard

September 11, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I read Festival of Shadows: A Japanese Ghost Story by Atelier Sentô, Cécile Brun and Oliver Pichard, I had two feelings about it. The first was that it was horrible. The second was that it was amazing.  These conflicting feelings are both real. This book is a book that I felt as much as I read. And all the feels I was having, got mixed and mashed together and made me not have a happy tummy. Yet, I can’t get over how good things […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Asia, Atelier Sento, Atelier Sentô, Cécile Brun and Oliver Pichard, Cecile Brun, celebrations, Ghost Stories, Japan, Oliver Pichard, paranormal, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:308 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Asia, Atelier Sento, Atelier Sentô, Cécile Brun and Oliver Pichard, Cecile Brun, celebrations, Ghost Stories, Japan, Oliver Pichard, paranormal, Social Themes ·
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I published this review before the next installment in the series is out!

Entirely Emmie by Terri Libenson

September 11, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The nice thing about the Emmie & Friends series is that they are mostly predictable. You know what you are getting. There is a formula of events that will happen, you know the voices of the characters will be the same, and the illustrations won’t change much. With book nine, Entirely Emmie, Terri Libenson did not disappoint. We return to the beginning of our beloved characters with Emmie and learn more about the jokester Joe. And while you know the pattern the book will follow […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: Emmie & Friends, family, friendship, Social Themes, Terri Libenson

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:306 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: Emmie & Friends, family, friendship, Social Themes, Terri Libenson ·
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