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Love Kills by Danilo Beyruth

May 6, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

What do I want to say about the graphic novel Love Kills by Danilo Beyruth?  This book was majorly screwed up! I mean, I liked it, despite the ending being blunt, ending on a smack you in the face realization, then nothing afterwards, but overall everything works out well. Though, I would say things lend themselves to be more of a 3.5 and not “just” a three, as I was not a fan of the violent images in some cases, but still thought they set […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Danilo Beyruth, occult, Social Themes, supernatural, vampires

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:127 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Danilo Beyruth, occult, Social Themes, supernatural, vampires ·
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Mean Sabine

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab

January 13, 2026 by G.D. Giant Leave a Comment

This book is about three lesbian vampires. One is Scottish, one is English, and the other one is mean as hell. The Scottish vampire, Alice, is the newest vampire, and for me, the least interesting. I think that’s why her character arc surprised me the most. Sis went from high anxiety to a high body count (in the murder-y way) real fast. The English vampire is Charlotte. She is the second oldest and the most sympathetic, in my opinion. Girlie just wanted to be with […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: LGBQT+, queer, supernatural, v.e. schwab, vampires

G.D. Giant's CBR18 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: LGBQT+, queer, supernatural, v.e. schwab, vampires ·
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Not sure if the curse was worse for Helen or the reader …

A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers

December 28, 2025 by Jen K Leave a Comment

The description of this novel does it a complete disservice because it makes it sound like a much more interesting novel than it is. “Passionate, doomed romance?” “Star-crossed lovers reincarnate across history” – this all sounds interesting but it’s also completely inaccurate because the “doomed romance” that starts it all? It’s a middle aged man taking advantage of a 16 year old girl – like literally, it starts on the day of her 16th birthday. It doesn’t clarify Marchant’s age but he is an established […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History Tagged With: Constance Sayers, curse, reincarnation, supernatural

Jen K's CBR17 Review No:140 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History · Tags: Constance Sayers, curse, reincarnation, supernatural ·
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You’ll be spooked so much it’s a good thing this is set in a bathroom

The Harrowing Game by Antonie Revoy

December 2, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Little geek brag. Author Antonie Revoy liked my review on a certain site I count my books on for The Harrowing Game (or at least the person/people who take care of their social media). Still, that’s a pretty cool brag. Me and graphic novels had an unusual relationship. It was not until I read three different ones that I really understood how a book that is in the graphic novel format can be as powerful as the novel without images could be. And when I read […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Short Stories, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Antonie Revoy, competitions, Ghost Stories, occult, Social Themes, storytelling, supernatural

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:542 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Short Stories, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Antonie Revoy, competitions, Ghost Stories, occult, Social Themes, storytelling, supernatural ·
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Ghostly and Green

Toilet-bound Hanako-kun vol.22 by Aidalro

November 1, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 22: Green The cover is green. Thematically, there’s a potential sense of a potential new season of life (kind of a stretch but possible)., like spring means natural green coming back. Toilet-bound Hanako-kun (vol 22) is a weird little ghost story, sometimes going for spooky, sometimes going for cutesey. This volume jumps into one adventure, finishes the first segment, and cues up the next part of the arc. The time-keeper supernaturals have ‘arrested’ Yashiro whose been turned into a toddler along with Hanako, Amane […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Aidalro, anime, cbr17bingo, ghsots, manga, school story, spooky, supernatural, Toilet-bound Hanako-kun

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:56 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Aidalro, anime, cbr17bingo, ghsots, manga, school story, spooky, supernatural, Toilet-bound Hanako-kun ·
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For a guy without a head, that Headless Horseman has a good one on his shoulders.

Ghost Circus by Adrienne Kress

October 9, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Okay, so my title is a little bit of a spoiler to what happens at the end of Ghost Circus by Adrienne Kress and illustrations by Jade Zhang. The Horseman shows up at the end, you think he’s a bad guy (like he usually is in stories) but he helps our heroes. I just couldn’t resist making a good (or bad depending on how you feel about it) pun. And I think you shouldn’t miss this graphic novel either. Both classical and modern elements make […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Adrienne Kress, Circus, family, friendship, ghosts, Jade Zhang, paranormal, Poltergeists, supernatural

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:452 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Adrienne Kress, Circus, family, friendship, ghosts, Jade Zhang, paranormal, Poltergeists, supernatural ·
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